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On Wednesday, July 27th, 2022, representatives of unions and social movements met in Johannesburg to discuss the country’s energy crisis. The representatives agreed to form a united front to resist privatisation of the power sector and to propose alternative ways to address both the immediate crisis and the longer-term challenges posed by the decarbonisation of South Africa’s energy system. What follows is a work-in-progress statement that captures the discussion and conclusions reached at the end of the meeting.

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Climate Change

Energy

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The Coming Hunger

23/08/22

Author:

George Monbiot

Link:

monbiot.com

Aug. 22, 2022

As environmental breakdown threatens to render large parts of the planet unfarmable, how can mass starvation best be averted?

This is my response to the open letter from my friend Jyoti Fernandes, published on the website of the Landworkers’ Alliance.

Dear Jyoti,

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French MPs poised to approve €20bn inflation relief package

23/08/22

Author:

Angelique Chrisafis

Link:

The Guardian

The vote follows weeks of heated debate and negotiations at the national assembly. Photograph: Christophe Petit-Tesson/EPA

France vs. Inflation--Pension Hikes, Rent Caps, Renationalize Hydro

Aug. 4, 2022

Cost of living measures include pension rises, a cap on rent increases and a civil service pay rise

French lawmakers are to definitively adopt a range of new measures to help struggling households cope with rising energy and food prices, as well as an updated budget that will pay for France to renationalise the electricity company EDF.

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Energy

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China drought causes Yangtze to dry up, sparking shortage of hydropower

22/08/22

Author:

Helen Davidson

Link:

The Guardian

China: world’s third largest river dries up in drought – video - with original

Aug. 22, 2022

Nationwide alert issued with south-west especially badly hit, as major companies forced to suspend work

A record-breaking drought has caused some rivers in China – including parts of the Yangtze – to dry up, affecting hydropower, halting shipping, and forcing major companies to suspend operations.

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Climate Change

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This Is No Time for Climate Complacency

22/08/22

Author:

Stan Cox

Link:

Common Dreams

Participants seen holding a banner at the protest in New York City on September 24, 2021. Youth in New York City and across the globe led strikes as part of climate week, demanding urgent action on the climate crisis and calling on us all to #UprootTheSystem which has allowed imperialism, colonialism, racism and other systemic injustices to harm people around the world and dangerously warm the planet. (Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Aug. 15, 2022

The Inflation Reduction Act is being hailed by the mainstream climate movement, Congress members, and the media as the most important climate bill in U.S. history. That's a pretty low bar, and it says more about our government's long record of failure on climate than it does about whether this law can prevent dangerous temperature increases in coming decades.

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Baldrey vs. Appadurai—he’s baffled by her aggressively progressive NDP leadership campaign

21/08/22

Author:

Martyn Brown

Link:

The Straight

Anjali Appadurai is not only seeking the B.C. NDP leadership, she's trying to steer her party back on a more progressive course.

Editor: You can join the BC NDP and vote for her as leader, Check this out - https://dogwoodbc.ca/news/bcndp-leadership-anjali-appadurai/

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MPs raise concerns over pipeline construction obstructing salmon run

15/08/22

Author:

Natasha Bulowski

Link:

National Observer

A dead salmon is photographed in the Coquihalla River near a Trans Mountain worksite. Photo by Kate Tairyan

Aug. 12, 2022

Four B.C. MPs are urging the federal government to halt the construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline and expansion project at least until salmon have finished spawning. The call comes after environmental group Protect the Planet documented salmon dying near a Trans Mountain worksite in Hope, B.C., last week.

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