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<font size="+2"><font face="Calibri"><i><b>December 18</b></i></font></font><font
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<i>[ Just Have a Think - video - misuse of children's stories and
some positive comment from COP28 ] </i><br>
<b>The INSANE numbers of a global climate conference!</b><br>
Just Have a Think<br>
Dec 17, 2023<br>
What a super Christmas gift! Our global leaders all gathered in one
of the biggest oil producing nations on the planet to discuss with
more than two thousand oil industry lobbyists exactly how they
should legislate to protect our children and grandchildren from the
worst effects of global warming in the coming decades. What could
possibly go wrong?<br>
<blockquote> **NOTE : If you are not on YouTube premium you might
see ads on today's video. Please be assured that I have NOT
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appears that one of the pieces of 'Royalty Free' music on the
animation sequence has a copyright claim on it. The owner of that
music therefore has the right to monetize the whole video if they
so choose. There is nothing I can do to prevent this. Apologies if
this affects you.<br>
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COP28 Global Stocktake FINAL DRAFT (21 pages)<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/cma2023_L17_adv.pdf">https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/cma2023_L17_adv.pdf</a><br>
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Beyond Oil & Gas Alliance<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://beyondoilandgasalliance.org/">https://beyondoilandgasalliance.org/</a><br>
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Fossil Fuel Non-proliferation treaty<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://fossilfueltreaty.org/">https://fossilfueltreaty.org/</a><br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.creationeffects.com/custom-3d-book">https://www.creationeffects.com/custom-3d-book</a><br>
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href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9l2ZDYFTMg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9l2ZDYFTMg</a><br>
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<i>[ Why the wait? video 15 min ]</i><br>
<b>Sabine Hossenfelder's shocking predictions on climate action</b><br>
Mallen Baker<br>
Dec 11, 2023<br>
Sabine Hossenfelder is one of YouTube's foremost science
communicators. Recently, she made some very specific predictions
about what the human race really will do - and not do - about
climate change. They managed to upset both sides, so that made it a
natural topic of conversation for this channel! In this video, we
cover the prediction, why it's interesting, and what I think of it.<br>
Sabine Hossenfelder's channe/ @sabinehossenfelder <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IfAsdI9uEU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IfAsdI9uEU</a>
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<i>[ Down Under dramatic images ]</i><br>
<b>Queensland floods: Airport submerged and crocodiles seen after
record rain</b><br>
17th December 2023<br>
By Tiffanie Turnbull<br>
BBC News, Sydney<br>
Thousands of people have been evacuated but others remain stranded.<br>
Extreme weather driven by a tropical cyclone has dumped a year's
worth of rain on some areas.<br>
Images from the region show planes submerged at Cairns airport, a
crocodile seen in the middle of a town, and people fleeing homes in
boats.<br>
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So far no deaths or missing people have been reported.<br>
Intense rainfall is expected to continue for another 24 hours.<br>
Hundreds of people have been rescued - with many homes inundated,
power and roads cut off and safe drinking water dwindling.<br>
The city of Cairns has received more than 2m of rainfall since the
weather event began.<br>
Queensland Premier Steven Miles told the Australian Broadcasting
Corporation the natural disaster was "about the worst I can
remember".<br>
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"I have been talking to Cairns locals on the ground... and they say
they have never seen anything like it," he said.<br>
"For someone from far north Queensland to say that, that is really
saying something."<br>
He said the immediate concern was getting those trapped in rising
waters to safety, like those in the remote town of Wujal Wujal,
about 175km (110 miles) north of Cairns.<br>
Nine people - including a sick child - spent the night on the roof
of the hospital after emergency crews were unable to reach them.<br>
The group on Monday were relocated to another spot, but Mr Miles
said the entire town would now need to be evacuated...<br>
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"After that, we have concerns about drinking water, about sewerage,
power and telecommunications, the roads - many of the roads are
