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. . SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT . .<\/p>\n

An article by Jessica Corbett from Common Dreams<\/a> (licensed under Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)<\/p>\n

Hundreds of demonstrations<\/a> around the world demanding<\/a> “rapid, just, and equitable phaseout from fossil fuels in favor of sustainable renewables” began Friday ahead of United Nations Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres’ Climate Ambition Summit<\/a> in New York City next week.<\/p>\n

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\nThe Fridays for Future movement and other activists march in Berlin, Germany on September 15, 2023.\u00a0(Photo: Odd Andersen\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/center><\/p>\n

“From Pacific nations, heavily affected by sea-level rise and storms, through Mumbai to Manila, London to Nairobi, over 650 actions are planned in 60 countries, culminating in a march<\/a> in New York City on September 17,” according to<\/a> protest organizers.<\/p>\n

The Global Fight to End Fossil Fuels “opposes the fossil fuel industry, which has made obscene profits at the expense of the world’s people, biodiversity, and a safe and livable climate,” added organizers, who expect millions to join the protests over the coming days. “It calls on governments and companies to immediately end fossil fuel expansion and subsidies.”<\/p>\n

Demonstrators, journalists, and supporters shared footage from Friday’s actions on social media with the hashtag\u00a0#EndFossilFuels.<\/p>\n

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\n Protest in Pakistan<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n Protest in Philippines<\/a><\/p>\n

The actions come amid the\u00a0hottest\u00a0<\/a> summer on record and as experts continue to sound the alarm over unwavering environmental destruction, especially by the fossil fuel industry and its political and financial backers.<\/p>\n

International scientists\u00a0revealed\u00a0<\/a> this week that six of nine barriers that ensure Earth is a “safe operating space for humanity” have been breached, which followed recent\u00a0findings\u00a0<\/a> that greenhouse gas concentrations, global sea level, and ocean heat content hit record highs last year.<\/p>\n

Climate chaos\u2014fueled by oil and gas giants that have spent decades<\/a> lying about their planet-heating pollution along with rich governments<\/a> and institutions<\/a> that continue to break their promises<\/a> and pump billions of dollars into the fossil fuel industry\u2014is already killing people<\/a>. The death toll from flooding<\/a> in Libya this week has climbed<\/a> to 11,300.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> Protest in Uganda<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> Protest in Berlin<\/a><\/p>\n

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Despite the vested interests of companies and governments, Can we make progress toward sustainable development?<\/a><\/p>\n

Are we seeing the dawn of a global youth movement?<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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“The world is at a tipping point,” said Tyrone Scott of the War on Want and the Climate Justice Coalition in the United Kingdom ahead of protests this weekend. “Climate catastrophe is already devastating the lives and livelihoods of people across the world and primarily those in the Global South, who are least responsible for causing it.”<\/p>\n

“We must uproot the systems of exploitation and oppression which keep the majority of the world’s population in poverty while lining the pockets of corporates and rich shareholders. This is a watershed moment. How we respond will determine how the world is shaped for generations,” Scott stressed. “We demand an end to fossil fuels. We demand a fast and fair transition. We demand climate justice.”<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Protest in Manchester, UK<\/p>\n

<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Protest in Stockholm<\/a><\/p>\n

Tens of thousands of activists from across the United States are expected to join the March to End Fossil Fuels in New York City on Sunday. Marchers\u2014backed by hundreds of organizations and\u00a0scientists<\/a>\u2014have four key demands for President Joe Biden:<\/p>\n

\u00b0 Stop federal approval for new fossil fuel projects and repeal permits for climate bombs like the\u00a0Willow project\u00a0<\/a> and the\u00a0Mountain Valley Pipeline<\/a>;<\/p>\n

\u00b0 Phase out fossil drilling on our public lands and waters;<\/p>\n

\u00b0 Declare a climate emergency to halt fossil fuel exports and investments abroad, and turbocharge the buildout of more just, resilient distributed energy (like rooftop and community solar); and<\/p>\n

\u00b0 Provide a just transition to a renewable energy future that generates millions of jobs while supporting workers’ and community rights, job security, and employment equity.<\/p>\n

“Despite his numerous and explicit pledges to the contrary, President Biden has turned out to be a strong supporter of fossil fuels,”\u00a0Food & Water Watch\u00a0<\/a> Northeast region director Alex Beauchamp, an organizer of the NYC march,\u00a0said\u00a0in a statement Friday.<\/p>\n

“With each passing day, Biden’s failure to lead on clean energy drives the planet deeper into the abyss of irrevocable climate chaos,” he added. “We’re marching to send a message that true climate leadership means halting new oil and gas drilling and fracking, and rejecting new fossil fuel infrastructure like pipelines and export terminals\u2014beginning now.”<\/p>\n

Betamia Coronel, senior national organizer for climate justice at the Center for Popular Democracy,\u00a0highlighted\u00a0<\/a> in a Friday opinion piece for\u00a0Common Dreams\u00a0that “BIPOC communities have always lived at the intersection of wealth disparity and the climate crisis,” and “it is Black, Indigenous, immigrant, working-class people of color who have been leading the efforts in the lead up to this historic march in NYC.”<\/p>\n

Dozens of actors, activists, and climate leaders\u2014including Bill McKibben<\/a>, Blair Imani, Cornel West, Jameela Jamil, Jane Fonda, Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Naomi Klein<\/a>, Rosario Dawson, Rep. Rashida Tlaib<\/a> (D-Mich.), Rebecca Solnit, and Vanessa Nakate\u2014joined more than 700 groups on Friday in sending a pre-march letter <\/a> to the U.S. president.<\/p>\n

“The U.S. is the top global oil and gas producer and the largest historic greenhouse gas emitter. It is imperative that the U.S. change course and become a true global climate leader by ending the extraction and use of fossil fuels,” they wrote, urging Biden to commit to phasing out fossil fuels at the U.N. summit on September 20. “The world is watching.”<\/p>\n

Biden has also faced mounting pressure to declare a climate emergency this year, as the United States has\u00a0endured<\/a> a record-setting number of billion-dollar disasters, from a deadly fire<\/a> in Hawaii to Hurricane Idalia<\/a>. Since last week, eight campaigners have been arrested outside the White House for a series of protests demanding a climate emergency declaration and other executive action to end the era of fossil fuels.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Protest in Standing Rock, USA<\/a><\/p>\n

Organizers planned to continue the nonviolent civil disobedience campaign in Washington, D.C. on Friday, and warned that “each day Biden delays in taking this step is precious time lost to save lives and secure a livable future for humankind and countless other species.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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