(2025-01-22). 'Decolonise' aid urgent call from Fiji's Prasad to face Pacific climate crisis. asiapacificreport.nz By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Fiji's Deputy Prime Minister Biman Prasad has told an international conference in Bangkok that some of the most severely debt-stressed countries are the island states of the Pacific. Dr Prasad, who is also a former economic professor, said the harshest impacts of global economic re-engineering are being felt…
(2025-01-22). Research finally shows that fossil fuel giants are blaming YOU AND ME for the climate crisis. thecanary.co The energy industry is working hard to establish a myth that individual action (styled as being a net zero hero) is sufficient to address the climate crisis, according to research from the University of Sydney. Corporate control of the narrative via net zero hero claims Associate professor Tom van Laer's research generally explores the impact […] | By
(2025-01-22). Addressing climate change strengthens rather than stifles economic growth. onlineopinion.com.au Climate change deniers, including President Trump, insist that there is no such thing as climate change and that measures taken to combat it only decrease economic productivity and stifle growth.
(2025-01-22). MC USA releases car charging station installation guide for churches. anabaptistworld.org The Climate Justice Ministry of Mennonite Church USA has just published "Installing Electric Vehicle Charging Stations: A Guide for Congregations" to help congregations of all sizes determine whether they should pursue installing electric vehicle charging stations. "This EV charging station guide is for congregations who are interested in lowering their carbon emissions, and more specifically, …
(2025-01-22). The US wants to cut food waste in half. We're not even close. grist.org 
The United States is nowhere near its goal of cutting food waste in half by 2030, according to new analysis from the University of California, Davis. | In September 2015, the U.S. set an ambitious target of reducing its food loss and waste by 50 percent. The idea was to reduce the amount of food that ends up in landfills, where it emits greenhouse gases as it decomposes, a major factor contributing to climate change. | Researchers at UC Davis looked at state policies across the country and estimated how much food waste each state was likely reducing in 2022. They found that, without more work being done at the…
(2025-01-22). President Ramaphosa calls on nations to work together. sanews.gov.za President Ramaphosa calls on nations to work together | President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged nations to work together to tackle a multitude of challenges facing the global economy, highlighting rising debt and climate change impacts, as burning issues. | He was giving a special address to the 55th World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday as Head of State and in his capacity as the President of the G20. | He called for collective efforts to rid the world of current conflicts causing untold pain and suffering to those affected. | "As we confront the challenges of the 21st century — from climate change to pan…
(2025-01-22). Greenpeace protestors urge leaders at World Economic Forum to tax the super-rich. leftfootforward.org Greenpeace activists have disrupted the World Economic Forum's annual summit in Davos, Switzerland, with a series of protests. | Protestors briefly blocked the ski resort's heliport and attached inflatable ball-and-chains to three private jets parked next to the airport runway. | They also placed stickers on the planes reading: "CONFISCATED: Time to Tax the Super-Rich." | In a statement, Greenpeace said the protest aimed to "hold polluting elites accountable and calls on governments to tax the super-rich to fund climate, environmental and social action". | Data from the flight tracker website Flightradar24 sho…
(2025-01-22). Israel Isn't Leaving Syria: Settlement Plans Signal a Permanent Land Grab. mintpressnews.com 
Israel wasted no time following the abrupt collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria. Within hours of Assad's fall on December 8, 2024, Israeli forces More than a month later, Israeli troops remain stationed in the United Nations-patrolled area — raiding government buildings and summoning residents for <...
(2025-01-22). Why I think Britain's Covid-19 Inquiry is a waste of money. expose-news.com Over 1,000 of Dr. Vernon Coleman's readers contacted the UK Covid Inquiry asking they allow him to give evidence. "Unsurprisingly, perhaps, the Inquiry hasn't invited me," he says. In the following, Dr. …
(2025-01-21). Headlines for January 21, 2025. democracynow.org Tech Billionaires Share Stage as Donald Trump Takes Oath of Office as 47th U.S. President, Trump Declares Emergency at Southern Border, Promising "Millions and Millions" of Deportations, Trump Pardons 1,500 Capitol Rioters Including Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, Biden Grants Clemency to Indigenous Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier, Trump Withdraws U.S. from Paris Climate Agreement , Trump Withdraws from WHO, Rolls Back LGBTQ Rights and Puts Cuba Back on Terrorism List, Senate Votes 99-0 to Confirm Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, Senate Armed Services Committee Advances Pete Hegseth's Nominati…
(2025-01-21). How climate change fuelled the LA wildfires. aljazeera.com Climate change has extended wildfire seasons in California, turning winter fires into a year-round crisis.
