Climate Crisis
James Dyke: COP26’s final agreement is a failure and a betrayal of those most vulnerable to climate change
At this stage in the crisis, finely crafted legal documents amount to nothing more than blah, blah, blah Read here
Month: November 2021
Corruption
Al Jazeera: New anti-corruption party leading Bulgaria’s parliamentary vote
Centre-right GERB party of former Prime Minister Boyko Borisov ahead in three surveys, while new centrist group leads in another. Read here
Climate Crisis
George Monbiot: Wealth Curse
Why do we tolerate the massive environmental impacts of the very rich? Read Here
Climate Crisis
UN COP26 Press Conference – Responses to COP26
Dr. Peter Carter, Nick Breeze, Paul Beckwith, and Rupert Read
Climate Crisis
AFP: Governments risk ‘trillions’ in fossil fuel climate litigation
Governments which enact climate legislation risk being sued for trillions of dollars by fossil fuel companies seeking compensation for lost revenue and stranded assets, according to data that campaigners warn threaten pledges made at COP26. […]
Climate Crisis
Economics In Ten – E F Schumacher
‘A Study of Economics as if People Mattered’ was the subtitle of E F Schumacher’s most famous work, ‘Small is Beautiful’. It might seem jarring to non-economists that people might not “matter” in economic theory […]
Climate Crisis
Nature – Scientist Rebellion: researchers join protestors at COP26
“Climate change isn’t just a battle of information, but of power and influence. Writing scientific papers doesn’t influence the public or governments, whereas activism might”. Read here Members of Scientist Rebellion, including Kyle Topfer (second […]
Corruption
UKTodayNews: Austrian property billionaires charged with bribing Green party politician
The Greens have become as corrupt as the other parties. No wonder wherever they are in government policies remain the same. Read here
Climate Crisis
Kevin O’Sullivan: Cop26: New draft deal weakens wording on phase-out of fossil fuels
Difficult 24 hours ahead if meaningful outcome is to be secured from climate summit Read here @Cartoonsbyjosh
Climate Crisis
Rupert Read – The Can Stops Now
Rupert Read reports on the COPOUT in Glasgow Rupert Read teaches Philosophy at the University of East Anglia, UK There’s a phrase used in politics; ‘to kick the can down the road’. No doubt you’ve […]