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Palestinians deserve reparations for Britain's colonial crimes
Nov 05, 2021 06:13A Palestinian man is pushing the British government to apologize for the Balfour Declaration and its legacy, but this would not come close to compensating for decades of Palestinian suffering.
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Climate optimism is an illusion, UN chief tells Cop26
Nov 03, 2021 06:12The UN Secretary General António Guterres said humanity stood on the brink of disaster and had been driven there by an addiction to fossil fuels and its “brutal” treatment of the natural world. Further global heating – with temperature rises already at 1.1C – would risk pushing the world past the point of no return.
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Biden apologizes for Trump’s withdrawal of the U.S. from the Paris agreement on climate change
Nov 03, 2021 06:03President Joe Biden on Monday (Nov. 1, 2021) attempted to reinvigorate global commitments to fight climate change by pledging that the U.S. is "not only back at the table, but hopefully leading by the power of our example" at a conference in Glasgow, Scotland.
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France and UK told: End dispute or you’ll wreck Cop26 summit
Nov 01, 2021 12:38Leading scientists and environmentalists called on British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson and French President, Emmanuel Macron to declare an immediate ceasefire in a bitter Anglo-French row over fishing rights on Saturday (Oct. 30, 2021) as fears grew that the UK’s arguments with its EU neighbours could overshadow the crucial Cop26 summit on climate change.
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Shell and BP paid zero tax on North Sea gas and oil for three years
Nov 01, 2021 12:31Shell and BP, which together produce more than 1.7bn tonnes of greenhouse gases a year, have not paid any corporation tax on oil and gas production in the North Sea for the last three years.
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Climate crisis ‘needs same urgency seen at start of COVID pandemic’
Oct 29, 2021 12:12The British government must tackle the climate crisis with the same urgency seen at the start of the COVID pandemic, according to in-depth research that also found widespread support for nationalization and skepticism over the role of the private sector.
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Humanity 'way off track': WMO says atmospheric carbon at level unseen in 3 million years
Oct 27, 2021 07:01Carbon dioxide concentrations reached a new record high in 2020, with comparable levels not seen for roughly 3 million years, the United Nations weather agency said.
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English schools struggle to cope as COVID wreaks havoc
Oct 25, 2021 12:21Schools in England hit by high numbers of COVID-19 cases among staff and pupils have been forced to reinstate mask wearing, send whole year groups home to study online and in some cases close early for half-term as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc in education.
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‘This is Americans' last chance’: Biden urged to act as climate agenda hangs by a thread
Oct 21, 2021 06:53Failure to pass legislation to cut emissions before the UN summit in Glasgow could be catastrophic for purported US efforts to curb global heating.
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UK Treasury leak reveals rift between Johnson and Sunak over costs of zero-carbon economy
Oct 18, 2021 13:57With weeks to go before the Cop26 climate summit, documents show Prime Minister Boris Johnson being warned about the risks of damage to the UK from green investment.