Global Affairs

A new report finds that with $87 billion going toward the fossil fuel industry last year, banks are funding the possible failure of the Paris Agreement.

This is the administration’s latest move in staying out of the Paris Agreement.

Hint: It involves solar panels.

One consequence of withdrawing from the Paris Agreement could have immediate consequences for developing nations. 

The international agreement would reduce greenhouse gas emissions to prevent further climate catastrophe.

Advocacy groups and activists are gathering in cities across the world to demand an end to oppressive systems of power. Here, some video from actions helmed by groups of color in the United States. 

Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ): “Trump’s wall … will do little more than perpetuate human suffering while irrevocably damaging our public lands and the wildlife that depend on them.”

The World Meteorological Organization’s annual report had a clear—and sobering—message.  

James Mattis says climate change poses a national security risk—in sharp contrast to the administration’s general stance on the issue.