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BlackRock can’t hide: How a new complaint targets the world’s largest asset manager for deforestation and human rights abuses
When we consider the tragic increase in deforestation in the last year (16 million acres permanently lost – let alone 10 times that amount degraded from logging, road building and forest fires), or when we call to mind the tragic violence against those defending their land… Read More
Defining Carbon Markets and Offsets
Voluntary carbon markets are defined as carbon markets where companies aren’t required to lower emissions but choose to buy carbon offsets. Read More
Why is the World Bank Group financing profitable polluters like Standard Bank and Eni?
The World Bank Group (WBG) plays a massive role in directing global economic development, and has the potential to support climate mitigation and adaptation by strategically using public funds. Unfortunately, it continues to invest in profitable, polluting companies under the guise of green development. Over the past year, the… Read More
What is Marine Geoengineering?
What is marine geoengineering? Attempts to manipulate the Earth’s oceans to counteract the effects of climate change. Read More
What is Solar Geoengineering?
What is solar geoengineering? Technologies that would reflect a portion of the sun’s rays back into space. Read More
Is Nuclear Power Bad for the Environment?
Is nuclear power bad for the environment? Is it dangerous, expensive, and a threat to public health? Also yes. Read More
The Verdict on the Arctic’s Heavy Fuel Oil Ban: Good, but Not Nearly Enough
While the HFO ban is welcome, much more needs to be done to honor and safeguard the Arctic. Read More
We Can Stop The Fossil-Fueled Disinformation Pipeline
With the rise of extremism, and the manipulation of artificial intelligence, we need action on disinformation now more than ever. Read More
How Plastics Are Produced
How are plastics produced? Petrochemicals are the building blocks of plastics, as well as synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. Read More
How Institutions like the World Bank Group Finance Fossil Fuels
The World Bank Group's mission is to end extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity on a livable planet. Read More