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There is a lot of significant work to be done to reduce the effects of fossil fuels on our world, and transition to a carbon-free world. This page includes various resources relating to that transition. As the saying goes (not sure who said it first), the Stone Age didn’t end because we ran out of stones!

Before reading any further, watch this amazing TedTalk about the Paris Climate negotations. Well worth the time! Christiana Figueres: The inside story of the Paris climate agreement: 

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Here’s a great visual that demonstrates, concretely, the impacts of emissions on our environment. More details here.

Key Data and Important Info

Revealed: The 20 firms behind a third of all carbon emissions (Guardian)

The Guardian: How do we rein in the fossil fuel industry? Here are eight ideas.

Covid Took a Bite From U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 2020: NYT

BBC News – Climate change: US emissions in 2020 in biggest fall since WWII

Amid 2020’s gloom, there are reasons to be hopeful about the climate in 2021 Guardian

InsideClimate News: Many Scientists Now Say Global Warming Could Stop Relatively Quickly After Emissions Go to Zero.

Lloyd’s market to quit fossil fuel insurance by 2030: Guardian

Fossil Fuel Subsidies

  • Fossil Fuel Susbidies are a staggering $5 Trillion dollars. A new study finds 6.5% of global GDP goes to subsidizing dirty fossil fuels : Guardian
  • The Hidden Subsidy of Fossil Fuels: A new report says that the world subsidized fossil fuels by $5.2 trillion in just one year. But that calculation is less tidy than it seems. The Atlantic
  • Unpacking Canada’s Fossil Fuel Subsidies. Their size, impacts and why they must go. IISD

Climate Change Success Stories

  • There are some great success stories out there – and I think that they deserve to be highlighted.

The Huffington Post: Washington State Kids Score Huge Legal Win In Climate Change Lawsuit.

Political Resources

Lead Now: Resources related to Canadian federal elections and electoral reform. Naturally, electing governments that support clean energy is a huge component of any sustainability-related efforts. Individual effort is critical, but huge, global goals can not be achieved with advocacy and political reform.

Green Party of Canada

Environment-Related Resources

This TedTalk provides incredible insight into Bhutan’s efforts to ensure that sustainable living does not come second to GDP and pure economic growth at all cost. Credit

The Guardian: Climate change will wipe $2.5tn off global financial assets: study.

The Guardian: Rise of renewables may see off oil firms decades earlier than they think.

  • This has significant implications for climate change action, fossil fuel divestment, clean energy investment and many other aspects of day-to-day life that are currently taken for granted, but are contributing to catastrophic climate change.

Michael Metcalfe: A provocative way to finance the fight against climate change

“A Date Has Been Set For The End Of Oil As We Know It. It’s Soon.” –

  • While I remain optimistic that the date will be even sooner, this reasearch is among countless that are calling for a rapid transition to a fossil-fuel free world.

What would Jesus do? Talking with evangelicals about climate change – Guardian

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