Tag:Fossil fuel

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COP30 ends with new promises but no pledges to cut fossil fuel

As the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) came to a...

Michael Simire - November 22, 2025

Climate Change

COP30: Draft text on climate finance, fossil fuels still falls short

The Brazilian Presidency on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, released a new set of draft texts on key issues including, adaptation finance, the just energy transition and...

Michael Simire - November 18, 2025

Climate Change

‘Trump is temporary’: California governor flays President’s pro-fossil fuel agenda

With US President Donald Trump skipping the UN's climate summit in the Amazon, California Governor Gavin Newsom grabbed the spotlight on Tuesday, November 12,...

Michael Simire - November 13, 2025

Climate Change

Africa Exploitation Week: Protesters demand $5tr payment from fossil fuel executives

Police removed and dragged away climate activists who had chained themselves to a giant green payment machine outside the Cape Town International Convention Centre...

Michael Simire - September 30, 2025

Health

Cross-cutting report reveals devastating global health impacts of fossil fuels

A new report released on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, has revealed the devastating impacts of fossil fuel extraction and use on human health. Titled "Cradle to Grave:...

Michael Simire - September 16, 2025

Sustainable Devpt

Campaigners express fossil fuel concern in US-EU trade deal

On Sunday, July 27, 2025, the EU and U.S. struck a framework agreement that imposes a 15% tariff on most EU goods entering America....

Michael Simire - July 28, 2025

Climate Change

Indigenous leaders demand COP30 Presidency ends fossil fuel era

On Thursday, April 10, 2025, during what looks like the largest mobilisation of Indigenous peoples in Brazil, a strongly worded letter from civil society...

Michael Simire - April 11, 2025

Climate Change

COP16 fails to mention fossil fuels, misses opportunity to tackle biodiversity crisis at source – Fossil Fuel Treaty

COP16 of the Convention on Biological Diversity concluded on Saturday, November 2, 2024, Cali but the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative believes that, by excluding...

Michael Simire - November 3, 2024

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