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US climate envoy John Kerry says spending fortunes on fossil fuel subsidies was 'the definition of insanity' as marathon COP26 talks inch towards a final reckoning. SOUNDBITE
The COP28 climate conference should aim for a complete "phaseout" of fossil fuels, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told AFP on Wednesday, warning of "total disaster" on humanity's current trajectory. SOUNDBITE
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and Ugandan climate activist Patience Nabukalu take part in a demonstration by the group 'Fridays for Future' in front of the headquarters of German retail bank Postbank in Bonn, western Germany, to demand an end of new fossil fuel funding projects by banks and states. The activists march from the United Nations campus to the Postbank (Deutsche Bank) headquarters to demand that company CEO Christian Sewing and TotalEnergies stop funding the EACOP pipeline in Uganda. IMAGES
The Pacific nation of Vanautu calls for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty at the United Nations General Assembly, adding to a call that has been backed by the World Health Organization, Vatican and NGOs. "We call for the development of a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty to phase down coal, oil and gas production in line with 1.5C, and enable a global just transition for every worker, community and nation with fossil fuel dependence," says President Nikenike Vurobaravu. SOUNDBITE
Washington (USA), Oct 13 (EFE / EPA) .- (CAMERA: Michel Reynolds) Hundreds of climate activists gathered in front of the White House to ask US President Joe Biden to declare a climate emergency and stop all new fossil fuel projects.
Manila, Feb 7 (EFE/EPA).- Environmental advocates in Philippines on Sunday gathered in Manila's Chinatown to call on Asian countries to make a commitment in making Asia fossil fuel-free ahead of the Lunar New Year celebrations.Environmental advocates from the group Asian People's Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD) particularly called on China to lead the way for a fossil fuel-free Asia as they also urged the Presiden of United States Joe Biden in fulfilling his climate change pledges. (Camera: MARK CRISTINO).SHOT LIST: ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES FROM THE GROUP ASIAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT ON DEBT AND DEVELOPMENT (APMDD) HOLD PLACARDS CALLING FOR CLIMATE ACTION DURING A PROTEST IN BINONDO CHINATOWN, MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
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