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BREAKING ❗The 16th #BankingOnClimateChaos reveals that fossil fuel financing from the world’s top 65 banks has reached $7.9 TRILLION since 2016. See how your bank is using your money at bankingonclimatechaos.org 💸🔥🌍 #DefundClimateChaos #BOCC
The final #COP30 deal dodges the core issue: fossil fuels. Governments refused to commit to a phase-out…againnnn. Climate leadership means ending extraction, not rebranding it! https://www.thenationalnews.com/climate/2025/11/22/final-deal-at-cop30-stops-short-of-commitment-to-phase-out-fossil-fuels/
Final deal at Cop30 stops short of commitment to phase out fossil fuels | The National
Brazil agreement instead calls on nations to limit carbon emissions while 'taking into account' UAE Consensus at Cop28
www.thenationalnews.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The final #COP30 deal dodges the core issue: fossil fuels. Governments refused to commit to a phase-out…againnnn. Climate leadership means ending extraction, not rebranding it! https://www.thenationalnews.com/climate/2025/11/22/final-deal-at-cop30-stops-short-of-commitment-to-phase-out-fossil-fuels/
We're just 3 days away from #GivingTuesday, and we're hoping to raise $20,000 to continue protecting the future of our planet and everyone who calls it home.
Help us hold the corporations exploiting people & the planet accountable. Contribute today and your gift will be MATCHED!
ran.org/GT
Help us hold the corporations exploiting people & the planet accountable. Contribute today and your gift will be MATCHED!
ran.org/GT
November 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
We're just 3 days away from #GivingTuesday, and we're hoping to raise $20,000 to continue protecting the future of our planet and everyone who calls it home.
Help us hold the corporations exploiting people & the planet accountable. Contribute today and your gift will be MATCHED!
ran.org/GT
Help us hold the corporations exploiting people & the planet accountable. Contribute today and your gift will be MATCHED!
ran.org/GT
During #COP30, Indigenous peoples from the Amazon rose up to demand an end to industrial expansion on their lands. One such project they were protesting was the Ferragrão Railway, which will aid continued industrial exploitation of the forest & threaten surrounding ecosystems
https://bit.ly/4afm98d
https://bit.ly/4afm98d
Railway project in the Amazon raises questions over Brazil's efforts to stop deforestation
As Brazil's government seeks to boost its environmental credentials by hosting the United Nations' climate summit, a proposal to build a railway through the Amazon has threatened to tarnish that image amid protests by Indigenous groups.
apnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
During #COP30, Indigenous peoples from the Amazon rose up to demand an end to industrial expansion on their lands. One such project they were protesting was the Ferragrão Railway, which will aid continued industrial exploitation of the forest & threaten surrounding ecosystems
https://bit.ly/4afm98d
https://bit.ly/4afm98d
The BBC breaks down #COP30.
All in all, COP was what it always is: arguing over semantics and wording, with no real systemic change. 🙄 The real power was with Indigenous peoples of the #Amazon, who descended on the COP to make their demands and solutions heard.
https://bbc.in/4ijDpLv
All in all, COP was what it always is: arguing over semantics and wording, with no real systemic change. 🙄 The real power was with Indigenous peoples of the #Amazon, who descended on the COP to make their demands and solutions heard.
https://bbc.in/4ijDpLv
COP30: Five key takeaways from a deeply divisive climate summit
What did we learn from a climate summit that ended in a deal with no new mention of fossil fuels?
www.bbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The BBC breaks down #COP30.
