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We're in the midst of a Climate Emergency. Let’s end the age of oil.

Melting ice caps, dying coral reefs, wildfires, more and more extreme weather events: we’re facing a climate emergency because we’re burning fossil fuels. And yet oil companies keep on drilling for more oil.

Taking on one of the world's most powerful industries is no small task, but when millions of us come together, to stand for what we believe is possible, it sends a powerful message to decision makers.

We are the generation that ends oil.

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Oil 50Years

The World’s Biggest Carbon Bomb

...And the fuses that threaten to set it off.

Rex Weyler

20 Sep 2011
7 min read
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Oceans Food Oil

Emergency Oceans Rescue Plan

Our oceans are in crisis. Hardly a week goes by without another major study linking the loss of marine biodiversity with human activity. Scientists repeatedly warn that many ocean ecosystems are fast approaching tipping points whereby they will be changed for ever.

Greenpeace International

4 Oct 2010