Irfaan Ali, President of Guyana, on Putting Oil Profits Into Clean Energy
Irfaan Ali, President of Guyana, on Putting Oil Profits Into Clean Energy
We asked heads of state how they’re steering their countries as America retreats.David Gelles (The New York Times)
America’s flood insurance system is doomed to fail
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America’s flood insurance system is doomed to fail
Between Congress, property development, and climate change, there’s no easy fix for flood insuranceUmair Irfan (Vox)
Fungal infections are adapting to climate change – and threatening public health
Guest post: Fungal infections are adapting to climate change – and threatening public health - Carbon Brief
Fungi - known for their ability to adjust to – and thrive in – new and changing environments, are learning to adapt to climate changeCarbon Brief Staff (Carbon Brief)
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Satellites are mapping the biggest CO2 polluters in the world | Scores of instruments are peering down through Earth’s atmosphere, finding pollution all across the globe every day.
Satellites are mapping the biggest CO2 polluters in the world
Scores of instruments are peering down through Earth’s atmosphere, finding pollution all across the globe every day.Karin Kirk (Yale Climate Connections)
‘He trusts her so much’: Meet Gavin Newsom's new climate chief | Gov. Gavin Newsom is turning to his senior climate adviser to lead California’s powerful air quality agency.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/22/gavin-newsoms-new-climate-chief-00575990
Ukraine confirms drone strike on one of southern Russia's largest oil refineries, vows to continue attacks
Krasnodar Krai's regional operational headquarters reported that Ukrainian drones debris fell on one of the refinery’s units amid a wider drone attack on the region. The Russian officials claimed that a fire spanning 30 square meters (323 square feet) was extinguished by crews.
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Trump wants Tony Blair for Gaza transition; Netanyahu says Israel must “finish the job in Gaza”; Comey indicted
Trump wants Tony Blair for Gaza transition; Netanyahu says Israel must “finish the job in Gaza”; Comey indicted
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UK | Terrorism case against Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh thrown out
Chief magistrate at Woolwich crown court rules that charge brought against musician is unlawful and ‘null’
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China’s Renewable Push Meets Climate Reality In Africa: Environmentalists worry that Beijing is playing a double game that is harming Africa in its fight against environmental injustice
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ArchivedChina is positioning itself as the world’s champion for renewable energy and has been heavily investing in the sector for the last 20 years. On the other hand, in order to support its renewables sector and consolidate the supply chain, it has also been financing mega-projects that exploit natural resources such as coal and oil — particularly in Africa.
Between development, dependence, and the energy transition, some environmentalists worry that China is playing a double game that is harming Africa in its fight against environmental injustice.
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Some scholars have raised concerns that under the current model, large loans from China are further increasing its debt and putting some African countries in impossible financial positions.
In an analysis published in November 2023, Jana de Kluiver, a researcher specializing in Africa at the Institute for Security Studies, warned of growing concerns about Chinese loans in Africa: Research by AidData has shown that Chinese public lenders, motivated by profit, often include conditions in their loan agreements that can put a strain on already fragile African economies. These include bans on collective restructuring and strict confidentiality clauses. Such conditions can limit the ability of borrowing countries to make independent and sovereign financial decisions.
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The numerous projects implemented with Chinese support have enormous consequences and local impacts. Massive population displacements benefit Chinese companies that set up shop to carry out projects. Deforestation and environmental degradation are detrimental to the livelihoods of local and vulnerable communities. Between inequalities and responsibilities, climate injustice is becoming increasingly glaring.
The FILIMBI citizen movement, a Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)-based pro democracy movement, spoke out against this dynamic in November 2024. According to an article by Projet AfriqueChine, the movement points the finger at Chinese illegal gold miners in the region for polluting the Arwini River in the northeast of the country.
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Between promises of a greener Africa and the continued exploitation and use of carbon, coupled with the vulnerability of populations who, in addition to suffering the consequences of climate change, face social damage such as famine and lack of housing, the continent finds itself caught in the middle of conflicting interests.
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Iran and Russia sign $25 billion agreement to build four nuclear power plants in Iran, IRNA says
Iran has signed a $25 billion agreement with Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom to build four nuclear power plants in Iran, IRNA news agency said on Friday.
