A remarkable article about a *real* conspiracy —

«Oil companies purchased solar and electric vehicle patents to ensure others couldn’t use them, solicited control of renewable markets and then abandoned them, and funded powerful institutions to promote false solutions, all while using trade groups to downplay the harms of fossil fuels, according to the complaint.
The alleged conspiracy began after 1979…»
#ClimateDiary #FossilFuels #Conspiracy #OilAndGas
https://www.levernews.com/how-a-secret-oil-cartel-might-have-killed-our-clean-energy-future/?utm_source=newsletter-email&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=newsletter-article

A remarkable article about a *real* conspiracy —

«Oil companies purchased solar and electric vehicle patents to ensure others couldn’t use them, solicited control of renewable markets and then abandoned them, and funded powerful institutions to promote false solutions, all while using trade groups to downplay the harms of fossil fuels, according to the complaint.
The alleged conspiracy began after 1979…»
#ClimateDiary #FossilFuels #Conspiracy #OilAndGas
https://www.levernews.com/how-a-secret-oil-cartel-might-have-killed-our-clean-energy-future/?utm_source=newsletter-email&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=newsletter-article

Once again we see #National using a party with only 6% support ( #NZFirst) to justify screwing over 100% of us

#ShaneJones shut down #NZ involvement in 'road map' away from #fossilfuels https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/585632/shane-jones-shut-down-nz-involvement-in-road-map-away-from-fossil-fuels
#nzpol #climatechange #NACTional

Once again we see #National using a party with only 6% support ( #NZFirst) to justify screwing over 100% of us

#ShaneJones shut down #NZ involvement in 'road map' away from #fossilfuels https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/585632/shane-jones-shut-down-nz-involvement-in-road-map-away-from-fossil-fuels
#nzpol #climatechange #NACTional

#Australia hits #power demand record as #renewables pass 50pc milestone.

Demand for power in Australia's biggest #electricitygrid reached a record high for the fourth quarter last year.

It came as #renewable #energy supplied more power than #fossilfuels across Australia for the first time in a three-month period. #auspol

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-29/australia-hits-power-demand-record-as-renewables-pass-50pc/106280246

#Australia hits #power demand record as #renewables pass 50pc milestone.

Demand for power in Australia's biggest #electricitygrid reached a record high for the fourth quarter last year.

It came as #renewable #energy supplied more power than #fossilfuels across Australia for the first time in a three-month period. #auspol

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-29/australia-hits-power-demand-record-as-renewables-pass-50pc/106280246

‘Off the fossil fuel rollercoaster’: 10 countries pledge €9.5bn for North Sea wind projects.

At-sea wind farms will soon be connected to multiple countries across Europe, thanks to a landmark declaration.

It’s expected to create over 90 000 jobs and reduce power production costs by 30% in the next 15 years.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260126-off-the-fossil-fuel-rollercoaster-10-countries-pledge-95bn-for-north-sea-wind-projects?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#WindEnergy #NorthSea #FossilFuels #Energy #RenewableEnergy #Europe #Belgium #Denmark #France #Germany #Iceland #Ireland #Luxembourg #Netherlands #Norway #UK

‘Off the fossil fuel rollercoaster’: 10 countries pledge €9.5bn for North Sea wind projects.

At-sea wind farms will soon be connected to multiple countries across Europe, thanks to a landmark declaration.

It’s expected to create over 90 000 jobs and reduce power production costs by 30% in the next 15 years.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260126-off-the-fossil-fuel-rollercoaster-10-countries-pledge-95bn-for-north-sea-wind-projects?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#WindEnergy #NorthSea #FossilFuels #Energy #RenewableEnergy #Europe #Belgium #Denmark #France #Germany #Iceland #Ireland #Luxembourg #Netherlands #Norway #UK

In Europe, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Fuels

https://e360.yale.edu/digest/europe-wind-solar-fossil-fuels

#HackerNews #Europe #Renewable #Energy #Wind #Solar #FossilFuels #Sustainability

Australia exports massive amounts of gas, but the gas giants pay peanuts thanks to a broken Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT) full of loopholes.
The govt collects MORE from students (HECS), nurses & teachers than from these super-profitable fossil fuel companies!
Fix the PRRT & make them pay their fair share – billions for public services & climate action!
Sign the petition now:

#auspol #climateaction #taxtherich #gascartel #fossilfuels

https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/increase_the_prrt

Coal power is finally retreating in the world’s two largest markets. For the first time since 1973, both China and India saw coal generation drop in 2025 thanks to a relentless clean energy boom. We are witnessing the beginning of the end for the coal era.
​
​ #climateaction #renewables #coaldecline #cleanenergy #coal #fossilfuels

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/13/coal-power-generation-falls-china-india-since-1970s

Coal power is finally retreating in the world’s two largest markets. For the first time since 1973, both China and India saw coal generation drop in 2025 thanks to a relentless clean energy boom. We are witnessing the beginning of the end for the coal era.
​
​ #climateaction #renewables #coaldecline #cleanenergy #coal #fossilfuels

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/13/coal-power-generation-falls-china-india-since-1970s

Report: Aipac donor "could reap billions of dollars from a reshuffle in Venezuela’s oil assets."

Republican donor Paul Singer "has made a cut-rate offer to buy a string of Venezuelan-owned refineries in US"

Singer can now finalise a deal that would see his investment firm "gain control of a network of US-based oil refineries at a steeply discounted price."

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/aipac-donor-cusp-reaping-billions-us-abduction-maduro

#USImperialism #USPol #Europol #Venezuela #Press #FossilFuels #Racism .

Australia exports massive amounts of gas, but the gas giants pay peanuts thanks to a broken Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT) full of loopholes.
The govt collects MORE from students (HECS), nurses & teachers than from these super-profitable fossil fuel companies!
Fix the PRRT & make them pay their fair share – billions for public services & climate action!
Sign the petition now:

#auspol #climateaction #taxtherich #gascartel #fossilfuels

https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/increase_the_prrt

Report: Aipac donor "could reap billions of dollars from a reshuffle in Venezuela’s oil assets."

Republican donor Paul Singer "has made a cut-rate offer to buy a string of Venezuelan-owned refineries in US"

Singer can now finalise a deal that would see his investment firm "gain control of a network of US-based oil refineries at a steeply discounted price."

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/aipac-donor-cusp-reaping-billions-us-abduction-maduro

#USImperialism #USPol #Europol #Venezuela #Press #FossilFuels #Racism .

Report: Aipac donor "could reap billions of dollars from a reshuffle in Venezuela’s oil assets."

Republican donor Paul Singer "has made a cut-rate offer to buy a string of Venezuelan-owned refineries in US"

Singer can now finalise a deal that would see his investment firm "gain control of a network of US-based oil refineries at a steeply discounted price."

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/aipac-donor-cusp-reaping-billions-us-abduction-maduro

#USImperialism #USPol #Europol #Venezuela #Press #FossilFuels #Racism .

Report: Aipac donor "could reap billions of dollars from a reshuffle in Venezuela’s oil assets."

Republican donor Paul Singer "has made a cut-rate offer to buy a string of Venezuelan-owned refineries in US"

Singer can now finalise a deal that would see his investment firm "gain control of a network of US-based oil refineries at a steeply discounted price."

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/aipac-donor-cusp-reaping-billions-us-abduction-maduro

#USImperialism #USPol #Europol #Venezuela #Press #FossilFuels #Racism .