Joe Biden says the US will sign-up to a UN-backed fund to pay reparations to developing countries worst-affected by climate change. The creation of the fund was announced Saturday. It was negotiated at the United Nations’ COP27 Summit in Egypt, was originally known as a ‘loss and damage’ fund and had been blocked by previous…
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UK sewage turning Channel and North Sea into dumping ground, say French MEPs | Pollution | The Guardian
Britain is threatening human health, marine life and fishing by releasing raw sewage into the Channel and the North Sea, say three French Euro MPs. They have asked the European Commission to seek “political and legal” measures to stop the pollution, accusing the UK of abandoning international environmental regulations. The official complaint comes after dozens…
Australian parliament passes first climate change legislation in a decade | Australian politics | The Guardian
Australia’s first climate change legislation in a decade has passed federal parliament with support from the Greens and key crossbench senators. Labor’s climate bill – which includes the national targets of cutting emissions by at least 43% by 2030 (compared with 2005) and reaching net zero by 2050 – cleared the Senate 37 votes to…
Canadians are angry because of “climate change” says Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blamed the frustrations of struggling Canadians on “climate change” and “transformations of our economy” among other things. Trudeau made the remarks Wednesday during a press conference alongside Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion Ahmed Hussen, in which he announced a $2 billion housing plan. When asked why politicians are being…
Cheetah cubs threatened by pet trade, global warming in Somaliland
The two starving cheetah cubs squeak and tug at their string leashes in the white dust of Somaliland, as a government vet pushes needles through the fluffy fur to drip-feed them liquid and nutrients, Reuters reports. Just around five months old, the baby cheetahs are dehydrated, stunted and so lacking in the calcium they would…
