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    Video |

    100,000 people march for climate justice at COP26 in Glasgow

    100,000 people marched in #Glasgow yesterday. 100,000 people demanding climate justice. 100,000 people demanding real climate action. The climate crisis is here. But so are we.
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    Womens Climate Strike
    Opinion |

    Gender and COP26: Why the climate summit should be on every feminist’s agenda

    Alice Kuhnke
    Opinion by Alice Kuhnke
    Gender justice cannot be sidelined when debating the future of our planet. It’s time for governments and institutions to take note, and put gender equality at the heart of any viable strategies on climate and ecology.
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    Video |

    The climate crisis is here - Part 1

    Numerous typhoons in the Philippines, unpredictable droughts in Uganda and life-threatening floods in Belgium - The climate crisis and its devastating effects are now everywhere and undeniable. But it's the communities least responsible, that are most affected by climate change. These are just a few stories from the front-line of humanity…
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    Climate March Sign 'There is no Planet B' / CC0 Markus Spiske
    Climate March Sign 'There is no Planet B' / CC0 Markus Spiske
    Opinion |

    DAILY UPDATES FROM COP26

    Alice Kuhnke Ciarán Cuffe Jakop Dalunde Bas Eickhout Pär Holmgren Ville Niinistö Marie Toussaint Thomas Waitz
    Opinion by Alice Kuhnke & Ciarán Cuffe & Jakop Dalunde & Bas Eickhout & Pär Holmgren & Ville Niinistö & Marie Toussaint & Thomas Waitz
    This year's UN Climate Change Conference #COP26 has officially started in #Glasgow. If you want to get the latest news from COP26, check out our live blog! Fridays for Future International climate activists and our MEPs will give you daily updates straight from Glasgow
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    Climate Justice Now Protest Sign
    Opinion |

    CLIMATE JUSTICE AT COP26? Why we need an intersectional approach to climate activism

    The climate crisis is affecting some parts of the planet more than others. But especially those most affected people and areas are not represented adequately at the COP in Glasgow. Continue reading to find out why intersectionality and representation at COP26 matters.
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    Opinion |

    Let’s clean up finance in Glasgow

    Bas Eickhout
    Opinion by Bas Eickhout
    Taking the Paris Agreement seriously means immediately stopping public and private finance for fossil fuel activities. Every cent spent on fossil fuel infrastructure hinders the transition towards a climate neutral economy and carries a major risk of becoming a stranded asset in the near future.
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    Policy Paper |

    Greens/EFA demands for COP26

      These are the Greens/EFA’s demands for the COP26 in Glasgow:   We have to keep the 1.5 pathway within reach. Most countries’ emissions are still rising – this trend needs to be reversed. All countries and all sectors must urgently raise their ambi...
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    Opinion |

    The Future Is Happening Now. We can still fix it.

    Pär Holmgren
    Opinion by Pär Holmgren
    As tens of thousands of people in every big city march for climate justice, world leaders, ministers and other political delegates are getting ready to pack their bags to attend the climate conference in Glasgow, COP26. Call on them to keep the 1.5° C target within reach
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    Solar Panels School Project
    Opinion |

    Just transition in the regions - how renewable energy can create jobs and benefit local communities

    Niklas Nienass
    Opinion by Niklas Nienass
    Renewable energy sources create jobs and economic activity covering a much wider area than conventional energy industries. With clever regional policy, we can maximise the positive impact and create a just transition that serves local communities instead of big business.
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    Photo by Bill Mead on Unsplash
    Solar panels on a roof - picture credit Bill Mead on Unsplash
    Study |

    The socio-economic impacts of renewable energy in EU regions

    The Climate Law and its strengthened 2030 greenhouse gas reduction target requires a substantial acceleration of RES deployment in the EU in the next years. Ensuring socio-economic benefits for local communities will be key to the social and political acceptability of this rapid energy transition. ...