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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.
Greta Thunberg Slams Response to Climate Crisis at COP25 as “Creative PR”
In a speech at the climate summit, Thunberg warned that the planet’s carbon budget is down to just eight years.
In California Care Homes, Residents Are Neglected and Workers Are Exploited
Rat bites, bedsores and other injuries plague residents in many care homes cited for labor violations.
Polluting Companies Are Sponsoring COP25 Talks in Exchange for Tax Breaks
Big polluters are to blame for slow progress in the annual UN climate negotiations in Madrid, Spain, say activists.
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.
Pelosi Backs Down After House Progressives Push to Strengthen Drug Pricing Bill
The bill now doubles the number of drugs whose prices will be negotiated under the plan and bans price-gouging.
Protesters Call for Climate Justice at the Peoples’ Summit in Chile
An alternative conference to COP25 is pushing for social justice to become central to international climate discussions.