(2021-11-04). 'The Big Tobacco of Our Generation': Study Shows Huge Scale of Facebook Climate Lies. commondreams.org Ben van Beurden's doubling down on fossil fuels came a month after he was directly confronted over his company's role in the climate emergency.
(2021-11-04). Will Glasgow fix broken climate finance promises? mronline.org 
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR: Current climate mitigation plans will result in a catastrophic 2.7 ∞C world temperature rise. US$1.6—3.8 trillion is needed annually to avoid global warming exceeding 1.5 ∞C.
(2021-11-04). U.S. inaction on climate getting embarrassing: Washington Post. ecns.cn Washington's inaction on climate is getting embarrassing, a new opinion by the Washington Post has said.
(2021-11-04). The COP26 health agenda must revitalize Primary Health Care. peoplesdispatch.org As COP26 continues, we bring an overview of the intersection of health and climate change at the summit. Health systems can contribute to decreasing carbon emissions by promoting the Primary Health Care approach…
(2021-11-04). COP26: Empty Promises As World Screams For Climate Action. youtube.com 
Global climate meeting COP26 is happening now in Glasgow, and the communities who are the most vulnerable to climate change are demanding action. While western leaders make more promises that they've broken before, people in the Global South, coastal communities, and poor people everywhere are already losing their homes and dying as a result of …
(2021-11-04). If COP Wants to Save the Planet, It Has to Challenge Capitalism. tribunemag.co.uk COP26 could be an opportunity to tackle capitalism's destruction of the planet — if world leaders choose to take it.
(2021-11-04). WorkWeek No Public Funds For Billionaire John Fisher A's Stadium & Indy Media. indybay.org WorkWeek covers a protest against the Alameda Board of Supervisors giving more than $300 million in public money to GAP A's billionaire owner John Fisher for his new A's stadium in the Port of Oakland. WorkWeek also covers and independent journalist forum in San Francisco held during July. WorkWeek also covers a protest at BlackRock in San Francisco during the G20 climate conference and also a strike of 150,000 South African engineering workers who are members of the National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa.
(2021-11-04). 'Enough Is Enough': Sunrise Movement Confronts Manchin on Climate Policy Outside His Yacht. commondreams.org It seems to me that the HBO comedian wanted to make a joke about what a racially biased test question might look like—and whiffed at it pretty terribly.
(2021-11-04). Wall Street's Latest Scheme Is Monetizing Nature Itself. scheerpost.com 
[Terrapin Flyer / CC BY-SA 2.0] By Ellen Brown / Original to ScheerPost A month before the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (known as COP26) kicked off in Scotland, a new asset class was launched by the New York Stock Exchange that will "open up a new feeding ground for predatory Wall Street banks …
(2021-11-04). Saturday 11/13: The Glasgow Climate Summit — What The Sierra Club Won't Tell You. indybay.org Online, Please register in advance at bit.ly/Glasgow_SSS_211113 to receive your personal link for this event.
(2021-11-04). Thursday 11/4: Glasgow and the Ticking Environmental Clock… We Need SYSTEM CHANGE to Deal with Climate. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2021-11-04). Abortion Rights 'In Peril' as Ohio GOP Proposes Total Ban Modeled on Texas Law. commondreams.org Climate change and environmental destruction will prevail as long as money prevails as the god that national leaders (and almost all the rest of us) worship, or don't know how not to worship.
(2021-11-04). Sunday 11/7: SF Bay Area Climate People's Assembly during Cop26. indybay.org To Register for this online event: bit.ly: /PeoplesAssemblySFBayArea…
(2021-11-04). As Chávez Said, 'Let's not Change the Climate, Let's Change the System!': A Conversation with Max Ajl. orinocotribune.com 
An anti-imperialist approach to global warming in the context of COP26. | This week and through November 12, the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) takes place in Glasgow, Scotland. COP26 brings together heads of state and other prominent figures to talk about climate change. However, the conference won't address the central environmental problem: capitalism. In this interview we talk to
(2021-11-04). 'Outrageous': Nearly All-White Jury Chosen for Ahmaud Arbery Murder Trial. commondreams.org "One sad, greedy man, cannot stand in the way of lifesaving climate legislation."
(2021-11-04). Cairns activists call out Warren Entsch's climate hypocrisy. greenleft.org.au Cairns activists highlighted Warren Entsch's climate hypocrisy, reports Kerry Smith.
(2021-11-04). If Fighting Climate Crisis Is the Goal, Critics Say COP26 Coal Reduction Deal 'Falls Spectacularly Short'. commondreams.org "As long as Trump and his co-conspirators walk free, American democracy is in danger."
(2021-11-04). World leaders face 'stark choices' at COP26. asiatimes.com 
It would be an understatement to say that there is a lot riding on COP26, the international climate talks currently being held in Glasgow, Scotland. Officially, the gathering marks the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the third meeting of the parties to the 2015 …
(2021-11-04). Why climate change poses a threat to central banks. asiatimes.com 
Ahead of a day of talks on climate finance at the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow, former Bank of England governor Mark Carney announced the launch of a coalition of financial companies committed to hitting net-zero by 2050. The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero says it is made up of more than 450 …
(2021-11-04). The United States of Tax Havens. commondreams.org "The rapid rebound in emissions as economies recover from the pandemic reinforces the need for immediate global action on climate change."
(2021-11-04). New climate pledges significantly more likely to prevent worst of global heating. imperial.ac.uk If fulfilled, climate pledges made in the last six years have a much better chance of reaching globally agreed temperature goals.
(2021-11-04). Sunday 11/14: Climate Crisis: A "Perfect Storm" of Interlocking Injustices for Poor, Indigenious, POC. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2021-11-04). Anti-Fossil Fuel Protest Meets U.S. Interior Secretary at COP26. indybay.org Biden Administration is Breaking Promise to Halt New Federal Leasing, Fracking…
(2021-11-04). Gas pumping to Germany via Yamal – Europe resumes after 5 days of shutdown. tass.com The direct pumping of gas to Europe via the Yamal-Europe pipeline stopped on the morning of Saturday, October 30…
(2021-11-03). Path to Extinction or Path to a Livable Future? dissidentvoice.org 
As climate change leads humanity's march to Armageddon, data surfacing during late 2021 suggests that the march could be much briefer than previously thought. "Nature is starting to emit greenhouse gases in competition with cars, planes, trains, and factories," asserts Robert Hunziker. The Amazon has switched from soaking up CO2 to emitting it. Likewise, the …
(2021-11-03). No empty slogans needed in addressing climate change: China's UN envoy. ecns.cn Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), said on Tuesday that tackling climate change needs firm commitment and continued actions, not empty slogans.
(2021-11-03). The "Free Market" Will Not Save us rom Climate Crisis: 5 Lessons from the Pandemic. orinocotribune.com By Sarah Lazare — Nov 1, 2021 | If there's one thing the past 18 months have taught us, it's that a capitalist deus ex machina will not reveal itself anytime soon. | When attempting to convey the stakes of curbing climate change, it is tempting to reach for metaphors. What if an asteroid with the power to destroy our entire planet were headed for Earth, and we had the power to change its course, but only through international cooperation? Or what if we had advance knowledge of a massive nuclear explosion that will wipe out human civilization unless we stop it? Would we be giving so much air time to the "let…
(2021-11-03). Missing from the Climate Talks: Corporate Powers to Sue Governments That Limit Pollution. fpif.org Allowing extractive industries to file expensive lawsuits over environmental regulations could undermine whatever agreements might be reached at COP26 in Glasgow.
(2021-11-03). COP 26: Can a Singing, Dancing Rebellion Save the World? dissidentvoice.org 
Greta Thunberg leads protests in Italy ahead of COP26. Credit: Radio Habana Cuba COP Twenty-six! That is how many times the UN has assembled world leaders to try to tackle the climate crisis. But the United States is producing more oil and natural gas than ever; the amount of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere and global …
(2021-11-03). How to save the world (from a climate armageddon). canadiandimension.com 
Smoke billows from chimneys at a coal-fired power plant in eastern China's Jiangsu province on December 12, 2018. Photo by Xu Congjun/Imaginechina. | This summer we witnessed, with brutal clarity, the Beginning of the End: the end of Earth as we know it—a world of lush forests, bountiful croplands, livable cities, and survivable coastlines. In its place, we saw the early manifestations of a climate-damaged planet, with scorched forests, parched fields, scalding cities, and storm-wracked coastlines. In a desperate bid to prevent far worse, leaders from around the world will soon gather in Glasgow, Sco…
(2021-11-03). Reducing oil and gas production is Canada's 'only possible lever' to hit 2030 climate goals. nationalobserver.com Canada is lagging far behind its climate goals, the only option left is reducing the production of fossil fuels.
(2021-11-03). COP26: Will Humanity's 'Last and Best Chance' to Save Earth's Climate Succeed? | Take Action Tuesday @EarthFoodLife. independentmediainstitute.org 
There is a chance we can prevent the worst impacts of the climate crisis, but world leaders must hold businesses accountable and listen to Indigenous communities. By Reynard Loki, Independent Media Institute 11 min read It would be an understatement to say that there is a lot riding on COP26, the international climate talks currently …
(2021-11-03). Defund the global climate wall. roarmag.org 
This essay was originally published at Photo: US border patrol is detaining immigrants from Latin America. Yuma, Arizona. May, 2021. Ringo Chiu / Shutterstock.com | At a National Security Council meeting in September, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken
(2021-11-03). Central American Countries Seek Aid To Fight Climate Change. telesurenglish.net The countries of the Central American Integration System (SICA) will present a "unified position" at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26) in order to raise more strongly their requests for international assistance. | RELATED: | In its capacity as temporary president of the Central American Commission for Environment and Development (CCAD), Guatemala will propose that COP26 declare Central America a…
(2021-11-03). Honest Government Ad | COP26 Climate Summit. zcomm.org The Australien Government has made an ad for the COP26 UN Climate Summit, and it's surprisingly honest and informative…
(2021-11-03). The Limits of Economic Growth and the Climate Crisis. commondreams.org "This is for all of us," he said. "This is about the people of Kentucky, this is about the challenges that we are facing, that we are sick of being ignored and abandoned and left behind."
