Climate Action Network is devastated at the death of Ali Hussein Juloud (21) who succumbed to his prolonged battle against leukaemia on 21 April. Our thoughts are with his family, his community, and all who knew him. His fight for justice, even as his health deteriorated, is one that we are determined to carry on in memory of his tremendous legacy.

Ali’s short life, spent in Rumaila, Iraq, was a testament to holding powerful polluters accountable until his last days. His illness, first diagnosed when he was 15, was linked to toxic cancer-linked chemicals produced by burning fossil fuels from the numerous gas flares operated by British Petroleum (BP) and Eni in dangerous and unlawful proximity to his neighbourhood...