A new analysis of the first 36 NDC 3.0 submissions (countries’ updated Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement) finds that about 70% either set new renewable energy targets or already have ambitious expansion plans and a high percentage of clean energy domestically.
People across continents joined marches, rallies, and creative actions to demand an end to fossil fuels, a just transition, and real climate justice – showcasing both resistance and hope.
Political upheavals across Asia show how climate breakdown deepens inequalities and breeds social unrest. Global heating is on track to breach the critical 1.5°C limit, and communities across Asia pay the highest price in lives, livelihoods, and ecosystems lost.
The research shows that fossil fuels produced by the world’s biggest oil and gas companies, including ExxonMobil, BP, Saudi Aramco and Shell, have directly intensified and increased the frequency of heatwaves across the globe.
Climate campaigners have condemned BP’s decision to push ahead with reopening the North Sea’s Murlach oil field in direct defiance of Energy Secretary Ed Miliband’s call to halt new fossil fuel projects.
Under pressure from the U.S., Asian nations were signing up for more LNG imports, even though recent studies show American gas—leaking methane at every stage—is sometimes worse than coal when it comes to warming the planet.
