Climate

'Climate Clock' Shows Rich Nations Still Owe $90 Billion a Year to Global Green Fund

"Wealthy nations must live up to their promise made twelve years ago and put their money where their mouths are," said an Oxfam climate expert. "We need to see real funding increases now."

Jake Johnson · Sep 20, 2021

Tribal Solar Projects Provide More Than Climate Solutions

Renewable energy isn't just a green business venture; it's a way to support tribal self-determination and economic development.

Abaki Beck · Sep 19, 2021

Welcome to the Pyrocene: Fossil Fuel Combustion Has Thrust Us Into a New Fire Age

Our fires in living landscapes and those made with fossil fuels have been reshaping the Earth. The result is too much bad fire and too little good, and way too much combustion overall.

Steve Pyne · Sep 19, 2021

Letting the World Burn: The Question of Governance

The primary cause of the worsening situation is not the combustion of fossil fuels, but the massive political dereliction that has allowed the bonfire to go on after we knew that it posed a potentially lethal threat to humankind.

David Orr · Sep 18, 2021

Children Around the World Are Suffering From Climate Anxiety

Largest scientific study of its kind finds climate anxiety affects the daily life and functioning of nearly half of children and young people surveyed globally.

Ruby Harbour · Sep 17, 2021

40+ NYC Activists Arrested for Protests Against Banks Fueling Climate Emergency

"We're sending a message loud and clear that the little action that politicians and greenwashing CEOs have taken so far does not begin to deal with the magnitude of this crisis."

Jessica Corbett · Sep 17, 2021

'What Betrayal Looks Like': UN Report Says World on Track for 2.7°C of Warming by 2100

"Whatever our so-called 'leaders' are doing," said Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, "they are doing it wrong."

Jake Johnson · Sep 17, 2021

Critics Warn Biden That 30% Methane Reduction by 2030 Not Good Enough

Following the new U.S.-E.U. pledge, climate campaigners called for an urgent end to fossil fuel extraction and major reforms of agricultural practices.

Jessica Corbett · Sep 17, 2021

The Time to Act Is Now: President and Army Corps of Engineers Must Halt Line 3

Toxic pipeline permits ignore Indigenous rights, climate and clean water concerns.

Samuel Strong · Sep 17, 2021

100% Renewable Energy Is Possible: A Plan for Africa

Friends of the Earth Africa, along with 50 organizations across Africa, have signed a political statement demanding that our governments support and show their commitment to act on building renewable energy on our continent.

Dipti Bhatnagar · Sep 17, 2021

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