News | Environment & Health Fossil Fuel Companies Back Toothless “Decarbonization Charter” at COP28 in Dubai 320 organizations denounced the plan as corporate greenwashing and called on the COP28 Presidency to abandon it. By Jon Queally , CommonDreams December 2, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health UN Secretary General Calls for Total Fossil Fuel Phaseout at COP28 António Guterres delivered a dire warning to the 260 world leaders gathered for the climate summit in Dubai. By Olivia Rosane , CommonDreams December 1, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Meat Lobbyists Attend COP28 to Contradict Climate Research “If we are going to abate climate catastrophe, we must significantly curtail meat production,” one advocate said. By Zane McNeill , Truthout November 30, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health New Revelations “Call Into Question the Integrity of COP28,” Says Journalist The UAE is using COP28 to deflect from its human rights abuses and boost the standing of oil CEO Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! November 29, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Report: Saudi Arabia Plans to Get African Countries “Hooked” on Fossil Fuels “The Saudi government is like a drug dealer trying to get Africa hooked on its harmful product,” an expert said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout November 28, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Leak Shows UAE Planned to Use COP28 Climate Talks to Strike Fossil Fuel Deals “[I]t looks ever more like a fox is guarding the hen house,” one climate advocate said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout November 27, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Biden Reportedly Plans to Skip COP28 Climate Summit Kicking Off This Week The decision is sure to anger climate advocates and scientists who have pushed him to back a fossil fuel phaseout. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams November 27, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health Building Less Parking Space Helps Us Fight Climate Change and the Housing Crisis Austin, Texas, has become the latest and largest U.S. city to eliminate parking minimums. By Siri Chilukuri , Grist November 25, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Friday’s Global Temperature Breach Is a Canary in the Coal Mine, Scientists Say Experts say that while the 2°C increase is an anomaly for that day, it points to the urgency of tackling emissions. By Olivia Rosane , CommonDreams November 20, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Richest 1 Percent Produced as Many Emissions as Poorest Two-Thirds of Humanity Annual emissions of the super rich cancel out emissions-reduction impact of nearly a million onshore wind turbines. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams November 20, 2023 Truthout