TOP NEWS: Only 'Urgent System-Wide Transformation' Can Prevent Climate Disaster

October 27, 2022 Top News 'Worst Possible News': Scientists Urge Immediate Action as Greenhouse Gas Levels Hit All-Time High "The brutal truth is here for everyone to see," said one researcher in response to record CO2, methane, and N2O atmospheric concentrations. "Far from emissions being brought under control, they are actually accelerating." by Brett Wilkins UN Report Shows Only 'Urgent System-Wide Transformation' Can Prevent Climate Disaster "We had our chance to make incremental changes, but that time is over," said the UNEP director. "Only a root-and-branch transformation of our economies and societies can save us." by Kenny Stancil In Historic First, IEA Predicts Demand for All Fossil Fuels Will Soon 'Peak or Plateau' Stressing that "peaks and plateaus aren't enough" to curb runaway warming, one climate advocate said governments "must ensure a rapid phase-out of fossil fuels begins immediately." by Jake Johnson More Top News • Fetterman Raises 'Unprecedented' $2 Million in Less Than 24 Hours After Debate • European Oil Giants Report 'Obscene' Profits as Millions Face Deadly Energy Crisis • 'The Future the GOP Wants for All of America': Texas Gun Law Unleashes Deadly Mayhem • 'A Terrifying Document': Critics Say Biden Nuclear Policy Makes the World More Dangerous • 'Cold Hard Threat to Democracy': GOP Sowing Chaos at Polls Even Before Election Day • Report Details ‘Extremist’ GOP Plot to Nationalize Voter Suppression VIEW ALL NEWS Opinion Price-Gouging Corporations Helping Drive Inflation Must Be Held Accountable Big corporations are taking advantage of the expectation of higher prices to rack up huge profits. by Lindsay Owens An Extremely Dangerous Moment in History When Even Talk of Diplomacy Is Off the Table Siding with calls for peace and diplomacy from all over the world is still not an idea whose time has come in the halls of power in Washington, DC. by Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies You Can't Fight Inflation With Even More Giveaways to the Rich Trickle down economics has never worked, but the GOP is trying to force it on voters anyway. by Sonali Kolhatkar VIEW ALL OPINION Call 207.775.0488 to donate by phone or mail a check to: Common Dreams, PO Box 443, Portland, ME 04112, United States Common Dreams is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your contribution is tax-deductible. EIN: 20-3368194