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Cop26 police tactics creating atmosphere of fear, protesters say
Organisers of Glasgow march claim police risked ‘chaos’ by failing to adhere to agreed arrangements
Accumulated incidents of police intimidation, harassment and aggression towards activists at Cop26 are creating “an atmosphere of fear and repression” on the streets of Glasgow and have had a chilling effect on protest, campaigners and monitoring groups have said.
Organisers of Saturday’s Climate Justice march through Glasgow have also claimed that police risked “chaos” by failing to adhere to agreed arrangements, while Scottish immigrant groups and indigenous visitors have described their feelings of discomfort and threat prompted by “saturation policing” throughout the city.
Being threatened with arrest for unfurling a banner at a train station.
One activist operating in a police liaison capacity was given an identifying blue bib to wear by organisers, but later had it confiscated by a police officer and was threatened with arrest for impersonating a police officer.
The organiser at an activists’ campsite was threatened with arrest for “child neglect” after an officer witnessed families asking whether they could stay there.
Police vans driving past the site in the early hours blasting an air horn and shining a spotlight with the apparent intention of disturbing sleep.
One activist was reduced to tears after being followed into a men’s toilets by three officers.
Continue reading...‘Natural Health Service’: Derby approves UK’s largest urban rewilding project
Plan to transform 130 hectares of Allestree Park could see reintroduction of species such as red kite and harvest mouse
“I’m excited about the potential for large wildflower-rich grassland areas mixed with naturally regenerating scrub,” said Prof Alastair Driver, director at Rewilding Britain. “It won’t be long before these areas are ringing with warbler song and sizzling with grasshoppers and crickets.”
The source of Driver’s excitement is Allestree Park, the largest open space in Derby, to which Derby city council has given the green light this week to become what Rewilding Britain believes to be the UK’s largest urban rewilding project.
Continue reading...Cop26: Australia brought nothing but ‘good coffee’ to summit, says former negotiator – day 11 live
All the latest news from the UN climate change conference in Glasgow
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- US-China deal on emissions welcomed by climate experts
The UN’s António Guterres is underwhelmed by the pledges so far.
Bit of a theme here in the final push of the summit to make Cop26 a world-saver, rather than a historical disappointment. Lots of voices calling for more “ambition”.
Continue reading...The earth’s secret miracle weapon is not a plant or an animal. It’s fungi | Giuliana Furci
Without fungi we don’t have bread, chocolate, cheese, soy sauce, beer or wine. They are also crucial to protecting our climate
Let’s picture a dinner with family or friends that began by enjoying beer, wine, fruit juice or maybe a fizzy kombucha beverage. You’re contemplating a glorious basket of bread, wrapped in awe of its perfect crumb and fantasizing about the moment you slather it in butter or olive oil. Then come the fresh vegetables sauteed with soy sauce, maybe tofu or free-range beef with potatoes or rice, followed by cheese, or a chocolate dessert – and to top it off, a lovely cup of coffee or tea with some chocolates or maybe some sake? We need to stop for a moment and thank fungi for all of this. Honestly, none of it would be possible without them, and your dinner would certainly not be so tasty!
Fungi are responsible for almost all our food production, and most of our processed materials. They are also to be thanked for many of the important medical breakthroughs in human history that treat both physical and mental ailments, for naturally sequestering and slowly releasing carbon, for optimizing industrial processes, and so much more.
Continue reading...World’s militaries avoiding scrutiny over emissions, scientists say
Countries do not have to include armed forces’ emissions in their targets despite estimates sector creates 6% of greenhouse gases
Armed forces are among the biggest polluters on the planet but are avoiding scrutiny because countries do not have to include their emissions in their targets, scientists say.
The world’s militaries combined, and the industries that provide their equipment, are estimated to create 6% of all global emissions, according to Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR).
Continue reading...COP26: US-China climate agreement and fossil fuel spending
Madagascar is drying out – there’s no harvest, only hunger | Anonymous
A doctor in the south of the country says people are eating cactus leaves and ashes as the rains become more erratic
There’s nothing to harvest any more, nothing that can be taken from the land, that’s why people are starving in Madagascar.
The rainy season was always special, an important time when everyone planted food – key crops such as cassava. But for the past three years we’ve had very little rain. The climate has changed in Madagascar, maybe because of the global climate crisis. We used to have distinct seasons but no more, it has been a bit troubled. The landscape looks really dry, the trees have no more leaves. It is hard to find green areas, most have turned arid and grey.
Continue reading...Failing to plan for climate refugees hands a cheap victory to the far right | Zoe Williams
The climate crisis could cause mass displacement as land is left uninhabitable – nations have to work together to plan for this
As scientists wrestle to predict the true impact and legacy of Cop26, one speech, given at a rally organised by Global Justice Now, insisted upon a perspective not data-driven but moral. Lumumba Di-Aping, a South Sudanese diplomat and former chief negotiator for the G77, said: “The first resolution that should be agreed in Glasgow is for annex I polluters to grant the citizens of small island developing states the right to immigration.”
It was a tactful way of putting it: annex I nations are those with special financial responsibilities in tackling the climate crisis. They have these special responsibilities because their early industrialisation created so much of the carbon burden. A more pugilistic diplomat might have said “the people who created this disaster have to offer sanctuary to those displaced by it”, but then, he wouldn’t be a diplomat.
Zoe Williams is a Guardian columnist
Continue reading...COP26 Roundup: Day 10 – Nov. 11
FFI signs green hydrogen deal for aviation with US firm
Solar Insiders Podcast: Three million and counting
Major new benchmark reached for rooftop solar, as “negative demand” reached in South Australia.
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The 'Ringo Starr' of birds is now endangered – here’s how we can still save our drum-playing palm cockatoos
US-China deal on emissions welcomed by global figures and climate experts
UN and EU say the agreement could help pave the way to wider breakthrough, though concerns remain over ‘patchy details’
An unexpected agreement between the US and China to work together on cutting emissions has been broadly welcomed by leaders and climate experts.
The world’s two biggest emitters appeared to put aside their differences at the Cop26 climate summit and on Wednesday unveiled a joint declaration that would see close cooperation on emissions cuts that scientists say are needed in the next 10 years to stay within 1.5C.
Continue reading...Here's why I think the green new deal is a bad idea | Aditya Chakrabortty
One policy unites the left, from Joe Biden to John McDonnell. Trouble is, it’s foggy, technocratic and top-down
Q: What binds together such disparate souls as Noam Chomsky and Keir Starmer, Yanis Varoufakis and Joe Biden, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Caroline Lucas?
A: They all want a green new deal.
Aditya Chakrabortty is a Guardian columnist
Continue reading...Chevron to buy more than 5 mln carbon credits to make up for CCS shortfall
COP26: Cautious welcome for unexpected US-China climate agreement
FRV to build 500MW of solar in New Zealand to replace thermal capacity
The Australian arm of Saudi-owned Fotowatio Renewable Ventures has been tapped to help roll out up to half a gigawatt of solar farms in New Zealand.
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Green hydrogen roadmap targets supply chain in Europe and Japan
IRENA and World Economic Forum publish “toolbox for policy makers” aimed at accelerating deployment and cutting costs of renewable hydrogen in Europe and Japan.
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Climate change: Iran says lift sanctions and we'll ratify Paris agreement
CP Daily: Wednesday November 10, 2021
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