Archive for December 4th, 2023

04/12/2023

COP28: Methane Pledge by the ‘Giants Behind the Climate Crisis’ Falls ‘Well Short’ of What Is Needed

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday [] sent a strong message to the oil and gas industry: the pledges made at COP28 in Dubai fall well short of what’s needed to meaningfully tackle the climate crisis.

The burning of fossil fuels is driving climate change.
© Unsplash/Patrick Hendry | The burning of fossil fuels is driving climate change.

As the fourth day of this year’s UN climate conference got underway, the UN chief stated: “The fossil fuel industry is finally starting to wake up, but the promises made clearly fall short of what is required.”

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04/12/2023

Netherlands Latest Country to Tilt to the Right

Human Wrongs Watch

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LONDON, Dec 4 2023 (IPS)* The Netherlands is the latest country to lurch to the right amid the global cost of living crisis. Its November election saw maverick far-right populist Geert Wilders and his Party for Freedom (PVV) come first. A hardline Islamophobe who’s called for the Quran to be banned could be the next prime minister.

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