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Climate lawsuits filed against Big Oil tripled since 2015 – Report

Eighty-six climate lawsuits have been filed against the world’s largest oil, gas, and coal producing corporations – including BP, Chevron, Eni, ExxonMobil, Shell, and...

Protest actions to end fossil fuels kick off across the world

Climate activists are on Friday, September 13, 2024, mobilising across the globe in more than 150 events, spanning over 50 countries in all continents,...

17 banks join call for binding treaty to end use of fossil fuels

A group of 17 leading banks from the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) has endorsed the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty initiative. The...

Spring Meetings: World Bank, others urged to shift from fossil fuels to renewables

The Big Shift Global campaign, a group of 50 organisations across the Global South and North, are calling on the Multilateral Development Banks, the World Bank...

Nairobi gas explosion: Group underscores hazards of fossil fuels

Concerns have trailed of the gas explosion tragedy that has claimed the lives of three people and injured at least 270 others in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. The...

Concern over COP28 fossil fuel phase-out imbroglio

Observers on the ground at COP28 in Dubai are alleging that the richest oil and gas exporting nations, being led by the U.S., are...

Africa Climate Summit accused of failing to turn the tide on fossil fuels

The Africa Climate Summit, which ended on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, has been accused of failing to agree on a new development model that...

G20 energy ministers fail to decide on phasing out fossil fuels

As the world grapples with multiple climate crises including floods, droughts and heatwaves, Energy Ministers of G20 countries gathered in Goa, India on Saturday,...

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Reserve for wild horses established in Sumava Mountains, near borders with Germany and Austria

A herd of wild horses ran into the new reserve in the Sumava Protected Landscape Area in the mountain...
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Extreme flooding and intensifying rainfall variability in Nigeria

Synopsis Climate change and natural climate variability are the major causes of weather extremes such as heavy rainfall. There have...

International Waste Pickers’ Day: Pickers seek recognition for sustainable development

Waste pickers in Lagos have called for formal recognition and inclusion in Nigeria’s circular economy drive. Mr. Friday Oku, President...

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Extreme flooding and intensifying rainfall variability in Nigeria

Synopsis Climate change and natural climate variability are the major...
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