Today there is a deep split in public opinion in the United States. Democratic institutions are in danger from racism and neofascism.
Progressives are fighting to save the values and institutions on which their country was founded. They are fighting to save America’s soul.
Racism, Discrimination and Xenophobia
Progressives today would like to eliminate all forms of discrimination, whether based on race, religion, ethnicity, or gender.
They are opposed by white nationalist groups, especially in rural areas and among white industrial workers and evangelicals, who fear that their own groups will soon be outnumbered by those who differ from them in ethnicity, race or religion.
25 November 2019 (FAO)* — For many people around the world, cotton is a safety net. As a crop resistant to climatic changes, it can be planted in dry and arid zones and represents a real economic lifeline in rural areas where there are high levels of poverty.
Geneva, 26 November 2019 (UN Environment)* — On the eve of a year in which nations are due to strengthen their Paris climate pledges, a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report warns that unlessglobal greenhouse gas emissions fall by 7.6 per cent each year between 2020 and 2030, the world will miss the opportunity to get on track towards the 1.5°C temperature goal of the Paris Agreement.
26 November 2019 (UN Environment)* — The newly launched Emissions Gap Report tracks the gap between where greenhouse gas emissions are heading and where they need to be. Are we meeting goals of the Paris Climate Agreement?
Even if countries meet commitments made under the 2015 Paris Agreement, the world is heading for a 3.2 degrees Celsius global temperature rise over pre-industrial levels, leading to even wider-ranging and more destructive climate impacts, warns a report from the UN Environment Programme, released on Tuesday [26 November 2019]. (*).
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UN Photo/Kibae Park | Emissions at a manufacturing complex in Toronto, Canada. (file)
