From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Thu Apr 1 02:35:00 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2021 03:35:00 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Myanmar's bloody crackdown Message-ID: Myanmar's military is murdering peaceful protesters -- and they're doing it with billions in support from gas and oil companies like Total and Chevron. Local activists are calling on the companies to urgently suspend payments to the military until democracy is restored -- let's show that people all around the world are backing them up. Sign the petition Myanmar's military has staged a coup and is murdering hundreds of peaceful protesters, including children -- and they're doing it with billions in support from oil and gas companies like Total and Chevron. Oil and gas is the government's top funder. So while the US, UK, and others place sanctions on the military, these ruthless Generals will be unfazed as long as they have the support of energy giants. Activists in Myanmar are urgently calling on the companies to end their support to the military -- let's show that people all around the world are backing them up: Total and Chevron: stop supporting the bloodbath in Myanmar Oil and gas contribute $1.1 billion a year to the now-military-controlled government. Activists are calling on companies to stop these payments and put the contributions into a conditional account, to be released when democracy is restored. We know this is feasible -- it's been done before during other global conflicts. Total and Chevron could suspend direct payments to the military, but only if there's enough pressure to do so. The military is proudly proclaiming they aren't impacted by sanctions by the US, UK, and EU. That's not only because of the continued support of China, Singapore, and others -- Total paid the government at least $412 million in 2019, making them possibly the largest single backer out there. If corporations don't pull their funding, government sanctions will amount to nothing. Let's help activists in Myanmar pull the plug on the military's corporate backers: Total and Chevron: end support for the Myanmar coup We know companies like Total are sensitive to pressure. It's why they hire lobbyists and PR firms in every corner of the world to control their reputations. But thousands of SumOfUs members can?t be silenced, and we will pull out all the stops to make sure execs hear our call. Sign the petition Thanks for all that you do, Rewan and the team at SumOfUs More information: Oil companies urged to make sure no money flows from Myanmar projects to military junta The Guardian, March 1, 2021 U.N. says at least 38 dead in Myanmar anti-coup protests as security forces shoot to kill Washington Post, March 4, 2021 How the oil and gas industry bankroll the Myanmar military regime Justice for Myanmar, Feb 8, 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SumOfUs is a community of people from around the world committed to curbing the growing power of corporations. We want to buy from, work for and invest in companies that respect the environment, treat their workers well and respect democracy. And we?re not afraid to stand up to them when they don?t. Please help keep SumOfUs strong by chipping in $3 Chip in $3 From: Rewan Al-Haddad, SumOfUs Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2021 7:09 PM Subject: Myanmar's bloody crackdown -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Thu Apr 1 02:46:03 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2021 03:46:03 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Petru and Sanna send their gratitude Message-ID: Hi, Recently, you and nearly 212,000 other people signed an open letter of solidarity. A small gesture that meant the world for the people you supported. Here are the people you supported, from left to right: Top row: Michael and Maike Recktenwald, Giorgio Elter, Vlad family, Armando Carvalho Middle row: Alfredo Sendim, S?minuorra association, Ildebrando Concei??o Bottom row: Qaloibau family, Genevi?ve and Maurice Feschet, Guyo family These are the courageous people who, a couple of years ago, decided to come together - each from their corner of our continent - to take the European Union to court for failing to protect their livelihoods as the threat of climate change became a reality in their daily lives. Their case came to be known as the "People?s Climate Case". Our community was standing right next to them when the case was launched with a big media splash. In press conferences across different European capitals, hundreds - including journalists and photographers - gathered to hear the personal stories behind the tragedy. You might remember Petru Vlad, a Romanian farmer whose family is at risk of losing their farm and livestock, and therefore their means of survival, because they have to go higher and higher up the mountain to find green pastures in the summer. Or Sanna, whose Swedish community of indigenous reindeer herders might lose not just their livelihoods, but also their ancient culture. Your signature was displayed in many European capitals - in a live counter! As the plaintiffs spoke to the media, the counter next to them increased its number every time one of us signed the solidarity letter. We showed they were not alone during that important moment. Some of the plaintiffs and staff from the Climate Action Network Europe alongside WeMove Europe staff - all holding the petition?s counter We also organised for the families of the People?s Climate Case to meet face-to-face with EU Parliament representatives - just a few days before these MEPs voted for key measures to hold climate chaos back. [1] This was their first chance to look decision-makers in the eye and show them first-hand the human face of loss. With your support, the stories of the plaintiffs and their demands have spread. The families have faced politicians, talked to the media, joined youth in climate marches and won action prizes! Maurice Feschet, French plaintiff, at a youth march for climate The final verdict has now fallen. Last week the EU Court of Justice dismissed the appeal in the People's Climate Case without a hearing -- only on procedural grounds. [2] So, not because of the climate impact on their lives, but because the court said they could not rule on this case. According to the court, the plaintiffs did not have a right to challenge the EU for its climate inaction. They are afraid that if they rule on this case many people will bring cases to challenge the EU on environmental grounds. We are disappointed, particularly as national courts across Europe and the European Human Rights Court are leading the way by playing an increasingly important role in holding governments accountable -- while EU courts are still hiding behind procedural grounds. But there are reasons to be hopeful. Alongside our People?s Climate Case, several other cases of climate litigation have recently appeared in different countries. Legal action is a good way to push governments to act on climate policy, as well as to create a political momentum. For instance, recently, the European Court of Human Rights has granted priority to a case initiated by 6 Portuguese children who are affected by climate change. In the Netherlands, Ireland, and France, courts held governments accountable for their climate action. [3] This positive trend is empowering. There?s more. Even though the People?s Climate Case has been dismissed, in the last 3 years, the plaintiffs' tireless efforts contributed to pressure the political leaders of the EU towards climate action. Now, we have witnessed the beginning of the roll-out of a European Green Deal and, late last year, the EU set a more ambitious emission reduction target. The near future holds further important negotiations including on the European Climate Law. [4] In other words, by supporting the plaintiffs and their case, you helped to put pressure on EU leaders towards climate action and provide democratic access to justice in the future. Your continued support is needed and very much appreciated! In solidarity, David (London), Virginia (Madrid), Mika (Bordeaux) and the entire WeMove Europe team PS: This incredible story of transnational connections and international mobilisation wouldn?t have happened without the expertise, perseverance and leadership of the Climate Action Network in Europe. Our community can be proud to have worked hand in hand with amazing individuals and organizations in this endeavour! References: [1] https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/eu-parliament-votes-for-55-emissions-cuts-by-2030/ [2] https://caneurope.org/eu-court-turn-a-deaf-ear-to-citizens-hit-by-the-climate-crisis/ [3] https://www.urgenda.nl/en/home-en/, https://www.climatecaseireland.ie/ https://notreaffaireatous.org/pr-a-historic-decision-in-the-case-of-the-century-the-french-state-is-found-liable-for-its-insufficient-climate-action/ [4] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-a-european-green-deal/file-2030-climate-target-plan WeMove Europe is an independent and values-based organisation that seeks to build people power to transform Europe in the name of our community, future generations and the planet. WeMove Europe is funded by donations from our community across Europe. Can you chip in with a few euros a month and help make sure we can move fast to win the campaigns that matter to all of us? Donate Follow on Twitter | Like on Facebook | Subscribe on Youtube WeMove Europe SCE mbH | Planufer 91 Berlin | www.wemove.eu | Privacy policy From: David - WeMove Europe Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2021 5:41 PM Subject: Petru and Sanna send their gratitude -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Thu Apr 1 02:49:36 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2021 03:49:36 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] UNSC to meet again on escalating Myanmar crisis Message-ID: UN Wire WHO chief joins officials seeking pandemic cooperation | Closed-door UNSC meeting on N. Korea yields no action | WHO chief raises concern that virus probe team lacked access in China Web Version March 31, 2021 DONATE ? FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION ? News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP ? SHARE Top Story UNSC to meet again on escalating Myanmar crisis Members of the United Nations Security Council will meet today in a closed-door meeting to discuss the escalating crisis in Myanmar, where over 500 civilians have been killed since the military seized power on Feb. 1. