By Jean Saldanha, Director of the European Network on Debt and Development (Eurodad) and Lidy Nacpil, Coordinator of the Asian People’s Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD)

In a world increasingly marked by self-interest and the dominance of power over principle, it is hard to be optimistic. However, our collective struggles last year led to some victories, and 2026 presents plenty of opportunities to overcome this peak era of imperialism.

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10 years on from the Paris Agreement and at a time when its 1.5C target is slipping out of reach, our climate expert analyses the achievements & misses in Belém.

A new report shows that more than a trillion dollars could have been raised for climate action and development since the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015, if the world's 100 largest oil and gas companies had been charged a 20 per cent surtax on their enormous profits.

Against the backdrop of rising inequalities and the accelerating climate and environmental crisis, this paper, by Eurodad and the Global Alliance for Tax Justice (GATJ) proposes additional taxes – or surtaxes – on the profits of the fossil fuel industry. 

Next month, the European Investment Bank will begin deliberations of the second phase of its Climate Bank Roadmap. In a joint-letter 19 civil society organisations have urged the Board of Directors to ensure that a Just Transition is at the heart of this strategy.