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More Than 70 Global South Countries Charge Ahead With Bold Climate Plans
Major emitters like Australia, China, India, Brazil and Saudi Arabia have made no such plans.
Climate-Fueled Drought, Sea Level Rise, Storms and Fires Displace Millions
A new report reveals how long- and short-term disasters threaten the Global South and island nations.
Uganda’s First Fridays for Future Climate Striker Joins COP25 Protests in Madrid
Climate activist Vanessa Nakate discusses how the climate crisis impacts food security in her country.
Record Climate-Fueled Wildfires Engulf Australia in Smoke
More than 100 climate crisis-fueled blazes have killed at least six people.
Indigenous Leaders and Delegates From the Global South Stage Walkout at COP25
Hundreds of climate advocates and people’s movements staged a protest at the UN climate action summit.
Indigenous Youth, Elders Protest Canada’s Support of Tar Sands Projects at COP25
The pipeline would cut through Indigenous lands to carry tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada, to Wisconsin.
US Has Almost No Presence at COP25 But Is Still Obstructing Any Progress
Rich countries are avoiding their obligations to assist those in the Global South being ravaged by the climate crisis.
8- and 11-Year-Old Siblings Rappel From Bridge Demanding Climate Action
At COP25, two young children staged an act of civil disobedience from a bridge overlooking the mass protest.
From Health Insurance Spin Doctor to Truth Teller
What happens when a health insurance PR executive confronts the consequences of his spin?
Locking People Up Doesn’t Make Us Safer, Abuse Survivor Says
Domestic violence does not go away when people are locked up, says Kristie Puckett-Williams.