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a strong message to Myanmar's junta from the council, while Dr. Sasa, the country's envoy to the UN, says targeted economic and diplomatic sanctions are needed to end the crisis.Full Story: Voice of America (3/31), CNBC (3/31) United Nations WHO chief joins officials seeking pandemic cooperation World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has joined with heads of state from around the world in calling for a committed, cooperative effort to prepare the global community for future pandemics. "The world cannot afford to wait until the pandemic is over to start planning for the next one," the WHO chief says.Full Story: Reuters (3/30), The Associated Press (3/30) a.. Closed-door UNSC meeting on N. Korea yields no action The Korea Herald (Seoul)/Yonhap News Agency (3/31) a.. WHO chief raises concern that virus probe team lacked access in China Daily Sabah (Turkey)/Agence France-Presse (3/31) Health & Development Guterres urges action as Syrian aid pledges fall short Donors committed $4.4 billion in aid for Syrian refugees and their host countries at a United Nations pledging conference this week, falling short of the $10B the UN was seeking. The world has a "collective responsibility" to help end the decade-long war in Syria, says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who is calling for a political solution to the crisis and greater humanitarian access in the country.Full Story: Xinhua News Agency (China) (3/30), Arab News (Saudi Arabia) (3/31), Voice of America (3/30) a.. Children account for 25% of migrants on risky Latin American route The Associated Press (3/29) a.. WHO reports nearly 4.5K Ebola vaccines administered in Guinea CGTN (China) (3/29) a.. OHCHR links global brands to possible abuses in China's Xinjiang South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) (3/29) Women & Girls Report: Pandemic has undone progress on gender parity The ongoing pandemic has slowed rolled back progress toward gender parity in both the workplace and domestic life, moving the estimated timeline for closing the gender gap from last year's estimate of 99.5 years to 135.6 years, a World Economic Forum report says. 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French President Macron is about to do the unthinkable and guarantee Total's new Arctic gas megaproject -- to the tune of ?700 million. Total's plans directly threaten the survival of Indigenous people and will drive runaway climate change. Tell Macron to pull the plug on Total's Arctic drilling ambitions! Sign the petition French oil giant Total wants to pump the equivalent of 535,000 barrels of oil per day from under the Arctic's fragile ice. Total?s planned Arctic gas megaproject is set to become one of the most polluting projects in the world -- and financial backing of the French government could make it a reality. France?s President Macron likes to show off his green credentials, even calling Total?s project "incoherent" and "reckless". But away from the TV cameras, he?s about to quietly grant a ?700 million loan guarantee to Total. This dirty double-dealing must stop, and we need to move fast before Macron?s final decision. Macron is obsessed with his international image, a global public outcry will definitely embarrass him. Vladimir, if we stand together, we can still stop him becoming a Total Arctic Destroyer. Will you join this global action? Tell Macron to withdraw from Total's deadly Arctic project and stick to his international climate commitments! The Arctic is home to Indigenous communities like the Gwich'in, the Inuit, and the S?mi. It also shelters many endangered species like polar bears, narwhals & penguins. Total's plan will assault the Arctic landscape and life with methane explosions, pollution and more deadly heat waves. Vladimir, there is still time to stop the escalating melting of the Arctic ice. Together we can push world leaders like Macron -- always first in line to sign climate agreements -- to stop funding destructive drilling by corporations like Total. If we make the French government back off today, we?ll send a strong message to other heads of state: That we, the global public, won't tolerate public money being used to finance our destruction! Tell Macron to put his money where his mouth is when it comes to climate action and not guarantee Total's gas mega-project. Across France, SumOfUs members like you have joined with our partners at 350 to make the French government think twice -- for now. But Macron is most sensitive to international opinion, so they need your help to expose his double-dealing on climate to the world. Over the past year, SumOfUs members have been holding our governments to account on the climate crisis ? rallying our world leaders to stop pouring public recovery money into the worst polluters? pockets. Now we have the chance to do that again, and stop the French government financing arctic oil drilling. No more climate talk, we want climate action: Tell Macron to stop bankrolling Total and throwing money at oil or gas drilling in the Arctic! Sign the petition Thanks for all that you do, Leyla and the team at SumOfUs More information: Exclusive: International lenders back $9.5 billion financing for Russia's Arctic LNG 2 - document, Reuters, 18 September 2020 (op-ed in French) L?Etat fran?ais doit cesser son soutien ? l?exploration gazi?re en Arctique, L'Obs, 26 February 2021 Indigenous peoples of the Arctic, Arctic Center - University of Lapland Global Warming Is Driving Polar Bears Toward Extinction, Researchers Say, The New-York times, 20 July 2020 (in French) La France pourrait soutenir un gigantesque projet gazier dans l?Arctique russe, Le Monde, 2 September 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SumOfUs is a community of people from around the world committed to curbing the growing power of corporations. We want to buy from, work for and invest in companies that respect the environment, treat their workers well and respect democracy. And we?re not afraid to stand up to them when they don?t. Please help keep SumOfUs strong by chipping in $3 Chip in $3 From: Leyla Larbi, SumOfUs Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2021 10:48 AM Subject: Macron wants to blow up the Arctic -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Thu Apr 1 13:30:56 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2021 14:30:56 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] One law could save thousands of animals Message-ID: We need alternatives to cruel animal testing. Let's pass the Humane Research and Testing Act of 2021! Sign Now The Humane Research & Testing Act, developed and promoted by Citizens for Alternative to Animal Research and Experimentation (CAARE), will be the first of its kind dedicated to funding, incentivizing and training scientists on the use of non-animal alternatives. But we need your help to get the bill passed. Will you sign the petition in support of the Humane Research & Testing Act? The truth is that we use animals for cruel testing way more than is scientifically necessary. With untold millions of animals cruelly killed in experiments at a time when biotechnology and medicine are exploding with new innovations, it is imperative that human-relevant research methods are prioritized. The bill even has strong support from scientists, industry and the humane community. Sign the petition to ask the U.S. Congress to pass this bill without delay! In solidarity, Kelsey The Care2 Petitions Team P.S. The majority of animal testing we do is no longer necessary. Sign the petition. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Care2.com, Inc. 203 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 230 Redwood City, CA 94065 http://www.care2.com From: Kelsey B., Care2 Action Alerts Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2021 11:21 AM Subject: One law could save thousands of animals It -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Fri Apr 2 02:46:45 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2021 03:46:45 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] here is the latest High-level Climate Champions news! Message-ID: <969AA47BC7FE4DCCB07030A19AE4B0E4@lewpostnew> UN Climate Change ?Global Climate Action 1 April 2021 High Level Climate Champions Newsletter The Resilience Front-Runners People and communities around the world are already building their own resilience to the impacts of climate change. This work must be locally-led, because it varies across communities and geographies. But the solutions also need to be scaled up to benefit the billions of people already on the frontlines of the climate crisis. ?The real transformation comes when we connect the local with the global in terms of resources, aspiration and ambition,? Sheela Patel, founder of Slum Dwellers International, told Tuesday?s event Race to Resilience: Meet the initiatives mobilizing action. Efforts to build resilience should also create the space and opportunities for young people to share their ideas, and provide the education and jobs that allow them to get involved, said Labiba Samad, from the Least Developed Countries Universities Consortium on Climate Change. ?Climate resilience, adaptation, mitigation and even disaster risk reduction needs to be addressed everywhere, but there are no jobs or roles for addressing this,? she said. The first 20 Race to Resilience partner initiatives, announced during the event, aim to support, develop and expand locally-led work. The initiatives have a combined global reach of over 1 billion people, and focus on issues ranging from water stress to disaster warnings to mangroves to insurance. NbScale4Resilience, for example, provides software that helps financial institutions make more informed decisions for financing smallholder farmers, and that informs smallholder farmers about nature-based solutions. It aims to make 100,000 smallholder farmers more resilient in Ecuador, Senegal, Guatemala, Benin and Rwanda. ?We have to find solutions at scale, while listening to local voices,? said Sabrina Nagel during the event. Risk-informed Early Action Partnership, similarly, aims to have 1 billion people covered by improved early warning systems, and to increase investment in early warning systems that deliver information coming from ?last-mile? communities. ?The so-called last-mile should actually be the first mile from the design stage up to the implementation stage,? said Emma Flaherty. The Race to Resilience looks forward to welcoming more initiatives in the coming months! For more information on how to join, read about our criteria, fill out an expression of interest, or email resilience at climatechampions.team. The Water Breakthrough Access to clean water is a universal human right, because it is fundamental to our health and life. Yet today, 2.2 billion still lack basic safely managed drinking water service and 3 billion lack hand-washing facilities, according to our Climate Action Pathway for water. The water sector?s emissions account for 10 percent of global