3 RANimals in Poland
Three of us from RAN’s climate and energy team––Paddy, Jason and myself––have just arrived in Katowice, a small city in the heart of Polish coal mining country for COP24, the…
Chase Financing Coal Power Expansion in Poland 2018
While other European Union countries are setting near-term deadlines to sunset their nal coal mines and generating stations, the Polish government, in complete disregard of climate realities and economic common sense, is pushing ahead with a 1,000 megawatt coal- red power plant in the northeastern city of Ostrołeka.
RAN targets MUFG Union Bank during Global Climate Action Summit
Banks have a critical role to play in the transition we need to a zero-carbon future. Unfortunately, many big banks continue to fund fossil fuels and deforestation over sustainable and…
Peabody Energy — Post-Bankruptcy Business as Usual
This blog was originally published as a case study in Banking on Climate Change: Fossil Fuel Finance Report Card 2017, by RAN, Sierra Club, BankTrack, and Oil Change International, in…
Western Banks Backing Major Coal Plant Expansion Plans in the Philippines
This blog was originally published as a case study in Banking on Climate Change: Fossil Fuel Finance Report Card 2017, by RAN, BankTrack, Sierra Club, and Oil Change International, in…
Indonesia’s Bid for Coal Expansion
Over the past decade, Indonesia has undergone a major coal mining boom. The country has now announced plans to secure a market for its own coal by significantly expanding domestic…
Fighting Big Coal in Bangladesh
Today, thousands of Bangladeshi activists embarked on a Long March to protest the construction of coal-fired power plants dangerously close to the Sundarbans, one of the world’s largest mangrove forests…
The Hill: We need more from Obama to fight climate change
“The president recently made a bold move to halt new coal leases on public lands, but the clock is ticking down faster — both on Obama’s presidency and on our…
Rainforest Action Network response to Announcement on Coal Moratorium
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Virali Modi-Parekh, virali@ran.org, 510-747-8476 Rainforest Action Network Response to Announcement on Coal Moratorium: President Obama announced a moratorium on new coal leases on public lands today and to…
5 Things to Know: Why Big Banks Still Haven’t Passed the Coal Test
Rainforest Action Network released a new report today about the big banks profiting off of coal. Here are five things you need to know from The Coal Test: Where Banks…