The climate crisis is real. It’s not a drill. If we do nothing, Barcelona and the planet will become uninhabitable for future generations. In an effort to prevent that happening and mitigate the effects of the climate crisis in the city, Barcelona City Council has declared the Climate Emergency, with an action plan and a budget of 563 million euros to implement a hundred different measures. The goal is to halve greenhouse-gas emissions by 2030 in comparison to levels recorded in 1992, and to cut CO2 emissions by two million tonnes.
EU politics
Bill Mitchell: The European Union has been designed and run to maintain the corporate interests of the elites – no surprises there
The European Union is the most advanced example of neoliberalism, given that the ideology is built into its legal structures and the institutions, especially the European Central Bank, are required to enforce it. Read HERE […]
Finance
Simon Wren-Lewis: A European Monetary Fund
Wren-Lewis takes a very sobering approach to the idea of creating a European Monetary Fund. The problem is, who should run it? Definitely not politicians, writes Wren-Lewis. He sees the technocrats as the lesser evil. […]
Geopolitics
Middle East Eye: Greta Thunberg arrested by UK police over support for ‘Palestine Action prisoners’
Swedish climate activist detained after holding placard at protest in London Read Article HERE
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