Three Climate Commitments HRW Is Focusing on at COP26
The climate crisis is taking a mounting toll on lives, health, and livelihoods of people around the world.
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Biden’s EPA Vows to Draft Power Plant Rules Despite SCOTUS Review
The U.S.Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Tuesday it will move forward with drafting sweeping rules targeting greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, despite the U.S.
The Misanthropic Bankers Behind COP26 and the Green New Deal
Mark Carney – formerly of Goldman Sachs & the Bank of England – has hailed plans to spend 130 TRILLION dollars on “net zero finance”.
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A vast sweeping change towards a “green economy” is now being pushed by forces that may make an educated citizen rather uncomfortable.
Of course,
COP26 Needs to Proclaim End of Coal
“Glasgow must be the COP that consigns coal to history.” Those were the words in July of Alok Sharma, president of the United Nations Climate Conference (COP26).
What’s Next for the COP26 Forest Deal?
More than 100 countries have signed on to the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by 2030, announced on November 2 at the COP26 global climate summit. With deforestation the second-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and linked to many
What’s Needed for the COP26 ‘Forest Deal’ to Deliver for People and Planet
The United Kingdom and Indonesia are expected to announce a “Forest Deal” to end and reverse deforestation by 2030 on November 2 at the global summit on climate change.
Jeff Bezos Takes Private Jet to COP26 for Climate Change Chat with Prince Charles
Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos arrived at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, on a $65 million private jet recently where he met with Britain’s Prince Charles to discuss the issue of climate change.
The Daily Mail reports that billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend Lauren
DISCUSS: COP26 gets underway…
The big day is here – today the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, better known as COP26, begins in Glasgow.
It follows on the G20 meeting in Rome.
NYT Reporter Asks for Raising Gas Prices on Middle Class
A New York Times reporter asked President Joe Biden to raise gasoline prices on middle-class people around the world to reduce carbon emissions and curtail climate change.
The Climate Crisis is a Human Rights Crisis
As world leaders gather in Glasgow for the United Nations Climate Conference (COP26) this week, the stakes could not be higher.
UK Needs to Provide Genuine Leadership on Fossil Fuel Financing
In the leadup to the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, COP26, the United Kingdom has sought to position itself as a leader in global efforts to end government support for fossil fuels.
Biden's Spending Bill Gives $555 Billion in 'Clean Energy Investments'
President Joe Biden’s beloved $1.75 trillion dollar spending bill will be a gift to climate change activists everywhere by giving up to $555 billion in “clean energy investments.” The climate portion of the bill stands in line with President Biden’s overall plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Fired Keystone Worker: My Crisis Is not Climate, It's About a Job
Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee and its subcommittee on the environment held a hearing on Thursday to grill the CEOs of top U.S.
Declaration on Mining and the Energy Transition for COP26
We, the undersigned organizations, support a just and rapid transition away from fossil fuels and towards a renewable energy system.
Manchin ‘Accosted’ by Protestors: 'Family Is Dying from the Climate Crisis’
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