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Australia news live: ‘protestival’ to start in Newcastle harbour; thousands to rally against domestic violence

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Climate activists to demonstrate their opposition to fossil fuels with live music and other events. Follow today’s news headlines live

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And happy Friday – Emily Wind here, signing on for blogging duties. Thanks to Martin for kicking things off for us.

Poor nations may have to downgrade climate cash demands, ex-UN envoy says

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Rich country budgets are stretched amid inflation, Covid and Ukraine war, Mary Robinson tells Cop29

Poor countries may have to compromise on key demands for cash to tackle global heating, a former UN climate envoy has said, as UN talks entered their final hours in stalemate.

In comments that are likely to disappoint poorer countries at the Cop29 summit, Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and twice a UN climate envoy, said rich country budgets were stretched amid inflation, Covid and conflicts including Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Reduce whale-ship strikes by making 2.6% of ocean surface safer, study says

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Researchers identify collision hotspots around world but reveal almost all these lack preventive measures

Collisions between whales and ships can prove fatal for the marine mammals, but researchers say expanding mitigation measures to just 2.6% of the ocean’s surface would reduce the chance of such strikes in all risk hotspots.

US moves to list giraffes under Endangered Species Act for first time

admin — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:38:45 +0000

Climate crisis, habitat loss and poaching have reduced its numbers – but will Trump put the kibosh on protections?

They are the tallest animal to roam the Earth and have become an icon of children’s books, toys and awed wildlife documentaries. But giraffes are in decline, which has prompted the US government to list them as endangered for the first time.

Queensland First Nations group lodges racial discrimination complaint against Adani

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Adani rejects allegations that press releases and social media posts implied members of the group were not ‘legitimate’ Aboriginal people with a connection to sacred site

Revealed: McKinsey clients had ‘rising share of global emissions’, internal analysis shows

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Consulting giant had said it engages with clients to help them transition to cleaner energy even as it knew they were in line to exceed climate targets

UK environment secretary vows to ensure farmers are paid fairly for produce

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Steve Reed says he may not agree on inheritance tax changes but government will listen to rural Britain

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The UK environment secretary has promised to reform the food system to ensure farmers are paid fairly for the food they produce, after many filled the streets of Westminster to campaign against inheritance tax changes.

NHS was ‘within hours’ of running out of gowns during pandemic, Hancock tells Covid inquiry – as it happened

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British prime minister Keir Starmer says he is “deeply saddened” to hear that Prescott has died, and called him a “true giant of Labour”.

In a statement on X, he said, “I am deeply saddened to hear of the death of John Prescott. John was a true giant of the Labour movement. On behalf of the Labour Party, I send my condolences to Pauline and his family, to the city of Hull, and to all those who knew and loved him. May he rest in peace.”

'It is a shame': Starmer laments lack of Tory support for climate measures – video

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The prime minister, Keir Starmer, has hit out at the lack of Conservative support for climate targets and said it shows 'just how far the party has fallen'. 'It’s a shame,' he said. 'When Cop was in Scotland, there was a real unity across the house about the importance of tackling one of the most central issues of our time,' Starmer said in Commons after returning from the G20 and Cop29

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As we wait for national legislation, let’s launch a Green New Deal from below | Jeremy Brecher

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Local and state initiatives can act as ‘proof of concept’ for transformative climate and jobs legislation

As Trump and Trumpism devastate the American political landscape, how can people counter this destructive juggernaut? For the past five years, I have been studying how people are actually implementing the elements of the Green New Deal through what has become a Green New Deal from Below. This framework, which ordinary people are already putting into practice, is an approach to organizing that can form a significant means for resisting and even overcoming the Trump agenda.