Tag: climate change
COP26: Climate pledges don’t match up with policies—or consumer behavior
The Glasgow Climate Pact kicks the climate can down the road.
At COP26, Indigenous, black, and brown activists offer radical solutions for...
While elites fixate on technological fixes such as “net zero” emissions, communities of color fear it will disproportionately impact them and instead demand a just phasing out of oil and gas—and a seat at the table.
Fixing climate finance
A rules-based system, with fair and transparent burden sharing, is the way to secure the financing we need for planetary safety and fairness.
Glasgow pact slammed for betraying the global poor who suffer most...
“Once again, the UN climate summit just prioritized the voices of the privileged and not those that are most affected by the climate crisis.”
The gap between climate rhetoric and reality: The Fossil Fuelled 5
Among those five wealthy countries analyzed, the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Norway and Australia, all plan to approve and subsidize new fossil fuel projects despite their claims of leading in the climate fight, the report concluded.
Six areas where action must focus to rescue this planet
In the next three decades, the world must dramatically decrease greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to return to a more stable climate.
Climate of delusion
We all think that climate change is somebody else's problem. We have to be persuaded otherwise.
Should humans try to modify the amount of sunlight the Earth...
Managing solar radiation through technology is possible, but there are ethical and political concerns.
Greta Thunberg accuses world leaders of ‘pure madness’ for climate failures...
"Are we fighting to save ourselves and our living planet or are we fighting to maintain business as usual? Our leaders say we can have both, but the harsh truth is that is not possible."
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Study finds AI data centers could consume as much water as basic needs of...
The study highlighted that evaluating AI solely by carbon emissions overlooks devastating localized impacts on water and land systems.
10 reasons to resist AI
To counter Big Tech’s narrative of AI inevitability, movements are beginning to resist on many fronts where this dangerous tech is being deployed.
Deviant Donald, self-destructive dictator
As explosive prices erase tax relief,/ Must one be rich to afford ground beef?
An Indian billionaire was targeted by Trump. Then he poured money into a startup...
An obscure Texas firm secretly connected to the president’s son said it received at least $100 million from Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries. At the same time, the Ambani family secured major policy wins from the Trump administration.
Children are dying as sanctions tighten and fears of military escalation grow in Cuba
UN human rights chief says U.S. restrictions are driving medicine shortages, food insecurity, and prolonged blackouts while lawmakers warn of a possible new conflict in the Caribbean.