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Divestment from fossil fuels is key to a sustainable, cleaner economy

It is official: data from the UK Met Office, NASA and NOAA demonstrate beyond doubt that 2016 was the warmest year on record. Climate impacts are taking us into uncharted territory while affecting the planet’s most vulnerable people. This is happening at a pace and

NO TIME TO WASTE – 10 Global Climate Impacts to Divest From

It is official 2016 was the warmest year on record. Climate impacts are taking us into uncharted territory ravaging our planet via floods, forest fires, heatwaves, storms and drought. While our weather is running amok, governmental action remains insufficient to

Why fossil fuel divestment matters now more than ever

It is official — data from the UK Met Office, NASA and NOAA demonstrate beyond doubt that 2016 was the warmest year on record. Climate impacts are taking us into uncharted territory while still impacting the planet’s most vulnerable people.

One Earth, One Human Family: climate march in Rome

Thousands marched in Rome today to celebrate the Pope’s recent call for urgent climate action People of faith, civil society groups, and communities impacted by climate change marched together in Rome this Sunday to express gratitude to Pope Francis for

Report from Bonn: Climate action is in the air ..

This week 350.org was at the climate negotiations held in Bonn. I had theĀ privilegeĀ of being on the closing press conferenceĀ organised by CAN; below is the statement made:Ā  This week — and the past few months — have seen an incredible

With great (financial) power, comes great (moral) responsibility

It’s time for the world’s largest national fund to stop profiting from climate destruction It is no longer conceivable to speak about climate change in abstract terms. The reality is stark with news of extreme weather events making the headlines

World Social Forum 2015: Another World is Possible

This week, for the second time in a row, the World Social Forum (WSF) gathered in Tunisia, the birthplace of the Arab spring. During the five-day event, 70,000 delegates from more than 4,000 organisations representing 120 countries discussed a wide

A Climate For Change

by Hoda Baraka and Melanie Mattauch On the occasion of Global Divestment Day, a message that the climate movement is alive and well. People around the world are fighting for an economy that serves rather than hinders action on climate change.

IPCC: Divest from fossil fuels for a safe climate

ā€œIt does not cost the world to save the planetā€ — Ottmar Edenhofer, co-chair of the IPCC Working Group IIIĀ  The Working Group III contribution to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report released yesterday provides a comprehensive assessment