"Russia’s war economy, sustained by revenues from fossilfuels, is financing the bloodshed in Ukraine.
"To put an end to it, the commission will propose speeding up the phase-out of Russian fossil imports."
The report cites CJP materials on climate attribution science and legal causation, including a 2022 presentation on “Legal Causation and Attribution Science” and materials that, according to State Armor, discuss source attribution for fossil-fuel companies
"The advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice made it clear that going down the fossilfuel production expansion [route] is an internationally wrongful act under international law," he said.
He also blames the spread of wildfires on successive Liberal and Conservative governments failing to limit emissions from fossilfuels.
McPherson has represented the riding of Edmonton Strathcona since 2019.
Europe’s overregulation and war on fossilfuels, combined with a generous social welfare state, have resulted in too little revenue and too many costly dependents.
"If we flip a switch tomorrow and get rid of all fossilfuel vehicles, all fossilfuel generators, the state would be in immediate blackout," says Mr. Flora.
Von der Leyen said that the ETS has helped reduce dependence on imported fossilfuels and spurred investment in cleaner energy, but acknowledged that volatility in permit prices has raised concerns among manufacturers.
While the federal budget has several “green” initiatives that push Canada toward a low-carbon economy, Ottawa has also made some choices that could please fossilfuel companies.
He stressed that Britain is no longer willing to be exposed to the volatility of international fossilfuel markets, highlighting that half of the UK’s recessions since the 1970s have been triggered by fossilfuel shocks.
Secretary-General António Guterres declared in 2022 that all nations must end their reliance on fossilfuels "before climate catastrophe closes in on us all."
Plaintiffs sued the government in 2015, alleging that the U.S. government for decades "has known that carbon dioxide ('CO2') pollution from burning fossilfuels was causing global warming and dangerous climate change, and that continuing to burn fossil
President Donald Trump’s “drill, baby, drill” approach to energy had shifted the debate, making it easier for oil producers to speak openly about the benefits of fossilfuels.
"We need to have that honest conversation that the majority of our power in California is generated from fossilfuels. And we're actually importing a lot of our power.
And while Thomson has been pushing for more pipelines and energy exports, he says the Scotiabank will soon release its first measurement of how its fossilfuel lending compares to low emission sources like renewables.
