With hundreds of people evacuated and thousands without power due to wildfires in Türkiye’s Antalya – the Mediterranean coastal province where world leaders will gather for COP31 – 350.org said that the blazes are a reminder that a hotter, drier climate will continue to exact its toll on ordinary people unless leaders act urgently to phase out fossil fuels.
Pacific Climate Advocates condemn the Australian Government’s decision to expand the Saraji coal mine, extending operations by 30 years and emitting a further 120 million tonnes of climate pollution. The extension was announced as Australian Prime Minister Albanese met with Pacific leaders who maintain that climate change is the “single greatest threat to the livelihoods, security and wellbeing of Pacific people and communities.”
Six months since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz sent shockwaves through global energy markets, 350.org is warning that households around the world are paying the price of continued dependence on volatile fossil fuels. The Strait of Hormuz is a critical global energy chokepoint, carrying roughly a quarter of the world’s seaborne oil and a fifth of its LNG.
As the world’s biggest oil companies posted $93 billion in profits in the second quarter of 2026, new analysis by 350.org shows that Indonesian households are paying the price, with Iran war-driven oil shocks imposing billions of dollars on the economy.
Scientists estimate that emissions from just five fossil fuel corporations - BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell and TotalEnergies - were sufficient to cause around one in four of the heatwaves recorded globally between 2000 and 2023. Those same five companies are now announcing another blockbuster quarter of fossil fuel profits.
This summer is proving to be one of the most brutal yet. Intense heatwaves are killing thousands of people, flash floods are submerging entire towns, and wildfires are sweeping through regions once considered safe. These are all symptoms of a climate crisis driven by fossil fuel dependence.
