Environmental groups fight back against Alberta’s ‘anti-energy’ inquiry
“A majority sees the writing on the wall with climate change and know they have to transition.”
HSBC plans to close Asian coal plants to curb emissions—while also investing £80 billion...
Bank accused of greenwashing ahead of COP26 for backing scheme while being world’s 13th biggest funder of fossil fuels
Agreement made to increase protection of biodiversity at COP15
Are governments "finally starting to forge a peace pact with nature?”
House Democrats urge DOJ to investigate Big Oil’s climate misinformation campaign
State and local governments have also taken legal action against the fossil fuel industry, seeking compensation for climate-related damages.
COP28 draft exposes loopholes for fossil fuels amidst rising climate concerns
At COP28, a battle emerges over language that could leave the door open for 'abated' fossil fuel emissions, sparking activist outcry and calls for stricter measures.
Climate Activist Who Chained Herself to Shell Vessel Argues Necessity Defense
Chiara D'Angelo, who spent three days chained to a Shell vessel last year to protest Arctic oil drilling, says her actions were necessary to prevent climate catastrophe
Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
Ireland becomes second country to declare climate emergency
"It is justified that a level of urgency be injected into this debate."
A convergence of calamities
Record numbers of war-displaced to be dwarfed by those driven from their homes by climate change.
Earth may temporarily pass dangerous 1.5℃ warming limit by 2024, major new report says
If emission reductions are large and sustained, we can still meet the Paris goals and avoid the most severe damage to the natural world, the economy and people. But worryingly, we also have time to make it far worse.