350.org
International environmental NGO
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| January 31 2024 | 350.org and GreenFaith organized a gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina to protest against the Mountain Valley Pipeline, opposing its planned route from West Virginia to Southern Virginia and its Southgate Extension. |
| October 2021 | By October, over 1,500 institutions with more than US$40.43 trillion in assets have committed to divest from fossil fuels through the 350.org campaign. |
| June 9 2021 | TC Energy abandoned the Keystone XL pipeline project, with The Wall Street Journal highlighting 350.org's significant role in the project's failure. |
| January 20 2021 | President Joe Biden revoked the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline on his first day in office. |
| 2020 | Conclusion of 350.org's extensive Australian divestment campaign network development. |
| September 20 2019 | 350.org led the Global Climate Strike, a massive international environmental mobilization spanning 185 countries with over 7.6 million participants, focusing on drawing attention to the climate crisis and pressuring political, media, and fossil fuel industries. |
| May 2019 | Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration crossed 415 ppm, continuing its upward trend. |
| 2018 | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report urgently called for action to limit global warming to 1.5°C. |
| 2018 | 350.org creates the 'Rise: From One Island to Another' poem and video project, showcasing the impacts of sea level rise by featuring poets Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner from the Marshall Islands and Aka Niviâna from Greenland. The project highlights climate change effects across national borders, with a team including photographer Dan Lin, filmmaker Nick Stone, visual storyteller Rob Lau, and filmmaker Oz Go. |
| January 18 2018 | TransCanada Pipelines (now TC PipeLines) secured shipping commitments from oil companies, reaching the economic viability threshold for the Keystone XL pipeline project. |
| January 24 2017 | President Donald Trump took executive action to permit the Keystone XL pipeline's completion, leading TC Energy to suspend their previous NAFTA Chapter 11 lawsuit. |
| 2015 | Paris Agreement introduced 1.5°C global warming limit, reflecting significant differences in climate impacts between 1.5°C and 2°C warming. |
| November 6 2015 | President Obama officially rejected the Keystone XL pipeline after a seven-year review, marking a significant victory for 350.org and other environmental organizations. Bill McKibben noted this as the first time a world leader rejected a project specifically due to climate concerns. |
| 2013 | Australian members begin building a nationwide network of local groups advocating for institutional divestment from fossil fuels. |
| May 2013 | Two independent scientific teams measuring CO2 at Mauna Loa, Hawaii, recorded atmospheric carbon dioxide exceeding 400 ppm, likely for the first time in over 3 million years. |
| 2012 | 350.org launches the fossil fuel divestment campaign, known as 'Fossil Free', drawing inspiration from the successful anti-apartheid divestment movement. |
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