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.
A line has been drawn, and we are not letting polluters shift the goalposts. All countries, especially high polluters, need to align their national climate plans with the target of 1.5 degrees.
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.
Taxpayers in Indonesia, and Bali in particular, deserve to have their hard-earned money spent on upgrading infrastructure, restoring loss and damage, and public services – not overdevelopment and over-construction that benefits foreign-owned businesses and not the people.
