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Toothless Climate Pledges That Permit Fossil Fuel Extraction Are Like 'Declaring a Global Pandemic Without a Plan for Social Distancing': Scientists
New research calls for policymakers to end all government subsidies to the fossil fuel industry and ban all exploration for new fossil fuel reserves anywhere in the world.
Arsonists 'Pledging to Light a Few Less Fires': Analysis Exposes Failure of Big Oil Climate Pledges
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Social and environmental justice groups opposed to Shell's plans to drill for fossil fuels in Arctic waters organized a protest in kayaks on the shores of Seattle's Elliot Bay in 2015. (Photo: Greenpeace)
"BP, Shell, and Total are still drilling us into a deeper climate emergency, and that has to stop before they can claim any credibility."
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With World Closing in on Paris Warming Limit, UN Report Makes Case for 'Transformational Action' to Remake Global Economy
Kenny Stancil, staff writer
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)
"Today, the world is at a crucial juncture and we must choose the right path to...
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'Creation Is Groaning!': Pope Francis Denounces Endless Growth, Humanity's Assault on Nature
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"We are running out of time" to act on the climate emergency, "as our children and young people have reminded us," Pope Francis said in a message Tuesday.
"Climate restoration is of utmost importance, since we are in the midst of a...
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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)
Thousands Join Greta Thunberg in Letter Telling EU and Global Leaders It's Time to #FaceTheClimateEmergency​
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)
Humanity on Track to Soon Hit 1.5ºC Paris Accord Limit as Atmospheric CO2 Nears Level Not Seen in 15 Million Years
Experts Say $17.5 Billion Writedown by BP Prove Oil Giant Knows 'Reserves of Oil and Gas Increasingly Worthless'
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Global Groups Challenge Financial Sector to 'End Its Support for Fossil Fuels and Climate Chaos' Ahead of ExxonMobil Shareholders Meeting
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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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
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JPMorgan Chase, Under Fire From All Sides Over Fossil Financing, to Host Online AGM
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