Man against machine – Coal, climate and the future
12:26 | Eckardt Heukamp is refusing to budge: He’s the last remaining resident of Lützerath in North-Rhine Westphalia, situated on the edge of a huge open-cast lignite mine.
Tzeporah Berman: The bad math of the fossil fuel industry
13:38 | We currently have enough fossil fuels to progressively transition off of them, says climate campaigner Tzeporah Berman, but the industry continues to expand oil, gas and coal production and exploration.
The Californians Who Love Big Oil
11:32 | Dena Takruri heads to Kern County, where in one in seven workers has a job tied to oil. Can this oil-reliant county ever break up with fossil fuels?
Exploring the TRUE cost of ditching fossil fuels
13:50 | Fossil fuels are inextricably linked to our everyday lives and it’ll be impossible to phase them out in the next three decades. At least that’s what the fossil fuel industry would have you believe.
Your Bank is Funding Climate Change
10:22 | The Banking on Climate Chaos report has revealed the banking sector’s atrocious financing of the fossil fuel industry.
Visualizing the global oil production
6:09 | In this video I try to visualize the world’s production of crude oil on a world map. Every marker represent one million tonnes of crude oil produced.
How coal made us rich — and why it needs to go
8:21 | Coal powered a revolution in human prosperity that the world had never seen before. But it came at a price. Now Asia is the biggest consumer of coal — how can it quit its new addiction?
Big energy sues Netherlands for €1.4 billion over coal phase out
4:52 | The Netherlands has legislated to shut down all coal-fired power plants by 2030. But now a German energy company is suing the Dutch government for 1.4 billion euros over that decision.
Why Germany isn’t as green as you think
7:03 | Germany is super green and amazing at fighting climate change – at least that’s how the stereotype goes. But if you look deeper into it, you soon discover some pretty dirty secrets.
India’s historic opportunity to industrialize using clean energy
11:05 | India has a historic opportunity to power its industrialization with clean energy – and its energy choices will make or break the world’s fight against climate change.
Gadeteater siger nej til Baltic Pipe
5:04 | Pas på, pas på, gør plads. Sådan lød da klimaaktivister opførte politisk gadeteater gennem Odense Centrum for at gøre opmærksom på det omfattende anlægsprojekt Baltic Pipe.
Fracking is Dangerous: The High Cost of Cheap Gas
56:09 | In this film we bring the voices of the scientists, experts and people opposing un-abated oil and gas development in the USA to Southern Africa so that the region’s natural wealth may be protected for generations to come.
Baltic Pipe tale til Folketingets åbning
4:36 | Hvis vi først får bygget ny infrastruktur til sort energi, slipper vi ikke af med den. Derfor skal Baltic Pipe, der i mindst 30 år skal føre fossil gas fra Norge til Polen stoppes.
How We Make Energy
21:39 | The extraction, and the resulting pollution from most energy sources has an immense impact on the environment, and that’s why we’ve got to talk about energy in the context of environmental science.
Nul Kul. Godt nyt for klimaet og Odense.
6:26 | Stop for brug af kul på Fynsværket i 2022 svarer til at 200.000 elbiler erstatter det samme antal CO2-forurenende benzin- og dieselbiler hvert år fremover.
Is Germany sustainable?
14:29 | Wind power now dominates Germany’s electricity sector, but the country also still burns millions of tonnes of coal every year.
Is Big Oil finally getting stranded?
13:22 | Thanks to Russia and Saudi Arabia, global oil production has not decreased in reaction to the abrupt halt in our economies. Is this a ‘Perfect Storm’ that spells the end for BIG OIL?
Baltic Pipe. Et demokratisk og klimapolitiske svigt.
8:15 | Vi har besøgt Jesper og Mette Bisgaard Sanden i den lille landsby Davinde i det sydøstlige Odense, hvor man lige nu er ved at mobilisere protester imod et omfattende anlægsprojekt.
Coal: Can we kick our addiction?
17:21 | Are we reducing our global coal consumption and moving to alternative sources of power quickly enough?
Petro persecution: Report ties massive refugee displacement to fossil fuel investment
5:43 | A new study has found that the climate crisis is already leading to a massive increase in the number of people being displaced around the world.
Energy Transition Outlook 2019
1:03:37 | The CSIS Energy & National Security Program is pleased to welcome Sverre Alvik to discuss DNV GL’s Energy Transition Outlook 2019.
Klimaretssag: Vi slæber norske olieboringer for retten
12:29 | Norske virksomheder vil lede efter olie i Arktis, selvom det strider mod lovgivningen, der fastslår at både nuværende og fremtidige generationer har ret til et sundt miljø og en beboelig planet.
Ny olie er helt sort!
13:40 | I denne uge er vi til den årlige konference for “Olie Gas Danmark” og til samråd med Klimaministeren, som skal finde ud af, om han vil give lov til at lede efter ny olie i Nordsøen.
Oil and Gas Industry Engagement on Climate Change
1:28:47 | Given their important role within this system, some oil and gas companies are now strategizing to become “energy companies,” adapting to the global energy transition.
Stop oliejagten i Nordsøen
12:14 | Folketinget har netop haft åbningsdag, og den forbindelse var vi på gaden for at minde Dan Jørgensen om, at det er en dårlig idé at give licenser til ny olieefterforskning i Nordsøen. Men hvorfor er det så dårligt med al den olie?
The Future of Oil Demand: Peak, Plateau, or Plummet?
9:07 | With the advent of competitively priced alternatives to oil and changing policy prerogatives, some analysts have speculated that oil demand will experience a peak in the near future.
Oil Sands – has Nebraska broken the Keystone XL pipeline?
12:49 | Tar sands, AKA Oil Sands, extraction and processing releases 3 times as much Carbon Dioxide as traditional crude oil extraction.
Transition to sustainable energy
47:43 | In view of the explosive growth in China and India, the pessimists give us only 25 years to operate an energy transition to sustainable energy. But is an energy transition easy to set in motion?
Government, Oil and Climate Change
18:21 | Kevin Taft (Alberta Liberal Party) talks about his new book, “Oil’s Deep State: How the Petroleum Industry Undermines Democracy and Stops Action on Global Warming.”
Keystone XL: Why Pipelines Spark Controversy
4:53 | Why oil and gas pipelines like the Keystone XL expansion and the Dakota Access Pipeline are so contentious – and how building new pipelines will lock us into a system reliant on fossil fuels for decades to come.
Exponential Finance
29:41 | Ramez Naam forudsiger, at vedvarende energi hastigt kommer til at udkonkurrere kul, olie og gas.
Why there are twice as many solar jobs as coal jobs
4:48 | The past decade has seen a revolution in residential solar systems. Cheap panels and creative financing options have led to a massive increase in solar installations – and that increase is driving an employment boom.
Coal Mining’s Environmental Impact
2:53 | In Appalachia, coal companies blow the tops off of mountains to get at the coal. The damage this does to the surrounding environment and water supply is devastating.
Trump Pushing Carbon Bubble That Is Bound To Burst
17:51 | The Jimmy Dore Show undres over Donald Trumps CO2-boble.
What the History of Oil Can Tell Us About a Renewable Future
5:15 | A brief look at oil’s subsidized history in order to understand that government influence is necessary for a renewable energy future.
Disruptive Oil and Electricity Futures
56:48 | Amory Lovins fra Rocky Mountain Institute har et godt blik for de strukturelle og strategiske kampe, der udkæmpes – ikke mindst på markederne.