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REALITY NOW

Welcome to the May 2024 edition of Reality Now.

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On April 19, The Climate Reality Project’s US branch joined several other organizations in a rally right outside of the World Bank in Washington, DC, where leaders held their spring meetings. The branch brought along a banner signed with messages from Climate Reality Leaders, recently trained in NYC, calling on one of the world’s biggest financial institutions to take bold and urgent climate action.

Few entities in the world have the power to accelerate the clean energy transition we need like the World Bank. Ajay Banga, in his first year as World Bank president, has made meaningful progress on climate finance. But there’s still more work to do. Join us in calling on World Bank President Banga to:

-End all financing for fossil fuel projects worldwide.
-Use World Bank lending to accelerate a just transition to clean energy in the Global South and beyond.
-Ensure Global South nations have access to the fair credit they need to build healthy and resilient net-zero economies.

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The success of global climate action hinges on a financial system equipped to support a fast and fair energy transition worldwide. To read more about why we should all care about World Bank reform, check out our recent blog. [[link removed]]

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WHAT REFORM OF THE WORLD BANK MIGHT LOOK LIKE [[link removed]]

Although there are hopeful signs that the Bank is moving in the right direction on development and climate finance, concerns remain that the World Bank might be failing to fully meet the scale and urgency of this moment.
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ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS IN THE AMAZON [[link removed]]

Indigenous leaders serve as frontline defenders of human rights, protecting the environment and promoting sustainable development in their communities.
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DOES CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECT CICADAS? [[link removed]]

The mystery of how and when cicadas determine when to emerge – and the role of rising global temperatures – persists.
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PROTECTING LEBANON’S SACRED QADISHA VALLEY [[link removed]]

Rising temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns, and heightened frequency of extreme weather events pose significant threats to the valley's ecosystems.
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TELL CONGRESS: PROTECT EPA’S POWER PLANT POLLUTION LIMITS [[link removed]]

Defend EPA’s major power plant rule that curbs greenhouse gas emissions and safeguards our health.
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DEMAND TRANSPARENCY FOR COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY HYDROGEN HUBS [[link removed]]

We cannot let our transition to clean energy exacerbate environmental injustice. Join us in demanding full transparency from the DOE on the hydrogen hub program, with all information to be released publicly, readily accessible, and delivered in a timely manner.
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URGE WEALTHY G20 COUNTRIES TO STOP PUBLIC FUNDING OF FOSSIL FUELS [[link removed]]

Tell wealthy G20 countries to stop the public financing of fossil fuels.
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