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- United Nations Demands an End to Silicon Solar Panels and Wind Turbines Thu, 4 Mar 21, 9:00amGuterres actually demanded an end to coal, but metallurgical coal is an essential component in solar panel manufacture; no coal, no new solar panels.
- UN Shames Australia for a Lack of Climate Ambition Sat, 27 Feb 21, 1:00pmMaking big climate pledges was a cheap political win when the goal was way off in the future. But now the first deadlines are approaching, long serving politicians in countries like Australia are in the increasingly embarrassing...
- Human destruction of nature is 'senseless and suicidal', warns UN chief Fri, 19 Feb 21, 3:00amUN report offers bedrock for hope for broken planet, says António Guterres
- UN WHO Asks Rich Nations to Pause Covid Vaccination, so Others can Catch Up Mon, 1 Feb 21, 9:00amWHO Spokesperson Margaret Harris wants rich nations including the USA to allow some of their people die, so more vaccines can be diverted to poor nations to allow them to "catch up"...
- UN: Angry Birds Survey Proves the World Demands Climate Action Thu, 28 Jan 21, 9:00amGuest essay by Eric Worrall According to the United Nations, “the people’s voice is clear”. The UN believes the results of a survey distributed to gamers playing Angry Birds, Subway…
- UN global climate poll: ‘The people’s voice is clear – they want action’ Wed, 27 Jan 21, 4:01pmBiggest ever survey finds two-thirds of people think climate change is a global emergency
- A Million Young People Wearing Synthetic Fabrics Demand More Climate Action Sun, 24 Jan 21, 1:00amWhat is wrong with a picture of people wearing the products of an energy intensive high tech civilisation demanding more climate action?
- Aussie Resources Minister: UN Climate Emergency Demand an “Inconsequential “Grand Statement” Tue, 15 Dec 20, 9:00pmAustralian Resources Minister Keith Pitt predicts global demand for Aussie coal will remain strong "long into the future".
- UN Climate Ambition Summit Falls Flat Mon, 14 Dec 20, 1:00pmLots of ambitious promises of action by 2050, but not a lot of detailed plans.
- Australia Not Invited to a Big International Climate Summit Fri, 11 Dec 20, 1:00pmSummit organisers rejected Australia's attendance, say Australia's climate action plan was "unacceptably weak".
- UN warns that humans will lose their war against nature Tue, 8 Dec 20, 5:30amFiction writing students learn about the handful of archetypal plots, including man versus nature. Usually that means something like 127 Hours, where a hiker in Utah gets stuck in a slot canyon, or Life of Pi, where a man...
- UN Paris Agreement Architect Blasts Australia’s “Lack of Integrity” on Climate Action Fri, 4 Dec 20, 5:00amAccording to former UN climate chief and Paris Agreement architect Christiana Figueres, coal exporting Australia is not acting with integrity when it comes to global efforts to reduce CO2 emissions.
- World is ‘doubling down’ on fossil fuels despite climate crisis – UN report Thu, 3 Dec 20, 1:00amProduction must fall by 6% a year to avoid ‘severe climate disruption’ but Covid-19 funding is supporting increases
- Humanity is waging war on nature, says UN secretary general Thu, 3 Dec 20, 1:24amAntónio Guterres lists human-inflicted wounds on natural world in stark message
- UN climate summit president thanks Australian states – but not Morrison government – for backing net zero Wed, 2 Dec 20, 1:03pmUK energy minister Alok Sharma urges ‘all of you who have not already done so to join the race’ to net zero emissions by 2050