greenhouse gases and are on track to outstrip sustainable supply by 40 percent by 2030. This will be driven by the growing demand for evermore scarce supplies. On top of that, nine out of 10 natural disasters - exacerbated by the climate crisis - affect water, such as droughts and floods. That makes the water sector a crucial player in both the Race to Zero and Race to Resilience. The 50 largest water utilities supply over 1 billion people. So the more they emit, the more unstable their water supplies and customers become. But the more they mitigate and build resilience, the better and healthier the future will be for all. In a zero-emissions future, freshwater resources will be protected, restored and reused, along with wastewater. Operations will be powered entirely by renewable energy. Regenerative agriculture will be a global norm. And half of freshwater ecosystems and inland waters will be sequestering CO2, reversing biodiversity loss and supporting resilience and livelihoods for nearby communities. Change is underway. Ten water utilities have joined the Race to Zero, including Chile?s Aguas Andinas, France?s Suez and Australia?s Yara Valley Water. Four UK water companies have published a sector-wide plan for reaching net-zero carbon by 2030. To accelerate a system breakthrough, we are challenging water and wastewater utilities responsible for 20 percent of the global supply to join the race by COP26 and help drive full decarbonization of their services in 20 countries by 2030. In the Race to Resilience, we welcomed the Water Resilience Coalition as an inaugural partner initiative. The coalition of 19 major businesses has already raised its goals to deliver positive action to 100 water-stressed basins (from 30), and to ensure resilient water supplies and sanitation services to 100 million people (from 30 million). That is the type of exponential ambition that will drive our transformation to zero emissions and greater resilience. Host Your Own TEDx Countdown Event TED is inviting communities around the world - schools, universities, businesses, nonprofits, city representative offices and more - to share their own climate solutions by curating and hosting TEDx Countdown events between 30 October and 31 December. 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Taking stock of net zero: Nearly two-thirds of countries, 13 percent of cities with more than 500,000 people and at least one-fifth of the 2,000 largest public companies are now committed to reaching net zero emissions, according to the first such quantitative analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit and Oxford Net Zero. However, the quality of these commitments varies hugely, with only 20 percent of targets meeting the Race to Zero?s minimum criteria. a.. Vision 2050: To reach zero emissions by 2050, business leaders will need to reinvent capitalism to reward true value creation, focus on building long-term resilience, and move beyond the principle of do-no-harm to regeneration, according to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. The report sets out nine transformation pathways covering essential business activities such as energy, transport, products and material, financial products and services, health and wellbeing, and water and sanitation. a.. Future public transport: Green investments in public transport systems will create 4.6 million additional jobs by 2030 across 100 cities, and protect tens of millions of workers in lower income and service sector jobs, according to research from C40. The investments would cut air pollution in some cities by up to 45 percent - reducing health impacts - and cut greenhouse gas emissions by more than half by 2030. a.. Urban opportunities: Cities in China, India, Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico and South Africa could help cut annual emissions by an extra 87-96 percent by 2050 if they adopt existing solutions such as retrofitting buildings and transforming urban mobility, the Coalition for Urban Transitions found. Creating more compact and better connected cities helps reduce urban poverty and inequality at the same time. a.. Renewable cities in 2021: One billion people, or a quarter of the world?s urban population, live in a city with a renewable energy target and/or policy - a sign that city leaders are increasingly using renewables to help fight energy poverty, tackle air pollution and climate change, and improve public health and wellbeing, according to REN21. Over 800 cities are now committed to net zero emissions - an eight-fold increase from 2019. a.. The energy pathway to 1.5?C: Proven technologies for transitioning to a net-zero energy system largely already exist, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency. Renewable power, green hydrogen and modern energy will dominate energy supplies in that future, along with energy efficiency and greater use of power in buildings, industry and transport. a.. Climate Action 100+ benchmark: While corporate climate ambition is growing, investor group Climate Action 100+ has found that companies still have a long way to go. 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From: The Eurasia Center Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2021 12:24 AM Subject: EC's Breaking News Stories, University of Eurasia - Art Museum and Uplifting Africa Program stm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Sun Apr 4 01:11:01 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2021 02:11:01 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] [cenn] CENN Hosted Match Making&B2B Events for Tourism Businesses within the Projects EMBRACE Tsalka and Digital Caucasus Message-ID: CENN-?? ????????? ?????????????? ?????????? ?? ?????? ?? ??????? ???????? ????????? Match Making & B2B ??????????? ?????????? CENN Hosted Match Making & B2B Events for Tourism Businesses within the Projects EMBRACE Tsalka and Digital Caucasus 30 ?????, 2021, ???????? Rooms Hotel Tbilisi, Zoom ? CENN-?? ???????????? ENPARD ????????? ??????????? ????????? ???????? ?? ?????? ?? USAID-?? ???????? ?? ???????? ??????, ??????????? ???????????, ????????????? ?? ????????? ????? (EDGE) ???????? ???? ???????????? ???????? ??????? ???????? ????????? 30 ????? ?????????? ??????????? ????????? ?????????????? Match Making & B2B ??????????? ??????????. ??????????? ?????? ??????? ????????? ?????????? ???????? ?????????? ??????????? ?? ???????????????, ???????? ???????? ??????? ??????????? ?????????, ??????????? ??????? ??????? ??????????? ??????????? ?? ?????? ??????????? ???????? ???????. ??????????? ????? ?????? ?????? B2B ?????????? ????????????, ?????? ??????????? ?? ????????????????. Match Making & B2B ????????????? ???????? ????????? ?????????? ??????????????? ???????????? ??????? ?????? ???????, ??????????? ??????????? ?? ?????????????? ???????? ????????? ???. ?????????? ??????????? ?????????? ??????????? ???????? ???????????? ?????? ?????? ???????? ????????????, ?????? ????????? ???????????????, ?????????? ????????????? ?? ????????????? ??????????. B2B ??????????? ??????????? ????? ?????? ????? ??????????, ???????????: Tbilisi Start-up Bureau, ICT Cluster, ADWISE Agency, Georgia Insight, Geo Trend, ????????, ????????????? ?????????, ???? ????, ????? ???, ?????, ??????? ?? ??????????. ?????????? ??????? ??????? ??? ??????? ???????????? ????????? ??????????? ??????????? CENN, ??????????? ???????? ????????????? (GFA) ?? ?????? ???????????? ??????? ??????????? (Ifls) ??????????????. ???????? ??????? ??????????? ??????????? ??????????? ??????????????, ????????????? ??????? ?? ?????????? ???????-????????? ?? ?????????????? ????????? ?????????? ?????? ???????????? ??????????????????, ??????????? ????????? ????. ??????? ??????? ????????, ??????? ??????????? USAID-?? ???????? ?? ???????? ??????, ??????????? ???????????, ????????????? ?? ????????? ????? (EDGE) ???????? ???? ?????????? ??????? ?????????, ???? ?????? ??????? ???????? ???????????? ?????? ??????? ????? ?? ??????? ?????????? ????????????. ??????? ?????? ??????? ????????????, ???????? ?? ???????????? ???????????, ?????? ????????? ?? ?????????????? ???????? ????????? ???????? ??????????????, ?????????????????? ?? DMO-?????, ?????????? ?? ?????????? ??????????????? ?? ?????? ??????? ????????????????? ?????? ?????????????? ??????? ???????? ???????????? ?? ?? ??????? ??????? ???????? ??????????? ????, ???????? ??????????? ??????????? ?????. ????? ?????, ??????? ?????? ?????? ???????? ???????????? ?? ??????? ???? ??????? ???????? ???????????, ???????? ???????? ????? ?????????? ????????. March 30, 2021, Rooms Hotel Tbilisi, Zoom ? CENN, within the frames of the EU ENPARD-supported EMBRACE Tsalka project and USAID?s Europe and Eurasia Bureau for Economic Development, Governance and Enterprise Growth (EDGE) Digital Caucasus Project, hosted Match Making & B2B events for tourism businesses. In the first part of the event, the invited speakers talked about state programs and opportunities, current trends in the tourism sector, ecotourism products in the Georgian market and digital innovations in the field of tourism. The second part of the event was dedicated to B2B meetings for hotels, restaurants and winemakers. During Match Making & B2B meetings, start-up tourism businesses had the opportunity to get advice, find partners and expand their business circle. The event brought together service providers, public agency representatives, civil society organizations and independent experts involved in the Georgian tourism value chain. Participants in the B2B meetings includes companies such as: Tbilisi Start-up Bureau, ICT Cluster, ADWISE Agency, Georgia Insight, Geo Trend, Crystal, Gastronomic Association, Shavi Lomi, Enzo?s Ezo, Spar, Carrefour and Gastronomy. About Projects The EU-supported ENPARD project ?Embrace Tsalka? is implemented by CENN in partnership with the Georgian Farmers? Association (GFA) and German partner organization ? Institute for Rural Development Research (IfLS). The project aims at diversifying local economic activities, improving the investment climate, and empowering competitive agricultural and environmental practices in Tsalka Municipality via bottom-up strategic planning of rural development. The Digital Caucasus project, which is being implemented by CENN via a grant awarded by the USAID Bureau for Europe and Eurasia, Economic Development, Governance and Enterprise Growth project, works to support the growth of SMEs involved in the sustainable tourism value chain. The project targets selected regions in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan and focuses on SMEs that are local service providers of ecotourism, rural tourism and adventure tourism, business associations and DMOs as well as rural households involved in eco and rural touristic services. CENN is a member of the: This information was sent by info at cenn.org Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe | Editorial Policy | Privacy Policy. