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UN Climate Summit
As US Skips COP30 in Brazil, the Global South Fights for Climate Financing
Environmentalist and human rights leader Kumi Naidoo speaks about climate justice and violence in Gaza and Sudan.
Tens of Thousands Join Indigenous-Led Protest at COP30 Demanding Urgent Action
Demonstrators denounced false solutions at the UN climate summit and called for respect of Indigenous sovereignty.
Saudi Arabia’s “Green New Agenda” Doesn’t Include Cutting Oil Production
The world’s biggest petroleum exporter is now styling itself as a pioneer of climate change solutions.
Global South Demands Reparations From Rich Nations in Form of Climate Financing
However, the U.S. has said it would not support a “legal structure that is tied to compensation or liability.”
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.
Thermal Videos Reveal Heavy Pollution From the Texas Oil Boom
Environmentalists say the fracking boom in the Permian Basin is a ticking “climate bomb.”
We Won’t Win the Climate Fight Without Youth Leadership
Climate activist Jamie Margolin says her guide for youth activism, “Youth to Power,” has much to offer adults, too.
COP25 Was a Failure, But Activists’ Collective Organizing Was Unprecedented
Scores of civil society groups condemned governments for a deal that requires far less action than needed.
“Market Solutions” Won’t Bring Climate Justice. Eco-Feminism Is an Alternative.
Eco-feminism undergirds protests against lack of action and representation at official UN summit.
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.