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More than 400,000 call on banks to protect the climate and not fund dirty pipelines
“These 400,000 signatures show a growing global demand for banks and financial institutions to take urgent action against the threat of climate change. Banks must act on their commitments to the Paris Agreement. It is irresponsible for banks to provide funding to companies that operate dirty oil pipelines when we know such projects have no…
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Europe’s 3rd largest insurance company turns away from coal
"It is not just a matter of securing the survival of our planet, but of the insurance industry as well."
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On track for disaster — how the Arctic Railway will affect you and the climate
We have been living on this land, with this land for thousands of years. And we want live here many thousand years more. This land is our home. But now our home is under threat.
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New satellite data analysis reveals world’s biggest NO2 emissions hotspots
“Just as we have nowhere to hide from the dirty air impacting our daily lives, so too do the polluters have nowhere to hide."
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Greenpeace activists block coal trade event to urge coal exit
“People across Europe and around the world are already standing up and demanding their governments to break free from coal."
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World’s most vulnerable nations demand rich countries must act now over climate change
“I want a liveable future for my daughter, but that will require bigger, richer, higher polluting countries stepping up and shifting the patterns in investment required if we are to avoid entire Pacific nations sliding beneath the waves."
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International investment group ends tar sands investments
"The NN Group has made a smart call, one which should send a clear message to world leaders."
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Greenpeace and CoalSwarm show global coal phase-out for 1.5°C pathway is realistic and achievable
“Shutting the coal pipeline is not a pipe dream. Many countries are already showing it can be done. Those who think coal has a future need to study the IPCC report because if they want a future for this planet, new coal projects have to be halted now. If they stick with coal, the IPCC…
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A Coal Phase-Out Pathway for 1.5°C
A rapid transition away from coal is technically and economically possible, but it will require aggressive retirement of coal plants coupled with equally aggressive deployment of efficiency measures and low-carbon power sources. The briefing explores the specifics of how such reductions could be implemented over the coming three decades, given the geographical distribution and age…
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IPCC report points to stark choices ahead, but reason for hope and action
"We do not give up on human ingenuity, courage or hope against political apathy and corporate greed. We will never give up on us. We are determined to succeed ”