(2024-12-24). Insights | EU official commends China's leading role in global climate governance. ecns.cn Lauren Bardon, the first counselor for climate action and environment at the EU Delegation to China, shared his observations and insights on global climate action during an exclusive interview with China News Network following his trip to COP29 in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
(2024-12-24). Droughts, floods, wildfires: 2024 natural disasters in pictures. aljazeera.com An array of climate emergencies has killed, injured and displaced thousands across the globe this year.
(2024-12-24). Water Over Gold: 15 Reasons Why El Salvador Should Again Reject Gold Mining. ips-dc.org 
Bukele's reversal today of the mining ban aggravates environmental risks already posed by his extractive economic agenda, will increase El Salvador's risk of environmental contamination, human rights violations, and public health concerns, and will have an adverse economic impact.
(2024-12-24). Maracha town council grapples with poor waste management. independent.co.ug 
Maracha, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maracha Town Council is still struggling to maintain proper waste management disposal. The area with poor waste management disposal methods is Nyadri market which is also the main local revenue source for the town council and the district. The market attracts general merchandise and buyers of produce from across West …
(2024-12-23). DOE Study Finds LNG Exports Don't Just Hurt The Climate. popularresistance.org If you don't live anywhere near an export terminal for liquified natural gas (LNG), you could still feel big impacts from the industry's planned construction boom in the U.S. — and not just because the fossil fuel is rapidly worsening the climate crisis. | That's according to a new study on LNG export authorizations by the Department of Energy (DOE), which finds that the average U.S. household will pay an additional $122.54 a year in utility bills if LNG export expansions go forward unchecked. Some households could see rates go up by over $360 a year.
(2024-12-23). Extreme Danger in Rwanda for the Opposition and Ms Ingabire. globalresearch.ca The International Network of Women for Democracy and Peace is deeply concerned about the toxic climate prevailing in Rwanda and the African Great Lakes region. | This toxic environment, unfortunately, is being propagated by state institutions, beginning with the highest authority …
(2024-12-23). Loud, angry, and Indigenous: Heavy metal takes on colonialism and climate change. grist.org 
The crowd sways like starlings in murmuration as we wait for the show to start. The relaxed vibe belies the pandamonium about to be unleashed. Metal concerts are like that. To an outsider, they appear violent, and they can be, but to fans like me they are a place of solace. | I've been attending concerts since I was a teenager; the first was in a dusty parking lot and I never looked back. At the time, I gave no thought to what amplifiers cranked to 10 might do to my hearing, and it didn't help that I liked being close to the action. Tonight, in Denver, I've got earplugs, sensible sneakers, and, because it has…
(2024-12-23). Three-quarters of the world's land is drying out, 'redefining life on Earth'. grist.org 
As Earth grows warmer, its ground is becoming drier and saltier, with profound consequences for the planet's 8 billion inhabitants — nearly a third of whom already live in places where water is increasingly scarce and the ability to raise crops and livestock is increasingly difficult. | Climate change is accelerating this trend. New research has found global warming has made 77 percent of the Earth's land drier over the past three decades while rapidly increasing the proportion of excessively salty soils. | Drylands, or arid areas where water is hard to come by, now make up more than 40 percent of the pl…
(2024-12-23). Kitgum: 5 schools to benefit from shs55m afforestation project. independent.co.ug 
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum District has launched a 55 million Shillings afforestation project in five public primary schools. The project, funded under the Local Climate Adaptive Living (LoCAL) initiative, aims to enhance climate resilience and support sustainable development in the district. According to David Oyok Wany, the Kitgum District Natural Resources Officer, …
(2024-12-23). US seeks global energy domination as EU energy markets face collapse. thesiriusreport.com 
We assess why claims about new energy pipelines in the Middle East are incorrect and also assess why the European energy markets are facing collapse.
(2024-12-23). City of Syracuse to Close Offices for Christmas and New Years Holiday. urbancny.com 
Syracuse N.Y. — City of Syracuse administrative offices will be closed for the Christmas holiday on Wednesday, Dec 25 and for the New Years holiday on Wednesday, Jan 1. Trash and recycling pickup will be delayed by one day for the remainder of the week both the week of Dec 25 and Jan 1. The yard waste drop-off site at the Department of Public Works, located at 1200 Canal St. Ext., will be closed to the public on Wednesday, Dec 25 and Wednesday, Jan 1. Emergency public works services can be reported to 315-448-8360. Cityline offices will be closed to calls, but residents can still submit service requests to…
(2024-12-23). In Florida, officials and communities clash over where to build the nation's largest trash incinerator. grist.org 
When leaders of Florida's most populous county met in September to pick a site for what could become the nation's largest trash incinerator, so many people went to the government center to protest that overflow seating spilled into the building's atrium. | "MIRAMAR SAYS NO TO INCINERATOR! NOT IN OUR BACKYARD," read green T-shirts donned by some attendees who wanted to stop the new industrial waste facility — capable of burning up to 4,000 tons of garbage a day — from being built near their homes. | Residents feared the site would not only sink their property values and threaten the environment, but…