Author: sthompson

Broad Opposition to Bailout Request of #Fracking4Plastics Company Ineos

Post author By sthompson
Post date May 28, 2020

Prominent activists, scientists, and groups urge COP26 hosts to side with the climate and environment – while prioritising long term stability for workers through green jobs London – A request for £500m in state support by petrochemical and fracking company Ineos – partly owned by billionaire and tax exile Jim Ratcliffe, is drawing international opposition. […]

Carbon Capture and Storage: An Expensive and Unproven False Solution

Post author By sthompson
Post date May 21, 2020

We must take bold and uncompromising action to stave off the worst effects of climate change. If the planet warms more than 1.5 degrees Celsius, increased temperatures could cause irreversible damage, potentially making parts of the world uninhabitable this century. A central false solution to climate change is Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), which describes […]