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of CENN, unless otherwise stated. T +995 32 275 19 03/04 F +995 32 275 19 05 info at cenn.org www.cenn.org From: Info CENN Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2021 2:33 PM Subject: [cenn] CENN Hosted Match Making&B2B Events for Tourism Businesses within the Projects EMBRACE Tsalka and Digital Caucasus -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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ONLINE 31 May - 09 Jul 2021 ?????? ??????: https://leworld.org/tpost/ucja0xxa11-the-paris-agreement-on-climate-change-as From: Timur Idrisov Sent: Monday, April 05, 2021 10:52 AM Subject: The Paris Agreement on Climate Change as a Development Agenda -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Mon Apr 5 19:13:42 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2021 20:13:42 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] =?utf-8?q?Enough_Is_Enough_=E2=80=94_It=27s_Time_to_?= =?utf-8?q?Ban_Animals_in_Entertainment_in_Russia?= Message-ID: Enough Is Enough ? It's Time to Ban Animals in Entertainment in Russia a.. by: Care2 Team b.. recipient: President Vladimir Putin 318,331 SUPPORTERS 320,000 GOAL A sign outside of the Noah's Ark ? a traveling zoo in Russia ? proclaims "the lives of the human being and animal are equal, take care of animals." But once you step inside of the park, a completely different philosophy looks like it is being put into practice. One in which animals were expendable and they served only to help make humans rich. The park, located in the city of Ryazan not too far from the Moscow, is home to over 40 different species of animals, from lions and bears to panthers, tigers, and wolves. When volunteers walked inside they were shocked by what they found. They encountered several animals crying in agony and left for dead. Animals of all different shapes and species suffering under the sweltering heat. A foal was lying on its side against the burning concrete. Camels and llamas were keeled over in pain. But it wasn't the sight of the animals dying under the 90-degree sun that first alerted them that something was wrong. It was the disgusting stench of animal refuse that they could smell from over 350 feet away. According to reports, Russian authorities are "investigating" the matter. But what is there to investigate? Even if the authorities prosecute the owners and the promoters of this traveling atrocity, other roadside zoos, and cruel circuses will still continue to prosper. That is unless real change is made. Russia has a real problem with animal entertainment. There are few protections that keep bears, elephants, big cats and others out of circuses and traveling animal exhibits, and animals suffer because of it. https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/538/536/900/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Mon Apr 5 18:58:15 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2021 19:58:15 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Rich countries' plastic trash is rotting away in other countries' backyards Message-ID: <082A46C8EED944188CB2BC4A32E9D12A@evol.sp.ru> The US has been sending its plastic waste to poorer countries for years. This must end now! Sign Now Each year, the United States produces tens of millions of tons of plastic waste ? waste that is not recyclable (since most plastics are actually impossible to recycle). But most of us don't see these types of landfills in our daily lives. So where does it all go? To slowly rot in someone else's backyard, specifically in less-wealthy nations such as Malaysia, where residents must contend with American trash for generations to come. Data from January 20201 shows the U.S. exported 48 million tons of "scrap plastic," with much of this ending up in poorer countries. And the amount we're producing and exporting has been increasing year over year. This is despite the fact that, in 2019, upwards of 180 countries around the world ? including the United Kingdom, India, China, Malaysia, Thailand, and also the European Union ? came together to sharply curtail this type of "trade" in plastic waste. In particular, they limited rich countries from simply dumping their plastic trash on the lands of poorer countries. But the U.S. did not participate, and remains one of only two countries to not have ratified this accord. Even now, the U.S. is still shipping its excessive waste to these countries' borders and simply passing the buck, leaving it up to other governments to deal with. The U.S. must pass regulations to stop plastic waste from being dumped overseas. Sign the petition to demand that Joe Biden and the U.S. Congress work together to ratify the Basel Convention and its Plastic Waste Amendments now! Thank you, Miranda The Care2 Petitions Team P.S. This abdication of moral responsibility and "passing of the buck" is absolutely despicable. 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Make sure you can join them by completing your registration for the Gathering today. Although you pre-registered, we have a few more questions for you before your place is confirmed. So complete your registration today, and then you?ll be able to log into our virtual event tool, Pheedloop, and to update your profile, start browsing sessions and create your personal schedule. Complete your registration now People are coming together from Brazil, Turkey, the United States, South Africa, the United Kingdom and Philippines and many more countries. And with speakers like Vandana Shiva, Greta Thunberg, Chibeze Ezekiel and Lidy Nacpil, just imagine the wide range of diverse experiences you?ll be hearing about ? and sharing your own. Don?t miss it. Finish registering today. See you in this weekend, Monica and the 350.org team -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 350.org is building a global climate movement. You can connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and become a sustaining donor to keep this movement strong and growing. Update your email address, location, or language. From: Monica Davies - 350.org Sent: Monday, April 05, 2021 2:53 PM Subject: We have a few more questions before your place at the Global Just Recovery Gathering is confirmed Complete your registration today. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Mon Apr 5 19:04:26 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2021 20:04:26 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] [cenn] CENN Invites Green and Social Entrepreneurs to Participate in the 2021 Enterprise Expo Message-ID: <794F3870FF964503A0072B17A14FE061@evol.sp.ru> CENN ?????? ?? ???????? ?????????? ?????? 2021 ???? ??????? ???????????? ????????? CENN Invites Green and Social Entrepreneurs to Participate in the 2021 Enterprise Expo CENN, ???????????? ???????????, ???????? "EU4Youth: ????????? ??????????? ??????????? ??????????? (SEED) ?????? ?????????" ?????????, ???????? ???????????? ????????? ?? ?????? ??????????? ?????????? ???????????? ?????????. ?????????? ???????????? ?????? ???????? ???????????? ?????? ??????????, ???????? ???????? ???????? ?? ??????? ?????? ??????????? ?? ???? ??????????? ??????? 6 ?????? ???????????. ??????????????? ??????? ???? ??????? ??????????? ?????? ??????: https://forms.gle/SsBjNugx4YQqSq9DA ???????????? ???? ????: 25 ??????, 2021 ???????? ?????? ???????????? ???????????? ???????? "EU4Youth: ????????? ??????????? ??????????? ??????????? (SEED) ?????? ?????????" ?????????, ???????? ??????????? CENN ???????? ??????????????? KRDF ?? Green Lane (???????) ?????. ????? ???? ???????? ???????: https://bit.ly/3drMUaC CENN, with the support of the European Union, in the framework of the project ?EU4Youth: Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development (SEED) for Green Growth in Borderline Communities?, announces the registration to participate in the exhibition of social and green enterprises. The exhibition is open to enterprises operating in Georgia, which carry a social or environmental value and have at least 6 months of working experience. Interested parties should register at the following link: https://forms.gle/SsBjNugx4YQqSq9DA Registration deadline: April 25, 2021 The Exposition is being organized within the ?EU4Youth: Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development (SEED) for Green Growth in Borderline Communities?, which is being implemented by CENN in partnership with Green Lane (Armenia) and KRDF (Georgia). 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We're nearly 1 million -- Nobel Laureates, scientists, and now artists like George Clooney, Sharon Stone, Forest Whitaker are joining hands with citizens from around the world to demand Covid vaccines and treatments become accessible to all, not just the richest countries. More than 100 governments already endorse an emergency proposal that would allow production to be massively scaled up, and experts say that public pressure can help persuade persuade the US and other key countries to join and tip the balance! Now share this global call with your friends, family, and groups on WhatsApp -- Avaaz will work with this incredible platform of global voices to ensure we are heard all over the media - and in the corridors of power, ahead of a crucial meeting later this month. WhatsApp Facebook Twitter To world leaders, pharmaceutical companies, and member countries of the World Trade Organization: We call on you to urgently ensure access to lifesaving Covid-19 vaccines, treatments and equipment for everyone in the world. Patents should be lifted, technological knowledge shared freely and openly, and no profiteering allowed during this pandemic. Governments, scientists and pharmaceutical companies must cooperate and combine resources to ensure no one is left behind. The pandemic will not be over, until it?s over everywhere. Share now: WhatsApp Facebook Twitter More about the campaign: Covid vaccines could save millions of lives -- but there's a catch. The vaccines are owned by Big Pharma giants and they can?t produce enough for everyone fast -- the world's richest countries have already bought most of the doses, leaving developing nations facing a massive shortfall. But it doesn't have to be like this. Governments could agree this month on a global plan to suspend all patents for Covid-19 vaccines, allowing production to be massively scaled up. Let's make it happen -- share this urgent appeal on WhatsApp and Facebook, to join Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, George Clooney, Annie Lennox, Forest Whitaker, Sharon Stone... and 1 million people from around the world, to demand vaccines for all: WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Patents must be lifted -- and it's happened before. In 2001, after years of public pressure, the countries of the world agreed to free HIV/Aids treatments from patents, allowing affordable, generic versions to be made, saving millions of lives. Now they must do it again. India and South Africa, supported by more than 100 nations, have tabled an emergency proposal at the World Trade Organisation to temporarily suspend the patents for Covid-related vaccines and treatments, until the pandemic is over. Governments are meeting again soon - so let?s create a huge wave of public support to help pass this emergency proposal, and make Covid treatments available to everyone! With hope and determination, Spyro, Luis, Marie, Adela, Will and the whole team at Avaaz Avaaz is a 65-million-person global campaign network that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. ("Avaaz" means "voice" or "song" in many languages.) Avaaz members live in every nation of the world; our team is spread across 18 countries on 6 continents and operates in 17 languages. Learn about some of Avaaz's biggest campaigns here, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. You became a member of the Avaaz movement and started receiving these emails when you signed "Join Avaaz!" on 2013-08-06 To ensure that Avaaz messages reach your inbox, please add avaaz at avaaz.org to your address book. To change your email address, language settings, or other personal information, contact us, or simply go here to unsubscribe. To contact Avaaz, please do not reply to this email. Instead, write to us at www.avaaz.org/en/contact . 