All in all, COP was what it always is: arguing over semantics and wording, with no real systemic change. 🙄 The real power was with Indigenous peoples of the #Amazon, who descended on the COP to make their demands and solutions heard.
https://bbc.in/4ijDpLv
All in all, COP was what it always is: arguing over semantics and wording, with no real systemic change. 🙄 The real power was with Indigenous peoples of the #Amazon, who descended on the COP to make their demands and solutions heard.
https://bbc.in/4ijDpLv
We can’t trade our way out of deforestation! Many leaders at #COP30 continue to approach forests as commodities to be traded – a “save this forest here, to continue to destroy the environment over there” mentality. Real climate action means phasing out fossil fuels.
https://bit.ly/43Qt8AC
https://bit.ly/43Qt8AC
It's time to end the carbon offset era, COP30 scientists & communities say (commentary)
At COP30 in Belém, the first climate summit held in the Amazon, something rare has happened. For years, the risks and failures of carbon offsetting have been dismissed as activist exaggeration or technical teething problems. But this week, Brazil's lead...
news.mongabay.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
We can’t trade our way out of deforestation! Many leaders at #COP30 continue to approach forests as commodities to be traded – a “save this forest here, to continue to destroy the environment over there” mentality. Real climate action means phasing out fossil fuels.
https://bit.ly/43Qt8AC
https://bit.ly/43Qt8AC
#COP30 activists' message? The Amazon cannot survive under the same financial system that is destroying it.
While there has been progress in getting funds for climate reparations & resilience, there is little regulation for the TRILLIONS being poured into fossil fuels.💰💰
https://bit.ly/48kG0jP
While there has been progress in getting funds for climate reparations & resilience, there is little regulation for the TRILLIONS being poured into fossil fuels.💰💰
https://bit.ly/48kG0jP
If COP30 Fails, It Won't Be North vs. South, but Power vs People
Ginger Cassady is Executive Director, Rainforest Action Network
www.ipsnews.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
#COP30 activists' message? The Amazon cannot survive under the same financial system that is destroying it.
While there has been progress in getting funds for climate reparations & resilience, there is little regulation for the TRILLIONS being poured into fossil fuels.💰💰
https://bit.ly/48kG0jP
While there has been progress in getting funds for climate reparations & resilience, there is little regulation for the TRILLIONS being poured into fossil fuels.💰💰
https://bit.ly/48kG0jP
This year’s global climate conference shone a light on a major tension: governments are attempting to respond to a planetary emergency while operating inside a global financial architecture that’s designed for extraction, not ecological stability or justice. #COP30
https://bit.ly/48akKxc
https://bit.ly/48akKxc
Belém and Beyond: Why Saving the Amazon Requires Transforming Global Finance - The Understory - Rainforest Action Network
COP30 is unfolding in the Amazon for the first time. The question is no longer whether this COP can “save” the Amazon -- but whether the financial and political order are capable of doing so.
www.ran.org
November 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This year’s global climate conference shone a light on a major tension: governments are attempting to respond to a planetary emergency while operating inside a global financial architecture that’s designed for extraction, not ecological stability or justice. #COP30
https://bit.ly/48akKxc
https://bit.ly/48akKxc
This week, Brazil’s Minister of Indigenous Peoples, Sonia Guajajara, announced declaratory ordinances for 10 new Indigenous lands
Past recognition of lands has resulted in bans on mining and logging, and restrictions in industrial agriculture 👏🎉 #COP30
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1d0vekq12ro
Past recognition of lands has resulted in bans on mining and logging, and restrictions in industrial agriculture 👏🎉 #COP30
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1d0vekq12ro
Brazil creates new Indigenous territories during protest-hit COP30
President Lula's government recognises 10 new Indigenous lands in an effort to protect their culture and environment.
www.bbc.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This week, Brazil’s Minister of Indigenous Peoples, Sonia Guajajara, announced declaratory ordinances for 10 new Indigenous lands
Past recognition of lands has resulted in bans on mining and logging, and restrictions in industrial agriculture 👏🎉 #COP30
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1d0vekq12ro
Past recognition of lands has resulted in bans on mining and logging, and restrictions in industrial agriculture 👏🎉 #COP30
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1d0vekq12ro
This year at #COP30, global leaders have introduced two initiatives: the Baku to Belém Roadmap and the Tropical Forests Forever Facility.
