Ruth Milka (2023-12-18). Biden's balancing act: Navigating offshore oil leasing amid climate concerns. nationofchange.org The impact of Biden's offshore oil policy on climate goals and energy dynamics.

Staff (2023-12-18). "Tragically Historic": The Guardian's Nina Lakhani on the Failure of Yet Another U.N. Climate Summit. democracynow.org After some 200 countries at COP28 agreed to phase down fossil fuels, nations are facing pressure to block new oil and gas projects. A growing number of Democrats are calling on President Biden to stop massive new fossil fuel developments, and climate groups in the U.K. filed a lawsuit to block a massive new oilfield in the North Sea, saying it violates obligations to target net-zero carbon emissions. "Without means of implementation, these are just words," says The Guardian's senior climate reporter Nina Lakhani, who covered COP28. She says the COP28 deal continues a tragic history of powerful,…

Democracy Now! (2023-12-18). COP28: Sà¥nia Guajajara, Brazil's First Indigenous Peoples Minister, on Climate & a Just Transition. democracynow.org When Democracy Now! was covering the COP28 U.N. climate summit in Dubai, we spoke to Sà¥nia Guajajara, the head of the largest Indigenous delegation in the history of the climate talks. | When Democracy Now! was covering the COP28 U.N. climate summit in Dubai, we spoke to Sà¥nia Guajajara, the head of the largest Indigenous delegation in the history of the climate talks.

Democracy Now! (2023-12-18). Democracy Now! 2023-12-18 Monday. democracynow.org Headlines for December 18, 2023; Al Jazeera's Marwan Bishara on IDF Killing AJ Journalist, the 3 Hostages & U.S. Support for Israel; "Tragically Historic": The Guardian's Nina Lakhani on the Failure of Yet Another U.N. Climate Summit | Headlines for December 18, 2023; Al Jazeera's Marwan Bishara on IDF Killing AJ Journalist, the 3 Hostages & U.S. Support for Israel; "Tragically Historic": The Guardian's Nina Lakhani on the Failure of Yet Another U.N. Climate Summit…

Chloe Atkinson (2023-12-18). COP28 Agreement to Move Away From Fossil Fuels. counterpunch.org In what many see as a first-of-its-kind deal signaling the eventual end of the oil age, representatives from nearly 200 countries agreed on Wednesday to begin reducing global consumption of fossil fuels to avert the worst impact of climate change. In a demonstration of global solidarity, negotiators joined together at the COP28 climate summit in

Frank Cappello (2023-12-18). LEVER TIME PREMIUM: Big Tech Is "Attention Fracking" Our Brains. levernews.com On this week's episode of Lever Time Premium, exclusively for The Lever's supporting subscribers, David Sirota is joined by Princeton history professor

Kimberly Roberson (2023-12-18). US Promotion of Banned Fukushima Seafood Contradicts Biden's Cancer Initiatives. truthout.org During their first summit of the year on November 16, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to end China's ban on imports of Japanese seafood imposed in response to Japan's discharging of radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific, telling Jinping, "I want to work with you to create a brighter future for Japan-China ties for the sake… |

ecns.cn (2023-12-14). Historic deal struck on fossil fuels at COP28. ecns.cn Despite going a day over its official end time of midday on Tuesday, the United Nations climate summit ended with a "Global Stocktake "agreement unanimously approved by 198 nations, marking a historic moment.

ecns.cn (2023-12-14). COP28 UN conference provides clear vision for a green future. ecns.cn Nearly 200 nations at COP28 United Nations climate change conference approved a roadmap for "the transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems".

ecns.cn (2023-12-14). China, U.S. work together for successful COP28: Xie Zhenhua. ecns.cn The Chinese and American teams have worked together to support the success of COP28, which was also one of the goals of the previous joint climate statement between the two countries.

Jordan Atwood (2023-12-14). COP28: Navigating petrostate politics and the quest for climate action. nationofchange.org The path forward demands a concerted global effort, alternative strategies, and a commitment to transformative action.

Alex Bainbridge (2023-12-14). COP28 failure means Australia shouldn't wait to phase out fossil fuels. greenleft.org.au Expectations were never high for COP28, but as the climate deniers have managed to subvert the summit's goals, Alex Bainbridge argues Australia must set its own climate transition plan.

Jake Johnson (2023-12-14). Final COP28 deal riddled with 'cavernous loopholes' for fossil fuel industry. greenleft.org.au The COP28 climate summit in Dubai ended with an agreement that, for the first time, explicitly endorsed a move away from fossil fuels, but is so full of loopholes that the fossil fuel industry will be allowed to persist and thrive, reports Jake Johnson.

Caleb Crowder (2023-12-14). Joe Manchin and the Legal Corruption That Threatens Our Planet. ips-dc.org Sen. For climate advocates especially, Manchin…

ecns.cn (2023-12-13). COP28 concludes with deal to transition away from fossil fuels. ecns.cn Countries finally agreed, for the first time, to transition away from fossil fuels in Dubai on Wednesday to avert the worst effects of climate change after clashing over whether to include the wording "phase out of fossil fuels" in previous drafts.

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-14). Climate Activists Totally Ruin This Event. youtu.be

teleSUR (2023-12-14). Germany to Tackle Budget Crisis With Savings. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the German government announced that the 17 billion euro gap in the 2024 budget due to the failed reallocation of COVID-19 relief funds for climate protection measures is to be closed through savings. | RELATED: | Although it has to "make do with significantly less money," the government is sticking to its green transformation plans, said Chancellor Olaf Scholz in a press conference. Savings are to be gen…

The Independent (2023-12-14). COP28 agrees to end the fossil fuels era. independent.co.ug Dubai, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) closed on Wednesday with an agreement that signals the "beginning of the end" of the fossil fuel era. Delegates from over 190 countries who have been meeting for the last two weeks, finally agreed on a text that lays the ground for …

Zoya Teirstein (2023-12-12). The hidden death toll of flooding in Bangladesh sends a dark signal about climate and health. peoplesworld.org In the summer of 2022, one of the worst monsoons on record turned swaths of Bangladesh, a low-lying country in South Asia, into huge, muddy lakes. When the brunt of the flooding finally eased, at least 141 people had died and millions of others throughout the region had been injured, impoverished, or displaced. The sheer scale of the destruction …

pbs.org (2023-12-14). Argentina's new president implements shock economic measures, devalues currency and cuts subsidiesArgentina on Tuesday announced a sharp devaluation of its currency and cuts to energy and transportation subsidies as part of shock measures new President Javier Milei says are needed to deal with an economic emergency.

Ryan Cristián (2023-12-14). East Palestine Forced To Treat Norfolk Waste Water & Israel Knowingly Rounded Up/Executed Civilians. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/14/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth