_____ (2021-09-06). Decolonise The Green New Deal. popularresistance.org Only 100 corporations in the world are responsible for 71% of all global emissions. We know their names. And the names of their CEOs. Their offices are not guarded but in the open, untouchable by the courts. Their money is out of reach — somewhere offshore. Their mess, pain and destruction are spread all over the place. The consequences of the climate emergency are mostly suffered by countries in the Tropics and by the poorest regions in those countries. There are numerous island-nations close to the Equator and entire communities at the risk of disappearing due to rising sea-level.

_____ (2021-09-06). More Than 200 Health Journals Call For Urgent Action On Climate Crisis. popularresistance.org The editorial, which is being published before the UN general assembly and the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow this November, says: "Ahead of these pivotal meetings, we — the editors of health journals worldwide — call for urgent action to keep average global temperature increases below 1.5C, halt the destruction of nature, and protect health. "Health is already being harmed by global temperature increases and the destruction of the natural world, a state of affairs health professionals have been bringing attention to for decades.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-06). Celso Amorim, Former Foreign Minister: "A Climate of Civil War is Being Created in Brazil". libya360.wordpress.com Héctor Bernardo Supporters of Brazil's ultra-right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro, have called for marches on Tuesday, September 7, against the Supreme Federal Court (STF). Faced with an almost certain electoral defeat to the former president Lula da Silva, Bolsonaro is putting pressure on the other branches of government to delegitimize the elections scheduled for 2022. Rumors…

thelancet (2021-09-06). [Commentary] Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health. thelancet.com The UN General Assembly in September 2021, will bring countries together at a critical time for marshalling collective action to tackle the global environmental crisis. They will meet again at the biodiversity summit in Kunming, China, and the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, UK. Ahead of these pivotal meetings, we—the editors of health journals worldwide—call for urgent action to keep average global temperature increases below 1.5‚ÄØ ∞C, halt the destruction of nature, and protect health.

Robert Pollin (2021-09-06). Climate Crisis and a Global Green New Deal. zcomm.org This is the first part of an exchange between Robert Pollin and Don Fitz for ZNet…

Daniel Raventós, Julie Wark (2021-09-05). Republicanism For The Anthropocene. counterpunch.org Image by You don't have to read the almost 4,000 pages of the grim new IPCC Climate Report to know the gravity of Earth's situation where

_____ (2021-09-05). Climate Scientist: This is a Dystopian Moment. commondreams.org

Daniel Raventós, Julie Wark (2021-09-05). Republicanism For The Anthropocene. counterpunch.org Image by You don't have to read the almost 4,000 pages of the grim new IPCC Climate Report to know the gravity of Earth's situation where

San Mateo Saturday (2021-09-05). Students for a Carbon Fee & Dividend Rally. indybay.org Dozens of college and high school students who make up the group Citizens Climate Lobby San Mateo Youth launched a demonstration, the "Students for a Carbon Fee & Dividend Rally" on August 21. They heard from many speakers and shouted their own messages through bullhorns as well as from a podium.

_____ (2021-09-04). Will A Summer Of Climate Crises Lead To Climate Action? popularresistance.org This summer, the climate crisis has roared into basement apartments in Brooklyn, leaped across the dry tops of the Sierra Nevadas and kicked over the towers that held up the power and communication networks of Louisiana. It has shredded homes in New Jersey and poured into the underpasses of Philadelphia, turning a cross-town expressway into a murky, swirling river.

Juan Cole (2021-09-04). UN: Climate-Driven Extreme Weather Disasters since 1970 increased 5-Fold, costing Trillions. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction have issued a report finding that in the past 50 years, 11,000 droughts, storms, extreme temperature and other extreme weather events have accounted for 50 percent of all disasters and three-fourths of known economic losses, totaling $3.64 …

Anonymous103 (2021-09-04). Washington Shocked As China Says Climate Change Cooperation Only Possible When Hostilities End. southfront.org FM: China 'cannot accept' allegations on islands militarization Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shakes hands with visiting United States Secretary of State John Kerry in Beijing Jan 27, 2016.[Photo by Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn]John Kerry did not expect bluntness during his latest trip to China. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | U.S. Presidential Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry held a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to discuss Sino-American cooperat…

Philip Broistedt, Christian Hofmann (2021-09-04). With a plan against the climate crisis. indybay.org Quality and enjoyment would be the new maxims, and the true wealth would be free time. Admittedly, a change in consciousness would remain necessary, and many a convenience in lifestyle would have to be abandoned in favor of the ecosystem. However, the standard of living could be raised significantly through free time and leisure.

_____ (2021-09-04). 'Red List of Threatened Species': A Grim Tally of Those Facing Extinction. commondreams.org

Staff (2021-09-04). The Squad Joins Line 3 Pipeline Protests in Support of Fight Against Enbridge. truthout.org Members of the progressive "Squad" held a press conference in Minnesota on Friday to draw attention to the Indigenous-led fight against Enbridge's Line 3 tar sands pipeline, which water protectors and environmentalists have been battling on the ground and in court. | Hosted by Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), the press conference also featured remarks from U.S. Reps. Cori Bush (D-Mo.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) as well as Minnesota state Sen. Mary Kunesh (DFL-…