The problem? These initiatives do nothing about the TRILLIONS of dollars being poured into industries actively destroying our environment.
https://bit.ly/4poVGJY
The problem? These initiatives do nothing about the TRILLIONS of dollars being poured into industries actively destroying our environment.
https://bit.ly/4poVGJY
At COP30, policymakers drip water onto a wildfire
Nations pledge to fund the future, but not stop destructive finance
substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This year at #COP30, global leaders have introduced two initiatives: the Baku to Belém Roadmap and the Tropical Forests Forever Facility.
The problem? These initiatives do nothing about the TRILLIONS of dollars being poured into industries actively destroying our environment.
https://bit.ly/4poVGJY
The problem? These initiatives do nothing about the TRILLIONS of dollars being poured into industries actively destroying our environment.
https://bit.ly/4poVGJY
The US “dash for gas” is not only driving us further into the #ClimateCrisis, but also harming low income communities on the Gulf Coast.
The kicker? These projects are not profitable! LNG has too many financial, legal & reputation risks. Financiers should back out now. #NoLNG
https://bit.ly/3KcH6pI
The kicker? These projects are not profitable! LNG has too many financial, legal & reputation risks. Financiers should back out now. #NoLNG
https://bit.ly/3KcH6pI
US LNG Hitting Significant Financial and Legal Hurdles - Rainforest Action Network
This year has seen a fever-pitched “gold rush” from the US gas industry, racing to rapidly expand methane gas (LNG) export terminals on the US Gulf Coast. The dash for...
www.ran.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The US “dash for gas” is not only driving us further into the #ClimateCrisis, but also harming low income communities on the Gulf Coast.
The kicker? These projects are not profitable! LNG has too many financial, legal & reputation risks. Financiers should back out now. #NoLNG
https://bit.ly/3KcH6pI
The kicker? These projects are not profitable! LNG has too many financial, legal & reputation risks. Financiers should back out now. #NoLNG
https://bit.ly/3KcH6pI
J.P. Morgan says its adding “enhanced reviews” for Amazon rainforest financing. But does reviewing harmful financing actually stop harmful financing?
According to the #BankingOnBiodiversityCollapse report, J.P. Morgan is still a TOP FUNDER of forest destruction.
https://bit.ly/47NfBft
According to the #BankingOnBiodiversityCollapse report, J.P. Morgan is still a TOP FUNDER of forest destruction.
https://bit.ly/47NfBft
JPMorgan Chase Adds Enhanced Reviews to Amazon Rainforest
JPMorgan Chase's sustainability report says that the bank has widened its risk reviews in the Amazon biome according to the RAISG geospatial standard
sustainabilitymag.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
J.P. Morgan says its adding “enhanced reviews” for Amazon rainforest financing. But does reviewing harmful financing actually stop harmful financing?
According to the #BankingOnBiodiversityCollapse report, J.P. Morgan is still a TOP FUNDER of forest destruction.
https://bit.ly/47NfBft
According to the #BankingOnBiodiversityCollapse report, J.P. Morgan is still a TOP FUNDER of forest destruction.
https://bit.ly/47NfBft
The 3 largest forest basins in the world are the Amazon, Congo, & Indonesia. It's critical that Indigenous peoples & forest communities from these regions are represented in global climate conferences like #COP30.
These women leaders are leading the way for forest protection👇
https://bit.ly/47OWYYM
These women leaders are leading the way for forest protection👇
https://bit.ly/47OWYYM
Indigenous women leaders at COP30: Listen to us as equals - Amazon Frontlines
Originally published in Context Major activists from Ecuador's Amazon rainforest, Chad and Indonesia demand a...
amazonfrontlines.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The 3 largest forest basins in the world are the Amazon, Congo, & Indonesia. It's critical that Indigenous peoples & forest communities from these regions are represented in global climate conferences like #COP30.
