Saturday, December 21, 2024

Tag: climate summit

At COP28, the road to climate action is paved with Big...

The devil is in the details, and at this year’s UN global climate conference, the details start with words like “unabated,” and “operational.”

COP28 president caught in oil lobbying scandal: Secretly pushes fossil fuel...

This conflict of interest, uncovered through an investigation by the Center for Climate Reporting (CCR), raises serious questions about the integrity of the UN climate summit leadership.

Deadly shadows: new study reveals over 460,000 U.S. deaths linked to...

New study reveals coal pollution's dire impact on U.S. public health, with over 460,000 deaths in two decades.

‘You couldn’t make it up’: Head of UAE oil company appointed...

"This appointment risks further undermining the credibility of global climate talks and threatens the action and leadership needed for a rapid and equitable phase out of all fossil fuels."

COP25 was a failure, but activists’ collective organizing at the talks...

Indigenous leaders and environmentalists blasted the United Nations for marginalizing civil society groups over two weeks of negotiations at the climate summit, while welcoming polluters.

Oil industry set agenda during climate summit meeting with big greens

The meeting was condemned by grassroots environmental activists.

Turning back on climate summit, Trump hosts ‘religious freedom’ session at...

"It's most importantly a snub to the young people pleading for action on climate change."

Jerry Brown didn’t invite grassroots activists to his Climate Summit –...

The youth, indigenous, and climate and environmental justice groups gathered that morning were largely excluded from official programming. So, they created their own.

“Climate capitalism is killing our communities”: Protesters disrupt Gov. Brown’s SF...

Protesters disrupted Bloomberg’s speech at the summit’s main plenary.

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Teamsters launch largest strike against Amazon in US history to demand fair wages and...

Amazon workers launch historic nationwide strike, demanding better wages, safer conditions, and union recognition from the $2 trillion corporation.

Pregnant woman in labor cited under Kentucky anti-homelessness law

Pregnant homeless woman in labor ticketed under Kentucky’s anti-camping law, sparking national outrage over the criminalization of homelessness.

Elon Musk for Speaker of the House? Republicans float billionaire amid spending bill fight

Republicans propose Elon Musk as Speaker of the House after his role in sinking a spending bill, raising unprecedented ethical and governance concerns.

Israeli soldiers enforce kill zone in Gaza, targeting civilians and leaving bodies to rot

Israeli forces implement open-fire policies in Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor, targeting civilians and leaving corpses uncollected as a warning to others.

Syria’s new fundamentalist government: Women ‘biologically’ unsuited to politics, universities to be segregated

The comments provoked a firestorm of protest among Syrian women and, well, non-fundamentalists.