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Jakarta Residents Sue Government After Historic New Year Flooding
Every day brings news of greater evidence of our climate emergency. And now, Jakarta residents have filed a lawsuit against the governor of Indonesia’s capital as they seek to hold authorities responsible over their inaction during some of the deadliest flooding in years.
Will Australia’s “Deathly Silence” Make PM Scott Morrison Ditch Climate Denial?
Sixty years ago, Rachel Carson sparked our modern environmental movement. But sixty years of denial has pushed us to the brink of climate catastrophe.
UN calls for “free, prior and informed consent” from First Nations for Canadian pipelines
“It’s somewhat frustrating and embarrassing that the UN has to chide the government of Canada and the provincial government with respect to what the rule of law is in this country in regard to Indigenous land rights, Indigenous human rights.”
Australian Government’s Climate Stance Remains “Unmoved” – Despite $4.4 Billion Cost of Bushfires
The old saying goes, when in a hole, stop digging. So when your country is on fire, put out the fire and take action to stop further fires in the future.
Make the Fossil Fuel Industry Pay the $2 Billion Bushfire Recovery Fund
For years, Big Oil and Big Coal have carried on drilling and mining as if they were immune from the consequences of their actions. They knew the risks, but ignored them. Now they must pay.
Australia’s response to devastating fires and climate emergency is “unprecendented” fossil fuel growth
This is climate madness. This is nonsensical. As Australia burns, it carries on drilling, fracking and mining.
British Columbia is trying to fuel an LNG boom with billions in industry handouts
The Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) is shaping up to be one of the worst actors in the global dash for gas, facilitating Indigenous rights violations and climate chaos while they try to stake out a reputation as progressive leaders on both.
Decades of denial have to end: we need radical climate leadership in 2020
The next decade will define our collective future. We better not waste it. We have no time to waste. For we have wasted too much time already.
Scientists Find Exxon’s 2018 Well Blowout is Bigger Than Emissions From Many EU Countries
For years, the fossil fuel industry has argued that gas is clean. But we know the truth: Gas is not a bridge fuel, and is not compatible with a climate-safe future.