(2024-07-23). Amazon Gets Fresh, Bayer Loves Basmati: Toxic Influences in Indian Agriculture. dissidentvoice.org The citizens of India have a problem. In what the media like to call 'the world's biggest democracy', there is a serious, proven conflict of interest among officials in the areas of science, agriculture and agricultural research that results in privileging the needs of powerful private interests ahead of farmers and ordinary people. This has …
(2024-07-23). Algeria to export electricity to Europe via a submarine pipeline. newarab.com 
Over the weekend, Algerian Energy Minister Mohammed Arkab announced the "historical project" during a visit to a facility of Sonelgaz, the state-owned electricity and gas company. | On Sunday, 21 July, Arkab revealed that Sonatrach, the state-owned hydrocarbons company, and Sonelgaz are preparing to sign contracts to build a submarine cable con…
(2024-07-23). Iraq resumes rice cultivation with new climate friendly strain. newarab.com 
Deputy Minister of Agriculture Mahdi Sahar al-Jubouri told Reuters the country has earmarked 150 sq km (58 sq miles) for rice growing this season and forecast a yield of 150,000 tonnes, as officials said water is more abundant due to h…
(2024-07-23). World's Biggest Meat And Dairy Companies Spend More On Ads Than Cutting Emissions. popularresistance.org Global meat and dairy giants are investing just a fraction of their revenues into cutting emissions despite being among the world's largest polluters, according to new estimates. | Company spending on advertising outstripped that on low-carbon solutions, the report by campaign group Changing Markets Foundation found, as corporations ramped up attempts to win consumers over with their green credentials. | The meat and dairy sector — responsible for over 14 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions — has come under increasing pressure in recent years to tackle major climate harms. | The New Merchants o…
(2024-07-23). The Mother Tongue: Recovering Indigenous Languages from the Identity Thieves. indybay.org Indigenous languages are on the verge of extinction in Russia. An ancient language in Japan is denied recognition by the government, while Native Americans struggle to recover from the torture in boarding schools that was meant to silence them. In Canada, efforts are underway to revitalize Anishinaabe after Native languages and culture were targeted with erasure in residential schools, presenters told the United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
(2024-07-23). Insights | China's economic transformation promotes global growth: French expert. ecns.cn "I do believe that China is going the right way," said Thierry Laurent, chairman of the Climate Change Working Group, French Foreign Trade Advisors China Committee, in an exclusive interview regarding the topics addressed at the third plenary session.
(2024-07-23). EPA's $4.3 billion initiative to combat climate pollution across 30 states. nationofchange.org The EPA's announcement of $4.3 billion in funding for 25 projects aims to address climate pollution and advance environmental justice across 30 states, marking a significant step in the fight against climate change.
(2024-07-23). Tonnes of dead fish surface in western Mexico. presstv.ir Tonnes of dead fish surface on the banks of the Santiago River in western Mexico, with local communities pointing the finger at pollution caused by factories upstream. Around 250 companies discharge their waste in the area, which previously led authorities to prohibit fishing.
(2024-07-23). India shows significant progress in combating climate change. tvbrics.com 
The country also aims to increase the share of electricity generated by non-fossil fuels and strengthen forest cover…
(2024-07-23). SA's response to climate change outlined in new law. sanews.gov.za SA's response to climate change outlined in new law | President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Climate Change Bill, which sets out a national climate change response, including mitigation and adaptation actions, which also constitutes South Africa's fair contribution to the global climate change response. | "The Climate Change Act, as endorsed by the President, enables the alignment of policies that influence South Africa's climate change response, to ensure that South Africa's transition to a low carbon and climate resilient economy and society is not constrained by policy contradictions," the Presidenc…
(2024-07-23). World registers hottest day ever recorded on July 21, highlighting global warming challenges. scmp.com Every month since June 2023 — 13 months in a row — has now ranked as the planet's hottest since records began.
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Group urges buyers to assert consumer right to product information and safety, calls on the authorities to pull out non-compliant products from the market | 19 July 2024, Quezon City. Not all reusable stainless steel water bottles and tumblers are created equal. Some may be decorated with lead-containing paints in violation of the country's lead paint standard, posing health risks to users, especially to young children. | The toxics watchdog group, EcoWaste Coalition, an advocate for reuse and refill to fight plastic pollution and the climate crisis, encouraged consumers to insist on their legally protected right…