Blimey. Fresh from a mixed #G20 text on #climate, Lula comes out blazing... proposes G20 countries reach climate neutrality by 2040 or 2045. Statement as #COP29 nears endgame reuters.com/world/g20-lead…

Wowzers - 'China’s historical emissions within its borders have now caused more global warming than the 27 member states of the EU combined' carbonbrief.org/analysis-china…

Reaching an agreement at #COP29 was essential to keep the 1.5°C global warming limit alive. I had hoped for a more ambitious outcome – on both finance & mitigation – to meet the scale of the great challenge we face, but the agreement reached provides a base on which to build.

Interesting paper at #2024AEC in Gaberone. Generally, Chinese technology is more productive and more labour-intensive than Western technology, but with more pollution and poorer labour conditions.

It's a relief that the #COP29 negotiations didn't fall apart, but the final agreement doesn't go nearly far enough on $$$ or on strengthening the #FossilFuel language that came out of #COP28

"But the global south was right that the industrialised world’s contribution was too low and that the private sector contribution was too theoretical." Revealing oped from the COP President ⏬️

"Doctorow himself is surprisingly optimistic about where this could all end up.... because 'everyone has a stake in disenshittification'." theguardian.com/science/2024/n…

Thanks so much to The Work Foundation for highlighting our report. Much appreciated!

🗣️ "Working-age benefits are at destitution level, and this (state pension) being slightly better than that is still not great," says @statspeter. Earlier today, Peter gave evidence to DWP's select committee on challenges and mitigations of policies to tackle pensioner poverty.

For me there’s only one contender for Person of the Year. Gisele Pelicot. The woman who has recalibrated how we think about rape by refusing to feel shame. “It’s time we change the way we look at rape”, she said outside the court today. And…more than anyone I can think of…

Today is Holocaust Memorial Day, marking 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. We remember the 6 million Jewish men, women, and children murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators. As survivors grow fewer and antisemitism rises, today is more vital than ever.

"Our study reinforces the importance of reducing air pollution exposure throughout life, especially during vulnerable periods in the prenatal and early childhood.” 👆 Something for Number 11 to bear in mind #AirQuality #HeathrowExpansion theguardian.com/environment/20…

A lot of ordinary people are suddenly facing hard moral choices and will be asked to demonstrate courage

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Chair of The Elders, Juan Manuel Santos, on #Gaza: "President Trump’s suggestion that the US “take over” Gaza and re-settle the Palestinian population risks plunging the whole Middle East back into deadly conflict. Any such aggression or mass forced displacement would be a flagrant

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‘The way to respond to politicians who paint refugees as illegals and seek to dehumanise migrants is not to play them at their own game. It is to be proud about our integration story, celebrate our values and focus on the importance of a shared community.’ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Grim Global Impact of #USAID Funds Withdrawal on Malaria, TB, HIV, Humanitarian Crises and Immunisation. As World Health Organization (WHO) Mulls 'Terrible Choices' to Reduce Costs by 25%. ✍️Kerry Cullinan Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus PEPFAR healthpolicy-watch.news/grim-global-ef…