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The Urgency of Now: New IPCC Report Confirms Dangerous Climate Impacts are Here & Only Immediate Action Can Avert Catastrophe

Report exposes how failure to act on the climate emergency has led to permanent climate damage  Washington, DC —... Read More

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Infrastructure Bill Wastes Billions in Giveaways to Oil and Gas Industry

Washington, DC — Following the introduction of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Carroll Muffett, President and CEO of... Read More

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Indigenous Communities in Panama Remain Vigilant as Energy Infrastructure Project Advances

As the impact study for the Fourth Electrical Transmission Line moves forward, the Panamanian government must fulfill its obligation... Read More

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Over 500 Organizations Call on Policymakers to Reject Carbon Capture and Storage as a False Solution

On July 19th, over 500 organizations across the United States in Canada expressed deep concerns about the US and...
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Carbon Capture and Storage: An Expensive and Dangerous Proposition for Louisiana

Louisiana is gaining an ever-increasing amount of national and international attention for Cancer Alley, an eighty-five-mile stretch along the Mississippi River lined with industrial...
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What to Watch During the Climate Change Conference Session of the Subsidiary Bodies

Governments are gathering virtually under the auspices of the Paris Agreement in what is a high-stakes year for global...

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Meaningful Public Participation in a COVID-19 World: Guiding Questions for Organizing International Negotiating & Meeting Spaces

The COVID-19 pandemic upended long-held plans for international conventions, meetings, and negotiating spaces, forcing critical conversations onto digital platforms... Read More
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Confronting the Myth of Carbon-Free Fossil Fuels: Why Carbon Capture Is Not a Climate Solution

The world is confronting a climate emergency. Avoiding climate catastrophe requires immediate and dramatic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions... Read More

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Indigenous Peoples and Traditional Knowledge in the Context of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change – 2020 Update (June 2021)

For decades, Indigenous Peoples have drawn upon knowledge and observations shared by their Elders and knowledge keepers and their... Read More

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