(2024-06-11). Are Arab leaders doing enough to combat climate change in MENA. newarab.com The Middle East and North Africa region, a critical epicentre of the climate crisis marked by water scarcity, rising temperatures, and increasingly frequent natural disasters, has taken centre stage by hosting the last two Take water scarcity.
(2024-06-11). Climate Change Activists Gear Up For A Summer Of Dissent. popularresistance.org "We have a series of many events," said Pumarol. "We are planning direct actions throughout the summer." | For three months starting on June 10th, they plan on shutting down the headquarter of Citibank, a financial institution that helps fund fossil fuel exploration. They also plan on staging a protest where humans dress as orcas, the iconic cetaceans that have been targeting yachts at least since November. "I think it's been a source of inspiration for many activists. We're also going to have a day where scientists are going to get arrested in front of city headquarters, and we're going to have a day where elder…
(2024-06-11). Our Moment of Truth. counterpunch.org Dear friends of the planet, Today is World Environment Day. It is also the day that the European Commission's Copernicus Climate Change Service officially reports May 2024 as the hottest May in recorded history. This marks twelve straight months of the hottest months ever. For the past year, every turn of the calendar has turned
(2024-06-11). Global warming in the last 20 years has mostly been caused by changes in the clouds, not greenhouse gases. expose-news.com An assumption made by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ("IPCC") in its most recent report is that the warming caused by the increase in long-wave back radiation was due …
(2024-06-11). Gaza Is Filled with War Debris, Hazardous Waste, Rubble, Disease. globalresearch.ca
(2024-06-11). 'Global Warming Is a Hoax': Bombshell New Study in Nature Reveals Antarctic Ice Is Expanding. globalresearch.ca
(2024-06-11). Addressing the triple threat of debt, climate, and development. nationofchange.org Failing to address this crisis threatens a humanitarian catastrophe in which the countries least responsible for the climate crisis will face its worst effects.
(2024-06-11). Elementary and High School Teachers Get Informed About Chemical Hazards in the Classroom. pressenza.com
(2024-06-11). Freedom from Pollution, Poverty, and Wasteful Systems. pressenza.com Waste Workers Call For Equal Rights, Push for "Magna Carta": | Formed in February 2024, PNWWA is a coalition of 12 waste worker organizations representing over a thousand members across the archipelago. Their unified voice underscores the need for legislative action to improve the working conditions and safeguard the rights of waste workers and waste pickers nationwide. | "We are calling for, among others, just compensation and social benefits and protection because we provide essential services to society. We are as deserving of such benefits and protection as any other worker, perhaps even mor…
(2024-06-11). Iran produces diesel fuel and black carbon from wastewater. tvbrics.com This will help reduce environmental pollution…
(2024-06-11). European Court of Human Rights rules that climate change mitigation is an actionable right under Article 8 ECHR. ukhumanrightsblog.com This article was first published in Edition 33 of the Journal of Environmental Law and Management. It is reproduced here with the kind permission of the editors at Lawtext Publishing Limited On Monday 9 April 2024 the Strasbourg Court handed down judgment in three cases involving climate change: Carême v France (ECHR no 7189/21), Duarte …
(2024-06-11). SATIRE: Study Finds 80% Of Food Waste Result Of Half-Assed Chicken Wing Eating Technique. theonion.com ROCHESTER, MN—Concluding the lack of skill was responsible for nearly 50 million tons of meat being discarded across the nation each year, a new study released Tuesday by researchers at the University of Minnesota Rochester found that over 80% of food waste resulted from half-assed chicken wing eating techniques….
(2024-06-11). Vaclav Smil On The Two Cultures And Our "Fully Post-Factual World" wattsupwiththat.com The elites, for their part, wish to change everything: sex, the climate, our history, your automobile, your diet, even the straws with which you slurp your smoothie.
(2024-06-11). NCBA Bank launches 2024 Golf Series, marks World Environment Day. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | NCBA Bank, in collaboration with the Uganda Golf Club, has launched the 2024 NCBA Golf Series, aimed at promoting the development of golf and inspiring greatness in Uganda's golfing fraternity. The bank also used the opportunity to emphasize its comprehensive sustainability initiative aimed at combating climate change and preserving …