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Canada’s climate progress has flatlined
Canada’s climate progress has flatlined
Our 2030 climate target is 'out of reach' and progress is 'fragile and slipping,' according to a leading climate policy think tank. But global warming isn't going to wait for us to fix the mess we're making.Canada's National Observer
Is there a climate generation gap? | The age groups are aligned in mission, but not necessarily in tactics
Is there a climate generation gap?
The age groups are aligned in mission, but not necessarily in tactics | A Fixing Carbon post by Anthropocene MagazineJames Gaines (Anthropocene Magazine)
The warped economics of insuring climate destruction
I'm waiting for sports betting to get in on it.
"What'd you do over the weekend, Ron?"
"Fucking hurricane Richard lost me a thousand bucks by swinging West and hitting Jacksonville. That money was going to get me out of Jacksonville."
Climate activists gather in New York for ‘Sun Day’ solar energy and anti-billionaire rallies
Climate activists gather in New York for ‘Sun Day’ solar energy and anti-billionaire rallies
Sun Day national action supported renewable energy, day after ‘Make Billionaires Pay’ march ahead of Climate WeekDharna Noor (The Guardian)
‘If Anyone Runs, Shoot Them’ – Russian Commander Heard Ordering Execution of Deserters
Ukrainian intelligence released an intercepted call from Donetsk in which a Russian commander threatened to shoot any soldier who tried to retreat, shouting, “Victory or death.”
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Meta Put a Climate Change Denier in Charge of Fighting AI Bias
Meta Put a Climate Change Denier in Charge of Fighting AI Bias - DeSmog
Right-wing influencer Robby Starbuck has a new job advising on political bias in Meta’s AI tools. His record on climate is concerning, say advocates.Taylor Noakes (DeSmog)
Colombia Announces 1st International Phase-Out Conference — The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
Colombia Announces 1st International Phase-Out Conference — The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
Colombia has announced its plan to host the First International Conference for the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels in April 2026.The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
President William Ruto of Kenya on Pushing Clean Energy Amid Domestic Unrest
President William Ruto of Kenya on Pushing Clean Energy Amid Domestic Unrest
We asked heads of state how they’re steering their countries as America retreats.David Gelles (The New York Times)
California isn't backing down on offshore wind power despite Trump cancellation
- The Trump administration canceled nearly half a billion dollars in federal funding for California’s largest offshore wind project.
- The state is staying the course with voter-approved funding from the California climate bond and other efforts to support wind development.
- California has an ambitious goal of 25 gigawatts of floating offshore wind energy by 2045.
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Despite federal setbacks, California will build out offshore wind
The Trump administration canceled nearly half a billion dollars in funding for California's largest offshore wind project, but the state is persevering toward its ambitious goals.Hayley Smith (Los Angeles Times)
This all goes back to when Scotland wouldn't remove the off shore wind that he thought was ruining the view from his stupid fucking golf course (first of all, that's insane because wind turbines look cool af).
This is literally just more petty revenge from a small man.
Nations’ plans to ramp up coal, gas and oil extraction ‘will put climate goals beyond reach’
Nations’ plans to ramp up coal, gas and oil extraction ‘will put climate goals beyond reach’
New data shows governments now planning more fossil fuel production in coming decades than they were in 2023Fiona Harvey (The Guardian)
Microsoft forced to make Windows 10 extended security updates truly free in Europe
You won’t have to enable Windows Backup to get extended Windows 10 security updates in the European Economic Area.
They were going to CHARGE for security updates?
How is Microsoft in 2025 worse than Microsoft in 1995?
Climate goals and fossil fuel plans don't add up, experts say
The report compiled by more than 50 international researchers compares fossil fuel expansion against the goals of the Paris climate accord, and found a chasm between promises and reality.
The Production Gap Report 2025 :: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
Climate goals and fossil fuel plans don't add up, experts say
Countries are still planning to increase production of fossil fuels to levels incompatible with global commitments on climate change, according to new research published on Monday.Science X (Phys.org)
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China tries to mask its environmental destruction, control Scarborough Shoal with nature preserve
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ArchivedCountries around the globe condemned China’s hypocritical plans for a nature preserve on Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, where Beijing has wreaked environmental havoc with its artificial island-building as it seeks control over maritime territory to which it has no legal claim.
