Tag: Climate justice
Climate activist Greta Thunberg deletes her ‘end of the world’ tweet
Stockholm [Sweden]March 13 (ANI): Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has deleted a tweet she made in 2018 expressing concern that unless fossil fuels are phased out by 2023, climate change will “wipe out the entire human race,” Russia Today reported. In the post, Thunberg quoted a “leading climate scientist” who claimed that if we don’t […]
Greta Thunberg deletes end-of-the-world tweet
The climate campaigner claimed in 2018 that humanity had until this year to prevent its demise Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has deleted a 2018 tweet in which she shared a warning that climate change “will wipe out all of humanity” unless fossil fuels are phased out by 2023. In the tweet, Thunberg quoted a […]
Thousands protest in Germany against coal mine expansion
ERKELENZ, Germany – Thousands of people demonstrated in the rain Saturday to protest the clearing and demolition of a village in western Germany to make way for the expansion of a coal mine. There was a scuffle with the police when some protesters tried to reach the edge of the mine and the village itself. […]
Police begin to clear German village condemned for coal mine
LUETZERATH, Germany – Police in riot gear began evicting climate activists Wednesday from a condemned village in western Germany to be demolished for the expansion of a coal mine. Some rocks and fireworks were thrown as police entered the small village of Luetzerath, which has become a flashpoint for debate over the country’s climate efforts, […]
Cop27’s lack of ambition exacerbated the breakthrough in loss and damage
While the agreement was hailed as a step towards climate justice, and a major achievement on loss and damage was not even on the agenda at the start of the conference, many reminded that the fund needs to be designed, financed and deployed before it can help countries bearing the brunt of the crisis. stress […]
COP27 in Egypt: Cause for hope or doomed to disappoint
Activists have criticized previous UN climate talks, calling them slow, complex and ineffective. As countries around the world fail to meet climate commitments to keep global temperatures below the fateful 2 degrees Celsius, can this year’s COP27 in Egypt rise above the failures of the past – or is it destined to disappoint? For nearly […]
COP27 in Egypt: The core of hope or doomed to despair
Activists have slammed previous UN climate talks, calling them slow, complex and ineffective. As countries around the world fail to meet climate commitments to keep global temperatures below a fateful 2 degrees Celsius, can this year’s COP27 in Egypt rise above its bad rep, or is it destined to disappoint? For nearly thirty years, the […]
COP26: African youth demand that rich nations keep promises
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – Africa is at the forefront of climate change. Nowhere is this more evident than Lake Chad, which covers almost 8% of the continent and provides for tens of millions of people. The UN says it has shrunk by 90% since the 1960s due to drought. The resulting competition for resources has caused […]
COP26: African youth demand that rich nations keep promises
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – Africa is at the forefront of climate change. Nowhere is this more evident than Lake Chad, which covers almost 8% of the continent and provides for tens of millions of people. The UN says it has shrunk by 90% since the 1960s due to drought. The resulting competition for resources has caused […]
Local elections 2021: Mia looks to the international community for four more years
Mia Nyegaard Runs in: Copenhagen Party: Radicals Age: 47 Copenhagen’s mayor for social issues for the past four years, Nyegaard has worked in London, Brussels, Malmö and is deputy chairman of the board of Copenhagen Capacity and is the leading candidate for Radicals in the city. CPH Post caught up with her before the election. […]
Glasgow will see several protests over the weekend as the climate summit continues
Glasgow [UK]November 5 (ANI / Sputnik): The organizers of the UN Climate Conference (COP26) warned participants of several environmental protests planned for Friday and Saturday in Glasgow, which will host the event. Friday, November 5: To coincide with Youth and Public Empowerment Day, an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 people are expected to leave Kelvingrove Park […]
The youth movement grows up. Climate Fight podcast part four transcript
This is a transcript of The youth movement grows up, part four of Climate Fight: the world’s biggest negotiation, a series from The Anthill podcast tied to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. In this episode, we talk to experts about how countries make sure not to leave people behind and widen inequalities as they […]
“Climate justice must not stop at borders”, NGOs say on important issue for European Convention on Human Rights
The court will decide whether to agree to continue the case against not only Portugal, where the plaintiffs live, but also 32 other countries – consisting of EU members as well as Norway, Russia, Turkey, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Ukraine. “The climate crisis does not respect borders, and our laws and policies must reflect […]
OVERVIEW: Danish party leaders rejoice over Biden as president
It’s gone around the world that Democrat Joe Biden is set to become America’s next president. Based on election forecasts on Saturday night, American media have announced Biden as the winner of the election. And it arouses enthusiasm at Christiansborg. Several party leaders on Saturday night congratulated both Biden – but also the future vice […]
