Tag: climate justice

Municipalities aim to hold industry liable for damages from catastrophic 2017 hurricanes.

"Act now with environmental responsibility at the core of ones daily life; act now to force governments and businesses to respond, or look around in ten years and see ashes in your hands."

“Lack of regulation makes for a Wild West of sustainable fund management”, Edward Lander from Ethical Consumer said.

Fossil fuel defendants in climate liability lawsuits keep losing in their bids to keep cases in federal courts.

“COP27 has done what no other COP has achieved and created a loss and damage fund to support the most impacted communities of climate change.”

As delegates prepare for COP27 and fossil fuel companies report record profits, the environmental emergency couldn’t be more pressing; the need for action by governments, corporations and populations more urgent, and the stench of complacency more pungent.

US and Mexican activists fighting new oil and gas projects said they had to give a basic lesson on the harm caused by fracking during meetings with financiers in London.

“The more cities know about those risks and benefits, and the more they engage citizens in the work they’re doing to confront the climate crisis, the faster they can make progress.”

The Inflation Reduction Act is not the best we can do for the climate, but claiming its success builds a more powerful movement for future wins.

The protesters attempted to draw attention to the urgent need for large-scale climate action and pressure Democrat legislators to act.