Friday, September 29, 2023

Tag: climate justice

Demanding an end to ‘deadly fossil fuels,’ tens of thousands take...

"It's time for Biden to declare a climate emergency and phase out the fossil fuels killing people and wildlife around the world."

Revealed: How big dairy is milking net zero

An industry-led “efficiency” drive is about increasing sales of milk—not cutting pollution.

US sets record for billion-dollar disasters in a single year, with...

“If we want to reduce the damages from severe weather, we need to accelerate progress on both stopping climate change and building resilience.”

Just 12% of people in the U.S. consume over 50% of...

With their findings, which were published in the journal Nutrients, the researchers hope to influence the 12% of people eating a disproportionate amount of beef to make switches to other, lower-emissions protein sources.

Europe’s climate movement is fractured and stuck—here is a way forward

The climate movement of the past will not win the struggle today.

Climate campaigners decry ‘absolutely horrendous’ brutality against protesters at fed summit

"We have no choice but to take direct action to put our bodies on the line because petitions, sign-waving, and chanting—we tried that for the past 50 years and it hasn't worked, and we're out of time," said one arrested activist.

Fossil fuel companies ask Hawaii Supreme Court to dismiss Honolulu’s climate...

Honolulu has sued Big Oil over the costs of adapting to weather extremes—including bigger fire risks.

Montana youth activists win historic climate change lawsuit

This ruling “may inspire similar lawsuits around the world.”

‘Watershed moment:’ Montana rules youth have constitutional right to healthy climate

A judge in Montana has ruled in favor of a group of young people who had sued the state for violating their constitutional rights as it pushed policies that encouraged the use of fossil fuels.

Energy dept. announces $1.2 billion to advance controversial climate technology

‘Direct air capture’ of carbon pollution is still experimental, but a fossil fuel company is embracing it as a way to keep drilling.

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Global leaders plead for peace in Ukraine at UN

Altogether, leaders from at least 50 countries spoke up for peace in Ukraine at the 2023 UN General Assembly.

Supreme Court could trigger hundreds of billions in corporate tax cuts ‘with the stroke...

"The Roberts Court could decide with the stroke of a pen to simultaneously forgive big business decades of tax dues."

The perilous path from western domination to de-dollarization

De-dollarization is a road fraught with many challenges.

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The most terrifying war that Trump is planning is his attack on America.

Climate campaigners decry ‘absolutely horrendous’ brutality against protesters at fed summit

"We have no choice but to take direct action to put our bodies on the line because petitions, sign-waving, and chanting—we tried that for the past 50 years and it hasn't worked, and we're out of time," said one arrested activist.