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WHO calls climate change “single biggest health threat facing humanity”

As hundreds are arrested outside the White House demanding urgent action on our climate emergency, the World Health Organization has described climate change as the "single biggest health threat facing humanity," and called on governments and policymakers to "act with urgency" on the climate and health crises.

Climate Momentum: More banks pull out of controversial East African pipeline

Under pressure from civil society, eleven banks have now confirmed that they will no longer fund the controversial East African Crude Oil Pipeline.

Tinkering whilst Rome burns: the Dirty Dozen central banks fuelling climate chaos

Central banks could play a critical role in catalyzing the rapid shift of financial flows away from oil, fossil gas, and coal, and toward the zero-carbon solutions required to confront the climate crisis. To date, however, this is still not happening.

Exxon’s offshore drilling in Guyana could release 2 billion tonnes of CO2

A great new investigation by a wonderful old colleague of mine, Antonia Juhasz for Floodlight News and the Guardian, has found that Exxon's operations in Guyana will send more than 2 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Climate Crisis: Scientists warn “worst is yet to come” if we don’t act now

A draft report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states: "The worst is yet to come, affecting our children's and grandchildren's lives much more than our own." It reiterates that we have to act now to avoid runaway climate change.

Production Gap Report: Governments must act now to wind down fossil fuels

A new report, published today by UNEP and other environmental groups, outlines the “Production Gap”, the discrepancy between countries’ planned fossil fuel production and global production levels consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C or 2°C.

The IEA Comes Up Short on Climate (Again)

Today’s release of the World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2018 marked another missed opportunity for the International Energy Agency (IEA) to provide a roadmap to Paris success.

Explainer: IEA Scenarios and the Paris Goals

How the International Energy Agency's Sustainable Development Scenario doesn't match up to the Paris goals, and how the IEA can change it (2 years ago it nearly did!)

Breaking the 2-degree habit: Why 1.5 is critical

In a landmark special report, the IPCC has today confirmed the urgency and importance of keeping us to 1.5ºC of warming.