(2023-12-19). The Deadly Influence Of The Military Industrial Complex At COP28. popularresistance.org We hear about the growing influence of fossil fuel, nuclear and Big Agriculture corporations over the United Nations' Conference of Parties (COP) meetings, but hardly anything about the presence of weapons makers and NATO leaders. Clearing the FOG speaks with Canadian environmental lawyer and peace activist Tamara Lorincz, who reports about the meetings and outcomes of the recently-concluded COP28. She is part of an organizing effort to highlight the carbon footprint of Western militaries and the significant contributions of NATO countries to the climate crisis. Lorincz points out the great discrepancies between…
(2023-12-19). Scientists Say COP28 Is A Blank Cheque For More Deadly Delay. popularresistance.org The UN climate summit, hijacked by the fossil fuel cartel, has gifted a blank cheque to rich countries and Big Oil to kill one billion people and force billions more to flee their homes by 2100. | The so-called 'historic' outcome of COP28 fails to deliver the most basic and necessary measures which would have prevented societal and earth systems collapse, as outlined by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): eliminate fossil fuel subsidies and halt all new gas and oil projects. | Instead, the new resolution includes numerous loopholes which will allow polluters to greenwash emissions through fictional…
(2023-12-19). Larry Fink's Big Climate Lie. levernews.com 
(2023-12-19). False Transitions and Global Stocktakes: The Failure of COP28. scheerpost.com 
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch The time has come to treat the sequence of UN Climate Change Conferences, the latest concluding in Dubai, as a series of the failed and the abysmally rotten. It shows how a worthless activity, caked (oiled?) with appropriately chosen words, can actually provide assurance that something worthwhile was done. Along the way, …
(2023-12-19). COP28 Gave Us Another Agreement Full of Loopholes for Fossil Fuels. truthout.org The outcome of global climate summits has barely changed since the United Nations held the first Conference of the Parties (COP) in Berlin in 1995. Reaching an international consensus on climate action that might avert the worst effects of global warming and put the planet on a sustainable track has always been an elusive goal due to the power of the fossil fuel industry and political short… |
(2023-12-19). Chinese drought-tolerant rice variety helps feed Africa, address climate woes. ecns.cn A drought-tolerant rice variety developed by China is boosting food production in African countries while slashing methane emissions, which have been linked to global warming.
(2023-12-19). Solomon Islands: World Bank Assistance Will Boost Solomons Islands' Public Financial Management, Private Sector Development, and Support Climate Resilience. reliefweb.int Country: Solomon Islands | Source: World Bank | WASHINGTON, December 19, 2023 —The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved a US$20 million grant to support the Government of Solomon Islands in improving financial management, strengthen the business environment, and improve emergency preparedness. | The First Solomon Islands Resilience Development Policy Operation with a Catastrophe Drawdown Option will support the Solomon Islands government to increase tax revenue through the government's Value Added Tax Bill and the introduction of a new nickel royalty based on the value of the metal containe…
(2023-12-19). Activists block several airports in Belgium — grounding private jets, despite police crackdown. thecanary.co 
On Saturday 16 December, supporters of campaign group Belgium: airports blocked over climate crisis: | This happened just after hundreds of activists were arrested around Antwerp, while preparing to block Antwerp International airport, one of the biggest private jet airports in Belgium. Despite police targetting activists, a large group m…
(2023-12-19). Australia: Unprecedented Queensland floods cause widespread damage and suffering. wsws.org The flood disaster has again exposed the lack of official preparations for such extreme weather events, which are becoming more frequent globally due to climate change, as scientists have warned for years.
(2023-12-19). False Transitions and Global Stocktakes: The Failure of COP28. counterpunch.org 
The time has come to treat the sequence of UN Climate Change Conferences, the latest concluding in Dubai, as a series of the failed and the abysmally rotten. It shows how a worthless activity, caked (oiled?) with appropriately chosen words, can actually provide assurance that something worthwhile was done. Along the way, there are always the same
(2023-12-18). COP28: Sà¥nia Guajajara, Brazil's First Indigenous Peoples Minister, on Climate & a Just Transition. democracynow.org When Democracy Now! was covering the COP28 U.N. climate summit in Dubai, we spoke to Sà¥nia Guajajara, the head of the largest Indigenous delegation in the history of the climate talks. | When Democracy Now! was covering the COP28 U.N. climate summit in Dubai, we spoke to Sà¥nia Guajajara, the head of the largest Indigenous delegation in the history of the climate talks.
(2023-12-18). Democracy Now! 2023-12-18 Monday. democracynow.org Headlines for December 18, 2023; Al Jazeera's Marwan Bishara on IDF Killing AJ Journalist, the 3 Hostages & U.S. Support for Israel; "Tragically Historic": The Guardian's Nina Lakhani on the Failure of Yet Another U.N. Climate Summit | Headlines for December 18, 2023; Al Jazeera's Marwan Bishara on IDF Killing AJ Journalist, the 3 Hostages & U.S. Support for Israel; "Tragically Historic": The Guardian's Nina Lakhani on the Failure of Yet Another U.N. Climate Summit…
(2023-12-18). Biden's balancing act: Navigating offshore oil leasing amid climate concerns. nationofchange.org The impact of Biden's offshore oil policy on climate goals and energy dynamics.
