2023-11-19: News Headlines

Dan Bacher (2023-11-19). Big Oil spent $22 million in first 3 quarters of 2023 in effort to kill climate bills. indybay.org The oil industry spent over $7.2 million on lobbying in California during the third quarter of 2023…

Dean Baker (2023-11-19). Trade Is Important for Dealing with Climate Change, but the Media Won't Let Us Talk About the Most Important Form of Protection. cepr.net Eduardo Porter had an interesting column in the Washington Post last week in which he argued that trade will be important in slowing climate change. The basic point is that we could do a lot to reduce emissions by encouraging people to buy items where they are produced with the least emissions. The point is …

ecns.cn (2023-11-19). California seen as key climate partner. ecns.cn Cooperation between China and California is a concrete manifestation of inclusive multilateralism in the global endeavor to cope with the climate crisis, China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment said.

midwesternmarx (2023-11-19). Incurable (?) US Schizophrenia About China. By: Radhika Desai. midwesternmarx.com ​Rarely has a summit between the world's two most important countries been burdened with fewer expectations. Rarely has the world, bristling with problems both urgent and persistent — from proliferating conflicts, renewed nuclear threats, derailed climate negotiations, a listing world economy — needed them to be higher.​The meeting between Presidents Xi and Biden on Wednesday on the sidelines of the upcoming APEC meeting 'appears aimed less at finding v …

Robert Hunziker (2023-11-19). Showdown at COP28. dissidentvoice.org $200 trillion is needed to stop global warming. — Bloomberg New Energy Finance Buckle up, fireworks will be going off in a couple weeks in the pristine complex known as Dubai. World leaders, climate scientists, environmentalists, and fossil fuel producers will clash over the outlook for climate change and the impact of global warming, or …

Brett Wilkins (2023-11-18). Texas Education Officials Reject Textbooks Over Climate Science. truthout.org Seven of 12 proposed science textbooks for Texas 8th graders were rejected Friday by the Republican-controlled state Board of Education because they propose solutions to the climate emergency or were published by a company with an environmental, social, and governance policy. The Texas Tribune reported that the 15-member board, which for the first time was required to include climate education for… |

Dan Bacher (2023-11-18). Big Oil spent $22 million in first 3 quarters of 2023 in effort to kill climate bills. indybay.org The oil industry spent over $7.2 million on lobbying in California during the third quarter of 2023…

ecns.cn (2023-11-17). California seen as key climate partner. ecns.cn Cooperation between China and California is a concrete manifestation of inclusive multilateralism in the global endeavor to cope with the climate crisis, China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment said.

ecns.cn (2023-11-18). California seen as key climate partner. ecns.cn Cooperation between China and California is a concrete manifestation of inclusive multilateralism in the global endeavor to cope with the climate crisis, China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment said.

Jessica Kutz (2023-11-18). Climate Change Poses a Unique Threat to Women and LGBTQ People, Report Shows. truthout.org This story was originally published by The 19th. For the first time, a national climate assessment has included a section dedicated to women's health and acknowledges that LGBTQ+ people are more vulnerable to the climate crisis. The Fifth National Climate Assessment was released Tuesday by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, a project mandated by Congress that aims to help the public… |

ecns.cn (2023-11-18). Xi says Japan should properly handle discharge of nuclear-contaminated water in responsible manner. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday urged the Japanese side to properly handle the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima power plant in a responsible and constructive manner.

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