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350.org Fossil Fuel

Today the Paris Agreement, a global climate deal signed by 196 countries, comes into force. This is a historic moment fought for by hundreds of thousands of people on every continent. The problem is that too many governments are still taking actions that contradict the words set down in the agreement.  The new math* on climate change shows that every new fossil fuel project -- every coal mine, every gas well, every oil pipeline -- violates the goals laid out in Paris. That's why we've begun a global call to halt new fossil fuel development ahead of the next UN climate meeting in Morocco. The meeting starts next week --  help send the message that real climate action requires halting new fossil fuel projects now and building a just transition that makes 100% renewable energy accessible to all. The Paris agreement promises to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius, and aim for 1.5 degrees. If you add up the carbon pollution contained in existing oil ...