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White House should reject API’s myths and pursue bold climate policy
According to various reports, the American Petroleum Institute (API) and a number of oil industry executives met with Biden Administration officials today at the White House. In response, David Turnbull, Strategic Communications Director with Oil Change International, released the following statement:
“API is not to be trusted when it comes to climate and energy policy. They have stood in the way of climate action for decades, and continue to spout myths in order to protect the bottom lines of its Big Oil and Gas members. They distort facts on methane emissions, the realities of fossil gas impacts on our climate, and even the very future of oil and gas in a climate-safe world. It’s inappropriate to have met with the API in the first place, particularly while Indigenous leaders are being harassed by federal authorities at the site of Line 3 construction. Gina M
Off-put by offsets: Why some advocates doubt ‘net zero’ pledges By Benjamin J. Hulac, CQ-Roll Call
Published: May 9, 2021, 10:52am
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Look at the fine print to understand the climate goals that governments and companies have set and search for one term in particular: net-zero.
During climate talks in late April, the United States set a goal to cut its net emissions 50% to 52% from 2005 levels by 2030, and it has also pledged to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. Other high-emitting nations also set their own goals.
The European Union pledged to cut net emissions 55% from 1990 levels by 2030 and zero them out by 2050, while China has said it will hit “peak” emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 and Canada aims to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
Look at the fine print to understand the climate goals that governments and companies have set and search for one term in particular: net-zero.
During climate talks in late April, the United States set a goal to cut its net emissions 50% to 52% from 2005 levels by 2030, and it has also pledged to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. Other high-emitting nations also set their own goals.
The European Union pledged to cut net emissions 55% from 1990 levels by 2030 and zero them out by 2050, while China has said it will hit âpeakâ emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 and Canada aims to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
Published: Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.). Photo credit: Francis Chung/E&E News
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) unveiled a resolution to undo former President Trump s methane regulatory rollback. Francis Chung/E&E News
Three top oil and gas companies are throwing their support behind Democrats push to restore an Obama-era rule on oil and gas methane emissions.
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Equinor ASA and BP PLC are calling on lawmakers to support a resolution S.J. Res. 14 and H.J. Res. 34 that would give no force or effect to Trump administration rulemaking that undid direct federal oversight of methane, a potent gas that exacerbates climate change.
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