In good news for the planet and a major political setback for the USA Brazil has taken a turn to the left as former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beat far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the presidential election.
Austerity
Larry Elliot: We’re back to the 1930s politics of anger and, yes, appeasement
“Brexit is not the most important issue facing the world; it is not even the most important issue facing Britain.” “Katowice was the real Munich and the feeble UN accord the equivalent of the piece […]
Climate Crisis
Eurostat: Germany burning 45% of Lignite in EU
Germany is mistakenly regarded as a leader in fighting CO2 in the EU. In reality it uses almost half the lignite employed in the EU for energy production. Read here
Climate Crisis
Carbon Brief: In-depth Q&A: The IPCC’s sixth assessment on how to tackle climate change
Limiting global warming to 1.5C or 2C would mean “rapid and deep” emissions reductions in “all sectors” of the global economy, says the latest report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). […]
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