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Report: US Only Paid 19 Percent of International Climate Funding Target in 2020
In 2020, the US paid $32 billion less than its “fair share” of global climate financing.
“Game On” as Key Issue of Loss and Damage Added to Agenda at COP27
Rich nations tried to keep “climate debt” off the table, but pressure to pay for their outsized emissions is mounting.
Where the Environment Is on the Ballot — And Where It’s Not
Voters in New York and California will decide on environmental issues this November, and there's a lot at stake.
Dutch Climate Activists Block Private Jets From Taking Off, Over 100 Arrested
Over 500 protesters called out the high emissions lifestyle of the uber-rich and demanded an end to private air travel.
PR Firm Plays Both Sides at Upcoming Global Climate Talks
The UN Climate Change Conference uses the same PR firm as oil companies under pressure to pay for global warming costs.
Military Bases Are Disproportionately Poisoning Communities of Color
North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune exemplifies the concerning extent to which toxic contamination has gone unaddressed.
Egypt Arrests Hundreds in Crackdown Ahead of COP27 Climate Summit
Fifteen Nobel laureates have called on world leaders to pressure Egypt into releasing its many political prisoners.
Climate-Related Cost-of-Living Increases Are a Harbinger of Future Crises
The harm done to people globally by the climate crisis will only be minimized if governments rein in corporate power.
Banks and G20 Nations Spent at Least $55 Billion a Year Financing Fossil Fuels
The U.S. spent an average of $2.6 billion on fossil fuel investments, and just $358 million on renewables from 2019-21.
The EPA Is Creating a “Green Bank” — Here’s What That Means
The ambitious climate program is undoubtedly a victory for green capitalists, but is it a victory for the planet?