Big Oil Tax Could Boost Global Loss and Damage Fund by...
A modest tax on the world's seven largest oil and gas companies could generate hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the...
Campaigners Demand ‘Biden Make a Final Stand’ for Climate Before Trump...
With the clock winding down on President Joe Biden's tenure and the dark cloud of Republican President-elect Donald Trump's imminent administration looming, activists rallied...
At COP29, Democrat Senators Vow to ‘Rise Up’ for Climate During...
A pair of Democratic U.S. senators pledged Saturday at the United Nations Climate Change Conference to keep fighting for climate action during Republican President-elect...
Thousands March in London to Demand End of Fossil Fuels and...
Thousands of climate justice advocates took to the streets of London on Saturday to demand the U.K. government "end its reliance on fossil fuels,...
‘We Need a Shift’: Climate Leaders Demand End of COP Dominated...
The crushing influence of petrostates and fossil fuel industry lobbyists has rendered the annual United Nations climate conference unfit to deliver the kinds of...
Trump Picks Big Oil Ally and Drilling Enthusiast Doug Burgum for...
President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has chosen billionaire North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, a close ally of the fossil fuel industry and...
As Planet Heads Toward 2.7°C Rise, Tracker Warns Global Climate Action...
Existing policies and actions taken by world governments put the world on track for a median estimate of 2.7°C of warming by the end...
Newly Unearthed Docs Show Big Oil Knew of Climate Dangers as...
Documents uncovered from several academic and news archives shed light on what one climate disinformation expert on Tuesday called "one of the earliest and...
Critics Warn Trump EPA Pick Zeldin ‘Will Make Our Air and...
As U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet
continued to take shape on Tuesday, climate and environmental campaigners expressed deep concerns about his pick to lead...
UN Climate Chief Warns Inaction on Emissions Will Deliver ‘Inflation on...
As he addressed world leaders at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan on Tuesday, U.N. climate chief Simon Stiell made the...
‘We Don’t Give Up’: Climate Groups Resolute as Shell Wins Appeal...
Climate campaigners didn't sugarcoat their reactions to a Dutch court decision on Tuesday that overturned a landmark 2021 ruling ordering the oil behemoth Shell...
As Biden Adviser Speaks at COP29, Green Groups Say Act Before...
As the U.S. senior adviser to the president for international climate policy addressed the United Nations summit in Azerbaijan on Monday, green groups urged...
Climate Campaigners Demand COP29 Free of ‘False’ Finance Solutions
The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference has been called the "climate finance" conference, with participants expected to establish a new annual target for...
Advocates Urge Biden to ‘Secure His Climate Legacy’ by Acting on...
With just 75 days left before climate-denying Republican President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House to pursue his "Drill, Baby, Drill" energy agenda,...
Greta Thunberg Won’t Attend UN Climate Talks in ‘Yet Another Authoritarian...
When national delegates and civil society representatives gather in Baku, Azerbaijan next week for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, one prominent climate voice...
‘Unacceptable,’ Advocates Say as COP16 Ends Without Biodiversity Fund Deal
Officials at the international biodiversity conference that began in October were forced on Saturday to suspend talks without reaching an agreement on a key...
‘The Window Is Closing’: Fears Grow That World Leaders Will Fail...
As a major international biodiversity summit approaches its Friday conclusion, environmental advocates fear that world leaders will not make the conservation and financial commitments...
Report Details Record-Breaking Health Threats of Climate Crisis, Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Over $1 trillion spent each year on subsidizing fossil fuel production must be redirected to public health efforts, said the experts behind a new...
140 Groups Urge Biodiversity Summit Attendees to Halt New Oil and...
With just a few more days of the United Nations biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia, 140 organizations collectively
called on government representatives to pursue...
‘Frightening’: Over 1 in 3 of World’s Tree Species Face Extinction
More than one-third of Earth's tree species are at risk of extinction, with logging, forest destruction for agriculture and urban development, and human-caused global...
Billionaires Spew More CO2 Pollution in 90 Minutes Than Average Person...
With the world
on track for 3.1°C of warming this century, Oxfam International on Monday blamed global billionaires who—with their superyachts, private jets, and...
Climate Groups Warn Third-Party Vote ‘Could Hand Our Planet’s Future Over...
A coalition of leading U.S. environmental groups warned Thursday that a third-party vote in next month's election could help usher in climate disaster by...
‘We’re Playing With Fire’: World on Track for ‘Catastrophic’ 3.1°C of...
The world's nations must commit to dramatically slashing greenhouse gas emissions in the near future or risk a "catastrophic" rise in global average temperatures,...
COP29 Host’s State Oil Company ‘Aggressively’ Ramping Up Fossil Fuel Production:...
In less than a month, Azerbaijan will host the United Nations' 29th Climate Change Conference, or COP29. But a new report on its state...
World Bank Leads Development Giants in Investing $2.27 Billion in Factory...
The Green Climate Fund and 11 of the 15 multilateral development banks together invested at least $2.27 billion in factory farming in 2023, undercutting...