The Philippines faces constant coercion from China near the shoal and elsewhere inside its internationally recognized exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Beijing, which illegally claims most of the South China Sea, deploys coast guard, navy and maritime militia vessels to harass Philippine fishing, humanitarian missions, and routine military and law enforcement patrols. The aggression has continued even after an international tribunal’s 2016 ruling that invalidated China’s arbitrary claims to the South China Sea and found that Beijing violated Philippine rights to Scarborough Shoal.
Manila quickly denounced China’s declaration of an “island nature reserve” on the shoal. The move “is less about protecting the environment and more about justifying [China’s] control over a maritime feature that is part of the territory of the Philippines,” stated National Security Advisor Eduardo Año. “It is a clear pretext toward eventual occupation.”
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Australia and Japan joined Indo-Pacific partners in calling for China to comply with the tribunal ruling, while the United Kingdom opposed “any unilateral activity that changes the facts on the ground and raises tensions in the South China Sea.”
Experts called China’s actions an example of lawfare — purposely misinterpreting the law to change the status quo — and pointed to Beijing’s history of causing environmental damage in the South China Sea.
“This isn’t environmental protection — it’s environmental lawfare,” Ray Powell, director of the SeaLight Project at Stanford University’s Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation, told the U.S. Naval Institute News. He cited “highly destructive methods” used by Chinese fishing crews and reports that Beijing has destroyed more than 1,800 hectares of coral reef in the South China Sea with its artificial island-building. The international tribunal also found that China harmed coral reefs and inflicted “irreparable damage to the marine environment.”
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Beijing has long used encroachment in an attempt to exert control over its neighbors’ territory. Analysts say such gray-zone tactics — sometimes called salami slicing — are small enough to avoid a military response but accumulate to China’s benefit. Examples include:
- China’s aggressive interference with Philippine resupply missions to its military outpost on Second Thomas Shoal, which Beijing wants Manila to abandon.
- Beijing’s artificial island-building in the contested Paracel and Spratly chains. By militarizing the features, China hopes to establish de facto authority over economically important stretches of sea.
- Regular China Coast Guard intrusions near the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, an effort to challenge Tokyo’s control over the resource-rich territory.
- Fish farms and marine platforms that Beijing built without permission where its EEZ overlaps with the Republic of Korea’s in the Yellow Sea.
- Military harassment of self-governed Taiwan, which China claims as its territory and threatens to annex by force.
- Infrastructure projects Beijing has built along its de facto border with India and Chinese patrols into disputed territory, all aimed at asserting authority and upending the status quo.
China tries to mask its environmental destruction, control Scarborough Shoal with nature preserve
FORUM Staff Countries around the globe condemned China’s hypocritical plans for a nature preserve on Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, where Beijing has wreaked environmental havoc with its arIPDForum (Indo-Pacific Defense FORUM)
Zelensky asks Trump for Tomahawk missiles in private UN meeting
US president open to Kyiv’s request for long-range cruise missile that would bring Moscow within striking distance
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UK government approves second runway at Gatwick airport in spite of environmental objections
Alex Jones sports Hitler mustache in shocking broadcast: 'It had a wild effect on women'
Alex Jones sports Hitler mustache in shocking broadcast: 'It had a wild effect on women'
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones said he was conducting a "social experiment" by sporting a mustache in the style of Adolf Hitler — and claimed that it made him more attractive to women.David Edwards (Raw Story)
Would I even want the US involved in this?
Every good idea they've had has had horribly, monkey's paw style execution. Tariffs, well considered and targeted, could be good. We do want to bring manufacturing of certain things home (like computer chips).
The H1b thing in tech could be good as well. But it needs to not impact the people we've already brought here, and it needs to be reasonably implemented.
Climate protests across Germany as government pushes for new gas-powered plants
Germany updates: AfD tops poll with highest support ever
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has topped a nationwide opinion poll. Meanwhile, Kenyan athletes won both the men's and women's races at the Berlin Marathon. DW has the latest from Germany.John Silk (Deutsche Welle)
Big Oil is back, baby! Yyyeah!
Okay. Time to celebrate with coke and hookers in the last decade or so we have left.
Hilda Heine, President of the Marshall Islands, on Leading a Sinking Country
Hilda Heine, President of the Marshall Islands, on Leading a Sinking Country
We asked heads of state how they’re steering their countries as America retreats.David Gelles (The New York Times)
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in reply to silence7 • • •Guyana was one of the first countries to have an official climate change plan.
When you’re most at risk the politicians tend to not be so . . . Political.