blocked and we can't get aerial support in."<br>
Forecasters said the torrential rain would continue for most of
Monday and coincide with a high tide, intensifying the impact on
low-lying communities.<br>
While the rain is expected to begin easing on Tuesday, rivers are
yet to peak and will remain swollen for days...<br>
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Several rivers are expected to break records set during a mammoth
flood event in 1977. The Daintree River, for example, has already
exceeded the previous record by 2m, after receiving 820mm of rain in
24 hours...<br>
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State officials estimate the toll of the disaster will top A$1bn
(£529,000; $670,000).<br>
Eastern Australia has been hit by frequent flooding in recent years
and the country is now enduring an El Nino weather event, which is
typically associated with extreme events such as wildfires and
cyclones.<br>
Australia has been plagued by a series of disasters in recent years
- severe drought and historic bushfires, successive years of
record-breaking floods, and six mass bleaching events on the Great
Barrier Reef.<br>
A future full of worsening disasters is likely unless urgent action
is taken to halt climate change, the latest UN Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report warns.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-67740978">https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-67740978</a><br>
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<i>[ Parts of Iraq are drying up ]</i><br>
<b>‘Everyone is leaving’: water scarcity and displacement in Iraq</b><br>
Dec. 17, 2023<br>
Abdullah Omar Yassen<br>
As the country rebuilds from almost 20 years of conflict, Iraq is
increasingly facing the impact of a climate changing at whirlwind
pace. The United Nations estimates upwards of 130 thousand people
have been displaced by drought, and our latest report indicates the
rate of this displacement may be increasing.<br>
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This year, 60 per cent of farmers across Anbar, Kirkuk, Nineveh and
Salahaddin told NRC they were forced to cultivate less land or use
less water. 4 in 5 in farming communities in Nineveh and Kirkuk used
less money for food. As Haleema, a single mother from Basra told me,
“There is very little for us here but hardship, and with each year,
it gets worse. Even the water we drink is not safe. It feels like
nobody cares for us anymore.”<br>
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While everyone across Iraq is impacted, our report finds the Nineveh
Plains might be an emerging hotspot. One in five people we spoke to
in Baaaj linked climate change to increased social tensions, and one
in four are thinking of moving because of drought. One in four
farmers in Sinjar and Baaj reported being forced to give up farming
in 2023, and almost 40 per cent had to reduce expenditure on food.
The people of Nineveh witnessed some of the worst impacts of war and
decided to remain or return home. Now, in 2023, it is the climate
that might force them to move...<br>
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To mitigate the rapidly increasing risks of climate change, NRC
recommends that Iraq swiftly establish monitoring systems to track
levels of rainfall, river and groundwater to better inform
regulation and allocation of water resources. Second, the
development of Iraq’s Green Paper -which seeks to outline the
country’s climate ambition and mobilize cross-sectoral collaboration
- should be hastened. Given the pace at which the climate is
changing in Iraq, the longer policies take to be developed, the
faster they will become outdated. Lastly, we urge international
financial institutions to take notice and step-up both technical and
financial support. The future of millions across Iraq hang in the
balance.<br>
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Abdullah Omar Yassen is the Advocacy Adviser for the Norwegian
Refugee Council (NRC) in Iraq.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.rudaw.net/english/opinion/17122023">https://www.rudaw.net/english/opinion/17122023</a><br>
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<font face="Calibri"><i>[ The news archive Putin and the GOP ]</i></font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> <font size="+2"><i><b>December 18, 2014 </b></i></font>
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<font face="Calibri"> </font> MSNBC's Rachel Maddow observes that
Russian President Vladimir Putin has damaged his country by making
its economy overdependent on fossil fuels...Russian President
Vladimir Putin's marathon press conference, the love he enjoys from
American conservatives and the dire economic straits he has run his
country into.<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://on.msnbc.com/16xIDy9">http://on.msnbc.com/16xIDy9</a> <br>
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