Climate

Contrary to the bank's claim of climate leadership, its pledge to reduce emissions intensity is fully compatible with a "massive expansion of fossil fuels," said one campaigner.

"Any expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure in the United States and Europe will rob us of our last chance to avert climate chaos, and continue the decades of harm done to frontline communities."

"We're asking everyone to #LookUp," said the activist group Just Stop Oil, accusing the government of "signing a death sentence for us all by approving new oil and gas projects in the U.K."

"The government's insane, and I don't know what else to do, other than to do this, and to try and get the attention that we need to wake the public up," said ecologist Aaron Thierry.

A new national survey also found that less than half of teens think political leaders are doing enough to address environmental concerns.

"The Biden administration is searching everywhere for a solution to high energy and gas prices—but the answer is right under their noses," said one advocate. "A windfall profits tax is smart, fair, and popular, and Congress is already prepared to move it forward."

"Oil companies use deceptive language and false promises to pretend they're solving the climate crisis, when in reality they're only making it worse," said Fossil Free Media director Jamie Henn.