News | Environment & Health 200+ Global Scientists Urge Immediate Large-Scale Action to Limit Global Warming The scientists point to a "rapidly shrinking" carbon budget to limit warming over the century to 1.5 degrees Celsius. By Andrea Germanos , CommonDreams November 11, 2021 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health Wealth Inequality Is Fueling the Climate Emergency "Equity has to be a key part of our responses" to the climate crisis, says climate scientist Kevin Anderson. By Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh , DemocracyNow! November 11, 2021 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health Current Climate Negotiations Will Have Devastating Effects on Africa There's no force behind even the meager steps proposed at COP26, says Nigerian environmental activist Nnimmo Bassey. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! November 10, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Early Outline of COP26 Declaration Fails to Mention Fossil Fuels The U.K.’s so-called “non-paper” is silent on one of the central issues on the road to climate stabilization. By Mitchell Beer , TheEnergyMix November 10, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Greta Thunberg Condemns UN Climate Summit as a “Greenwash Festival” “The COP has turned into a PR event," said Thunberg. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! November 8, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Cash-Strapped Tribes Struggle With Moral Dilemmas of Entering Carbon Markets Opponents describe them as a scheme that will appropriate land and resources without addressing roots of climate crisis. By Mary Annette Pember , IndianCountryToday November 8, 2021 Truthout
News Analysis | Environment & Health 2021 Was Terrible for North American Glaciers. COP26 May Seal Their Fate. Some glaciers lost four times as much mass this decade compared to the decade before. By Brian Menounos , TheConversation November 7, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Environment & Health Technology Fetishism Reigns at COP26. It’ll Keep Us Burning Fossil Fuels. Britain, host of the conference, has the influence of climate deniers and the fossil-fuel lobby on display at Glasgow. By Gareth Dale , Truthout November 6, 2021 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Barbados Prime Minister: 2 Degrees of Warming Is “Death Sentence” for Millions Prime Minister Mia Mottley implored global leaders to act in the interest of all the world's people. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! November 5, 2021 Truthout
Interview | Environment & Health Activists Push for World Leaders to Join Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty The treaty would supplement the Paris Agreement by directly targeting the fossil fuel industry. By Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh , DemocracyNow! November 4, 2021 Truthout