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July 5, 2022 News Release

South Africa: Abandoned Coal Mines Risk Safety, Rights

Ensure That Companies Clean Up Toxic Legacy

A child collects coal in front of a coal-fired power plant
July 1, 2022 Dispatches

US Supreme Court Deals Blow to Climate Action

Ruling Limits Administration’s Ability to Restrict Carbon Emissions from Power Plants

Climate activists rally outside the US Supreme Court
April 5, 2022 Dispatches

Report Shows Climate Crisis Solutions Exist but Action Is Lacking

High-Emitting Governments and Corporations Should Be Held Accountable

People at a protest holding handmade signs
November 16, 2021 Commentary

COP26 Is Over – What’s Next for Forests, Coal, and Fossil Fuel Finance?

12 November 2021, United Kingdom, Glasgow: A poster calling for better climate protection is held aloft during a protest outside the grounds of the UN Climate Change Conference COP26. Photo by: Christoph Soeder/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
November 4, 2021 Statement

CSOs welcome political commitment to end international oil, gas, and coal finance by end of 2022, say others need to follow suit

Coal ash swirls on the surface of the Dan River in Danville, Virginia
November 1, 2021 Commentary

Why the Global Climate Emergency is a Human Rights Crisis

Students call for urgent climate action during the school strike for climate in Perth, Australia.
October 29, 2021 Commentary

UK Needs to Provide Genuine Leadership on Fossil Fuel Financing

Pumpjacks at an oil well site near Epping, N.D., Oct. 1, 2018. © 2018 Jim Wilson/The New York Times/GDA via AP Images
October 28, 2021 Letter

Declaration on Mining and the Energy Transition for COP26

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September 22, 2021 Dispatches

China’s Coal Announcement Potential Climate Game-Changer

Beijing Should Phase Out Existing Projects at Home

Chinese-built Java 7 coal-fired power plant in Serang, Banten, Indonesia, October 2020.
June 29, 2021 News Release

Canada: New Climate Law a Step in the Right Direction

Government Should Address Remaining Accountability Gaps

The Canadian Parliament buildings are seen in Ottawa, April 27, 2020. © 2020 Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP
June 8, 2021 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter to the Heads of States and Governments ahead of the G7 Summit

Flags of the G7 Europe, Canada, Italy, Japan, Germany, England, USA and France in Paris, France on July 4th, 2019.
June 7, 2021 Q & A

Q&A on Fossil Fuel Subsidies

Pumpjacks at an oil well site near Epping, N.D., Oct. 1, 2018. © 2018 Jim Wilson/The New York Times/GDA via AP Images
June 7, 2021 News Release

G7 Governments: End Fossil Fuel Subsidies

Concrete Plans Needed to Address Climate Crisis, Protect Rights

A Uniper coal-fired power plant and a BP refinery steam beside a wind generator in Gelsenkirchen, Germany on Jan. 16, 2020. © 2020 Martin Meissner/AP Photo
June 6, 2021 Statement

Joint Statement: NGOs call on Japan to end overseas public finance for fossil fuels including Indramayu and Matarbari 2 coal plants, at G7 Summit

Coal ash swirls on the surface of the Dan River in Danville, Virginia
May 14, 2021 Dispatches

South Africa’s 'Deadly Air' Case Highlights Health Risks from Coal

Environmental Groups Hope Case Will Force Government Action on Emissions

Fence line communities near Duvha Power Station, Mpumalanga, South Africa. 

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