(2023-11-29). China firm supporter of climate cooperation, to fulfill promises at steadfast pace: observers. ecns.cn China highly commends the UAE's leading role as the host of COP28 in advancing green and low-carbon development and galvanize global joint response to climate change.
(2023-11-29). Without Predators Ecosystems Become Zoos. counterpunch.org 
The omnivorous grizzly bear is the quintessential indicator of ecosystem health. It is known as an "umbrella" species due to its wide range and specific habitat requirements including security. Scientists have found that as many as 300 other species are protected under the grizzly umbrella. Grizzly bears are an indicator in landscape changes brought about by climate change that may affect food sources and numerous other species.
(2023-11-29). We Can Do This But Not Under Capitalism. counterpunch.org 
Liberals want us to believe something that is simply false: that there are meaningful solutions to the leading existential problem of our time under the reigning capitalist-imperialist order. Recall how they responded to Joe Biden's 2022 corporate climate bill — the so-called Inflation Reduction Act. The legislation was hailed by Democrats and the establishment "green"
(2023-11-28). COP28 president caught in oil lobbying scandal: Secretly pushes fossil fuel agenda amidst climate leadership. nationofchange.org This conflict of interest, uncovered through an investigation by the Center for Climate Reporting (CCR), raises serious questions about the integrity of the UN climate summit leadership.
(2023-11-28). The Climate Justice Shot Heard 'Round The World. popularresistance.org In 1775, the first battles of the American Revolution began in Massachusetts at Lexington and Concord with what is now known as the "shot heard 'round the world." | Three miles away, at an airport known as Hanscom Field, climate activists are launching what might be the newest shot to ring across a warming planet: No new private jet infrastructure. | Located 14 miles outside Boston, Hanscom is New England's largest private jet port. Private jets are the epitome of private excess at public and planetary expense. They pollute between 10 and 20 times more per passenger than commercial flights.
(2023-11-28). Report: Oil and gas production set to escalate under landmark US climate law. nationofchange.org Increased supply is largely going into exports as massive buildout of LNG export terminals undermines the Biden administration's much-touted climate legacy.
(2023-11-27). COP28 to send positive signal to international community. ecns.cn During the upcoming COP28 climate conference, China and the U.S. will hold a "methane and non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gas summit" with the UAE chair, to which other countries are invited to participate.
(2023-11-28). Biden to skip UN's COP28, a major climate meeting. ecns.cn U.S. President Joe Biden, who has called climate change "the ultimate threat to humanity", won't attend the United Nations' major climate change summit that begins Thursday in Dubai.
(2023-11-28). Insights | Former French Prime Minister calls for global consensus on climate action. ecns.cn The 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) is about to commence in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Former French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin has said that the current situation of climate change is severe, and the most urgent task is to implement the Paris Agreement and take concrete actions. Raffarin called for taking climate action as an opportunity to build global consensus. "ÄÄ…
(2023-11-28). China and the Arctic: Reflections in 2023. infobrics.org Is there really a Russian-Chinese partnership in the Arctic? What is China's role in the Arctic and how far does it go beyond climate change and environmental protection? These are some of the most hotly debated questions in Arctic security studies…
(2023-11-28). Made of Flower and Flame: Poetry and Climate Change. jamanetwork.com The natural world, long a source of delight and repose and so often celebrated in poetry, is changing. As the impact of human activity harmful to the earth's climate and global health continues to be documented, so too has contemporary poetry responded in its own terms in the work of poets like Gary Snyder and Terry Tempest Williams, and in this issue's "Persephone Explains Global Warming." Florid, overheated language evokes the globe's astonishing variety of biota and the threat posed by rising temperatures. "Unphas[ed] tides" and "blister[ed] trees" are metaphors for nature gone awry. The poem's version of the…
(2023-11-28). How We Got to an Era of De-Civilization. counterpunch.org 
Human Beings are not showing off their best abilities of late. They appear to have mostly failed when it comes to climate change. For instance, "By 2100, average temperatures in the U.S. are expected to increase by approximately 8 ∞F or more (4.4 ∞C)" if the current high rate of greenhouse gas emissions is maintained. If "immediate
(2023-11-28). 10 drugs to fight HIV, TB, malaria to be vulnerable to climate change. plenglish.com United Nations, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) UNITAD, an international financing mechanism for treating several diseases, warned on Tuesday that 10 products to combat HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria would be vulnerable to climate change.
