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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.

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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

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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

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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

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An interview with Liliana Merizalde Gonzalez: working with the Environmental Indigenous Guard

Launching on Nature, Land Use and Oceans Day at COP28, ActionAid is delighted to share a collection of images and videos shot by the Colombian photographer Liliana Merizalde Gonzalez as well as an

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The Indigenous Guard: protecting Colombia’s páramo

As we mark Nature, Land Use, and Oceans Day at COP28, it is important to tell the stories of those who are on the frontline of the climate crisis, working tirelessly to adapt to the impacts and

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Calls to move beyond rhetoric to help end violence in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel are welcome, but root causes must be addressed

After a Foreign Affairs Council meeting yesterday, and the forthcoming European Council meeting on Thursday and Friday, ActionAid is urging Europe to take the opportunity to act and show global

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Joint NGO Statement on Global Humanitarian Overview Launch

As diverse NGOs delivering aid across multiple crises, in accordance with humanitarian principles, we bear witness to growing humanitarian needs and the tremendous suffering of millions of people. We

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FAO’s roadmap fails to target agricultural emissions, ActionAid warns

Teresa Anderson, ActionAid’s Global Climate Justice Lead, says:

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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

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