(2021-11-03). Kumi Naidoo at COP26: Will Rich Countries Deliver Pledged Billions for South Africa to Get Off Coal? democracynow.org 
On day three of the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, we look at the fight against Big Coal, starting with leading South African climate activist Kumi Naidoo. South Africa is one of the world's largest coal producers, and the United States has joined the European Union and other wealthy nations to announce a new deal to provide $8.5 billion to the country to help it decommission its coal plants and invest in renewable energy. "Let's see if the money actually flows and if those countries actually follow up with that commitment," says Naidoo, global ambassador for Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dign…
(2021-11-03). Uproot the System: Filipina Activist Mitzi Tan on How Capitalism & Colonialism Fuel Climate Crisis. democracynow.org 
We speak to Mitzi Tan, a climate activist based in the Philippines, who will join Greta Thunberg of Sweden and Vanessa Nakate of Uganda in speaking at a major march and rally in Glasgow on Saturday. Among their demands are reparations from the Global North to the Global South to help rebuild the lives of those most impacted by the climate crisis. Tan has recently protested outside the offices of Standard Chartered Bank in London, which funds the most fossil fuel companies based in the Philippines, which she says contributes directly to their yearly typhoons that cause insurmountable destruction. "At this point, n…
(2021-11-03). Letter Accusing World Leaders of Climate 'Betrayal' Signed by 1 Million People—And Growing. zcomm.org "There is still time to avoid the worst consequences if we are prepared to change. It will take determined, visionary leadership. And it will take immense courage—but know that when you rise, billions will be right behind you."
(2021-11-03). COP26: Will Humanity's 'Last and Best Chance' to Save Earth's Climate Succeed? independentmediainstitute.org There is a chance we can prevent the worst impacts of the climate crisis, but world leaders must hold businesses accountable and listen to Indigenous communities. By Reynard Loki It would be an understatement to say that there is a lot riding on COP26, the international climate talks currently being held in Glasgow, Scotland. Officially, …
(2021-11-03). Latin American Countries To Create Big Marine Protected Area. telesurenglish.net Amid the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26) held in Glasgow on Tuesday, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama agreed to implement mechanisms for the conservation of the Corridor of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (CMAR), which is a regional initiative for the sustainable use of environmental resources in force since 2004. | RELATED: | This agreement will create the largest marine biosphere reserve…
(2021-11-03). Methane pledge shows Glasgow climate summit progress. asiatimes.com 
Much of the news coming out of the UN climate conference has focused on the spectacle, and how countries' pledges aren't on track to prevent dangerous climate change. But behind the scenes, there is reason for hope. In many countries, the energy transition is already underway as falling costs make renewable energy ubiquitous and more …
(2021-11-03). U.S. Grassroots Leaders Greet Biden at COP26 With Push to End Fossil Fuel Era. zcomm.org Biden Must Stop Fossil Fuel Project Approvals, Declare Climate Emergency…
(2021-11-03). Ban Ki-moon calls on students to challenge global leaders on climate change. imperial.ac.uk Former Secretary General of the UN, Ban Ki-moon, has called on students to challenge global leaders on climate change at an Imperial event.
(2021-11-03). The climate change disaster and Australia's new anti-democratic electoral laws. wsws.org The party deregistration laws were rammed through parliament just as the protracted political crisis in Canberra over climate change was reaching a new peak in the lead-up to the COP26 gathering in Glasgow.
(2021-11-03). Why progress at COP26 is crucial. asiatimes.com 
COP26, which is taking place in Glasgow, is the latest in a series of meetings through which the world's governments attempt to deal with climate change. COP stands for "Conference of the Parties": these 197 parties are the United Nations member countries, plus a few small non-UN member countries and the European Union, all of …
(2021-11-03). Scapegoating China over climate change 'craven and inaccurate': British newspaper. ecns.cn
(2021-11-03). Selected Articles: They Defend the Climate While Preparing the End of the World. globalresearch.ca 
By At the beginning of October, Italy hosted the preparatory meeting of the UN Conference on Climate Change, currently taking place in Glasgow. …
(2021-11-03). Time Is Running Out to Protect Voting Rights. commondreams.org If economic growth ushered in this era of climate change, how can economic growth also be part of the solution?
(2021-11-03). Hurricane LUMA: Puerto Ricans Fight Big Coal & Privatized Energy Amid Climate Disasters, Blackouts. democracynow.org 
As we cover the fight against Big Coal with climate activists attending the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, we look at the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, which has experienced some of the most extreme weather over the last two decades. Hurricane Maria destroyed the island's electrical grid four years ago and left residents in the dark for months. The fragile power system is still unreliable for people, prompting mass protests and renewed calls for lawmakers to move away from dirty power and turn the island into a center for renewable energy, a movement featured in the new film "El poder del pueblo," or…