27 Union Square West Suite 500 New York, NY 10003 From: Spyro Limneos - Avaaz Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2021 4:26 PM Subject: People's Vaccine -- on fire!? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Wed Apr 7 16:43:23 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2021 17:43:23 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Death blow for the Amazon? Message-ID: <54068F1FCC444E578C1963BC3292490B@lewpostnew> Bolsonaro is using pandemic chaos as cover to strike a death blow to the Amazon, turning protected Indigenous land over to mining companies. We have only a few weeks before his devious plan comes to a vote ? can you chip in to cover polling, actions, and other urgent work needed to protect the Amazon? If you?ve saved your payment information with SumOfUs, your donation will go through immediately: Donate $3 now Donate another amount Bolsonaro is about to strike a death blow to the Amazon. Brazil?s President has always wanted to open the forest for mining ? and now he?s using pandemic chaos as cover to finally turn over thousands of acres of sacred Indigenous land and protected rainforest to predatory mining companies. A vote is weeks away. Fortunately Bolsonaro?s plan is deeply unpopular with Brazilians. If we can use smart tactics like polling and actions to quickly ramp up pressure on Congress, we can stop them from going along with it ? but we need to act fast. Can you chip in urgently to protect the Amazon? If you?ve saved your payment information with SumOfUs, your donation will go through immediately: Donate $3 now Donate another amount Bolsonaro says it?s his ?dream? to do this, and ever since he came into power everyone from mining giants to small-time prospectors has been waiting and agitating for the chance to plunder the treasures of the Amazon. Now Bolsonaro?s own incompetent policies on Covid have led to the largest health system collapse in the country?s history ? and he?s using it as a distraction to finally follow through on his pillaging promise. If this goes ahead, Indigenous lands and fragile rainforest that have been constitutionally protected for decades will be opened up to the highest bidder. It would be a death blow for the Amazon?s people and ecosystem. But not if we stop him. And that means showing Congress that Brazilians still care about the Amazon, even in Covid chaos, by getting the issue back in the news with elections fast approaching. Can you chip in to help do everything we can to save the Amazon from Bolonsaro?s sneak attack? If you?ve saved your payment information with SumOfUs, your donation will go through immediately: Donate $3 now Donate another amount Our community has stood with the Amazon?s Indigenous populations over and over again, most recently helping the Tupinamba peoples demarcate their land to ensure it could be legally protected. But Bolsonaro wants to undo all that work by throwing open the gates to the forest ? let?s make sure his efforts are in vain. Thanks for all that you do, Danny and the SumOfUs team -------------------------------------------------------------------- More information: Brazil sees record number of bids to mine illegally on Indigenous lands, Mongabay. 13 November 2020 The Companies and Individuals Attempting to Mine on Indigenous Lands in Brazil, Apublica. 20 February 2020. SumOfUs is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable path for our global economy. From: Danny Auron, SumOfUs Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2021 6:19 PM Subject: Death blow for the Amazon? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Wed Apr 7 16:49:46 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2021 17:49:46 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] A religious fundamentalist as our judge Message-ID: A Catholic fundamentalist group is trying to strip women of the right to abortion, prevent kids from getting sex education, and forbid divorces - right here in Europe! Now its founder is running to be a judge in the European Court of Human Rights. Let?s make sure he?s rejected in a vote this Friday: SIGN NOW This petition was launched on our YouMove platform by the Polish Women?s Strike. We think it may interest you. Hi, Abortion ban. Punishing sexual education. Restrictions on divorces. This and many more similar moves have already been implemented or discussed in Poland. Can this become reality in other European countries too? One fundamentalist Catholic group, disguised as a think-tank, stands behind all these proposals. It is called Ordo Iuris and it produces draft bills and lobbies governments. Now its founder is running for a judge in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). [1] This court is a place where everyone of us can seek justice if our country fails to protect our human rights. More than 6,500 people have done so in the last year alone. [2] But with a fundamentalist judge, the chances will shrink for a ruling in favour of our rights. On 9 April, the candidates for ECHR judges will be interviewed and approved. The committee responsible for the decision consists of politicians. If we demonstrate to them that this man is a threat to human rights, they will likely reject him. SIGN NOW Ordo Iuris is already present in Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Spain, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands. Gaining a place in the ECHR is part of a long term plan to act at the European level, in order to implement a fundamentalist religious agenda. For most people, being religious means being kind to their neighbour. But not for Ordo Iuris. Within the Catholic community, this small minority group takes religion to extremes that negate all that kindness and cause many people, especially women, to suffer. Ordo Iuris lawyers in Poland have drafted bills to ban and penalise abortions, to criminalise sexual education and to restrict in-vitro fertilisation. They also produced a template charter text that was adopted by local governments that created Poland?s infamous ?LGBT-free zones?. Recently, they even started discussing restrictions or a ban on divorce. [3] But Poland is not enough, and now, their aim is Europe. We have shown numerous times that human rights, women?s rights, and minorities rights are at the core of what our community fights for. Together, we are in the right place to prevent people who systematically plot how to dismantle our rights from taking over our courts and institutions. SIGN THE PETITION In solidarity, David (London), Marta (Warsaw) and the entire WeMove Europe team PS: In Poland, Ordo Iuris lawyers occupy important positions in government ministries, academia, the judiciary and they even advise the Polish President. [4] Now, they want to replicate this tactic in Europe. Sign and stop them. References: [1] His name is Aleksander St?pkowski. [2] https://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/Stats_month_2021_ENG.PDF [3] [4] https://www.epfweb.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/EPF%20Ordo%20Iuris%20-%20EPF%20Intelligence%20brief.pdf You Move Europe is an online action platform dedicated to help making Europe a more democratic, environmentally and socially just place. You Move Europe puts power in your hands. If you have an idea to make Europe a better place, You Move Europe helps you make it a reality. Petitions on this platform are started and run by civil society groups and members of the public. WeMove Europe hosts these petitions and they are in line with our values but they are not necessarily endorsed by WeMove Europe. From: David - WeMove Europe Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2021 6:38 PM Subject: A religious fundamentalist as our judge -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Wed Apr 7 16:59:00 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2021 17:59:00 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] =?utf-8?q?One_Big_Thing=3A=C2=A0Have_you_experienced?= =?utf-8?q?_a_local_news_desert=3F?= Message-ID: One Big Thing: Have you experienced a local news desert?Share your thoughts on We Hold These Truths. View this email in the Hub One Big Thing: Have you experienced a local news desert? Take the Poll What is it? a.. According to Penelope Muse Abernathy and the University of North Carolina Hussman School of Journalism and Media, 2,100 newspapers have closed in the past 15 years, newspaper circulation has fallen by 54 million since 2005, and 36,000 journalist jobs have disappeared. The areas which now face a dearth of local news outlets are known as news deserts. b.. The decrease of local newspapers has left over 1,800 communities without any local news sources, ranging from rural communities to highly populated suburbs. c.. Many fear that following the pandemic, many more local newspapers will disappear, expanding local news deserts in rural America. d.. The emergence of social media-based advertising, the decline of local businesses, and consumer preferences have all contributed to the decline of local newspapers, but there are significant consequences for civil society. Why is it important? a.. According to Kenyon College Professor Nancy Powers, the decline of local newspapers contributes to the decline of democracy. Local newspapers ?contribute to greater communication between government authorities and the population? and generate greater accountability for local officials. Local news ?sets an agenda? for local public policies and leads to better civic discourse. b.. As local newspapers have decreased in number, misinformation and disinformation have both grown in the past few years. Local newspapers provide trusted sources and prevent the spread of misinformation among less-connected communities. c.. News deserts contribute to a decline in civil society organizations in rural America, which contributes to a rise in isolation and alienation. What can you do? a.. Subscribe to your local newspaper b.. Read our summary of the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) of 2021. Join us at Copyright ? 