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

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Aerial view of severe flooding in an urban area with buildings and homes partially submerged in murky water. A narrow road cuts through the flooded landscape connecting isolated structures across the inundated city.
August 31, 2022

My Country Pakistan Is Drowning

As I write this, my country is drowning. In the past two weeks, Pakistan experienced cataclysmic floods triggered by unprecedented monsoon and glacial melting, killing over a thousand people and many more injured, destroying hundreds of thousands of homes and millions of acres of crops, and causing billions of dollars in damage.

Climate protest with navy overlay and 350 logo
August 29, 2022

Fact-checking False Solutions #3: Carbon Offsetting through Reforestation and Afforestation

Climate protest with navy overlay and 350 logo
August 24, 2022

What the U.S. Federal Reserve must do right now; an economic schooling from the European Central Bank on planning for climate risks

Political cartoon showing business people fleeing a smoking steamroller labeled "EACOP". One figure yells "ADIOS!!" while carrying briefcases marked "AXIS" and "RSAO", symbolizing corporate exodus from an oil pipeline project.
August 23, 2022

Fossil Free Newsletter #72

People and Planet First
August 17, 2022

Nuclear: a deadly and costly distraction

Recently there has been a lot of talk about ramping up a nuclear program for the Philippines, with the creation of a special committee in the House of Representatives to tackle policies and programs relating to the production, utilization, and conservation of nuclear energy.

Climate protest with navy overlay and 350 logo
August 16, 2022

What the Fed must do (again) to get the US off out-dated energy sources, support clean energy, and stop backing climate destruction.

Four newspaper opinion pieces on climate change are shown on torn paper snippets, each with arrows pointing to their headlines, representing different perspectives on the climate crisis from various publications.
August 16, 2022

Your letters → published ✅

Group of protesters holding "Humanity Over Profits" banner with signs advocating for care workers, green economy, water and sanitation rights in front of urban buildings with construction equipment visible.
August 15, 2022

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS): a business-backed stopgap

Vaca Muerta Located in the province of Neuquén, Patagonia Argentina
August 8, 2022

Fossil gas: a bridge to nowhere

Climate activists protest outside Rechtbank courthouse holding signs reading "KLM I SEE YOU IN COURT" demanding accountability for airline emissions and environmental impact.
August 4, 2022

What we’re up to in Europe

Protesters march holding banners demanding action against polluters and air quality improvements, with messages calling to "Stand with us against big polluters" and "SASOL must comply with air quality standards emissions."
August 2, 2022

Fighting Japanese fossil finance from the inside out

Climate protest with navy overlay and 350 logo
August 1, 2022

Fact-checking series: How false solutions fortify fossil fuel dependency