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Living on Earth: The new climate denial
A recent report finds that social media platforms like YouTube are amplifying and sometimes profiting from new forms of climate denial that falsely claim it’s too late to act on the climate crisis.
Fossil fuels take center stage in climate talks amid rising concerns
Campaigners report a significant increase in fossil fuel industry representation at this year's UN climate talks, with delegate numbers quadrupling from the previous year.
- Record numbers of fossil fuel industry delegates at COP28 raise concerns about their influence on climate policies.
- COP28 highlights the divided global stance on phasing out fossil fuels vs. adopting carbon capture technologies.
- The summit addresses critical climate goals, including the potential phase-out of fossil fuels.
- Discussion includes launching a climate damage fund to aid countries affected by climate change.
Key quote:
"These talks are rumoured to deliver progress on a phase out of fossil fuels, and the fossil fuel industry is here to influence that outcome as much as possible."
— George Carew-Jones, from the Kick Big Polluters Out coalition.
Why this matters:
The COP28 summit's focus on fossil fuels underscores a pivotal moment in global climate policy, influencing future health and environmental strategies. As countries grapple with balancing economic and environmental needs, the decisions made here will shape global climate action. Do you believe that lobbyists should have a role in climate summits like COP28? Why or why not?
Is it time to rethink the United Nations' COP climate negotiations?
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Climate change is settled science. Republicans don't see it that way in new poll
The latest heat wave is fueled by human-caused climate change from burning fossil fuels, but despite the settled science, the overwhelming evidence and the billions of dollars in increases for disaster preparation and recovery that climate change is costing the country, Republicans have grown more skeptical of the need to prioritize fixing it.
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Larry Elliot: We bailed out the banks but we’re not prepared to bail out the planet
As the rapid responses to the global financial crisis of 2007-09 and the Covid pandemic proved, governments can act speedily, collectively and decisively if the crisis is deemed big enough.
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How bankruptcy helps coal industry avoid environmental liability
Jeff Hoops built Blackjewel into the nation’s sixth largest coal company by acquiring bankrupt mines. When it declared bankruptcy, he pivoted to other ventures, leaving polluted streams and mud-shrouded roads in his wake.
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Eugene Robinson: IPCC report is latest reminder climate change is about to get worse
If we take bold, coordinated, global action now — in this decade — we can limit climate change to a tolerable level. But if we stay on our present course, then heaven help us all.
How the ultra wealthy have re-shaped the global discussion on climate change
A new book critiques the juxtaposition of rich and powerful people preaching to the rest of us on climate change.
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