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Devastation wrought by Cyclone Idai is “yet another wake-up call” on climate change

A large swathe of Southern Africa remains underwater a week after Hurricane Idai ripped through Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe in what is being seen as one of the Southern hemisphere’s worst disasters.

Elite British Cycling Team Sells Out to Shale Boss

One of Britain’s elite cycling teams has just announced that its new sponsor will be the UK’s richest man, petrochemical and fracking boss, Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

Climate Change: Now Will the Older Generation Step Up?

On Friday, the youth spoke. And they spoke loudly. In excess of a million young people skipped school and colleges and marched around the globe demanding urgent action on climate change.

As Millions March for the Climate, Big Oil Rewards Boss with $22 Million Pay-Packet

As the young march, Big Oil carries on as usual - rewarding its senior executives with obscene amounts of money for destroying the very future the young are fighting for.

Standing in Solidarity with the Global #SchoolStrike4Climate

Tomorrow, in some hundred countries, in over one thousand cities, young people from around the world will walk out of their schools and colleges in the tens of thousands and join the first ever global School Strike for Climate.

Solomon Islands Oil Spill Threatens World Heritage Site

For the last month, an environmental crisis has slowly unfolded off the Solomon islands, after a bauxite bulk carrier ran aground and started leaking oil near a UNESCO World Heritage site.

“Shockwaves” as Norway’s $1Trill wealth fund plans to disinvest from upstream oil

The beginning of the end of the age of oil moved a step closer today

Yet Another Nail in UK Fracking Industry as Gov. Guidelines Ruled “Unlawful”

The UK’s fledgling fracking industry was dealt another significant nail in its coffin today when the High Court ruled that the current guidance from the Government on shale gas is “unlawful”.

“Major Blow” to Tar Sands Industry As Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline Delayed

The Canadian tar sands industry has suffered another significant setback trying to get is carbon intensive product to market in the US.

Trump’s World Bank pick, David Malpass, Must Not Pass

President Trump has nominated David Malpass to be World Bank President If approved, Malpass would be a disaster for the World Bank – and the world. He’s not fit for this role and would drag the World Bank back to climate denial and inaction.