2021 McCain Institute. We Hold These Truths is a nonpartisan effort of the McCain Institute. It does not support or oppose any political party or candidate. From: Paul Fagan Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2021 8:54 PM Subject: One Big Thing: Have you experienced a local news desert? hs... -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Thu Apr 8 14:21:22 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2021 15:21:22 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] The climate crisis can't be solved without wind energy Message-ID: To save the earth and the U.S. economy, we need to invest in offshore wind energy! Sign Now There is hardly anything more pressing than the climate crisis. Scientists have said, again and again, that if we don't curb emissions and pollution dramatically and quickly, our entire world will be past the point of no return and future generations will be born into an unfixable situation. One of the answers staring us in the face is wind energy, but the U.S. has been painfully slow to invest in this world-saving, job-creating industry. Wind energy, a type of solar power that comes from the ever-renewing resource of air blowing across the earth's surface, is the future of clean energy. Huge, majestic wind turbines catch the passing gusts with its blades and that kinetic energy is generated into electricity. It is a remarkably simple, beautiful process that creates zero emissions from the turbines themselves. Other than clean energy, what it does create is jobs ? and lots of them. Despite all this, the United States has an offshore wind energy capacity of a measly 0.003 GW compared to Europe's 20GW. Luckily, that is set to change under Biden's presidency, but we need to hold him accountable to the aggressive clean energy goals he has promised! The Biden administration recently announced that it's taking the first steps towards building a massive offshore wind farm off the coasts of New Jersey and New York. By 2030, this facility is set to create enough energy to power 10 millions homes and create a total of over 75,000 jobs, both directly and indirectly. Sign the petition and tell the Biden administration to do everything in its power to get offshore wind farms up and running! Thank you, Lauren The Care2 Petitions Team P.S. Wind energy would create jobs, decrease emissions, and advance the U.S. in the global clean energy economy! Sign the petition. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Care2.com, Inc. 203 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 230 Redwood City, CA 94065 http://www.care2.com From: Lauren W., Care2 Action Alerts Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2021 11:18 AM Subject: The climate crisis can't be solved without wind energy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Thu Apr 8 14:25:54 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2021 15:25:54 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] A bitter blow for agriculture industry giants Message-ID: Hi, >From today things are going to get much more tricky for Monsanto/Bayer executives, and safer for us. There are some victories to savour, and this is one of them. Last week, new EU legislation came into force that makes it harder for toxic pesticides and poisons in our food system to enter the market. [1] This will make our food system the most transparent in the world and provide public access to industry studies that the likes of Bayer wanted to keep secret. It took years of campaigning to make it happen, and we?ve won! It was five years ago when we launched the first campaign action to try and get this new law. [2] And it simply would not have been possible without small, regular donations from WeMove Europe members like you. Regular donations meant we could do what was needed to win. Whether that was to commission the best independent scientists to check Bayer?s dodgy ?science?, organise a last-minute big media stunt, or organise mass actions targeting decision-makers. [3] We were able to throw everything at it. So that?s why we wanted to ask you, whether you might be able to chip in a small amount monthly to help us win more campaigns like this one. Will you help? Yes, of course No, sorry None of us alone would have the power to fight back against the pesticide industry - and agribusiness giants like Monsanto/Bayer. But together we?ve made our politicians listen to the public interest, not corporate interests. The new law is a bitter blow to the big agriculture industry and a win for all Europeans. You can be sure that the likes of Bayer won?t take this defeat lying down, we have to be ready for the next attack. Our community doesn?t have a massive budget, we have a small nimble team who make sure your donations go as far as possible to win the campaigns you care about. Small, regular donations help us react quickly to the moments that matter. So, can you help? Yes, of course No, sorry Onwards! David (London), Olga (Bologna) and the entire WeMove Europe team PS: Here?s the story of how we won a.. Our community has been fighting against the likes of Monsanto/Bayer and the pesticides industry since we were founded just six short years ago. We roused an EU-wide public debate on glyphosate and pesticides, but the EU granted the glyphosate?s license an emergency extension in 2016. [4] b.. So in 2017, our community and partners decided to ramp up the pressure and launch an official ?European Citizens? Initiative? (ECI) to ban glyphosate. We collected the required 1,000,000 signatures in record time. [5] c.. Together, our community and partners made the difference between glyphosate being granted the 15-year license that the industry wanted, and the 5-year license they got. Our media stunts, phone calls and emails to national ministers held weight, and together we proved that our people-power was stronger than the corporate lobby. d.. But that wasn?t all -- in an official response to our ECI, the EU Commission proposed this major change to EU General Food Law, to increase transparency in the food chain. [6] e.. And when corporate interests and the pesticide industry threatened to prevent more transparency, our community sprang into action again: we emailed our MEPs and signed a petition calling for precisely what industry fears most - transparency. This helped us win the key vote in passing the new law in 2018. [7] Small, regular donations are what enabled our community to constantly put pressure where it was needed most along the way and allow us to act fast. Can you spare a few euros a month to help win more campaigns like this one? References: [1] https://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/general_food_law/implementation-transparency-regulation_en [2] https://act.wemove.eu/campaigns/stop-glyphosate [3] https://www.euronews.com/2017/07/19/glyphosate-future-use-still-under-discussion-in-the-eu [4] https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jun/29/controversial-chemical-roundup-weedkiller-escapes-immediate-ban [5] https://europa.eu/citizens-initiative/initiatives/details/2017/000002_en [6] https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regdoc/rep/3/2017/EN/C-2017-8414-F1-EN-MAIN-PART-1.PDF [7] https://act.wemove.eu/campaigns/protect-food-safety https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/choir-of-approval-over-new-eu-food-safety-transparency-rules/ WeMove Europe is an independent and values-based organisation that seeks to build people power to transform Europe in the name of our community, future generations and the planet. WeMove Europe SCE mbH | Planufer 91 Berlin | www.wemove.eu | Privacy policy From: David - WeMove Europe Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2021 8:49 PM Subject: A bitter blow for agriculture industry giants -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Sat Apr 10 02:27:24 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2021 03:27:24 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] What is environmental racism? Message-ID: <86A34B95C0484522B7E0E2ED84E58723@lewpostnew> Reality Now April 2021And more from us this month. REALITY NOW APRIL 2021 Welcome to the April 2021 edition of Reality Now. -------------------------------------------------- BLOG HIGHLIGHTS READ MORE THE AMERICAN JOBS PLAN IS THE PLAN WE?VE BEEN WAITING FOR President Biden?s plan to build back better will put millions to work, confront the climate crisis, and tackle systemic racism in America. READ MORE WHY ARE YOUNG PEOPLE ENERGIZED ABOUT CLIMATE? A growing demand for intergenerational justice and the opportunity to build a brighter future are fueling the meteoric rise of the youth climate movement. READ MORE OUR RIGHT TO A SAFE, SUSTAINABLE FUTURE IS BEING BATTLED OUT IN THE COURTS We are at a pivotal moment. Accountability for the crisis and how to move forward are being litigated in the courts. READ MORE MODERNIZING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE THE CLIMATE-SMART WAY A green infrastructure plan means more jobs, lower emissions, greater equity, and healthier communities. Who doesn?t like a win-win-win-win? READ MORE -------------------------------------------------- We?re excited to share new, informative content and ways to take climate action in this critical year! 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SIGN TODAY Contact Us | Privacy Policy ?2021 The Climate Reality Project The Climate Reality Project 555 11th Street NW Suite 601 Washington, DC 20004 United States From: The Climate Reality Project Sent: Friday, April 09, 2021 8:36 PM Subject: What is environmental racism? