Banter and General Comments, page-7495

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An open letter addressed to “governments of the world” was written by groups representing 477 investors who seek “the urgency of decisive action” on climate change, as Reuters reported.These investors manage more than $34 trillion in assets — nearly half the world’s invested capital. The statement notes the need to achieve the Paris Agreement target:
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WASHINGTON — A new federal study has found that an oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico that began 14 years ago has been releasing as much as 4,500 gallons a day, not three or four gallons a day as the rig owner has claimed.
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The study comes as the Trump administration works to roll back a key offshore-drilling safety regulation that was put in place after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. That disaster, the worst oil spill in United States history, killed 11 people and released an estimated 4.9 million barrels.......
The UK, France, Canada and Ireland have all formally recognised a climate crisis. But analysis shows they give $27.5bn annually in support for coal, oil and gas