(2023-11-28). Poverty and Climate Overheating: Flip Sides of One Coin. counterpunch.org 
I retired in 2020 after decades as a mental health outreach worker. My job involved going out to my clients' apartments — usually in sprawling housing projects or in "section 8" apartments in run down neighborhoods. Some of my clients slept in backyard sheds or abandoned factories and I met with them on playgrounds, parking
(2023-11-28). Report: Saudi Arabia Plans to Get African Countries "Hooked" on Fossil Fuels. truthout.org Top Saudi Arabian officials, led by Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, have formulated a covert plan to make countries across Africa and Asia dependent on fossil fuel products, a new bombshell investigation has revealed. According to the investigation by Centre for Climate Reporting (CCR) and Channel 4 News, which went undercover to shine a light on the plan… |
(2023-11-28). Headlines for November 28, 2023. democracynow.org Israel and Hamas Agree to Extend Truce by 48 Hours to Exchange More Captives , Elon Musk Says Starlink Internet Service Will Operate in Gaza Only with Israel's Approval , Vermont Man Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Murder of Three Palestinian Students, Former Obama Adviser Pleads Not Guilty to Hate Crimes over Racist Harassment of NYC Vendor, Activists at White House Launch Hunger Strike Demanding Biden Press for Gaza Ceasefire, Ahead of COP28 Climate Summit, U.N. Warns of Rapidly Melting Antarctic Sea Ice , Biden Won't Join World Leaders at COP28 Climate Talks, Climate Reporters' Sting Reveals S…
(2023-11-28). NSW police arrest more than 100 Australian climate change protesters. wsws.org The mass arrests in Newcastle, presided over by the state Labor government, were part of a broader assault on protests, including actions opposing the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
(2023-11-28). Planning for a future beyond 1.5 ∞C. independent.co.ug 
It is apparent we are barreling toward global temperatures at least 2 ∞C above pre-industrial levels COMMENT | SIMON ZADEK | The negotiators and activists preparing to attend the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai are grimly aware that there is no realistic chance of limiting global warming to 1.5 ∞ Celsius above pre-industrial levels. …
(2023-11-28). Persephone Explains Global Warming. jamanetwork.com She has realized: all these years in Hell have made her powerful. She whirls back from the underworld, skirts made of flowers but also, now, flame. She dares the sun to come closer, flirts with the moon, unphasing the tides. She offers fruit to passersby, out of season: mango, blood orange, avocado, overripe pineapple. She blisters the trees with her passing. It's not enough to bring back spring: hurricanes, volcanoes, tornadoes, wildfires, tsunamis in her dance. If the poles switch polarity, if the icecaps are melting, she'll be singing: "Put the blame on Mame, boys," in a satin dress, a film-noir femme fatale i…
(2023-11-28). How incarcerated people are helping at-risk youth avoid prison. nationofchange.org By sharing our lived experiences, I have seen how incarcerated people can stop the pipeline funneling troubled teens to prison.
(2023-11-28). Iranian academics: Israel seeks genocide, extinction of Palestinians in Gaza. presstv.ir A group of Iranian academic figures and distinguished luminaries have officially condemned the Israeli regime's brutal aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip.
(2023-11-29). COVID cases in the US have risen 50 percent in four weeks. wsws.org Undoutbedly, concentrations of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater will surge even more in the weeks ahead, as the impacts of record holiday travel on viral transmission are fully logged.
(2023-11-28). Coca-Cola cement partnership to fuel plastic waste solution. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Plastic waste will be put to good use as an alternative fuel in cement production thanks to a new three-year partnership between Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU) and Hima Cement Limited announced on Nov.17 in Kampala. CCBU will provide Hima Cement access to plastic waste from its operations for handling and …