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Sat Apr 10 17:31:04 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2021 18:31:04 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] where politicians fail, the people are taking action Message-ID: <431887D5FB7447609E7FBDD0FF157F52@evol.sp.ru> Can you join thousands of climate activists calling on Biden and world leaders to fight for climate justice? Hi, A few minutes ago thousands of climate activists at the Global Just Recovery Gathering launched a global petition calling on world leaders attending US President Biden?s global summit to fight for climate justice. Before I share our climate demands, if you are prepared to join thousands of climate activists around the globe, please add your name now: Can you add your name to call on Biden and world leaders to deliver on climate action? Your signature today will send a message to Biden and world leaders too powerful to ignore. President Biden is hosting a two-day virtual Leaders Summit on Climate beginning on April 22, also known as Earth Day in the United States, where 40 world leaders will make key decisions on tackling the climate crisis. The contrast between our Global Just Recovery Gathering and the Leaders Summit on Climate is exactly why our movement exists: where world leaders fail, people from all corners of the planet stand to demand climate justice and a just transition, and to expose the shocking financial support the fossil fuel industry gets from governments. Biden seems serious about it and has been making bold statements, and so have some of his guests. But if there's one thing our movement has learned is that bold statements mean nothing without concrete action. That?s why, right now, our movement is meeting at the Global Just Recovery Gathering, where thousands of attendees are calling on our world leaders to deliver on climate justice. Join the call and tell world leaders to deliver on climate action. Science has highlighted many times that there is no way we can meet a 1.5?C warming limit without seriously reducing emissions. Economics has proved that funding fossil fuels is a dead end and that a just transition is by far a better deal. And above all, millions of lives from all over the world have been destroyed by the impacts of climate change and fossil fuel expansion. We demand climate justice ? and are demanding it right now. Thousands are signing the global petition at this very moment ? and you can join them. When world leaders meet later this month, let?s make sure they heard our call. We will deliver the global petition as they gather for the Summit. Our movement is matching the scale of the climate crisis. We demand world leaders do the same. In solidarity, Emily and the entire 350.org team -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 350.org is building a global climate movement. You can connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and become a sustaining donor to keep this movement strong and growing. From: Emily Southard - 350.org Sent: Friday, April 09, 2021 12:19 PM Subject: Vladimir, where politicians fail, the people are taking action -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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CENN together with EMBRACE Tsalka and GEO-CAP projects invite you to be a part of Earth Day and to help further climate action across the globe. When life around the world returns to normal, our world cannot return to business-as-usual. We have the ability to make a difference in every industry, but that can only happen when we work together. On 13-20 April, 2021 join our cycle of online environmental social evenings as we come together to make clear that climate action and restoration cannot wait. Cycle of online social evenings focuses on natural processes, emerging green technologies, green entrepreneurship and innovative thinking that can restore the world?s ecosystems. The cycle of Social evenings encompasses goals and actions including reforestation, climate-smart agriculture, sustainable food and waste management, climate literacy, SDGs 2030 and citizen engagement. From capturing carbon and supporting the health and resilience of communities, to advocating for compulsory, assessed climate education, we have the ability to make lasting changes. As part of online social evenings you will have the opportunity to attend the following sessions: a.. Food Waste ? 13 April, 16:00 ? 17:00 b.. Waste management, practices and challenges ? 14 April, 16:00 ? 17:00 c.. Human Rights in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WaSH) ? 15 April, 16:00 ? 17:00 d.. Rural development and climate resilient agriculture ? 16 April, 16:00 ? 17:00 e.. Climate Change and Eco Migration ? 19 April, 15:00 ? 16:00 f.. GREENovation and Social Entrepreneurship ? 19 April, 16:00 ? 17:00 g.. Sustainable Development Goals 2030 - 20 April, 16:00 ? 17:00 Register for the online social evenings here: https://forms.gle/eMCVC8C8YRLkxyub8 The deadline for registration is 11 April, 18:00. It?s time for collaborative climate action in Georgia ? Let?s act together! The EU-supported ENPARD project ?Embrace Tsalka? is implemented by CENN in partnership with the Georgian Farmers? Association (GFA) and German partner organization ? Institute for Rural Development Research (IfLS). The project aims at diversifying local economic activities, improving the investment climate, and empowering competitive agricultural and environmental practices in Tsalka Municipality via bottom-up strategic planning of rural development. The European Union supported Georgia Climate Action Program (GEO-CAP) is implemented by CENN together with the Kakheti Regional Development Fund (KRDF), the Chiatura Union (ACU), the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Agrotourism Development Association (RLS-ADA), and the Young Pedagogue?s Union (YPU). The target municipalities of the project are Gurjaani, Sagarejo, Akhmeta, Zestaponi, Tkibuli, Chiatura, Lanchkhuti, Ozurgeti, Oni, and Ambrolauri. The total budget of the project is 1 million euros. 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Sickly water and climate change are to blame. Sign Now In the first three months of 2021, already more than 400 manatees have perished in Florida ? an alarming number that's far outside of any normal amount. These goofy-looking marine herbivores are beloved in Florida and also classified as a threatened species by the U.S. government, so this loss is heart-breaking. So far, scientists have identified two main culprits for the dramatic increase in manatee deaths: climate change and pollution ? and both are only continuing to get worse. Unpredictable and intense temperature changes are contributing to manatees developing fatal sicknesses. Meanwhile, water pollution is starving the animals to death. Sewage, agricultural, and urban run-off ? as well as habitat destruction ? are all causing the mass die-of of a main manatee food source: seagrass. On top of all this, humans keep luring manatees to stay in unsafe areas by feeding them. 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Then, the vapor ? a mix of petroleum and water ? burst, covering cars, toys, pets' water bowls, and more with oil. This occurred more than two months ago, and it's continued to have terrifying impacts. Residents say the oil is still stuck to food sources, like avocado and fruit trees, and can't be washed out. Additionally, the island of St. Croix is surrounded by rich, abundant marine life, including turtles, sharks, whales, and coral reefs. If the oil continues to seep into the soil and water supplies around St. Croix, it could poison humans and animals for a long time to come. On top of that, this is a massive human rights issue. St. Croix is an island with a highly disenfranchised population. The vast majority of residents are Black, the descendents of enslaved Africans brought to work on sugar and cotton plantations. For generations, the U.S. government has cared little about the well-being of people there. Luckily, the Biden administration has already begun an investigation and revoked several permits. But the plant is still open, and its pollution remains. Tell the Biden administration to shut down this toxic oil refinery once and for all, and force its operators to clean up their foul pollution! Thank you, Miranda The Care2 Petitions Team P.S. With a legacy of serious ecological violations, Limetree Bay Refining cannot be trusted to keep the people or animals around it safe. President Joe Biden must shut down this untrustworthy plant immediately. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Care2.com, Inc. 203 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 230 Redwood City, CA 94065 http://www.care2.com From: Miranda B., Care2 Action Alerts Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2021 11:21 AM Subject: Shut down this oil-spewing island refinery -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Tue Apr 13 02:17:03 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2021 03:17:03 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Our protest in Brussels Message-ID: <674ED9CD5B644988A07BA9550E2E28B7@evol.sp.ru> Hi, It started with a signature. That one signature turned into 157,000. Then a storm of tweets from across the continent. Then donations, videos, protest actions. All to stop a death sentence for nature. Thousands of us have been putting pressure on European leaders to demand a green and fair farming plan for Europe. One that gives nature a chance. Because right now, our leaders are in final talks on a big agriculture package that would fund factory farms for years to come. It?s called the Common Agriculture Policy. [1] And over the past few weeks, we've been pulling every trick out of our sleeves to get the one person who can stop this, President von der Leyen, to listen to us. Thousands of people from our community donated to make sure we could turn up the heat on the campaign. With those donations, we made a video, shared by thousands of us. Together, we contacted the EU Commission President directly. The video was watched over 30,000 times. And everywhere President von der Leyen looked on social media, she saw our message: #WithdrawthisCAP now. But that's not all! Together with activists from Extinction Rebellion and Birdlife we organised a socially-distanced protest in front of the European Commission in Brussels. With banners, colorful posters and a die-in performance, we protested against the current proposed version of the CAP deal. Our protest in front of President von der Leyen's office in the commission, photos by Philip Reynaers It was a great example of where partnership with others is powerful: Extinction Rebellion activists brought energy and creativity, Birdlife brought years of expertise and passion to protect nature, and our community brought the people power ? both online and off! One WeMove Europe supporter, Jean-Marie, travelled 2 hours from Liege and 2 hours back to get to join us for the protest. "I hope this beautiful demo will help to shake things up!" he said. Our protest went beyond the people on the street that day ? it was seen and shared widely on social media. Our community was also mentioned in EURACTIV [2], one