[1]Fossil Free Digest
A blockade in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 7 September, where a gas terminal was
just denied its final permit on climate grounds. Photo: Gastivists

John,

We’re seeing the surge of people power from September’s Global Climate
Strike translate in to real change.

Targeted campaigns have achieved big wins in the last two weeks, from a
fossil gas terminal blocked in Sweden, to oil and gas exploration held off
near one of Brazil’s sensitive coral reefs.

But our work isn’t over — and tragedies like Typhoon Hagibis remind us of
the urgency of this moment. If we’re going to keep scoring wins against
the fossil fuel industry, we have to continue to ride this momentum.

Enjoy this edition of Fossil Free News, and we’ll be back in two weeks
with more climate movement news from around the world — and ways you can
get involved.

Onwards,
Nicole

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In Case You Missed It

Activists outside the 10 October oil and gas auction in Rio de Janeiro.
Photo: Gabriel Paiva - Agência o Globo

No deal: A pristine ocean area in Brazil is safe from oil and gas
exploration, after the government failed to auction four blocks affecting
Abrolhos National Park. Oil executives admitted they did not make any
offers because of pressure from environmental activists. Outside the
auction itself, protesters demanded an ocean without oil. [ [link removed] ]More

Photo: @ChannelNewsAsia

Japan: Typhoon Hagibis devastated central Japan, claiming over 75 lives as
levees broke and floodwaters rose. The damage reveals that existing
infrastructure is not enough to protect people in this era of more intense
storms fuelled by climate crisis. [ [link removed] ]More

 

Bank Junction in London. Photo: XR Tower Hamlets
Rebel: The International Rebellion has struck cities across the globe with
an array of disruptive actions. In London, the 20,000-strong Extinction
March was organized as a funeral procession to mourn ongoing ecocide,
while hundreds in Prague blocked afternoon traffic. Read more about [ [link removed] ]the
Rebellion day by day, city by city.

EIB stalls: On Tuesday, the European Investment Bank postponed its
decision on whether to end fossil fuel finance, after last-minute lobbying
from the gas industry. Its draft policy would have, if approved, ended
funding of fossil fuel projects by 2020. Activists have been fiercely
campaigning for months – expect them to keep pressure up until the new
vote in November. [ [link removed] ]More

You can demand EU Finance Ministers approve this bold new fossil free path
and send a signal to banks around the world: 

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition

The Inside Story

In a huge win, the Swedish government decided last week to deny the
EU-backed Gothenburg gas terminal its final permit on climate grounds.
Read this [ [link removed] ]inspiring letter from Fossilgasfällan, the local group that
made it happen with years of resistance and a hundreds-strong blockade in
September.

Do you want to start your own local group to fight the fossil fuel age?
There are plenty of [ [link removed] ]resources to help you get started.

Podcast Corner 

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On this 10-minute episode of The Indicator, Bill McKibben talks about the
beginnings of the divestment movement and why it’s necessary to ‘follow
the money’ to end fossil fuel finance. [ [link removed] ]Listen

The One to Watch

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‘Canto al Agua’ was composed by Catalina Torres, a Colombian musician and
organizer, for the Climate Strikes in Colombia. She brought 60 people
together to sing it in chorus and is encouraging youth to keep using art
and creativity to fight climate breakdown. [ [link removed] ]Watch and listen

Use Your Power

Need more ideas for ways to get involved? Find out how you can [ [link removed] ]keep up
the pressure, whoever and wherever you are.

You can also [ [link removed] ]take the survey to let us know how you’ve been using your
power over the last two weeks.

 
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* A fast + just transition to 100% renewable energy for all
* No new fossil fuel projects anywhere.
* Not a penny more for dirty energy

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