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Indigenous women march at Brazil’s annual National Indigenous Mobilization
in 2018. Photo: 350 Brasil

Dear John,

We got official word earlier this week: July was the hottest month ever
recorded on this planet. That’s not long after July 2016, which holds the
previous record.

The climate crisis is an emergency – and we have to start acting like it
and treating our one and only planet with respect.

Friday marks World Indigenous People’s Day. In this Fossil Free News, we
celebrate the vital importance of indigenous leadership and knowledge in
protecting land and shaping our collective response to the climate crisis.

“Being indigenous means being born with a great responsibility, with an
important fight. It means being the resistance” says Andreia Takua from
Brazil.

All too often indigenous people are the frontline environmental defenders
against fossil fuel extraction, deforestation and land degradation --
something underlined in the [ [link removed] ]IPCC Land and Climate Change report, which
came out just this morning.

Onwards,
Nicole

 

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In Case You Missed It

Climate Defenders: A new report by Global Witness found that 164
‘environmental defenders’ were killed last year for protecting the planet
and standing up for justice. Researchers found the Philippines is
currently the most dangerous country in the world for activists. [ [link removed] ]More

Built to Spill: 40,000 liters of diesel poured into a pristine part of
Chilean Patagonia, where the Kawésqar indigenous community has taken care
of the sea and islands for thousands of years. [ [link removed] ]Read more

People in West Berkeley, California hold a ceremony for Mauna Kea. Photo:
Scott Braley

Solidarity with Mauna Kea: The Kanaka ‘Ōiwi Indigenous people of Hawai‘i
are fighting to protect the deeply sacred site – and the tallest mountain
in the world measured from its base below sea level. Construction of the
Thirty Meter Telescope Project (TMT) would damage sacred lands and
threaten the main aquifer on Hawai‘i. [ [link removed] ]More

Pacific Climate Crisis: Leaders of 10 Pacific island nations declared a
climate emergency at the annual Pacific Development Forum. They were
clear: ending fossil fuel use is the only way to ensure their survival.
[ [link removed] ]Read more

Curse of Coal: Muğla, Turkey is supposed to be a paradise. But it’s a
village on the front lines of government-supported coal expansion. Now the
local community is fighting back – activists released a 14-minute film
showing how this beautiful region is confronting its own looming climate
catastrophe. [ [link removed] ]More

Meanwhile in northwest Turkey, iconic Mount Ida, referenced in the Illiad
for its cultural significance, is under new threat from plans to mine for
gold. Local people have launched a campaign to defend their land and
heritage. Help bring international attention to their struggle and
[ [link removed] ]learn more here.

 
Photo: Syed Saiful Alam

Transgender Rally for Climate: In Bangladesh – where millions were
affected by deadly flooding just one week earlier – people from all over
South Asia and the Middle East stood with transgender people at a climate
rally in Dhaka. [ [link removed] ]More

Fossil Free EIB! The EU bank released its latest energy lending policy,
and it’s a game-changer. If adopted in September, the bank will no longer
lend money to fossil fuels after 2020. [ [link removed] ]Read more

#ClimateStrike Update

Major climate strikes are expected this Friday at the end of a weeklong
gathering of hundreds of youth strikers in Switzerland, giving us a taste
of what’s to come this September. Follow all the action live on
#ClimateStrike and #FridaysforFuture.

Already the largest trade unions in France and Germany have pledged to
climate strike on September 20, and everyone from large NGOs to grassroots
groups to the UN Secretary General is preparing for this to be a turning
point. You can see updates from [ [link removed] ]the last two weeks here – and keep an
eye out for a new roundup next week by visiting globalclimatestrike.net or
following 350.org on social media.

One to Watch

In [ [link removed] ]this beautiful 3-minute film marking World Indigenous Peoples Day,
three indigenous leaders from Brazil and Colombia speak about their
connection to land and how it feels to live in communities under constant
threat from extraction. The shots are truly stunning – don’t miss this
one. [ [link removed] ]Watch

Use Your Power

This week, the world’s leading scientists released [ [link removed] ]a landmark report
highlighting the interplay between land degradation and the climate
crisis. It signals the need for a rapid phase out of fossil fuels to avoid
worsening food insecurity, poverty and climate impacts for the world’s
most vulnerable people.

You can help the world understand what this report means: we need to put
people and the planet before profit. [ [link removed] ]Share the video so more people
hear the message.

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That's it for now. We'll be back in two weeks with more climate movement
news from around the world. 

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