‘Terrifying’: Leak Shows Industry Plot to Worsen Methane Emissions—If Trump Wins
A key oil and gas industry group has devised a plan to dismantle Biden-era climate regulations, including on methane emissions, according to an investigation...
‘The Law Is Clear’: NY Officials Back Memo Outlining Criminal Charges...
Several New York City and state elected officials endorsed a memo published Thursday outlining how New York City prosecutors could charge major fossil fuel...
‘Sigh of Relief’ as Supreme Court Gives EPA Another Temporary Win
The climate movement on Wednesday welcomed a victory at the U.S. Supreme Court, the third temporary win for the Biden administration's environmental policies this...
IEA Report Underscores Urgency of Fossil Fuel Phaseout as Electricity Demand...
The International Energy Agency on Wednesday released a major report showing that the world's nations are not on track to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...
‘Stop Funding Environmental Racism’: Groups Demand Banks Divest From Petrochemicals
Environmental and policy groups on Tuesday called for financial institutions to stop funding the U.S. petrochemical industry.
Break Free from Plastic, Friends of the Earth,...
10 XR Protesters Blockade UK Site to Stop ‘Blatantly Unlawful Oil...
Ten Extinction Rebellion protesters blockaded an English oil and gas field on Monday in support of a landmark U.K. Supreme Court ruling that was...
Climate Crisis Made Hurricane Milton ‘Wetter, Windier, and More Destructive’
With rescue and cleanup efforts underway in Florida following back-to-back disasters wrought by hurricanes Helene and Milton, scientists on Friday released an analysis highlighting...
Green Groups Blast ‘Reckless, Unscientific’ EU Carbon Capture Plans
As attendees gathered in the south of France Thursday for the start of a European Union-hosted summit on carbon capture and storage, an international...
‘The Fabric of Nature Is Unraveling,’ Warns New Report on Wildlife...
Monitored populations of the world's vertebrate animals declined on average by 73% between 1970 and 2020, according to a major report released Wednesday by...
Climate Advocates Demand Hurricane Town Hall With Harris and Trump
As families mourned the deaths of hundreds of people from Hurricane Helene and Floridians began to take stock of the damage done by Hurricane...
Study Warns of ‘Irreversible Impacts’ From Overshooting 1.5°C, Even Temporarily
Just over a month away from the next United Nations climate summit, a study out Wednesday warns that heating the planet beyond a key...
‘Laggards’: Top 6 Wall Street Banks Failing on Net-Zero Climate Pledges
Sierra Club on Wednesday issued a report showing that the United States' six largest banks lag behind in efforts to meet 2030 and 2050...
‘Big Oil’s Reckless Conduct’ Caused Milton—And Now They Should Pay, Say...
As Hurricane Milton's 145 mile-per-hour winds began closing in on Southwest Florida on Wednesday and people crowded into makeshift shelters across the state, climate...
US Supreme Court Seeks Biden Admin Opinion on Climate Suits Against...
In yet another recent
display of what's at stake in this year's U.S. presidential race, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday requested that the...
On Heels of Helene, Milton Explodes Into Category 5 Hurricane
"This is not normal," said climate advocates Monday as they expressed the same shock as weather experts who were reporting on the rapid strengthening...
Concerns Raised About Toxic Exposure in Aftermath of Helene Floodwaters
Local officials, academic researchers, and volunteer responders have raised concerns about chemical and biological contamination brought by the floodwaters of Hurricane Helene in the...
Scientists, Experts Demand ‘Immediate End’ to EU Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Warning that policymakers in the European Union are undermining the bloc's own climate goals by continuing to subsidize fossil fuel extraction, climate scientists and...
Walz Applauded for ‘Calling Out Trump’s Allegiance to Big Oil’ in...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz used the climate portion of Tuesday night's vice presidential debate with Republican Sen. JD Vance to lambast GOP nominee...
21 Private Equity Firms Fund Over a Gigaton of Annual Climate...
The energy portfolios of over 20 top U.S. private equity firms are responsible for an estimated combined 1.17 gigatons of annual greenhouse gas emissions—more...
Endless Stream of Climate Disasters Bolsters Demand to ‘Make Polluters Pay’
In the wake of one of the hottest summers ever recorded in the United States and the deadly destruction wrought by Hurricane Helene, climate...
From Chimney Rock to Kathmandu, Floodwaters Bring Death and Devastation
Floodwaters brought mass death and destruction to the United States and Nepal over the weekend due to storms likely intensified by climate breakdown, following...
Climate Movement Says ‘Hurricane Helene Must Be a Wake-Up Call’
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As emergency crews have worked through the weekend to rescue people and restore essential...
Exclusive: Khanna Proposes End to ‘Unconscionable’ Taxpayer Subsidies for Big Oil
As fossil fuel giants continue to rake in billions of dollars in profits, U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna on Thursday is reintroducing legislation to end...
‘Unfortunately,’ Say Critics, Biden’s Climate Claim at United Nations ‘Not True’
President Joe Biden claimed in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that the U.S. was on track to halve greenhouse...
