Tag: COP26
Fossil fueled foreign policy: Why COP26 flopped
Western observers want to blame India for the failure of the U.N. climate talks. Not so fast.
The big industry that COP26 failed to tackle
Our broken and inhumane food system is a huge source of emissions, so why isn’t it a major part of the climate solution?
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.
The carbon capture plants that COP26 didn’t discuss
The time has come to stop viewing these plants with a blind eye and start to use them in an effective way.
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.”
U.S. and China announce surprise climate agreement at COP26
The agreement was light on details but significant nonetheless.
Governments are sending oil executives to COP26 despite climate pledges. Here’s...
A DeSmog analysis found that the delegations from multiple countries are heavily drawn from their oil ministries and even large oil companies. Shell and other publicly traded oil giants are also attending the climate proceedings under the cover of trade groups.
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."
Brazil climate delegation includes meat giants linked to deforestation, despite country’s...
The COP26 delegation includes the CEO of Minerva Foods, and the chair of Marfrig, two of the world’s largest beef companies. Critics say their presence “smacks of greenwashing.”
COP 26: Can a singing, dancing rebellion save the world?
COP Twenty-six! That is how many times the UN has assembled world leaders to try to tackle the climate crisis. But the...
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Appeals court upholds order limiting ICE arrests at Quaker, Sikh and Baptist houses of...
The Justice Department never argued a compelling government interest before the district court, and the Fourth Circuit held that defense waived.
Lorain County caseworkers reach day 180 of a strike over a dollar an hour
Union officials told the bargaining chair the walkout may be the longest in Ohio public sector history, a claim the county's newspaper could not confirm. Commissioners point to an $11 million deficit.
Oracle drops lawsuit over Wisconsin rules that shield utility customers from data center debt
Twenty-three states had approved special rates for the largest power users by May, and Oracle's own credit rating now sits below the threshold Wisconsin regulators set.
Netanyahu Throws “Poison Pill” into Gaza Deal as Kushner Meets with Hamas & Israel:...
President Trump’s son-in-law and envoy Jared Kushner met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday after Israel rejected a 15-point plan for Gaza promoted by President Trump’s “Board of Peace.” The proposal would have seen Hamas gradually disarm and turn over governance of Gaza to an international force in exchange for Israel’s withdrawal from the besieged territory.
Israel, supported by Kushner, is pushing for a deal whereby it “would not be obliged to conduct any of its obligations unless and until Hamas was fully disarmed,” says Middle East analyst Mouin Rabbani. “This is essentially Israel throwing a poison pill into an agreement by including conditions that can never be met.”
Rabbani argues that Jared Kushner is not a suitable negotiator because there is a “very intimate ideological, political connection between the Kushners and Israel.”
Forest Service files proposal to rescind the roadless rule on more than 44 million...
The rule's own text puts the 2001 protections at 58.5 million acres, and comments close at midnight on September 21.