Archive for May 28th, 2024

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28/05/2024

6 Lies Fossil Fuel Companies Tell to Continue Business as Usual

Human Wrongs Watch

By Lisa Göldner | Greenpeace International*

— Every time they are in the spotlight for the disastrous effects of their business, fossil fuel companies serve up the same old fraudulent arguments. Tired of their bogus excuses? So are we. Here are their most common lies and the facts to counter them.

Murray Auchincloss, BP, in a retouched image (left). Local resident during floods in Philippines (bottom). Disclaimer: Images of CEOs used in this campaign are staged and doctored for illustrative purposes. Illustrations are created without the use of generative AI.
Murray Auchincloss, BP, in a retouched image (left). Local resident during floods in Philippines (right). Disclaimer: Images of CEOs used in this campaign are staged and doctored for illustrative purposes. Illustrations are created without the use of generative AI.

False Excuse #1: “We’re only responding to consumer demand”

This is one of the classic arguments for climate inaction from fossil fuel companies: deflecting their responsibilities onto consumers rather than engaging in a real energy transition. No altruistic desire to meet the needs of the population here.

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28/05/2024

Small Island Nations Demand Urgent Global Action at SIDS4 Conference

Human Wrongs Watch

By Alison Kentish

The once-in-a-decade SIDS Conference opened in Antigua and Barbuda today [27 May 2024], with a clear message: the world already knows the challenges that SIDS face—now it’s time for action.

King Charles III of Britain addresses the opening ceremony of the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States, May 27, 2024. Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS

King Charles III of Britain addresses the opening ceremony of the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States, May 27, 2024. Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS

ANTIGUA, May 27 2024 (IPS)* – “This year has been the hottest in history in practically every corner of the globe, foretelling severe impacts on our ecosystems and starkly underscoring the urgency of our predicament. We are gathered here not merely to reiterate our challenges, but to demand and enact solutions,” declared Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Brown at the opening of the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States on May 27.

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28/05/2024

Accelerating Extinction Rate Triggers Domino Effect of Biodiversity Loss

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — While nearly one million species are currently at risk of extinction, the United Nations University (UNU) in Bonn is drawing attention to “co-extinctions”: the chain reaction occurring when the complete disappearance of one species affects another.

Gus, the oldest known gopher tortoise, lives at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History in Canada.
© Wikimedia/Marty Aligata | Gus, the oldest known gopher tortoise, lives at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History in Canada.

The issue is in the spotlight ahead of the International Day for Biological Diversity, observed annually on 22 May, and covered in the most recent edition of UNU’s Interconnected Disaster Risks report.

Among the animals at risk is the gopher tortoise, one of the oldest living species on the planet. This tragic story of biodiversity loss is unfolding at the heart of the coastal plains of the southern United States. 

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