EcoAction Webinar on Climate and Biodiversity COPs
The EcoAction Committee of the Green Party of the US hosted a a webinar on November 11 devoted to the recent COP on biodiversity and the COP on climate that begins on the 11th.
Read moreUN Report: We are plunging “headlong into climate disaster”
The latest climate report issued by the UN makes it clear that even the words crisis and emergency are insufficient now. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said it himself: We are plunging “headlong into climate disaster.”
For years, experts told us a +1.5°C increase from pre-industrial levels would be catastrophic – the point of no return that had to be avoided at all costs.
Read more“Is there a letter under Z?”
This week is the U.N. Climate Summit in New York, where world leaders, diplomats, and experts get together to talk about global climate policy.
But people are increasingly fed up with “solutions” that amount to pouring a cupful of water on a raging wildfire (not unlike the dozens of major wildfires currently burning across the U.S.).
Green Party Slams Governor Hochul’s Retreat on Climate
Ahead of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s energy summit in Syracuse on September 5, the Green Party of New York urged state lawmakers to speed up the transition to zero emissions and 100% clean renewable energy. Hochul convened the summit after admitting that the state was failing to meet its clean energy goals, prompting business leaders to urge her to weaken the climate laws.
Read moreGreen Party of New Jersey Candidate for US Senate Says: Climate Change is Real!
Green Party Condemns COP28 a Failure as Fossil Fuels Remain Untouched
December 12, 2023 - The Green Party of the United States (GPUS) said that COP28, which is now past the initial deadline to finish, would be an abject failure if it did not expressly call for a phaseout of fossil fuels. The Greens also said that the proposed funding to assist the developing world in dealing with the dangers of climate change driven by the industrial nations was grossly inadequate.
"COP28 has demonstrated the utter lack of urgency and ambition needed to address the climate crisis," said Green Party EcoAction Committee Co Chair Mark Dunlea. "While the 'agreement' on loss and damage is a small step, it is a drop in the bucket compared to what is truly needed to support vulnerable communities."
Read moreUpdate on COP28
The EcoAction Committee of the Green Party of the U.S. held a forum on Monday, December 11 to provide an update on COP28.
Read moreMarch in NYC to end fossil fuels
By Alex Casper (they/them)
Green Party of Pennsylvania
On Sunday, September 17, 75,000 people marched across New York City to End Fossil Fuels. Two Green Party candidates seeking the nomination for President of the U.S. were in New York marching as VIP’s, and I was lucky enough to have my photo taken next to them.
Read moreGreen Party Says Huge Numbers at NYC Climate March Highlights the Need for Faster and Stronger Action, Including an Ecosocialist Green New Deal
The Green Party, which first began calling in 2010, is heartened to see such widespread support for a Green New Deal (GND) among the estimated 75,000 people who marched on Sunday to demand faster climate action from President Biden. For Greens the most important response to global warming would be the rapid and full halt to fossil fuel emissions and welcomed the call by more than 600 groups to demand much swifter action against the use of fossil fuels from The Biden administration.
Read moreEnd Fossil Fuels Gallery
Greens from at least 5 states and the District of Columbia joined tens of thousands of Climate Change activists marching in New York City on Sunday, September 17 in demanding an End to Fossil Fuels.
Photography by Mark Dunlea, Joseph Naham, Debra Rosario, and Justin Paglino.
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Jasmine Sherman & Cornel West, candidates for the 2024 Green Party Presidential nomination
Justin Paglino, with Jasmine Sherman & Cornel West, candidates for the 2024 Green Party Presidential nomination
Jasmine Sherman, candidate for the 2024 Green Party Presidential nomination