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COP28 Gave Us Another Agreement Full of Loopholes for Fossil Fuels
It's further proof that sustained activism, not fossil fuel diplomacy, is our only hope for tackling the climate crisis.
Fossil Fuel Divestments Over Last Decade Have Now Reached $41 Trillion
More than 1,600 institutions like universities, pension funds and governments have now divested from fossil fuels.
Final COP28 Deal Bears the Fingerprints of the Fossil Fuel Industry
“This is not the historical deal that the world needed: It has many loopholes and shortcomings,” said one critic.
Gore: COP28 on “Verge of Complete Failure” as Pact Omits Fossil Fuel Phaseout
“[T]his obsequious draft reads as if OPEC dictated it word for word,” the former vice president wrote.
Released COP28 Draft Agreement Omits Call for Fossil Fuel Phaseout
Climate advocates decry the draft text, which proposes fossil fuel “reductions” instead.
Latest COP28 Climate Adaptation Draft Is Weak, Critics Say as Summit Winds Down
The Global South needs between $215 and $387 billion annually to adapt its infrastructure to the climate crisis.
Will COP28 End Up as the Greatest Flop in Global Climate Diplomacy Thus Far?
Environmental economist James K. Boyce analyzes the roadblocks to climate action at the COP28 climate summit.
Atmospheric CO2 Has Reached Levels Not Seen in 14 Million Years, New Study Finds
We've already pushed the atmosphere beyond anything we've seen as a species, said a corresponding author of the study.
House GOP Would Have Taxpayers Pay for Cleanup When Fracking Boom Goes Bust
Lauren Boebert’s bill could saddle taxpayers with up to $17.7 billion in oil and gas cleanup costs on public lands.
Public Health Finally Gets a Platform at COP28, But Will Real Action Follow?
As prior COPs have shown, making commitments is often the easy part — actually seeing them through is much harder.