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Climate Crisis
Greenwashing Governments and Oil Companies Turned COP27 Into a Climate Disaster
In the end, COP27 looked more like a fossil fuel industry trade show than a climate summit.
False Corporate Solutions at COP27 Further Entrench Capitalism and Colonialism
COP27 sidelines human rights to advance false corporate solutions, says Indigenous Climate Action’s Eriel Deranger.
Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Gather at COP27 as Climate Crisis Devastates Africa
The summit is now a “sales and marketing conference for more pollution,” says Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate.
Groups Protest Against Repression and Climate Inaction at COP27 Summit in Egypt
Nigerian environmentalist Nnimmo Bassey says African delegates to the UN summit feel largely excluded.
Ukraine War Is Driving “a Gold Rush to New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure”
The Ukraine war has also had direct effects on climate change that will continue even after the fighting ends.
26 Climate Conferences Have Failed to Halt Emissions. Do We Need a New Strategy?
Negotiations and climate conferences can’t bring change on their own if major powers continue to block them.
Climate Action Will Be Stalled or Reversed If GOP Takes Congress, Activists Say
“We are up against a ticking time bomb of an unrelenting climate crisis,” says Varshini Prakash of Sunrise Movement.
Fossil Fuel Firms Spent Millions in Bid to Defeat Democrats in the Midterms
The industry gave Republican super PACs at least $32 million to fight Democrats such as Ohio's Tim Ryan.
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.
Chomsky: Midterms Could Determine Whether US Joins Ominous Global Fascist Wave
Noam Chomsky discusses the midterms and how they bear on the looming threats of fascism, climate crisis and nuclear war.