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'Cannot Go On Like This': Ordered to Work Despite Coronavirus Outbreak, Spanish Autoworkers Shut Down Mercedes Factory

The employees demanded that "the health of workers be prioritized over production in the face of the coronavirus health crisis."

Jake Johnson, staff writer ·

XR Madrid

After Spain Declares Climate Emergency, Activists Demand 'Concrete and Immediate' Action

"Now it's time to see... if there will really be major changes that take us away from the catastrophic path we find ourselves on."

Jessica Corbett, staff writer ·

The statement highlighted that this had never happened before in 25 years of negotiations, but yet, there “could be no better symbol of this crisis we face. People around the world are crying out for justice, and fighting oppression, while those in power attempt to shut us out.” (Photo: Theo C. Mouze via Twitter)

Outrage as UN Climate Talks Kick Out Civil Society, Not the Polluters

As we enter a decade that will define all the ones after it, we need to stand together against fossil fuel companies and the governments that prop them up—at the UNFCCC and everywhere.

Andy Rowell ·

Young climate activists staged a silent sit-in Friday at the United Nations climate conference in Madrid

As Press Swarm Greta, Fellow Youth Activists Stage 'Powerful and Strong' Silent Protest at COP 25

"We need climate action and we need change right now. And the time to act is now."

Andrea Germanos, staff writer ·

"The fossil fuel industry must take full responsibility for the climate change crisis."

Big Polluters Must Be 'Held Liable' for Destruction of Climate, Campaigners Say at COP 25

"For decades, big polluters have gone to any lengths to block, weaken, and delay policy. That time is over."

Eoin Higgins, staff writer ·

The result of this corporate omnipresence is clear—the negotiations move at a snail’s pace and more often than not reflect the interests of global corporations, not people and the planet. (Photo: UN Climate Change/Twitter)

Meet the Big Polluters Sponsoring COP25

Whether it’s subsidies or the global response to this crisis, around the world, the influence of industries like the fossil fuel industry continues to hamper our policymaking to face the ecological and climate crisis.

Erika González ·

Greta Thunberg

'People Are Underestimating the Force of Angry Kids': Greta Thunberg Returns to Europe for Climate Summit

At COP 25, Thunberg said, "we will continue the fight there to make sure that within those walls the voices of the people are being heard."

Jessica Corbett, staff writer ·

At COP 25 Kickoff, Spain's Socialist Leader Rips 'Fanatics' Like Trump Who Deny Climate Crisis

"No one can escape this challenge by themselves. There is no wall that can protect any country, regardless of how powerful it is."

Jake Johnson, staff writer ·

Our anti-capitalist struggle is also a decolonial, anti-patriarchal and anti-racist struggle.

COP25, Social Movements and Climate Justice

A declaration on climate crisis, energy transition and extractivism in Latin America.

Coalition of Climate Justice Movements ·

Condemning Inaction of Rich Nations, Oxfam Unveils Report Showing Climate-Related Disasters Displaced 200 Million People Since 2008

"People are taking to the streets across the globe to demand urgent climate action. If politicians ignore their pleas, more people will die, more people will go hungry, and more people will be forced from their homes."

Jake Johnson, staff writer ·