Climate Change

Free public transit: A path to climate justice

28/01/23

Author:

D'Arcy Briggs

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Free public transit: A path to climate justice - illustration

Jan. 24, 2023

We are in the midst of both an environmental crisis and an affordability crisis, which are linked. The solutions on offer, from raising fares to relying on electric cars, don’t solve either problem. But increasing access to public transit is good for all workers, all riders, and the planet. Taking action for free and accessible public transit can win reforms and set us on track for climate justice.

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5 things Canada could defund to pay for an epic just transition

28/01/23

Author:

Angele Alook, Emily Eaton, David Gray-Donald, Joël Laforest, Crystal Lameman & Bronwen Tucker

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The Breach

Illustration - 5 things Canada could defund to pay for an epic just transition

Jan. 20, 2023

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Controlling and Coercive Behaviour

27/01/23

Author:

George Monbiot

‘If Rishi Sunak’s new proposal is passed, protests can be stopped before they begin on the grounds that they might be ‘disruptive’.’ Photograph: Janine Wiedel Photolibrary/Alamy

Jan. 18, 2023

In relationships, controlling and coercive behaviour is now a criminal offence. In British politics, it is glorified

Don’t let them talk to you about freedom. This government is stripping out fundamental liberties with the speed and determination you would expect in the aftermath of a military coup. Knowing that their days in office are numbered, the Conservatives seem to be snuffing out democracy as quickly as they can.

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Are cows at sea the future of farming?

25/01/23

Author:

Matthew Kronsberg

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The Guardian

Jan. 19, 2023

A high-tech micro-dairy called Floating Farm in Rotterdam is helping rethink agriculture in the age of climate crisis

Samuel L Jackson can have his snakes on a plane. Peter and Minke van Wingerden have concocted something even wilder: a herd of cows floating on the sea.

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Revealed: how US transition to electric cars threatens environmental havoc

25/01/23

Author:

Nina Lakhani

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The Guardian

Joe Biden at the GM Factory Zero in Detroit, Michigan, in November 2021. Photograph: Dominick Sokotoff/REX/Shutterstock

Jan. 24, 2023

By 2050 electric vehicles could require huge amounts of lithium for their batteries, causing damaging expansions of mining

The US’s transition to electric vehicles could require three times as much lithium as is currently produced for the entire global market, causing needless water shortages, Indigenous land grabs, and ecosystem destruction inside and outside its borders, new research finds.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Achieving Zero Emissions with More Mobility and Less Mining January 2023

25/01/23

Author:

Thea Riofrancos, Alissa Kendall, Kristi K. Dayemo, Matthew Haugen, Kira Mcdonald, Batul Hassan, Margaret Slattery, Xan Lillehei

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Climate and Community

Jan. 2023

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

“ Reducing demand for lithium by increasing the lithium efficiency of the transportation sector will be an essential strategy to improve the sector’s prospects for timely decarbonization while protecting ecosystems and meeting the demands of global justice.”

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

NYC pension funds take on RBC over climate plan

25/01/23

Author:

John Woodside

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National Observer

Jan. 25, 2023

New York City pension plans are attempting to force RBC to disclose its full greenhouse gas emission targets for 2030 because the bank keeps financing fossil fuel expansion despite making net-zero pledges.

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Support Simon Fraser University student Zain Haq

24/01/23

Author:

Dogwood BC

Jan. 24, 2023

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The unbearable cost of fossil fuel lobbying

24/01/23

Author:

Anjali Appadurai

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National Observer

January 18th 2023

The new year opened with a significant step forward for Canadian climate policy as the Glasgow Statement takes effect. Canada signed onto the policy, which promises to end international public support for the oil and gas industry, with an accompanying pledge to tackle the much higher domestic support for the industry by mid-2023.

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Direct air capture: Five things you need to know about this climate scam

24/01/23

Author:

Oakley Shelton-Thomas and Mia DiFelice, Food and Water Watch

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Popular Resistance

Jan. 21, 2023

Direct Air Capture Promises To Suck Carbon From The Sky.

But its proponents — including Big Oil — are hiding some dirty downsides. Here are five.

We know that the window is quickly closing for us to slash emissions and avoid climate change’s worst effects. So it’s easy to get excited about direct air capture: technology designed to suck carbon dioxide straight from the atmosphere.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Climate Change

In relationships, controlling and coercive behaviour is now a criminal offence. In British politics, it is glorified

A high-tech micro-dairy called Floating Farm in Rotterdam is helping rethink agriculture in the age of climate crisis

By 2050 electric vehicles could require huge amounts of lithium for their batteries, causing damaging expansions of mining

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

“ Reducing demand for lithium by increasing the lithium efficiency of the transportation sector will be an essential strategy to improve the sector’s prospects for timely decarbonization while protecting ecosystems and meeting the demands of global justice.”

Direct Air Capture Promises To Suck Carbon From The Sky.

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