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ITV News has reported rising pressure on emergency services due to a sharp increase in heat-related callouts, in London in particular.
ClientEarth Global Board Chair, Emma Howard Boyd CBE, who has been leading on a major review into London’s climate resilience, warned:
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🫨 The world’s largest banks provided $906bn in finance to the fossil fuel industry last year. 🫨
📈 This is up nearly 8% since 2024, and locks in dependence on coal, oil and gas production for years to come.
More here: lnkd.in/eeixEjbW 1/5
These shocking stats are from the latest Banking on Climate Chaos report, which highlights the world’s 65 largest banks acting out of alignment with international climate agreements.
Since the 2015 Paris Agreement, the world’s largest banks have funnelled $8.7tn into the fossil fuel industry. 2/5
A new investigation of KTM suggests motorbikes were modified to bypass emissions before sale - with serious consequences for air pollution and public health.
Ten years after Dieselgate, this raises serious concerns.
Investigation by @climatewhistles.bsky.social
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🤔 What do banks need to do? At a bare minimum, banks must set out clear red lines on what they finance, and rule out bankrolling any fossil fuel company that refuses to stop business-as-usual. 5/5
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🚨 JPMorgan Chase is the leading financer of fossil fuels globally, with Barclays the highest placed British bank.
But continued fossil fuel financing comes at significant legal risk to banks. 3/5
Football has long been called the beautiful game and it brings joy to billions worldwide.
But FIFA is taking sponsorship from the world’s biggest corporate polluter.
Tell FIFA: Kick big polluters out of football: tinyurl.com/bdeke38s
Sources:
www.bakerinstitute.org/research/bot...
Fish numbers fall by over 7% with warming of 0.1C in a decade. This research looked at the warming of the seabed and its impact on fish populations.
"To put it simply, the faster the ocean floor warms, the faster we lose fish."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
👉 BNP Paribas and ING are facing landmark lawsuits in France & the Netherlands over their fossil fuel financing & climate strategies.
👉 In 2023, following a complaint from our lawyers, UN human rights experts warned bankrolling fossil fuel expanding companies could violate human rights law. 4/5
💚Win for UK nature💚
The River Wye has formally been granted rights.
It's a meaningful step towards protecting one of the UK's most well-known rivers, which has been suffering from pollution due to industrial farming run-off & sewage spills.
#CleanWaterNow
