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Protesters with Indigenous Climate Action at December’s UN Climate Talks
knew Teck mine would be a climate catastrophe. No more! Photo: Allan
Lissner

Keeping it in the ground: We’re celebrating some major wins against the
fossil fuel industry from around the world over the past week.

In Canada’s tar sands region, the [ [link removed] ]largest ever proposed open-pit mine
has been shelved, thanks to people power. The company, Teck Resources,
said itself that uncertainty over climate policy and protest in Canada
convinced them to pull out. Historic resistance has come from Indigenous
Climate Action, 350 Canada and many other groups: they’re pushing for the
fallout to make [ [link removed] ]space for a Green New Deal. 

In the Philippines, [ [link removed] ]a new ban on all new coal-fired power station
projects in the province of Antique has passed after years of anti-coal
protests in the region. The provincial board said the ban was because of
the damaging effects of coal to communities’ health.

Andreia Fernandes and other Indigenous activists at a public hearing about
the mega-mine in the state legislature. Photo: 350 Brasil

What would've been Latin America’s largest open-pit coal mine was stopped
by a federal court Friday, [ [link removed] ]thanks to a diverse campaign of marches,
public education and advocacy. The court said the coal company’s failure
to consult the local Indigenous population was a key factor. Now family
farmers, Indigenous communities, and fishers as well as the 4.5 million
people of the nearby state capital, Porto Alegre, are safe from its
threats. A whopping 4.5 gigatons of CO₂ will be avoided over the mine’s
lifetime.

People power is working, and it’s all thanks to you! These are big,
important wins that keep fossil fuels where they belong – in the ground.
Read on for more inspiring stories from around the globe.
 

“You cannot finance what is killing us. It doesn’t make sense.” Meshack
Mbangula from Mining Affected Communities in Action speaks in Pretoria.
Photo: 350 Africa

Dear Minister: Activists [ [link removed] ]demanded that South Africa’s Finance Minister
Tito Mboweni cut off public financing to fossil fuels on Monday, ahead of
his major budget speech. They singled out the national development bank
and another public finance institution, the IDC, for fuelling the climate
crisis by supporting fossil fuel projects instead of renewable solutions.
[ [link removed] ]More

Chasing the money: On Tuesday, the world’s largest fossil fuel lender
announced a new [ [link removed] ]climate policy that falls way short. For more, try
[ [link removed] ]this Rolling Stone article from Bill McKibben on why JP Morgan Chase
has become a major campaign target in the United States.

Kiev: Members of the Energy Transition Coalition hold the names of
Ukranian cities that have already made commitments to renewable energy.
Photo: Valentyna Novikova

100% renewables: Thousands of people across Ukraine are [ [link removed] ]telling the
government its plan for the energy transition doesn't go far enough. On
Friday outside the Ministry for Energy and Mining, a coalition of youth
demanded a national plan for 100% renewable energy by 2050, and an end to
new coal mines which harm communities on the frontlines of extraction.
Clean seas: The Austrian oil company OMV has [ [link removed] ]pulled the plug and
stopped its controversial deep-sea drill off the coast of Aotearoa New
Zealand, after failing to find oil. Days later, Equinor (formerly Statoil)
[ [link removed] ]announced they wouldn’t drill in the pristine waters of the Great
Australian Bight, sparking more celebrations from activists who’ve been
fighting for its protection. 

People embraced the rain with colorful umbrellas with slogans in English
and Bahasa Indonesia for the march. Photo: Andrew Daniel

Strike! Youth took to the streets on Sunday in Jakarta, Indonesia to
demand the government declare a climate crisis.

All over the world, youth and adults are gearing up for a major month of
escalating climate strikes and actions starting in April. Make sure to
connect with people near you to find out how you can join or support the
effort. [ [link removed] ]Connect

Inside Story

“We are the case study, the guinea pig.”

Back in early January, air quality in Australia’s capital reached 26 times
the hazardous levels for humans – a level so high, its longer term effects
are still unknown. Hear firsthand what it was like, and the medical
implications, [ [link removed] ]in this interactive piece from The Guardian.

Use Your Power

Are you part of a faith institution? Here’s your chance to divest:
Religious and spiritual institutions around the world are invited to join
a multi-faith global divestment announcement from March 26 to 28, 2020. If
yours is ready to make a commitment to end investments in fossil fuels,
[ [link removed] ]get in touch with Operation Noah by March 19.

That’s it for now – we’ll be back soon with more Fossil Free News from
around the world. In the meantime, keep sharing these stories to celebrate
the big wins!

 
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