COP28

Top Ten Reasons to Dismiss the COP28 Conference of Polluters 28

December 20, 2023 UNAC Editor BRICS, Capitalism, Climate Change, Environment, petroleum

by Patrick Bond and Desmond D’Sa, published on Socialist Action, December 18, 2023 The most publicized sentence from the final COP28 [Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change] document – the first ‘Global Stocktake’ (GST), presided over by United Arab Emirates oil man Sultan Al-Jaber and co-managed by South Africa’s environment minister Barbara Creecy – is this[…]

The Military Elephant in the Room Will Lead to An Unjust Transition

December 6, 2023 UNAC Editor Biofuels, Climate Change, Conferences, Militarism, Military vs The Environment, Poisoning the Environment, Toxic Chemicals, US Military

by Pippa Bartolotti, published on the International Peace Bureau, December 2, 2023 Post-review of NATO Climate Killer Part 2: Climate Crossfire Webinar, recorded on December 2nd, 2023, during COP 28 As we navigate COP 28, this webinar addressed the pertinent issues of military spending and its environmental ramifications. Ably introduced by the Canadian policy analyst IPB Vice President Steven Staples,[…]