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Latest news and updates from the climate movement around the world.

People in a protest, holding up posters.
Five people walking arm-in-arm down a wet paved path through a sparse winter forest with bare trees on both sides under an overcast sky.
May 25, 2023

Dispatch from West Virginia Coal Country

collapsed bridge in Emilia Romagna during the Italy floods in May 2023
May 23, 2023

Italy’s 100-year floods are the climate crisis in action – here’s how to help:

6 months worth of rain has fallen in 36 hours in Italy, and now the region of Emilia-Romagna are experiencing devastating floods.

Protesters at G7 summit in Hiroshima hold signs urging climate action and peace. A woman kneels beside a baby on the pavement, while others stand behind them holding cardboard signs with environmental messages.
May 22, 2023

G7 Summit in Hiroshima rejects war, but fails to address its root cause: fossil fuels

Aerial view of a large open-pit quarry with terraced mining levels carved into mountainous terrain, surrounded by green forests, farmland, and a turquoise water-filled pit in the foreground.
May 22, 2023

The people of Milas want secure, green jobs; not coal

Doraemon protest in front of Japan Embassy
May 18, 2023

Doraemon is back from the future

A protester in a yellow jacket and face mask holds a cardboard sign with "#G7" and Japanese text at an outdoor demonstration with other masked attendees in the background.
May 16, 2023

The Global Week of Action is happening – join us!

The G7 Leaders summit in Hiroshima is just around the corner. Actions have been taking place in Japan this past weekend, and more are happening all over the world.

Japan Prime Minister Kishida explain the GX Transformation
May 15, 2023

Japan’s “Green <s>(Transformation)</s>-Washing” strategy, explained.

Japan's Green Transformation Strategy is actually greenwashing. This strategy would block the renewable energy transition, undermine energy security, and worsen the climate crisis.

No, Japan, ammonia co-firing will not reduce emissions
May 10, 2023

No, Japan, ammonia co-firing will not reduce emissions

Climate protest with navy overlay and 350 logo
May 8, 2023

European Oil Corporations and Banks to Face Resistance from Communities Fighting Against Fracking in Vaca Muerta

background image for blog post entitled BP is the worst
May 2, 2023

4 reasons why BP is the worst

4 reasons British oil giant BP is the worst (though there are many more!) including how they are profiting from the current energy crisis.

Climate activists protest against fossil fuel funding, holding colorful signs demanding an end to greenwashing and calling for rapid transition to renewable energy beneath a large industrial pipeline.
May 2, 2023

COP28 Must Be the Turning Point for a Fossil Fuel-Free Future

A protester wearing a turban holds a sign criticizing a bank's funding policies, standing with others near a modern office building. Police barriers are visible in the urban setting behind them.
April 28, 2023

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