In Sweden, flying is becoming the new tobacco, and there is increasingly a feeling of “Flygskam” or “flight shame”.
Author: Andy Rowell
UK Parliamentarians call for “radical action” placing climate change at centre of aid spending
An influential British parliamentary committee has castigated the UK Government – which is paralysed by Brexit – for failing to respond adequately to the climate crisis as well as failing to reflect the urgency of that crisis in the way it funds development and climate-related projects abroad.
As one million species head for extinction, urgent need to tackle climate change & biodiversity loss
“Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history — and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with grave impacts on people around the world now likely”
Legal ruling in Holland against Shell “a vital step towards justice” for Ogoni
In an historic judgement yesterday, a Dutch court issued an interim ruling that it does have jurisdiction to hear the legal case bought by four widows of the Ogoni 9, who were murdered by the Nigerian military back in 1995.
Facebook’s New Fact-Checking Service are Koch-Funded Climate Deniers
In what can only be described as verging on the bizarre, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has given the contract to fight fake news to an organization that pushes fake news on climate change.
Fund Managers Worth $10 Trillion: “Writing on the wall for oil companies”
“The writing is on the wall for oil companies that do not support global efforts to avoid a climate catastrophe by urgently phasing out fossil fuels and transitioning to a low-carbon world.”
“As civilization accelerates towards disaster, #climatesilence reigns across US news media”
“The planet is on a fast path to destruction. The media must cover this like it’s the only story that matters”
The Climate Rebellion May Be Growing, but Big Oil Keeps on Drilling
Even though the science says we cannot carry on drilling, the oil industry capital investment over the next decade is forecast to rise over 85%, reaching over $1 trillion a year.
In Polly’s memory, we need to make it a crime to destroy the Earth
“Until we have a law to prosecute those who destroy the planet, corporations will never be called to account for their crimes”.
Hey: Prime Minister Abe, Climate Leaders Don’t Fund Coal
The message in today’s Asian Financial Times is simple: climate leaders don’t fund coal.