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“Mother Nature is my business partner. Sometimes she just says no”: UK farmer fears wipeout from severe floods amid climate crisis
A UK farmer calls for loss and damage funds to weather climate crisis, with severe floods waterlogging his crops and seeding ...
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“We’re going to keep fighting and you are all welcome to join us”: When Brazil floods, Indigenous Peoples fight to save way of life
An Indigenous Brazilian calls for loss and damage funds to go directly to climate-affected communities, after a slow state ...
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“We did not cause this”: Houston community members support each other through climate crisis
Hundreds of oil and gas firms operate from the Houston area, which bills itself as the “Energy Capital of the World.” These ...
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“Whenever a typhoon approaches, we secure our livelihoods”: Philippines fisherfolk face food shortages as climate crisis worsens
About a quarter of Filipinos in the labour force work in the agriculture sector, including fishing, contributing around 9% to ...
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Clean energy, dirty consequences: Mining for renewable technologies linked to global social unrest
Mining for metals to build electric vehicles, wind turbines, solar panels and electric grids linked to more than 300 ...
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COP29 officials facilitate fossil fuel talks for fake investor during undercover investigation
The Azerbaijan COP29 team charged with leading this year’s global UN climate talks helped facilitate discussions about fossil fuel deals at the annual conference.
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In numbers: Critical mineral production, ownership, and social unrest
Most mining for critical minerals used for the energy transition is controlled by countries with advanced economies and major ...
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Azerbaijan state oil firm trebles deals in year Baku hosts COP29
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) struck a slew of deals potentially worth more than $8 billion in the year that ...
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COP must ditch fossil fuels to get serious about climate
Following yet more revelations about fossil fuel lobbyists' influence at COP29, we're calling on COP to get on track and ...
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Former Irish president, Hollywood director and Star Wars actress demand 'Payback Time’ for Big Oil at COP29
Monday 11th November 2024: With concerns mounting that this year’s UN climate talks have been hijacked by oil and gas interests, Global Witness has taken over cop29.com to demand that fossil fuel ...