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An oil platform standing amongst other rigs that have been left in the Cromarty Firth near Invergordon in the Highlands of Scotland, February 15, 2016
OIL and gas companies were accused of offering spin over substance yesterday as they vowed to cut emissions despite being projected to produce billions of tonnes of CO2 in coming years.
A new analysis by Global Witness has revealed fossil fuel firms that promised to reduce emissions at the Cop28 summit will produce the equivalent of 150 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2050.
Fifty firms, including Shell, ExxonMobil, Equinor and TotalEnergies, promised to make their operations net zero by 2050 during the climate conference in Dubai last month.
From summit to summit, imperialist companies and governments cut, delay or water down their commitments, warn the Communist Parties of Britain, France, Portugal and Spain and the Workers Party of Belgium in a joint statement on Cop30
Reaching co-operation is supposed to be the beginning, not the end, of global climate governance, argues LISA VANHALA
