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COP 24 Deal Is Morally Unacceptable And Inadequate For Climate Crisis

December 16, 2018 By Julia Conley, Common Dreams , ,
COP 24 was another failed and inadequate climate agreement. Advocates for bold, concrete reforms and directives—outlined in the People's Demands for Climate Justice—said the required sense of urgency for avoiding the climate catastrophe that the world's top scientists warn could take hold by 2030, was missing from the deal.

Protest Breaks Out At COP24 Speech After US Announces No Change To Climate Policy

December 11, 2018 By Amy Chung, Euronews.com , , ,
Protesters at the COP24 climate conference made sure US President Donald Trump's energy advisor knew they were not happy with the US' unwillingness to change its climate policy. Demonstrators erupted in song while Wells Griffith said the US will not be rejecting coal mining or fossil fuel use in the future during a speech in Katowice, Poland, where the conference is being held. “The reality is, countries will continue to use fossil fuels to ensure they meet basic power, transportation, and the industrial needs of their citizens. "The nuclear power industry will also continue to provide large amounts of emission-free baseload power.

Activists Denied Entry To Poland For Climate Summit

December 9, 2018 Natalie Sauer, Climate Change News. , , ,
Members of the network attributed this to Poland’s controversial anti-terror legislation passed ahead of the UN climate summit Cop24, which gives authorities the power to “collect, obtain, gather, verify, process and use information, including personal data about persons posing a threat to public safety and order, including outside the borders of the Republic of Poland”. The environmental umbrella group, which represents over 1,200 NGOs worldwide campaigning on climate change, voiced fears that the Polish authorities may have compiled a “blacklist” of activists.

The People Demand Urgent, Vital, And Ambitious Action A COP 24

December 4, 2018 By Jesse Bragg, The People's Demands  for Climate Justice , ,
Climate change is the crisis of our time. Its intensifying impacts are affecting millions of people around the world, the health of our planet, and is driving species extinction. It is disproportionately affecting the people and communities globally who have contributed the least to creating this planetary emergency. This crisis requires urgent, vital, and ambitious action. And this ambition must center people’s lives and human rights, and be grounded in principles of equity and historical responsibility.

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