Tag: climate justice
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Around fifteen years ago, a new term entered the climate change lexicon: stranded assets. The concept was straightforward enough. If global warming is to be kept from getting out of… more ›
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For the very first time in Switzerland, a major commodities trading firm was being tried in what serves as the country’s highest criminal court. The case was brought by a Swiss corruption… more ›
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The report unveils more specific policy options for levies that the task force has investigated since its inception: fossil fuels, aviation, maritime fuel, carbon pricing and financial transactions. https://globalsolidaritylevies.org/scaling-solidarity-progress-on-global-solidarity-levies-report-released/ more ›
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In this webinar, Naomi Klein, Dr. Kendra Jewell, Dr. Chris Russill, and Erin Blondeau explored the intersection of climate change, disinformation, and conspiracy theories, and how they shape public perception… more ›
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Ten p.m. arrives in Cairo’s Sayyida Zeinab neighborhood with the same dogged tenacity as it does anywhere else, but down the fluorescent shopping streets and in the sidewalk cafes, few… more ›
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When these things happen, we still call them “natural disasters.” But that’s not right. If we want to understand the landscape of brittleness that surrounds us, we must acknowledge that… more ›
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Officially, of course, the Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1, But most years, the tropics remain fairly sleepy for the first month or two, allowing coastal residents to ease… more ›
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Hundreds of the world’s leading climate scientists expect global temperatures to rise to at least 2.5C (4.5F) this century, blasting past internationally agreed targets and causing catastrophic consequences for humanity… more ›
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Editor’s note: Eugenics, a dark chapter in history, was a misguided attempt to engineer humanity. It raises questions about the nature of progress and the ethics of scientific intervention. Are… more ›