2023-11-28: News Headlines

Pavel López Lazo (2023-11-28). 10 drugs to fight HIV, TB, malaria to be vulnerable to climate change. plenglish.com United Nations, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) UNITAD, an international financing mechanism for treating several diseases, warned on Tuesday that 10 products to combat HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria would be vulnerable to climate change.

Dana Drugmand (2023-11-28). Report: Oil and gas production set to escalate under landmark US climate law. nationofchange.org Increased supply is largely going into exports as massive buildout of LNG export terminals undermines the Biden administration's much-touted climate legacy.

ecns.cn (2023-11-27). COP28 to send positive signal to international community. ecns.cn During the upcoming COP28 climate conference, China and the U.S. will hold a "methane and non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gas summit" with the UAE chair, to which other countries are invited to participate.

ecns.cn (2023-11-28). Biden to skip UN's COP28, a major climate meeting. ecns.cn U.S. President Joe Biden, who has called climate change "the ultimate threat to humanity", won't attend the United Nations' major climate change summit that begins Thursday in Dubai.

ecns.cn (2023-11-28). Insights | Former French Prime Minister calls for global consensus on climate action. ecns.cn The 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) is about to commence in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Former French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin has said that the current situation of climate change is severe, and the most urgent task is to implement the Paris Agreement and take concrete actions. Raffarin called for taking climate action as an opportunity to build global consensus. "ÄÄ…

Lawrence Davidson (2023-11-28). How We Got to an Era of De-Civilization. counterpunch.org Human Beings are not showing off their best abilities of late. They appear to have mostly failed when it comes to climate change. For instance, "By 2100, average temperatures in the U.S. are expected to increase by approximately 8 ∞F or more (4.4 ∞C)" if the current high rate of greenhouse gas emissions is maintained. If "immediate

Phil Wilson (2023-11-28). Poverty and Climate Overheating: Flip Sides of One Coin. counterpunch.org I retired in 2020 after decades as a mental health outreach worker. My job involved going out to my clients' apartments — usually in sprawling housing projects or in "section 8" apartments in run down neighborhoods. Some of my clients slept in backyard sheds or abandoned factories and I met with them on playgrounds, parking

WSWS (2023-11-28). NSW police arrest more than 100 Australian climate change protesters. wsws.org The mass arrests in Newcastle, presided over by the state Labor government, were part of a broader assault on protests, including actions opposing the Israeli genocide in Gaza.

ecns.cn (2023-11-26). Global mechanism urged to bolster climate ties. ecns.cn A senior environmental expert has called for establishing an international mechanism to track the compliance of developed nations' financial commitments to the Global South, as poorly materialized pledges are jeopardizing the trust seriously needed in the global climate process.

Jake Johnson (2023-11-27). Biden Reportedly Plans to Skip COP28 Climate Summit Kicking Off This Week. truthout.org President Joe Biden is reportedly planning to skip the United Nations climate summit that kicks off later this week in Dubai, a decision sure to anger climate advocates and scientists who have pushed him to back a speedy fossil fuel phaseout at the talks. The New York Times was first to report the president's plans on Sunday, citing an unnamed White House official who did not provide a… |

Mansa Musa (2023-11-27). Malik Rahim: Climate justice and the prisoners' struggle go together. therealnews.com Malik Rahim, a former Black Panther and long-time prison and housing activist, joins Rattling the Bars to discuss the conditions faced by prisoners at the notorious Louisiana State Penitentiary, more commonly known as "Angola." Rahim also delves into the necessity of environmental justice in the face of a future where climate collapse and fascism will come hand-in-hand. | Studio: Cameron Granadino, David Hebden | Post-Production: Cameron Granadino |
| Transcript: | Mansa Musa: Welcome to this edition of Rattling The Bars. I'm your host, Mansa Musa. Joining me today is Malik Rahim, an activist,…

Prof. Claudia von Werlhof (2023-11-27). Global WAR-NING! Geoengineering Is Wrecking Our Planet and Humanity. globalresearch.ca World leaders are meeting in Glasgow at COP-26. All eyes are now on "the imminent dangers of CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions". The "climate emergency" is a timely instrument of propaganda used to distract people from questioning "the real crisis", namely the Covid-19 "plandemic".

Sharon Zhang (2023-11-27). Leak Shows UAE Planned to Use COP28 Climate Talks to Strike Fossil Fuel Deals. truthout.org The United Arab Emirates, the host of this year's UN climate conference COP28, has covertly conspired to use the global gathering as a place to strike fossil fuel deals with other countries and lobby for oil and gas, a damning investigation finds. According to reporting by the Centre for Climate Reporting (CCR) and BBC, Sultan al-Jaber — who is both the president of COP28 and CEO of the UAE's… |

Alexis Sterling (2023-11-28). COP28 president caught in oil lobbying scandal: Secretly pushes fossil fuel agenda amidst climate leadership. nationofchange.org This conflict of interest, uncovered through an investigation by the Center for Climate Reporting (CCR), raises serious questions about the integrity of the UN climate summit leadership.

Ricardo Ferrell (2023-11-28). How incarcerated people are helping at-risk youth avoid prison. nationofchange.org By sharing our lived experiences, I have seen how incarcerated people can stop the pipeline funneling troubled teens to prison.

presstv.ir (2023-11-28). Iranian academics: Israel seeks genocide, extinction of Palestinians in Gaza. presstv.ir A group of Iranian academic figures and distinguished luminaries have officially condemned the Israeli regime's brutal aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2023-11-27). Iranian academics: Israel seeks genocide, extinction of Palestinians in Gaza. presstv.ir A group of Iranian academic figures and distinguished luminaries have officially condemned the Israeli regime's brutal aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip.

The Independent (2023-11-28). Coca-Cola cement partnership to fuel plastic waste solution. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Plastic waste will be put to good use as an alternative fuel in cement production thanks to a new three-year partnership between Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU) and Hima Cement Limited announced on Nov.17 in Kampala. CCBU will provide Hima Cement access to plastic waste from its operations for handling and …

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