1 Act Now·2 Build Political Will New breed of climate protesters vows to take fight to ‘cowards’ of US politics December 26, 2023 Climate Defiance will also focus “more and more” on state-level demonstrations designed to deter policymakers from approving fossil fuel projects. Read More
2 Build Political Will·3 Eliminate Fossil Fuels FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Temporary Pause on Pending Approvals of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports January 26, 2024 "The U.S. is already the number one exporter of LNG worldwide – with U.S. LNG exports expected to double by the end of this decade."
November 25, 2024 Cop29: five critical issues still left hanging after an underwhelming UN climate summit in Azerbaijan "China steps up, US says goodbye and India stays at home"
December 15, 2023 We have to fix unfairness: Ten takeaways from Cop28 From Teresa Anderson, Action Aid’s global lead on climate justice
2 Build Political Will·3 Eliminate Fossil Fuels The Disastrous Impact of Fossil Fuel Subsidies on Our Health, the Planet and the Economy "In 2022, global fossil fuel subsidies were US$7 trillion, or 7% of global GDP" July 30, 2024
2 Build Political Will·3 Eliminate Fossil Fuels California Still Has No Plan to Phase Out Oil Refineries Refineries are a major source of industrial fossil fuel pollution and pose health risks to communities. July 27, 2024
2 Build Political Will·4 Renewable Energy·Link Soaring Renewables Growth Still Falls Short of COP28 Target, Varies Widely by Region Renewable energy capacity grew 14% last year, giving a 10% annual growth rate between 2017 and 2023. But it’ll take annual growth of 16.4% to meet the 2030 deadline. July 23, 2024
1 Act Now·2 Build Political Will·3 Eliminate Fossil Fuels US to phase out federal purchase of single-use plastics Single use plastics will be phased out of food service, events, and packaging by 2027, and everything else by 2035. July 19, 2024
1 Act Now·2 Build Political Will Project 2025 Plan for Trump Presidency Has Far-Reaching Threats to Science Project 2025 would jeopardize federal scientists’ independence and undermine their influence July 19, 2024
2 Build Political Will·Link Puerto Rico Files $1-Billion Climate Lawsuit against Oil Companies Puerto Rico says that the industry knew about the dangers of its products and that the island is paying the price. July 17, 2024
2 Build Political Will Elon Musk supports new VP candidate that would crush Tesla’s sales in the US Vance is behind the ‘Drive American Act‘, which not only would remove the incentives to buy battery-electric vehicles (BEV and PHEV).. July 15, 2024
10 Dangerous Limits·2 Build Political Will·3 Eliminate Fossil Fuels Visualized: Emission Reduction Targets by Country in 2024 "Since 2021, another 40 countries have established climate goals for 2030. However, the path to net zero remains uneven." July 15, 2024
1 Act Now·2 Build Political Will ‘We can’t wait another year’: disaster-hit nations call for climate aid "Loss and damage isn't waiting for us." July 12, 2024
2 Build Political Will Montana’s High Court Considers a Constitutional Right to a Stable Climate "the state had never denied a fossil fuel permit" July 11, 2024
4 Car tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is needed November 27, 2024