The bell tolls for more NW fossil fuel projects
The clean energy transition feels more real than ever, as the cancellation of several Northwest fossil fuel projects comes amidst a veritable storm of climate policy announcements from the White House. In Oregon, a federal commission blocked plans for the Jordan Cove liquified natural gas pipeline, ruling that project backers could not proceed without a clean water permit the state had not issued. Washington’s Department of Ecology rejected permitting for a controversial methanol export plant proposed for a site on the Columbia River, citing the likelihood of increased greenhouse gas emissions. These rulings followed the final collapse of plans for the Millennium Bulk coal terminal in Longview,WA, which ended the US coal industry’s last hope to establish a major export operation in the Northwest. The largest factor in stopping coal expansion in the region has been the years of organizing among a diverse coalition of allied communit
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Somaliland Sun
Red coloured countries are most vulnerable
The world can emerge stronger from the interconnected health, economic, and climate crises, but success will require bold, urgent, and far-sighted action
Somalilandsun: The year 2020 changed everything.â¯The world now faces interconnected health, economic, and climate crises that have no historical parallel. These converging threats affect everyone, but are especially devastating for vulnerable developing countries.
The tragedy is that these countries receive relatively little direct public support to build resilience to climate change, and development assistance isÂ
being cut rather than expanded. As United Nations Secretary-General António GuterresÂ
noted at the recent UN Climate Ambition Summit, developed countries are not on track to meet their commitment to provide $100 billion per year to support developing countriesâ climate efforts.