(2023-12-18). "Tragically Historic": The Guardian's Nina Lakhani on the Failure of Yet Another U.N. Climate Summit. democracynow.org 
After some 200 countries at COP28 agreed to phase down fossil fuels, nations are facing pressure to block new oil and gas projects. A growing number of Democrats are calling on President Biden to stop massive new fossil fuel developments, and climate groups in the U.K. filed a lawsuit to block a massive new oilfield in the North Sea, saying it violates obligations to target net-zero carbon emissions. "Without means of implementation, these are just words," says The Guardian's senior climate reporter Nina Lakhani, who covered COP28. She says the COP28 deal continues a tragic history of powerful,…
(2023-12-18). COP28: Sà¥nia Guajajara, Brazil's First Indigenous Peoples Minister, on Climate & a Just Transition. democracynow.org When Democracy Now! was covering the COP28 U.N. climate summit in Dubai, we spoke to Sà¥nia Guajajara, the head of the largest Indigenous delegation in the history of the climate talks. | When Democracy Now! was covering the COP28 U.N. climate summit in Dubai, we spoke to Sà¥nia Guajajara, the head of the largest Indigenous delegation in the history of the climate talks.
(2023-12-18). Nina Lakhani on COP28 & Charges Against Alleged Mastermind Behind Berta Cáceres Murder. democracynow.org Watch Part 2 of our interview with The Guardian's senior climate reporter Nina Lakhani, who covered COP28. She also discusses news she broke during the summit: Honduran authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the suspected mastermind of the 2016 murder of Indigenous environmental leader Berta Cáceres. Lakhani is the author of the book Who Killed Berta Cáceres? Dams, Death Squads, and an Indigenous Defender's Battle for the Planet.
(2023-12-18). Democracy Now! 2023-12-18 Monday. democracynow.org Headlines for December 18, 2023; Al Jazeera's Marwan Bishara on IDF Killing AJ Journalist, the 3 Hostages & U.S. Support for Israel; "Tragically Historic": The Guardian's Nina Lakhani on the Failure of Yet Another U.N. Climate Summit | Headlines for December 18, 2023; Al Jazeera's Marwan Bishara on IDF Killing AJ Journalist, the 3 Hostages & U.S. Support for Israel; "Tragically Historic": The Guardian's Nina Lakhani on the Failure of Yet Another U.N. Climate Summit…
(2023-12-18). Dr Mahathir on Euro-North American Imperialist Crimes and the Need for Cooperation against Climate Change. transcend.org 9 Dec 2023 – Former two-time Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr Mahathir Mohamad (98) shared his no-hold-barred reflections on the sordid state of the world, still in the grip of the Euro-North American powers.
(2023-12-18). How to Assess the Carbon Footprint of a War. transcend.org 12 Dec 2023 – The US military alone contributes more greenhouse gas emissions than over 150 countries. There are tepid attempts by militaries to green their war machines–electric tanks or ships run on biofuels–yet there is practically no discussion of how they contribute to climate change, especially during war.
(2023-12-18). Regenerative Agroecology: The Necessary Solution to Counter Climate Change. transcend.org 12 Dec 2023 – Industrial agriculture sees the world as a machine, not as a self-organized living system, and has created devastation contributing to climate change. Our latest report, 'Regeneration is Life', presented at Cop28 in Dubai, analyzes the causes of climate change and the regenerative solutions vis-a-vis the false solutions by polluters.
(2023-12-18). COP28 Agreement to Move Away From Fossil Fuels. counterpunch.org 
In what many see as a first-of-its-kind deal signaling the eventual end of the oil age, representatives from nearly 200 countries agreed on Wednesday to begin reducing global consumption of fossil fuels to avert the worst impact of climate change. In a demonstration of global solidarity, negotiators joined together at the COP28 climate summit in
(2023-12-18). LEVER TIME PREMIUM: Big Tech Is "Attention Fracking" Our Brains. levernews.com On this week's episode of Lever Time Premium, exclusively for The Lever's supporting subscribers, David Sirota is joined by Princeton history professor
(2023-12-19). Troublesome China Bashing. dissidentvoice.org The front-page headline of the December 11, 2023, Washington Post (WAPO) read, "China's cyber army is invading critical U.S. services." The sub-headline, "A utility in Hawaii, a West Coast port and a pipeline are among the victims in the past year, officials say," impressed upon the reader that the Peoples Republic of China had wriggled …
(2023-12-18). The Forgotten (Part 5): The First Nations—Indigenous Tribes of Canada. transcend.org Indigenous cultures' languages, traditions and values are endangered entities about to become totally extinct and forgotten in the present world of materialism.
(2023-12-18). US Promotion of Banned Fukushima Seafood Contradicts Biden's Cancer Initiatives. truthout.org During their first summit of the year on November 16, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to end China's ban on imports of Japanese seafood imposed in response to Japan's discharging of radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific, telling Jinping, "I want to work with you to create a brighter future for Japan-China ties for the sake… |
(2023-12-19). No food for up to 17 hours: life onboard the Bibby Stockholm, according to its quasi-detainees. thecanary.co Refugees on board the Bibby Stockholm barge have told campaign group One Life To Live that access to food is heavily restricted. Additionally, portions are child-sized and canteen queues take up to an hour — with those at the end likely to be disappointed. | A significant amount of food is wasted because the quality is poor. It can also be unhygienic; for example, dirty salad leaves and hair regularly found in the food. And it is often culturally inappropriate. According to one individual, a group of men have been on hunger strike. | This picture is particularly disturbing because the Home Office pays the c…
(2023-12-19). Ukraine War Day #664: Drone-Starved Ukraine Wastes What It Has! awfulavalanche.wordpress.com 
(2023-12-19). Single-Use Food Packaging from 17 Countries Contains PFAS "Forever Chemicals" pressenza.com 19 December 2023, Gothenburg City, Sweden/Quezon City Philippines. A study released today by the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) and 18 IPEN member groups found toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals, including globally banned substances, in single-use, paper, cardboard, and plant-based molded fiber food containers and tableware purchased from 17 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and Latin America and the Caribbean. | PFAS chemicals have been linked to cancer, infertility, and endocrine disruption. Prior studies have shown that PFAS in food packaging can…