Tag: Climate change
COP30: Addressing the Elephant in the Room – Fossil Fuels and Climate Change
Andreas Sieber, who's the associate director of global policy and campaigns at 350.org, and Stela Herschmann, a Climate Policy Specialist at Observatório do Clima, are gearing up for COP30. This conference is shaping up...
US Foreign Energy Funding Redirected to Fossil Fuel Expansion
From Africa to Southeast Asia, the Trump administration is cancelling US support for projects designed to replace coal, oil, and gas with clean energy, pushing instead for the use of American taxpayers’ money to...
Indigenous Activists Demand Oil Drilling Ban at COP30
Jonas Mura, the big boss of the Mura Indigenous people, is all like, "Peace out!" because oil and gas companies crashed the party around ten years ago. He's been fighting tooth and nail against...
Government and Business Support Crucial for Climate Change Action
So, like, Mindy Hernandez is the director of the Living Lab for Equitable Climate Action at the World Resources Institute, you know? We’ve all heard it: Eat less beef. Fly less. Buy secondhand. Track...
Workers Demand Climate Action on May Day
Anabella Rosemberg, who is a senior advisor on Just Transition at Climate Action Network International (CAN-I), is really passionate about workers' rights and climate justice. She believes that these two important issues need to...
Sen. Collins Criticizes Trump for Cutting Scientific Research
So, like, Sen. Susan Collins, the one from Maine, started this hearing on Wednesday, right? And she was totally bashing the Trump administration for cutting science funding, firing federal scientists, and causing all this...
Carney remains leader of Canada over anti-climate Conservatives
So, like, Canadians decided Mark Carney, this dude who used to be a big shot central banker and UN climate envoy, as their prime minister in the latest election on Monday. They were all...
US Advocates Gas Over Renewables in Energy Security Discussions
So, like, at this energy security summit in London, around 60 government officials were super opinionated about fossil fuels and renewable energy, you know? The US was all about fossil fuels, while the UK,...
Repeal of America’s First Greenhouse Gas Tax by Trump
Republicans in the House and Senate have recently voted to repeal a crucial Biden-era rule concerning America's first greenhouse gas tax on methane pollution. This decision was met with strong opposition from environmentalists and...
Citibank’s Involvement in $20B Climate Controversy
Amidst the political turmoil that characterized the early days of the Trump administration, a controversial program called the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund has been at the center of a heated battle. Led by...
