Ruth Milka (2024-12-04). Global accountability on trial: International Court tackles nations' legal obligations to combat climate change. nationofchange.org Landmark hearings at the International Court of Justice examine states' responsibilities for climate harm, driven by Pacific Island nations on the frontlines of the climate crisis.

APR editor (2024-12-04). Climate justice: Action groups livid over Australia's submission at ICJ. asiapacificreport.nz ABC Pacific Australia's government is being condemned by climate action groups for discouraging the International Court of Justice (ICJ) from ruling in favour of a court action brought by Vanuatu to determine legal consequences for states that fail to meet fossil reduction commitments. In its submission before the ICJ at The Hague yesterday, Australia argued…

ICRC (2024-12-01). Afghanistan: Assisting communities grappling with the impact of climate change. icrc.org

aljazeera (2024-12-01). Patricia Scotland on the Commonwealth's future and its colonial past. aljazeera.com The Commonwealth faces questions about its relevance amid climate change and inequality. Can it adapt to changes?>

La Via Campesina (2024-12-01). African People's Counter-COP denounces the COP system and demands climate justice for Global South be at the centre of the climate action. cadtm.org

Guest Blogger (2024-12-01). Recent Paper Shows Little Ice Age, Climate Driven By A Number Of Natural Driving Factors. wattsupwiththat.com We must always bear in mind that several factors came together in the middle of the 19th century. One of the coldest periods in the last 8,000 years was followed by a climatic counter-movement. In addition, the industrialization of the world and the massive use of coal began. Land masses were reshaped on a large scale, such as during the colonization of North America.

The Independent (2024-12-01). Arua City stakeholders launch #16DaysOfActivism2024 against GBV. independent.co.ug Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua City, in partnership with its development partners, has officially launched the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), a global campaign that runs until December 10th. This year's theme, "Ending Violence Against Women and Girls in the Context of Climate Change," highlights the intersection between gender-based violence …

ecns.cn (2024-12-01). InsightsÔΩúInternational voice: Global green transition requires overcoming barriers rather than high tariffs. ecns.cn In October, the European Union (EU) decided to impose definitive countervailing duties on Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs) for a period of five years. In addition, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened on Monday to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China as soon as he takes office. In this regard, some voices in the international community hold that these actions do no good to addressing climate change but hinder the pace of global green transition.

Isidro Estrada Dela (2024-12-01). Ecuadorian State temporarily retrieves oil pipeline ahead of tender. plenglish.com Quito, Dec 1 (Prensa Latina) The Ecuadorian State assumed today the administration of the Heavy Crude Oil Pipeline (OCP), reported the Ministry of Energy and Mines, which will managing this service until a tender is conducted.

Aaron Cantú, Capital & Main (2024-11-30). There's a reason oil well sales are collapsing in California: Cleanup costs. grist.org For years, large drillers in California sold unprofitable wells to smaller companies willing to wring the last drops of oil out of them. The process essentially kicked the cost of cleaning up oil fields — pumping concrete down well bores, removing tanks and pipelines — to operators with less ability to pay for the eventual cleanup. | Policymakers and advocates predicted that taxpayers — not the oil companies themselves — would ultimately have to pay billions for remediation once those oil and gas operations ran dry. Unplugged wells emit climate-warming methane and pose long-term hazards…

Stephen Gibbs (2024-11-30). Venezuela's last glacier. america.cgtn.com Venezuela has become the first country in Latin America to lose all its glaciers. The final one was downgraded to an icefield earlier this year. The change, blamed on global warming, has altered the landscape markedly. | CGTN's Stephen Gibbs reports from the city of Merida.

Abel Tomlinson (2024-11-30). Radical Change in the USA: Prospects for Domestic Revolution. covertactionmagazine.com It is safe to say that a growing number of Americans realize that radical change is needed in the United States. Millions of Americans know there is something deeply wrong with our endless wars and the trillions of dollars we waste on them. Millions of Americans know there is something deeply wrong with our economy, …

EcoWaste Coalition (2024-11-30). EcoWaste Coalition Backs Recall of Mini Toy Sets with Toxic Resins. pressenza.com FDA Announces Recall of Specific Miniverse Toys Due to Health-damaging Acrylates | 30 November 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition gave the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a thumbs up for issuing a toy safety advisory that will protect children from being harmed by acrylates in liquid form, which pose a safety risk to consumers, especially kids. | The FDA through Advisory No. 2024-1621 issued on November 28 and posted on the agency's website on November 29 informed the public about the voluntary recall of 15 specific types of Miniverse mini toys for containing hydroxyethyl methacryl…