fossil
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“It’s a risk multiplier for the already elevated chances we now have for extreme events due to the burning of fossil fuels,” Watkins said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Low-lying Pacific island nation Tuvalu said it was reviewing the "fossil fuel exposure" of the $200 million fund after it was presented with AFP's findings.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
"Since Tuvalu is particularly susceptible to the adverse impacts of climate change, the TTF continues to seek to minimise the fund's exposure to fossil fuel reserves and carbon emissions," she added.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
These record-smashing heatwaves have come in a world about 1.4C warmer on average than during the late 19th Century, because of human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
The dark, muggy interior was a nineties fossil, a dream frozen in amber.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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