(2025-01-21). A Public Model For Home Insurance. popularresistance.org With every extreme weather event, housing is damaged and belongings are lost. Insurance is supposed to be the safety net that helps people to recover and restart their lives. But as major disasters like hurricanes, wildfires, and hailstorms increase in frequency and severity thanks to climate change, more insurance companies are cutting back on policies, jacking up premium rates, or refusing to cover whole areas of the country. This change is leaving people who live in affected homes—including everything from single-family houses to multifamily rental buildings—facing financial hardship and even homel…
(2025-01-21). 'We will drill, baby, drill': Why Trump wants US out of Paris climate deal. aljazeera.com For a second time, Donald Trump promises to pull the US from a global agreement that most countries are party to.
(2025-01-21). Trump's Return Must Be a Turning Point for the UK to Stop Pandering to America and Forge a Brighter Future With Europe. bylinetimes.com Donald Trump's inauguration as the President of the United States for a second time is a dark moment, and I know many people here in the UK will be feeling scared about what this means. Not just for people in America, women, trans people and migrants in particular, who will be at the sharp end of Trump's policies, but for the rest of the world — for peace and security, for action on the climate, and for the integrity of our own democracy. | There's plenty to be worried about. Trump has confirmed that some of his first moves as President will be to start a wave of mass deportations, tearing people away fr…
(2025-01-21). A Time Capsule from 2048. tomdispatch.com My name isn't important, only what I have to say. I'm writing with a pencil because I need to conserve my batteries tonight. It's Year 24 of Our Trump (though he himself, of course, is no longer with us, just his kids who are running things). I feel like I should try to explain our era to whoever opens this time capsule a century from now, though you may need scuba gear to get at it. A lot of records could be lost by then. The Chinese climate hoax was less of a hoax than we thought at the time. Forgive me, Donald, but despite what the New Evangelical Church says, you were anything but infallible — even if I…
(2025-01-21). The 8 talking points fossil fuel companies use to obstruct climate action. grist.org
(2025-01-21). Trump unravels US climate agenda as he promises to 'drill, baby, drill'. grist.org
(2025-01-21). 2024: Year global temperatures passed critical 1.5 ∞C milestone. independent.co.ug 
A new report confirms that all continents except Australasia and Antarctica experienced their hottest year on record ANALYSIS | MATTHEW WRIGHT, NCHOLAS LEACH & SHRIN ERMIS | The earth's climate experienced its hottest year in 2024. Extreme flooding in April killed hundreds of people in Pakistan and Afghanistan. A year-long drought has left Amazon river levels …
(2025-01-21). Israeli forces arrest & kill Palestinians as Trump lifts sanctions on far-right settlers. thecanary.co 
Pro-Israel lobbyists say Donald Trump was "the greatest president ever for Israel" in his first term as US leader. And as he starts his second term, he's wasted no time in bolstering the settler-colonial project. Because amid a shaky ceasefire giving Palestinians in Gaza a brief pause from genocide, he has lifted sanctions on "far-right […] | By
thecanary.co (2025-01-21). Israeli forces arrest & kill Palestinians as Trump lifts sanctions on far-right settlers
And as he starts his second term, he's wasted no time in bolstering the settler-colonial project. Because amid a shaky ceasefire giving Palestinians in Gaza a brief pause from genocide, he has lifted sanctions on "far-right Israeli settler groups and individuals" responsible for attacking Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
(2025-01-21). Gazans start search for missing Palestinians on day two of truce. newarab.com 
The truce in the 15-month-old conflict, which has laid waste to the Gaza Strip and inflamed the Middle East, took effect on Sunday with the release of the first three…