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New COP28 draft on adaptation disappointing, ActionAid says
Teresa Anderson, Global Climate Justice Lead at ActionAid International, says: “It’s absolutely critical that countries on the front lines of the climate crisis take decisive action to address the
New Global Stocktake text a ‘giant step backwards’ on fossil fuels, ActionAid warns
Teresa Anderson, Global Climate Lead at ActionAid, said: “The previous COP28 draft text broke new ground in proposing a phase out of fossil fuels. To take it over the finishing line we just needed to
Quietly devastating climate report card shows need for fossil fuel phaseout finance, says ActionAid
Reflecting on Week 1 of COP28, ActionAid International’s Global Lead on Climate Justice, Teresa Anderson said,
The world is living on borrowed time – fossil fuels must go
Fossil fuels haven’t even succeeded in meeting the energy needs of the world’s poor, while leaving them to suffer all the climate harm, ActionAid says.
Sultan Jaber's comments divorced from the reality of hundreds of millions on the frontline of climate catastrophe
Responding to Sultan Jaber’s claim that there is no scientific evidence that a phase-out of fossil fuels is needed to restrict global heating to 1.5C, Teresa Anderson, ActionAid International’s Global
Reaction to the release of the Energy Transition Accelerator Framework
Kelly Stone, Senior Policy Analyst with ActionAid USA, had this to say:
“To meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C, a fast, full, and funded fossil fuel phase-out is a necessity
Emirates Declaration on agriculture is a missed moment to tackle the most pressing issues
"Industrial agriculture is the second largest source of global greenhouse gas emissions, largely due to its reliance on fossil-fuelled fertilisers, and its role in driving deforestation and factory
ActionAid welcomes the operationalisation of the Loss and damage fund at COP28 as an imperfect but important first step toward addressing climate impacts
ActionAid welcomes the operationalisation of the Loss and damage fund at COP28 as an imperfect but important first step toward addressing climate impacts
Mont des Arts lit up with remarkable projection demanding ceasefire
On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, a call for a permanent and immediate ceasefire was projected at Mont des Arts in Brussels.
ActionAid’s Five Climate Justice Benchmarks for COP28
ActionAid’s expert spokespeople and youth activists from the Global South are available for interviews,
briefings, and commentary throughout COP28.
