Look West: Public lands and energy news from the Center for Western Priorities
** Big Oil is failing to curb emissions, report finds
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Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Oil pump jacks in California. CGP Grey, Wikimedia Commons ([link removed])
The eight largest U.S.- and Europe-based oil and gas producers are failing to meet standards that would help keep global temperatures from rising to detrimental levels, according to a new report ([link removed]) from research group Oil Change International.
The report, Big Oil Reality Check ([link removed]) , explains that companies' current extraction plans could lead to more than 2.4 degrees Celsius of global temperature rise relative to pre-industrial levels—substantially higher than 1.5 degrees Celsius, the threshold that scientists have warned ([link removed]) could have dire consequences if surpassed.
The researchers used 10 criteria ([link removed]) and ranked each company's plan for production on a spectrum from “fully aligned” to “grossly insufficient.” All eight companies ranked “grossly insufficient” or “insufficient” on nearly all criteria. U.S. companies scored the worst—Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and ExxonMobil each ranked “grossly insufficient” on all 10 criteria. None of the eight companies have plans to stop fossil fuel exploration, and none set comprehensive targets to curb their emissions. All companies except Shell and BP have explicit goals to increase oil and gas production.
“There is no evidence that big oil and gas companies are acting seriously to be part of the energy transition,” said ([link removed]) David Tong, Global Industry Campaign Manager at Oil Change International. “The Big Oil Reality Check data illustrates these companies’ dangerous commitment to profit at all cost.”
** Quick hits
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Top oil firms’ climate pledges failing on almost every metric, report finds
The Guardian ([link removed]) | Oil Change International ([link removed]) [report]
Opinion: Nevada needs the Public Lands Rule
Las Vegas Sun ([link removed])
Wolverines could be the next animal to come to Colorado as Polis signs reintroduction bill
CPR News ([link removed])
Along Georgia's coast, a call to Biden from the Gullah Geechee: Return part of our ancestral land
GPB ([link removed])
Alaska's technicolor rivers are rapidly spreading – and we now know why
New Atlas ([link removed])
Climate change might prompt more mosquitoes to move to the Southwest
Source NM ([link removed])
Editorial: California can make climate polluters pay for the mess they have made of Earth
Los Angeles Times ([link removed])
Advocates call for mining withdrawal on public lands in Montana
KTVH ([link removed])
** Quote of the day
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” Many rural communities and renewable energy projects rely on BLM lands. And the rule would ensure that these folks can work hand-in-hand with their local BLM field offices to rebalance conservation and recreation with resource extraction and development.”
—Mandi Elliot, executive director of the Nevada Outdoor Business Coalition, Las Vegas Sun ([link removed])
** Picture This
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@lakeclarknps ([link removed])
Bears digging in mudflats for clams, seagulls squawking overhead as the waves lap the shore, a curious fox trots through a meadow filled with wildflowers. This is where the land meets the sea. This is Silver Salmon Creek.
With outstanding bear viewing and sport fishing opportunities surrounded by stunning scenery, Silver Salmon Creek is a prime destination for an Alaskan adventure. But where adventure abounds, there are many considerations to plan for. We all must take steps to understand the critical role of keeping the coast a wild and magical place.
NPS Photo/K. Lewandowski
Alt text: A brown bear stands in a meadow next to a creek. Trees and a mountain covered in snow patches located behind the creek, lupine wildflowers at the forefront.
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