Topic: Environment
At COP30, progress on public finance is critical for a fair fossil fuel phaseout
Blog / 19th November 2025Nearing the final COP30 sprint, the world must move from words to action: by ending fossil fuel expansion and unlocking finance for a fair, fast and funded energy transition.
Inequity’s deadly hold at COP30
Report / 15th November 2025A new civil-society report delivers a stark verdict at COP30: governments are still protecting profits over people - shielded by elite capture and fossil-fuel disinformation.
Saving multilateralism is not enough for saving the planet and the poor
Article / 10th November 2025The Paris Agreement’s promise of a unified climate solution faces a harsh reality of injustices and inadequate action, writes Meenakshi Raman for the Third World Network.
The Right to Sustainable Energy: A Pathway to Environmental, Social and Economic Justice
Article / 31st October 2025Energy is not a commodity—it is foundational for human dignity and human and planetary well-being. However, vast inequalities in access to energy remain today.
Groundbreaking report reveals powerful link between poverty and the climate crisis
Report / 17th October 2025Nearly 80 per cent of the world’s poor – 887 million people – live in regions that are exposed to extreme heat, flooding and other climate hazards, highlighting the urgent need for global action to address the issue.
Report shows how to end ‘climate colonialism’ and ensure a just transition for Global South
Report / 25th September 2025Oxfam details how “climate colonialism” of wealthier nations “hijacks” resources from the Global South—and lays out how the world can build an energy system rooted in equality and justice.
Hundreds of thousands mobilise worldwide to ‘Draw the line’ for climate action and justice
News / 23rd September 2025Ahead of this month’s United Nations General Assembly and November’s UN Climate Change Conference in Brazil, activists around the world are taking part in a global week of action “for a future built on peace, clean energy, and fairness.”
Rich countries meet only 4% of funds East Africa needs to address climate change
Report / 8th September 2025Rich countries have broken their climate finance promises to a key grouping of eight highly vulnerable African countries, according to new research from Oxfam.
Uneven ground: Inequality and planetary health
Article / 22nd August 2025How do we promote human wellbeing while also safeguarding our planet? To achieve both, we have no option but to drastically reduce inequality, argues Kate Pickett.
Inequality worsens planetary heating
Article / 12th August 2025The accumulation of still growing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in an increasingly unequal world is accelerating planetary heating. It is also worsening disparities, especially between the rich and others, both nationally and internationally.