Climate Change

The shady group determined to block our climate solutions

19/01/24

Author:

Marc Fawcett-Atkinson

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Jan. 15, 2024

A shadowy new organization attacking the climate efforts of Canadian cities is infiltrating Google searches and ads in the New York Times and other publications online.

The group — Voice for Energy — bills itself as a platform for Canadians to "speak up" against municipalities implementing measures to reduce or ban natural gas to "protect" people’s so-called "energy choice."

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Blinded, sexually assaulted, silenced: the war over lithium, Argentina’s ‘white gold’

19/01/24

Author:

Harriet Barber in Jujuy, Argentina

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The Guardian

A man carries the Wiphala flag – which represents the native peoples of the Andes – at the protest camp in Purmamarca, Jujuy province. The demonstrators, many of them from the Indigenous community, are angry about changes made to the state constitution, and the growth of mining. Photograph: John Owens

Jan. 11, 2024

In the country’s ‘lithium triangle’ activists say Indigenous land protections have been removed and protests against mining violently repressed

The first time, they came at 2am and without a warrant. Rosa* was alone. She was gagged, her eyes covered, and her hands bound with a cable tie.

“I was paralysed. I felt someone choking me,” Rosa recalls. “They called me a socialist, a whore. I was in my underwear; they touched me. One put his fingers inside of me.”

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‘Will we leave things to the fascists?’: the activist aiming to revive Germany’s far-left party

16/01/24

Author:

Kate Connolly in Berlin

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The Guardian

Carola Rackete. Photograph: Sea Watch Mediateam (Sea-Watch e.V.)

Jan. 16, 2024

Carola Rackete, who made her name defying Italy’s far right, is set to lead Die Linke party into European elections in June

She made her name as the captain of a ship that rescued stranded migrants from the Mediterranean. But now Carola Rackete is embarking on a new journey, focusing her activist sights on helping to save a crisis-ridden part of the German left.

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BC Court Convicts Three Indigenous Land Defenders

16/01/24

Author:

Amanda Follett Hosgood

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The Tyee

From left, Corey Jocko, Shaylynn Sampson and Sleydo’ Molly Wickham stand outside the Smithers courthouse. All three were found guilty of criminal contempt of court today. Photo for The Tyee by Amanda Follett Hosgood.

Jan. 12, 2024

But defence will push to stay the verdicts based on alleged RCMP rights violations.

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The Legal Reason Courts May Soon Tackle Climate Change

16/01/24

Author:

Steve Lorteau and Andrew Green

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The Tyee

Climate-related legal challenges were once considered ‘too political’ for Canadian courts to resolve. But the tide is turning. Photo by James Chen via Shutterstock.

Jan. 11, 2024

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U.S. cut climate pollution in 2023, but not fast enough to limit global warming

16/01/24

Author:

Jeff Brady

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National Public Radio

The James H. Miller Jr. Electric Generating Plant in Adamsville, Alabama is a coal-fired facility. In 2023 U.S. greenhouse gas emissions declined 1.9% because less of the country's electricity came from plants like this one. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Jan. 10, 2024

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:

Last year was the hottest on record, and globally, countries continue to emit the greenhouse gases that are warming the climate. In 2023, the U.S. did manage to cut its emissions nearly 2%. That is still not enough to meet the country's climate goals, but it did happen despite a growing economy. Jeff Brady from NPR's climate desk is here. Hey, Jeff.

JEFF BRADY, BYLINE: Hi there.

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Will we breach the 1.5 C global heating threshold this year?

16/01/24

Author:

Oliver Milman

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National Observer

Flooded streets after hurricane Idalia. Photo by CityofStPete/Flickr (CC BY-ND 2.0 Deed)

Jan. 16, 2024

This story was originally published by The Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

The internationally agreed threshold to prevent the Earth from spiralling into a new superheated era will be “passed for all practical purposes” during 2024, the man known as the godfather of climate science has warned.

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Massive new $11 billion project could revolutionize US power grid: ‘What’s amazing … is the speed of deployment’

16/01/24

Author:

Jeremiah Budin

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yahoo.com

Massive new $11 billion project could revolutionize US power grid: ‘What’s amazing … is the speed of deployment’

Jan. 15, 2024

The American Southwest is about to get a lot more clean energy. California-based developer Pattern Energy just closed on $11 billion of non-recourse financing to construct a massive wind and transmission project across New Mexico and Arizona, as Electrek reported.

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