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Yesterday, the Trump administration announced its decision to leave the Paris Agreement. This is an extreme outcome of conflicts of interest run amok, and does not reflect the will and interests of most people in the United States or around the world.
By Laurie Goering, Reuters LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to pull his country out of ...
By Reynard Loki, Alternet. Can the global climate be stabilized without American participation? President Trump announced Thursday that he is withdrawing the ...
BOSTON--Multiple news outlets are now reporting that Donald Trump plans to announce the U.S.’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement at 3pm EST today. Such an announcement would undoubtedly have far-reaching ramifications. But, perhaps most importantly, the announcement does not mean the U.S. will no longer be involved at the UNFCCC. In fact, it would all but ensure the U.S. will continue to undermine and block progress for the next four years.
Even just two years ago, it was almost unimaginable that the conflicts of interest posed by the presence of fossil fuel corporations would be a primary topic at any U.N. climate treaty meeting. But our steady campaigning has paid off in a big way: During the last two weeks, practically everyone involved in and covering the treaty meetings in Bonn, Germany, had something to say about the fossil fuel industry's conflicts of interest.
By Hiroko Tabuchi, The New York Times. Developing nations and environmental groups are challenging some of the world’s biggest companies ...
By Simon Roger, LeMonde This piece was originally published in French on Le Monde. BINGO, for Business and Industry NGO, ...
By Matt McGrath, BBC. Campaigners say there should be greater scrutiny of industry bodies that are involved in UN climate ...
By Zahra Hirji, Inside Climate News. Climate negotiators from countries around the world are meeting in Bonn as questions swirl ...
A new report has an answer. Should fossil fuel corporations like Exxon Mobil have access to the U.N. climate talks? ...
