As the cost of inaction becomes increasingly evident, securing financing for clean alternatives to fossil fuels-key contributors to climate change-will be top of the agenda at COP29, the upcoming UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, starting on November 11. The stakes are high as COP29 takes place in a critical yet
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Phasing out from Fossil Fuels: An Imperative for Climate Justice
COP28: Deal to ‘Transition Away’ from fossil fuels agreed
It was an extraordinary COP Summit in a year characterized by record-breaking temperatures combined with El Niño, producing a climatic carnage in Africa—deaths from fatal floods in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, and Libya, where floods wiped out a quarter of a city. Deadly cyclones in Malawi, Madagascar, Mauritius,
Hard-fought COP28 deal suggests the days of fossil fuels are numbered
Activists demand G7 nations stop financing deadly fossil fuels
Youth activists in Bangladesh have called on global leaders from G7 countries to immediately halt the financing of fossil fuel-based power projects and prioritize investments in renewable energy. During a climate strike held Today (19th May) in front of the National Press Club in the capital, Fridays for Future Bangladesh and
Will the global energy crisis accelerate the energy transition?
COP27 is unlikely to produce new commitments to reduce emissions of climate-changing gases, but the global energy crisis will eventually prompt more action by countries to move away from fossil fuels. That is the positive feeling that many observers are taking away from the annual climate summit being held in
Campaign for a fossil fuels non-proliferation treaty gathers steam
When it comes to moral endorsements, having the Vatican’s backing takes some beating. So the international campaign for a legally binding Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty took a huge step forward in July when Cardinal Michael Czerny, the prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, gave it his total