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Climate

generationz

The US War Budget Is Failing Young People

Congress should stand up for Generation Z—and those who come after.

Jena Renae ·

Fossil Free Research campaigners

Climate Campaigners Demand Oxford, Cambridge Stop Taking Fossil Fuel Money

"This funding undermines climate justice, fueling the continued disproportionate harms of the fossil fuel industry on marginalized communities worldwide."

Julia Conley ·

A burned Valero gas station smolders during the Creek fire in an unincorporated area of Fresno County, California on September 8, 2020.

Earth's Atmospheric CO2 Hasn't Been This High In Millions of Years

"Either we drive the fossil fuel industry into extinction—or the human race."

Kenny Stancil ·

wind turbines

Decarbonizing US Energy System Would Save 50,000 Lives and $600 Billion a Year: Study

The findings, the authors write, "offer a clear rationale for mitigating climate change on public health grounds."

Andrea Germanos ·

An oil refinery is seen in New Jersey

Study Finds Many Existing Oil and Gas Sites Must Be Shut Down to Avert Climate Disaster

"Our findings show that halting new extraction projects is a necessary step, but still not enough to stay within our rapidly dwindling carbon budget," said one researcher.

Jake Johnson ·

exxon-mobil-oil-refinery

Rising Authoritarianism and Escalating Climate Change Are Supported by the Same Industries

The biggest obstacles, a recent U.N. climate report noted, are national leaders who are unwilling to regulate fossil fuel corporations, reduce greenhouse gas emissions or plan for renewable energy production.

Eve Darian-Smith ·

Sassan Darian, 38, holds his cat, Cyrus, as he assesses the damage outside his father's home on Coronado Pointe in California on May 12, 2022

'Fueling the Flames': Model Shows Growing Risk of Wildfires in US

"It's time to end fossil fuels and better manage our forests."

Jessica Corbett ·

No Coal No Gas activists

Sentenced for Coal Blockade, Climate Activists Vow to 'Continue to Do What Must Be Done'

"The judge seemed more concerned that these non-violent activists disrupted profits than the fact that the continued use of coal is causing irreparable harm to the planet," said one supporter.

Julia Conley ·

A gas flare from the Shell Chemical LP petroleum refinery illuminates the sky on August 21, 2019 in Norco, Louisiana. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Key Environmental Law Buoys Gulf Coast Groups' Fight With Big Gas

"It's not a weapon, but a shield."

Makaelah Walters ·

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Hot Planet Made Deadly South African Floods Twice as Likely: Climate Scientists

"We need to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to a new reality where floods and heatwaves are more intense and damaging," said a co-author of the study.

Jessica Corbett ·

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