Sunak expected to limit powers of councils in England to curb car use
Exclusive: Potential plan to restrict measures such as 20mph speed limits and levying fines from traffic cameras alarms travel groups
The GuardianSome climate advocates who supported oil and gas companies are shocked to learn that big oil is bad. They believed that the industry would cooperate with them on reducing emissions and investing in clean energy. But they were wrong, as the industry continues to lobby against climate action and spread misinformation.
#ClimateBetrayal #BigOil #FossilFools https://newrepublic.com/article/174903/oil-friendly-climate-advocates-shocked-learn-big-oil-bad?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=other
Oil-Friendly Climate Advocates Shocked to Learn Big Oil Is Bad
Industry-friendly climate hawks have turned on Big Oil, but still hold out some hope for change. Here’s why they shouldn’t.
The New RepublicCaptive to coal: Indonesia to burn even more fossil fuel for green tech
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/captive-to-coal-indonesia-to-burn-even-more-fossil-fuel-for-green-tech/
Indonesia is on a spree of building coal-fired power plants for industry, which will keep the country addicted to the fossil fuel for the foreseeable future, regardless of its climate commitments, experts warn.
#indonesia #coal #climatebetrayal #climatecrisis #actnow #shutitdown

Captive to coal: Indonesia to burn even more fossil fuel for green tech
JAKARTA — Indonesia is on a spree of building coal-fired power plants for industry, which will keep the country addicted to the fossil fuel for the foreseeable future, regardless of its climate commitments, experts warn. Coal currently accounts for around 43% of the country’s grid electricity, making Indonesia one of the world’s top fossil CO2 […]
Mongabay Environmental News> “The administration says the country must pivot away from fossil fuels but backed a project set to produce more than 100,000 barrels of oil each day for 30 years.” In 30 years it will be 2053, three years after we are supposed to have achieved a fully fossil-free future.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/14/biden-willow-project-betrayal-campaign-vows-climate-crisis
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Biden just betrayed the planet – and his own campaign vows
Biden promised no more drilling on federal lands, ‘period, period’. This week he approved the massive Willow project
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