California Sues Exxon Over Decades of Plastics Deception in First-of-Its-Kind Lawsuit
In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday sued oil giant ExxonMobil for allegedly deceiving the public about the recyclability of...
Jane Fonda on US Election: ‘The Future of the Planet Is...
Actor and activist Jane Fonda took aim at Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump and his climate-wrecking plans in comments published Monday from her...
100+ Global Lawmakers Urge Biden to Reject New LNG Exports
With Climate Week underway in New York City, 106 lawmakers from the United States and around the world on Monday urged the Biden administration...
Student Researchers Expose Fossil Fuel Ties at US Universities
Students at universities and colleges across the U.S. have long demanded that their schools cut ties with the fossil fuel industry as planetary heating...
Saudi Aramco Leads Fossil Fuel Firms in ‘Sportswashing’ Sponsorships: Analysis
Aramco, the state-owned Saudi firm, has the most sports sponsorships of any fossil fuel company in the world, with $1.3 billion in active deals,...
Big Oil to Benefit From Biden’s Carbon Capture Tax Credits: Report
As the U.S. moves to invest in climate solutions, is the money going toward projects that will meaningfully reduce emissions and transition the nation's...
‘Criminally Insane’: Subsidies That Harm the Environment Reach $2.6 Trillion Per...
Governments across the world now spend a total of $2.6 trillion per year on subsidies that harm the environment, jeopardizing global climate and biodiversity...
EU Crisis Official Warns of ‘Climate Breakdown’ Amid Deadly Wildfires and...
With the Portuguese government declaring a "state of calamity" over wildfires that have killed at least seven people, and the daily lives of ...
Report Reveals How US Taxpayers Are Unwittingly Subsidizing Climate Lies
A report published Wednesday identifies nearly 140 "climate disinformation organizations" in the United States financed by wealthy donors who receive massive subsidies from the...
New Report Lays Out How US Can Address Its ‘Fair Share’...
A coalition of climate campaigners on Tuesday published a proposal "for how the U.S. can play a bigger role in tackling the global climate...
Honduran Environment and Anti-Corruption Activist Juan López Killed
Environment and anti-corruption activist Juan López was killed in Tocoa, Honduras on Saturday in the latest attack on environmental defenders in the country. López,...
Deadly Flooding in Europe Shows ‘Dramatic Consequences’ of Climate Change
Extreme flooding has claimed the lives of at least seven people in Central and Eastern Europe and forced thousands to flee their homes over...
Leak at First CO2 Injection Site in US Exposes Dangerous Folly...
Environmental groups said Friday that a newly reported leak at the first CO2 injection site in the United States highlights the threat—and false promise—of...
Democrats Introduce Federal Bill to Make Climate Polluters Pay
United States Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Rep. Jerry Nadler on Thursday announced the introduction of legislation that would require Big Oil firms to...
Biden Urged to ‘Follow the Facts’ as Study Shows LNG Emissions...
More than 125 climate, environmental, and health scientists and researchers on Thursday implored the Biden administration to "follow legitimate science and reject the expansion...
Report Details Wave of Lawsuits Targeting Climate Crimes of Big Oil
An increasing number of climate lawsuits filed against fossil fuel companies in the last decade could put a dent in the business model of...
Juliana Plaintiffs Urge Supreme Court to Reverse Trump Judges’ Dismissal of...
Demanding that the U.S. Supreme Court correct "an egregious error" by the Trump-appointed judges who dismissed their landmark case in May, the 21 plaintiffs...
Groups Say Trump Threat Is Dire, But Harris Must Prove She...
Up until the very last question of the debate between U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump Tuesday night, American voters...
‘Simply Unacceptable’: Nearly 200 Environmental Defenders Killed in 2023
Almost 200 people were killed in 2023 for attempting to protect their lands and communities from ecological devastation, Global Witness
revealed Tuesday.
This raises the...
Pacific Islands Push ICC to Recognize Ecocide as International Crime
Campaigners against ecocide, the destruction of nature, applauded what one leader called a "key moment" in the fight to protect the natural world and...
Brazilian Judge Orders Slaughterhouses and Ranchers to Pay for Harming Amazon
A Brazilian judge on Thursday ordered two slaughterhouses and three ranchers to pay $764,000 in combined penalties for trading cattle raised in a protected...
In Rich Nations, 72% Say Climate Damage Should Be ‘Criminal Offense’
Nearly two-thirds of people living in the world's largest economies believe it should be "a criminal offense" for decision-makers in government or big businesses...
50 Arrested in Final ‘Historic’ Summer of Heat Protest at Citibank
Closing out a "historic" summer of civil disobedience—but with no plans to back off their demands that Wall Street divest from planet-heating fossil fuels—the...
Big Oil Wields Influence on Universities, Delaying Green Transition: Study
The fossil fuel industry seeks to obstruct climate action by using money to influence research and establish ties at Western universities, raising concerns about...
US DOE Approves New Fortress Energy LNG Export Despite Climate Risks
Despite the strong links between liquefied natural gas and harms to public health and the planet, the U.S. Department of Energy has approved the...