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With World Closing in on Paris Warming Limit, UN Report Makes Case for 'Transformational Action' to Remake Global Economy

A man assesses the damage caused by floods after heavy rains hit the Al Lamab neighborhood of Khartoum, Sudan on September 8, 2020. (Photo: Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

UK's Met Office Warns Global Temperature Could Soar Beyond 1.5°C Threshold Within Five Years

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

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Breaching the Paris accord's designated limit temporarily doesn't mean all hope is lost for the long-term target, experts explain, "but it does ring an alarm bell."

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US, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait Launch 'Ludicrous' Effort to 'Sabotage' Support for Key UN Climate Study

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

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Politicians, activists, and experts sharply condemned the move, emphasizing...

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'The Political System Is Failing Us': British Energy Dept Blockaded to Protest Climate Inaction and Fracking

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

$Using removable paint, activists sprayed anti-fracking slogans on the entrance of the U.K.'s energy department building in London. (Photo: Extinction Rebellion/Twitter)$

"The time to take action against climate injustice is now... If we do not act...

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"The first and most important things Democrats should do is stop feeding the beast that's gotten us in this climate mess," David Turnbull, strategic communications director at Oil Change International, told Common Dreams.

'Are You Kidding Me?' Outrage as Dems Push 'Incremental Steps' Over Bold Agenda Needed to Save Planet

Phlomena Telker stands on what was her covered porch after Hurricane Michael tore the roof of her home as it passed through the area on October 10, 2018 in Panama City, Florida.

'Wake Up': Climate Campaigners Tell World Leaders Liberation From Fossil Fuel Industry's Grip Only Solution

What's Not in Terrifying IPCC Report? "Much, Much, Much More Terrifying" New Climate Tipping Points Research

Fifty-Thousand Come Together in Germany to Defend Ancient Forest and Fight Coal

Ticking Carbon Clock Warns We Have One Year to Avert Climate Catastrophe

The Time to Act is Now: IPCC Issues 'Final Word' on Climate Change

'It Is Not Hopeless,' says World's Chief Climate Scientist

Climate Needs 'Radical Shock Treatment'; EU Pledges Only 'Smelling Salts'

By Failing to Reduce Carbon Emissions, US Leads Way in Destroying Climate

'Severe... Pervasive... Irreversible": IPCC's Devastating Climate Change Conclusions

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Center for International Environmental Law

Countries Have a Duty to Pursue Disability-Inclusive Climate Action, According to New Report

Food & Water Watch

IPCC’s Report on Oceans is "Final Warning" to End Fossil Fuel Use Rapidly...

350.org

Oceans and Ice Caps to be Compromised Beyond Repair Unless We Put an End to Fossil Fuels Now, Finds New IPCC Report

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)

Latest IPCC Report Says Time to Safeguard Earth’s Most Critical Systems is Running Out

Environment America

U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere

Small Planet Institute

Big Ag is the Biggest Obstacle to Addressing Climate Change

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Brian Larkin

Extinction Rebellion: A Flock of Starlings and a Plane Tree

Timothy A. Wise

Rome Summit Takes Bold Step Toward Agroecology

GRAIN

Step Aside Agribusiness, It's Time for Real Solutions to the Climate Crisis

Stephanie Van Hook

Beyond Coping: How to Find the Strength to Take on Climate Change

Andy Rowell

Greta Tells Congress to #UniteBehindtheScience

Jessica Garraway, David Boenke

Teachers Should Join the Student Strikes

Daniel Ross

Can We Reach 100 Percent Renewable Energy in Time to Avert Climate Catastrophe?

Eliza Mackintosh

The Amazon Is Burning Because the World Eats So Much Meat

Juliette Majot

Landmark UN Report Emphasizes Crucial Role of Regenerative Farming Practices to Address Climate and Food Emergencies

Joëlle Gergis

The Terrible Truth of Climate Change