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Thousands Join Greta Thunberg in Letter Telling EU and Global Leaders It's Time to #FaceTheClimateEmergency​
Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager who sparked the global Fridays for Future movement, joined weekly protests in Turin, Italy on Dec. 13, 2019. (Photo: Greta Thunberg/Twitter)
Humanity on Track to Soon Hit 1.5ºC Paris Accord Limit as Atmospheric CO2 Nears Level Not Seen in 15 Million Years
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The sun goes down behind chimneys at a coal plant in Duisburg, Germany on June 28, 2019. (Photo: Marcel Kusch/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images)
"It's still not too late to avoid the worst effects of the #ClimateEmergency. But governments need to act NOW," tweeted Greenpeace.
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Experts Say $17.5 Billion Writedown by BP Prove Oil Giant Knows 'Reserves of Oil and Gas Increasingly Worthless'
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Big Oil is finally admitting what we've been saying for the last ten years:...
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Global Groups Challenge Financial Sector to 'End Its Support for Fossil Fuels and Climate Chaos' Ahead of ExxonMobil Shareholders Meeting
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
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"Fossil fuels are a bad investment, not only from an environmental and human...
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A photo from a "keep it in the ground" action at Vattenfall coalmine in Lusatia, Germany appears on the cover a new report on G20 governments financing fossil fuel projects.
New Report Details How G20 Nations Spend $77 Billion a Year to Destroy Climate
Firefighters sprays water on a back fire while battling the spread of the Maria Fire as it moves quickly towards Santa Paula, California, on Nov. 1, 2019.
In Another Record 'We Should Not Be Breaking,' Daily Average of CO2 Levels Hits High of 418.12 ppm
A resident wearing a face mask stands next to a mural featuring Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and her quote "You're never too young to save the world" on March 30, 2020 in the Trullo district of Rome during Italy's lockdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Humanity Must 'Tackle Two Crises at Once,' Says Greta Thunberg of Climate and COVID-19 on 50th Earth Day
A fire rages in Bobin, Australia on Nov. 9, 2019, as firefighters try to contain dozens of out-of-control blazes across the state of New South Wales.
UN Chief Warns World 'Way Off Track' on Tackling Climate Crisis as New Report Underscores Need for Bold Global Action
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Study Suggests Twitter Bots Have 'Substantial Impact' on Spreading Climate Misinformation
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Climate Crisis Could Cause a Third of Plant and Animal Species to Disappear Within 50 Years: Study
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'The Most Dangerous Situation That Humanity Has Ever Faced': Doomsday Clock Now 100 Seconds to Midnight
Two-Thirds of People Around the World Say Trump Can't Be Trusted to Make Right Choice on Foreign Policy
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London and NYC Mayors Call on Every Major City in the World to Divest From Climate-Destroying Fossil Fuels
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'A Win for the Planet!': Dutch Supreme Court Issues Landmark Climate Ruling
In Final Hours, COP 25 Denounced as 'Utter Failure' as Deal Is Stripped of Ambition and US Refuses to Accept Liability for Climate Crisis
Fridays for Future striker Vanessa Nakate of Uganda holds a placard reading "climate can't wait" during a protest on climate emergency, called by environmental groups including Extinction Rebellion and Fridays For Future, outside the U.N. Climate Change Conference COP25 at the 'IFEMA - Feria de Madrid' exhibition centre, in Madrid, on December 13, 2019.
'We Are Furious': As COP 25 Draws to Close, Green Campaigners Fume as Rich Nations Move to Gut Paris Agreement

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Report: The Netherlands Fails to Meet 2020 Deadline for Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies
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Report: G20 Governments Bankrolling the Fossil Fuel Industry with at least $77 Billion a Year
Sierra Club
JPMorgan Chase, Under Fire From All Sides Over Fossil Financing, to Host Online AGM
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COP26 Climate Talks postponed. 350.org to governments: “COVID19 and climate crisis call for just recovery plans”
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Banking on Climate Change Report Reveals Banks Funded Climate Chaos with Trillions Since Paris Climate Agreement
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Report: Reinstating the Crude Oil Export Ban Could Cut Global Emissions as Much as 181 Million Tons Annually
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