Archive for December 6th, 2023

06/12/2023

‘Alarming Surge’ in Climate Change over the Past Decade

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — The past decade has been confirmed the warmest ever recorded, continuing an alarming 30-year trend that the UN weather chief said on Tuesday [] is “unequivocally driven by greenhouse gas emissions from human activities.” 

Secretary-General Visits Antarctica
UN Photo/Mark Garten | Secretary-General Visits Antarctica

Marked by record breaking land and ocean temperatures, the decade between 2011-2020 saw continued rising concentrations of greenhouse gasses that “turbo charged” dramatic glacier loss and sea-level rise, according to a new report from the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

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06/12/2023

Record Number of Fossil Fuel Lobbyists at COP28

Human Wrongs Watch

By Kick Big Polluters Out*

Industry influx escalates call to protect talks from Big Polluters

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LONDON 5th December 2023: At least 2456 fossil fuel lobbyists have been granted access to the COP28 summit in Dubai, signalling an unprecedented presence at crucial climate talks from representatives of some of the world’s biggest polluters, according to a new analysis from the Kick Big Polluters Out (KBPO) coalition.

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