These women leaders are leading the way for forest protection👇
https://bit.ly/47OWYYM
These women leaders are leading the way for forest protection👇
https://bit.ly/47OWYYM
"There are more Indigenous peoples here in Belém than at any other COP in history. And that's significant, because Indigenous peoples are the guardians of the forests." -Leila Salazar
Indigenous peoples and allies demand an end to industrial expansion in the #Amazon! #COP30
https://bit.ly/4nUqYqF
Indigenous peoples and allies demand an end to industrial expansion in the #Amazon! #COP30
https://bit.ly/4nUqYqF
Protect the Amazon, Tax the Polluters: Climate Activists Demand Action at COP30 in Belém, Brazil
Democracy Now! is broadcasting from the U.N. climate summit in the Brazilian rainforest city of Belém, near the mouth of the Amazon River, where the COP30 summit has entered its second week of negotiations. The gathering comes 33 years after the Rio Ear...
www.democracynow.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
"There are more Indigenous peoples here in Belém than at any other COP in history. And that's significant, because Indigenous peoples are the guardians of the forests." -Leila Salazar
Indigenous peoples and allies demand an end to industrial expansion in the #Amazon! #COP30
https://bit.ly/4nUqYqF
Indigenous peoples and allies demand an end to industrial expansion in the #Amazon! #COP30
https://bit.ly/4nUqYqF
200 boats. 5,000 people. Indigenous, quilombola, and riverine leaders filled the waters of Belém this week to say: NO to Ferrogrão. No more destruction.
Their message to #COP30: Implementation without justice for Indigenous & frontline communities isn’t climate action.
https://bit.ly/4pbqihP
Their message to #COP30: Implementation without justice for Indigenous & frontline communities isn’t climate action.
https://bit.ly/4pbqihP
Major River Mobilization With More Than 5,000 Leaders from the Amazon Arrives at COP30 | Amazon Watch
“The presence of Indigenous Peoples at COP30 is very important, but the struggle doesn’t end here."
amazonwatch.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
200 boats. 5,000 people. Indigenous, quilombola, and riverine leaders filled the waters of Belém this week to say: NO to Ferrogrão. No more destruction.
Their message to #COP30: Implementation without justice for Indigenous & frontline communities isn’t climate action.
https://bit.ly/4pbqihP
Their message to #COP30: Implementation without justice for Indigenous & frontline communities isn’t climate action.
https://bit.ly/4pbqihP
A boom of methane gas (#LNG) expansion projects in Mozambique has resulted in displacement, immense violence, and will have massive local & global climate impacts. Yet, banks like Chase STILL finance it. Learn more: https://www.bankingonclimatechaos.org/mozambique-lng-25
#BankingOnClimateChaos
#BankingOnClimateChaos
Global Banks persist in financing LNG expansion in Mozambique intensifying violence, displacement and environmental devastation - Banking on Climate Chaos
This is a case study to accompany Banking on Climate Chaos: Fossil Fuel Finance Report 2025, produced in collaboration with Justiça Ambiental (JA!)/Friends of the Earth Mozambique, and BankTrack. In.....
www.bankingonclimatechaos.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A boom of methane gas (#LNG) expansion projects in Mozambique has resulted in displacement, immense violence, and will have massive local & global climate impacts. Yet, banks like Chase STILL finance it. Learn more: https://www.bankingonclimatechaos.org/mozambique-lng-25
#BankingOnClimateChaos
#BankingOnClimateChaos
Billions pledged. Forests are still burning. As #COP30 begins, we’re watching the gap between words and action—because implementation of policy without accountability for bad actors isn’t justice.
Read our take: 👉 https://www.ran.org/the-understory/cop30-2025/
Read our take: 👉 https://www.ran.org/the-understory/cop30-2025/
Start of COP30: Implementation Has to Mean Accountability - The Understory - Rainforest Action Network
COP30 opens today in Belém, Brazil with leaders promising an "implementation COP." Yet implementation without accountability will fail.
www.ran.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Billions pledged. Forests are still burning. As #COP30 begins, we’re watching the gap between words and action—because implementation of policy without accountability for bad actors isn’t justice.
