G7 – the world is watching
The action the G7 summit needs to take on climate change.
Plus the statement calling for the G7 to act on this now.
Climate change
Two decisive issues will dominate global politics – the US anti-China cold war and climate change
The overall progress or retreat of humanity, and the outcome of all other issues, will be influenced and determined by the outcome of these two interrelated struggles which will touch the whole of humanity.
Biden Climate Summit: How far will the US as the world’s biggest polluter go towards cleaning up the climate?
President Biden is hosting 40 international leaders for a climate summit on 22-23 April. The US needs to significantly increase its commitment to climate action, increase funding to deliver Green New Deal and support developing countries to pursue sustainable development.
Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad: Three major threats to life on earth that we must address in 2021
Large parts of the world—outside of China and a few other countries—face a runaway virus, which has not been stopped because of criminal incompetence by governments.
Although the pandemic is the principal issue on all of our minds, we also need to pay attention to other issues that threaten the longevity of our species and of our planet.
Boris Johnson’s 10 point plan underpromises and is bound to underdeliver
Boris Johnson’s ten-point plan for the Environment will not put the UK on track for reaching net zero by 2050. The gap between the vainglorious patriotic bombast and the miserable reality of half-hearted nudges to the private sector with less than world leading levels of investment is quite apparent.
China’s agenda setting climate targets creates an opening for humanity in battle to save the planet
China’s new ambitious climate targets – of peaking carbon emissions before 2030 and reaching net-zero emissions before 2060 – has already started to change the global political dynamics on climate change.
The West must follow suit in raising its own ambition and action.