‘Climate homicide’: Could Big Oil be sued for disaster deaths? ‘Prosecuting Big Oil for Climate Death’ urges new paper in the Harvard Environmental Law Review
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2023/03/20/climate-homicide-could-big-oil-be-sued-for-disaster-deaths-00086769?s=eenews BY: LESLEY CLARK CLIMATEWIRE | Oil majors are facing civil lawsuits in courts from Hoboken to Honolulu that could cost the industry hundreds of billions of dollars for its role in producing planet-warming emissions. But can petroleum producers be held criminally responsible for climate-related deaths that occurred after companies allegedly deceived the public about the […]
CNN: UN report warns ‘the climate time bomb is ticking’
https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/03/21/exp-united-nations-climate-change-report-fst032112aseg1-cnni-world.cnn CNN’s John Vause speaks to scientist Katharine Hayhoe about a United Nations report that shows the world is running out of time to avoid catastrophe # Reuters: ‘Climate time bomb ticking’, emissions must urgently be cut, UN chief says (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned that the “climate time bomb is ticking” […]
UN Is A Climate ‘Disinformation Threat Actor’ – If UN & U.S. govt are so committed to censoring disinformation, why are they themselves spreading it?
https://public.substack.com/p/un-is-a-climate-disinformation-threat?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email By Michael Shellenberger The United States government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), within the Department of Homeland Security, is raising the alarm about the threat of “foreign influence” that is “leveraging misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation.” CISA defines “malinformation” as information “based on fact, but used out of context to mislead, harm, or manipulate.” In 2021, […]
UN IPCC’s new report insists we can control weather & climate: ‘Whatever future we end up with is within our control’ — ‘If we act now’
Via: Climate Nexus UN Synthesis Report A ‘Survival Guide For Humanity’: The world’s nations can prevent the worst of the already-mounting impacts of the climate crisis by taking aggressive action to cut fossil fuel use in the next decade, UN scientists warn. “The climate time-bomb is ticking,” UN Secretary General António Guterres told reporters Monday. “But […]
Republicans take aim at offshore wind as whale deaths surge: ‘Moratorium on all projects’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-take-aim-offshore-wind-whale-deaths-surge-moratorium-projects By Thomas Catenacci | Fox News A group of House Republicans introduced a congressional resolution Tuesday, expressing concern about the potential impacts of offshore wind and calling for an immediate moratorium. The resolution — introduced by Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., and cosponsored by Reps. Chris Smith, R-N.J., Andy Harris, R-Md., Scott Perry, R-Pa., and Anthony D’Esposito, R-N.Y. — would […]