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The CLIMATE BRAWL you have been waiting for live on YouTube Tuesday, Nov. 29th, 1PM (ET).

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Qmev8btSm68 -

The debate between myself and the noted climate denier Tony Heller.

The games that GHG emitters play ... and play ... and play ...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/29/big-polluters-given-almost-100bn-in-free-carbon-permits-by-eu

Dr. @MichaelEMann
may well be the most hated scientist in conservative America, especially for his peer-reviewed studies, including "THE GRAPH," which upsets their deep devotion to climate denialism.
https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.32KW973

Finnish energy industry stunned by government’s high windfall tax plan https://ift.tt/30OeqPI

Human Rights victory

Iran abolished its morality police after the death of a woman they arrested over the strict Islamic dress code ignited months of protests.

The decision was a major victory for feminists who have sought for years to dismantle the morality police and for the protest movement sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini in the force's custody. NYTimes

The lies told by the 'somewhere over the rainbow' Brexiteers
https://adambienkov.substack.com/p/the-lies-told-by-the-somewhere-over

This is a Western Media Paying Attention toot, boosting this editorial from The Guardian. It's a good piece to share with your liberal friends who might be open to learning more:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/nov/27/the-guardian-view-on-modis-india-the-danger-of-exporting-hindu-chauvinism

"When the US state department recently told a court that the Saudi Arabian crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, should have immunity in a lawsuit over the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi... it pointed to a rogues’ gallery of foreign leaders previously afforded similar protection. Nestling between Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe... and Congo’s Joseph Kabila... was India’s Narendra Modi."

This is an #India media landscape toot:

India's already very pro-corporate, pro-government media is about to get worse, as the world's third richest man, Gautam Adani, takes over one of the most prominent news outlets not already under the BJP's thumb

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-63713572

Adani owns lots of coal mines, sand mines, coal ports, power stations, and generally does a lot of human rights violations or runs up against and then subverts government regulations. He has become enormously wealthy under the BJP and is widely considered one of the two main oligarchs pulling the strings for the party, with religious leaders largely playing an up-front role, and capital reaping the benefits of an increasingly undemocratic and unregulated business atmosphere

I’ve been saying this for years.

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NEW STUDY: Continued reliance on #fossilfuels threatens energy security & affordability.
Lowest-income households & communities are most exposed to this risk.
My & @duncanmgibb‘s new paper examines how low-income households can switch from fossil fuel heating.
1/8

https://www.raponline.org/knowledge-center/taking-burn-out-of-heating-low-income-households/

For practical purposes, and perhaps literally, the planet earth is the only source for genetic diversity.

Any deep-future-oriented ethic must preserve the viability of the biosphere at all costs.

Realistic #longtermism is green.

Humanity has to make peace with deep time. There’s no alternative to sustainability.

"I see signs that the world is beginning to act (though faster is always better)." Peter Gleick

https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2022-11-24/climate-future-dont-give-up-hope-boiling-point

"Without strong climate action, forests on every continent will be highly flammable for at least 30 extra days per year by the end of the century – and this fire threat is far greater for some forests including the Amazon, according to our new study."
https://theconversation.com/many-forests-will-become-highly-flammable-for-at-least-30-extra-days-per-year-unless-we-cut-emissions-research-finds-195546?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20November%2030%202022%20-%202478124820&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20November%2030%202022%20-%202478124820+CID_4621755c7ff00083fb24b6f4861d067e&utm_source=campaign_monitor&utm_term=Many%20forests%20will%20become%20highly%20flammable%20for%20at%20least%2030%20extra%20days%20per%20year%20unless%20we%20cut%20emissions%20research%20finds

Thinking about how our brains work - is it relevant to the #Climate Crisis?

"Our brain design evolved primarily for short-term decision-making focused on circumstances related to immediate, tangible survival: I do this action, and I get food.

Climate change is difficult because it is longer term rather than immediate. It is difficult to perceive directly; we didn’t need to evolve carbon dioxide sensors for survival. ..."
https://mail.yahoo.com/d/folders/1/messages/AHGTvZgFoPbpY4Yz9QW42PdycI8

Daily #Wales moment, as I sit in my car for the requisite ten minutes after my Covid booster (long Covid person here, caught Bastard in early March ‘20, still not quite right, Do Not Want It Again). Do want more of this, though.

"In the past, climate action has been pushed to the back-burner when governments devise policy responses to global crises. But this year, amid Russia’s war on Ukraine, spiralling inflation and energy shortages, tackling climate change has been central to recovery plans."
https://theconversation.com/cop27-was-disappointing-but-2022-remains-an-historic-year-for-international-climate-policy-195288?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20November%2029%202022%20-%202476824805&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20November%2029%202022%20-%202476824805+CID_1e743040aa7e4867c7be11733464ebe0&utm_source=campaign_monitor&utm_term=COP27%20was%20disappointing%20but%202022%20remains%20an%20historic%20year%20for%20international%20climate%20policy