Read our take: 👉 https://www.ran.org/the-understory/cop30-2025/
Read our take: 👉 https://www.ran.org/the-understory/cop30-2025/
Reposted by Rainforest Action Network
🚨NEW @PriceofOil report launched at #COP30: Behind the Barrel: An Update on the Origins of Israel’s Fuel Supply. Between Nov 2023–Oct 2025, 25 countries shipped 21.2M tonnes of oil + fuel to Israel, including military jet fuel. 🔗 behindthebarrel.org
#BehindTheBarrel #StopFuelingGenocide
#BehindTheBarrel #StopFuelingGenocide
November 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🚨NEW @PriceofOil report launched at #COP30: Behind the Barrel: An Update on the Origins of Israel’s Fuel Supply. Between Nov 2023–Oct 2025, 25 countries shipped 21.2M tonnes of oil + fuel to Israel, including military jet fuel. 🔗 behindthebarrel.org
#BehindTheBarrel #StopFuelingGenocide
#BehindTheBarrel #StopFuelingGenocide
Reposted by Rainforest Action Network
The rainforest is at a dangerous tipping point. Indigenous Peoples are protecting life in the Amazon. It’s time for the world to stand with them. Add your name to support the call at #COP30 to declare Indigenous lands free from all extraction.
#DefendTheAmazon #TakeAction & SHARE! amwt.ch/~95o
#DefendTheAmazon #TakeAction & SHARE! amwt.ch/~95o
November 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The rainforest is at a dangerous tipping point. Indigenous Peoples are protecting life in the Amazon. It’s time for the world to stand with them. Add your name to support the call at #COP30 to declare Indigenous lands free from all extraction.
#DefendTheAmazon #TakeAction & SHARE! amwt.ch/~95o
#DefendTheAmazon #TakeAction & SHARE! amwt.ch/~95o
The Tropical Forests Forever Facility promises large-scale finance for forest protection. But this initiative could fall short if regulators don't move to limit financing towards forest-destroying industries.
Banks provided $429 BILLION to industries driving deforestation.
https://bit.ly/47CaBuc
Banks provided $429 BILLION to industries driving deforestation.
https://bit.ly/47CaBuc
November 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The Tropical Forests Forever Facility promises large-scale finance for forest protection. But this initiative could fall short if regulators don't move to limit financing towards forest-destroying industries.
Banks provided $429 BILLION to industries driving deforestation.
https://bit.ly/47CaBuc
Banks provided $429 BILLION to industries driving deforestation.
https://bit.ly/47CaBuc
#COP30 is being called the "most Indigenous COP" with channels provided for Indigenous demands. While this is good in theory, we have yet to see how this will pan out. Indigenous communities have been offering solutions for decades but their territories are still under threat.
https://bit.ly/4qQh9Nd
https://bit.ly/4qQh9Nd
'We are not here for theater': Can the 'most Indigenous COP' live up to the hype?
Brazil's push to spotlight Indigenous voices at COP30 could redefine what inclusion looks like -- or expose how shallow it's been.
grist.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:47 AM
#COP30 is being called the "most Indigenous COP" with channels provided for Indigenous demands. While this is good in theory, we have yet to see how this will pan out. Indigenous communities have been offering solutions for decades but their territories are still under threat.
https://bit.ly/4qQh9Nd
https://bit.ly/4qQh9Nd
As #COP30 kicks off in #Brazil, 300+ Indigenous people & allies are caravaning to the conference on the Tapajós River, protesting the Arco Norte waterway expansion, Ferragrão's proposed railway, & COP30's lack of Indigenous voices.
More from @amazonwatch.org: https://bit.ly/4nSN2lI
#AnswerCaravan
More from @amazonwatch.org: https://bit.ly/4nSN2lI
#AnswerCaravan
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
As #COP30 kicks off in #Brazil, 300+ Indigenous people & allies are caravaning to the conference on the Tapajós River, protesting the Arco Norte waterway expansion, Ferragrão's proposed railway, & COP30's lack of Indigenous voices.
More from @amazonwatch.org: https://bit.ly/4nSN2lI
#AnswerCaravan
More from @amazonwatch.org: https://bit.ly/4nSN2lI
#AnswerCaravan
#COP30 is set to begin this week & a new report by @actionaiduk.bsky.social shows that the international aid planned to reduce carbon emissions does NOT support a #JustTransition for workers & local communities. Climate solutions must include impacted communities!
https://bit.ly/3WDJuIU
https://bit.ly/3WDJuIU
Only 3% of international climate aid going to transitioning communities: ‘This is absurd'
New report on funding to slash carbon emissions finds startlingly low engagement with the people affected
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
#COP30 is set to begin this week & a new report by @actionaiduk.bsky.social shows that the international aid planned to reduce carbon emissions does NOT support a #JustTransition for workers & local communities. Climate solutions must include impacted communities!
https://bit.ly/3WDJuIU
https://bit.ly/3WDJuIU
Last year, global banks poured $869 BILLION into fossil fuels, reneging on climate commitments and driving climate collapse. U.S. banks are leading the charge.
How does your bank stack up? ⤵️
https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/eco-banks-ajebA2U8MBxR#ratings
#BankingOnClimateChaos
How does your bank stack up? ⤵️
https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/eco-banks-ajebA2U8MBxR#ratings
#BankingOnClimateChaos
Are you bankrolling the climate crisis? - Which?
As banks backtrack on environmental pledges, Which? reveals how your money could be funding climate change – and where to move it
www.which.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Last year, global banks poured $869 BILLION into fossil fuels, reneging on climate commitments and driving climate collapse. U.S. banks are leading the charge.
How does your bank stack up? ⤵️
https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/eco-banks-ajebA2U8MBxR#ratings
#BankingOnClimateChaos
How does your bank stack up? ⤵️
https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/eco-banks-ajebA2U8MBxR#ratings
#BankingOnClimateChaos
“We think we as humans are so exceptional, but come up here and even the smallest of critters will put you in your place very quickly."
Beth Pratt writes about the multitude of species living in Yosemite National Park. We must protect these critical ecosystems! 💚
https://bit.ly/491ZxHL
Beth Pratt writes about the multitude of species living in Yosemite National Park. We must protect these critical ecosystems! 💚
https://bit.ly/491ZxHL
Hiking with the wildlife author who studies Yosemite's high peaks: ‘These animals are equal to us'
Inspired by childhood encyclopedias and Jane Goodall, Beth Pratt writes about the more than 150 species in the national park – and transports readers to a rarefied world
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
“We think we as humans are so exceptional, but come up here and even the smallest of critters will put you in your place very quickly."
Beth Pratt writes about the multitude of species living in Yosemite National Park. We must protect these critical ecosystems! 💚
https://bit.ly/491ZxHL
Beth Pratt writes about the multitude of species living in Yosemite National Park. We must protect these critical ecosystems! 💚
https://bit.ly/491ZxHL
Voluntary approaches like the Global Financial Alliance for Net-Zero (GFANZ) have failed to deliver real-world impact beyond delaying regulation. Finance and investment in forest-risk commodities has surged.
More in our latest #Substack post ⬇️ @forestsandfinance.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4oWnmVZ
More in our latest #Substack post ⬇️ @forestsandfinance.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4oWnmVZ
Chainsaw economy: Financial sector fuels deforestation despite climate promises
Global leaders at COP30 need to get serious about financial regulations
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Voluntary approaches like the Global Financial Alliance for Net-Zero (GFANZ) have failed to deliver real-world impact beyond delaying regulation. Finance and investment in forest-risk commodities has surged.
More in our latest #Substack post ⬇️ @forestsandfinance.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4oWnmVZ
More in our latest #Substack post ⬇️ @forestsandfinance.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4oWnmVZ