of the most widely-read newspapers by our EU leaders. But there is one person who we haven?t heard from ? the one who has the power to withdraw this deal ? President von der Leyen. We asked her for a meeting, and all we got was this: ?Regrettably, despite the great importance of the thematics that you propose for such a discussion, the President is unable to give a positive response to your request due to her very busy schedule during this period?. Isn't this old story frustrating? The industry gets meetings with top decision makers, while doors remain closed for people like us. But we're not backing down. We have ideas on how to get the President?s attention. And we want to hear from you ? which do you think could work best? What should we do next? a.. Phone action ? hundreds of us call the EU Commission and demand a meeting b.. We send back the rejection letter to the EU Commission with personal messages and artwork from our community c.. Together we create a video of selfies with messages for EU Commission President von der Leyen d.. Socially-distanced sit-in at the Headquarters of the EU Commission in Brussels What should we do next? Photo by Antonia Vadal? As it turns out we will have one more opportunity to stop the deal ? and we're now planning next steps with partners. [3] Watch this space! Thanks for your support, David (London), Annemarie (Berlin) and the entire WeMove team PS: Our work is only possible thanks to many small donations from our community ? for that we want to thank you. Help us continue the fight for healthy and fair agriculture. Can you chip in? References: [1] CAP super trilogue brings ?good atmosphere? but few decisions: https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/cap-super-trilogue-brings-good-atmosphere-but-few-decisions/; The common agricultural policy, known as CAP, pays subsidies to EU farmers. It?s a big deal. It distributes 35% of the EU's budget. [2] https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/agrifood-brief-cap-super-trilogue-whats-on-the-menu/ [3] The European Parliament will vote on this deal in May or early June. WeMove Europe is a community of people from all walks of life, who call Europe our home, no matter where we were born, where we live or who we love. In the name of a brighter future for people and the planet, we come together to sign petitions, send letters and protest on the streets to make our voices heard. Our power comes from each other. And it's thanks to small monthly donations, fivers and tenners, that we can keep going. Vladimir, please help keep WeMove Europe strong by chipping in. DONATE! WeMove Europe SCE mbH | Planufer 91 Berlin | www.wemove.eu | Privacy policy | From: David - WeMove Europe Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2021 6:53 PM Subject: Our protest in Brussels -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Mondelez, Nestl?, and Unilever all buy this dirty palm oil. It?s everywhere, from snacks to detergents and make-up. These palm oil-thirsty brands promised to clean up their act by 2020 -- but they?ve failed miserably. But with your help, we can save the last orangutans from cheap palm oil. Your power has already convinced companies like McDonald?s, Starbucks, and PepsiCo to commit to no-deforestation palm oil policies. You can help us do it all again -- and save the orangutans before they?re gone for good. A small monthly gift from you will help roll out tried and true winning tactics to transform the whole industry -- before it?s too late. Can I count on your small monthly donation today? Donate $1 monthly Donate $3 monthly Donate $5 monthly Donate another amount monthly No thanks, but I'll make a one-time donation. Multinational corporations? greed for cheap palm oil has decimated the rainforests where orangutans live. Every year, millions of acres of pristine rainforest are destroyed -- and replaced by huge palm oil plantations. Deprived of their natural habitat, orangutans starve. When they feed off palm fruits on plantations, they?re shot. Villagers often find dead orangutans -- in 2018, one unlucky orangutan was shot 130 times in Borneo. A monthly donation from you, Vladimir, would put us one step ahead of palm oil villains. Just a few coins a month will help us get the necessary intel, respond to more tip-offs, and roll out even bolder tactics to compete with Nestl?, Mondelez, and Unilever?s well-oiled, well-funded marketing machines. With your continued support, we can force the palm oil industry to adopt and enforce stronger standards to protect the rainforest. We CAN save the orangutans before it's too late -- but we can only do that with you by our side. Can you make a monthly gift to save the orangutans? Donate $1 monthly Donate $3 monthly Donate $5 monthly Donate another amount monthly No thanks, but I'll make a one-time donation. The industry had a firm deadline to achieve its no-deforestation goal by 2020. But instead of actually doing anything about it, it was all empty promises and expert greenwashing. Campaigning to push the palm oil industry to do the right thing costs money -- whether it?s with brand-jamming ads and billboards, viral videos, or commissioning research to dig up dirt on them. We may never match the deep pockets of Unilever and Nestl?, but when all of us chip in a little bit, we become powerful enough to take them on. Will you please make a monthly gift to save the orangutans? Donate $1 monthly Donate $3 monthly Donate $5 monthly Donate another amount monthly No thanks, but I'll make a one-time donation. Thanks for all that you do, Fatah and the SumOfUs team -------------------------------------------------------------------- More information: Biggest food brands 'failing goals to banish palm oil deforestation'. The Guardian. 17 January 2020. One Casualty of the Palm Oil Industry: An Orangutan Mother, Shot 74 Times. New York Times. 29 June 2019. Stratford vet tries to save orangutan shot 130 times. BBC. 22 September 2019. Palm oil producers are wiping out orangutans ? despite multinationals? promises. The Guardian. 10 May 2018. SumOfUs is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable path for our global economy. From: Fatah Sadaoui, SumOfUs Sent: Monday, April 12, 2021 4:42 PM Subject: Orangutans shot dead -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Wed Apr 14 02:31:09 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2021 03:31:09 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] here is the latest High-level Climate Champions news! Message-ID: <096B56C1C2864A2B9AA6700D7C30AC5C@lewpostnew> UN Climate Change ?Global Climate Action 13 April 2021 High Level Climate Champions Newsletter The Electric Route to Zero Emissions Clean, healthy, sustainable electricity will fuel the wider economy?s transformation to zero emissions in the 2040s. Exponential changes in the past decade have set a clear and tangible route to aligning the power sector with a 1.5?C temperature limit in the 2020s - bringing other sectors in line through clean electrification, creating jobs, boosting public health and alleviating poverty and inequality. The proven technologies needed for net-zero energy mostly already exist, and their costs are falling. Solar and onshore wind power are now the cheapest sources of new-build generation for at least two-thirds of the global population, and new projects are often cheaper than running existing fossil fuel generation, according to BloombergNEF. The cost of batteries, which will be needed to store and balance greater amounts of renewable power, fell by half between 2018 and 2020. In fact, more renewable energy capacity was added in 2020 than ever before, beating previous estimates, accounting for more than 80 percent of all new electricity capacity, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). A tender for seven large-scale solar power plants in Saudi Arabia this month set a new world record low power price of US$0.0104/kWh. And 47 scientists recently issued a joint declaration calling for 100 percent renewable energy by 2030 - and making clear that it is possible. But at the same time, as UN Secretary-General Ant?nio Guterres has said, we need to end our ?deadly addiction to coal?, by ceasing construction of new coal plants immediately, and redirect overseas finance from coal, oil and gas to clean energy projects. Meanwhile, investment in the energy transition needs to increase by 30 percent compared to planned investment, to $131 trillion between now and 2050, according to the IRENA. Financial institutions are increasingly seeing the risk of putting money into fossil fuel projects that will be left stranded before the end of their lifespan, and re-focusing their investments. ?In America, no bank will fund a coal-fired plant. In Europe, no bank will fund a coal-fired plant,? John Kerry, US special climate envoy, told the International Energy Agency?s recent IEA-COP26 Net Zero Summit. Around 135 globally significant banks and insurers have announced plans to divest from coal mining or coal-fired power generation, including in Europe, Japan, South Korea, South Africa, the US and Australia, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. The Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative has tripled in its first few months to now cover more than a third of global assets under management - and those members will now be pressuring their asset owners to get on a robust, transparent course to zero emissions by 2050. Policymakers are catching on, too. The US is poised to set a target this month to decarbonize the US power grid by 2035, joining 23 countries with similar goals for 100 percent clean energy (mostly in Europe and the Pacific Islands) between 2030 and 2050. Local governments are moving faster, with 653 cities committed to fully renewable energy in municipal operations or city-wide, REN21 has found. Some energy companies that are getting ahead of the transformation, including new Race to Zero members India?s ReNew Power and Germany?s E.ON. India?s leading renewable energy company, ReNew committed last week to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 by improving its energy efficiency, increasing renewable energy supply and reducing network waste. E.ON announced a science-based target to decarbonize its direct emissions by 2040 and indirect by 2050, as it joined the Business Ambition for 1.5?C alliance. The Renewable Opportunity A faster shift to carbon-free energy has the potential to drive a stronger recovery from the health and economic crisis of Covid-19. But to fulfill it, governments and the private sector need to ensure that their plans include support, skilling and social services that will carry along - and lift up - the workers and communities who currently rely on the fossil fuels industry. Every US$1 million invested in renewables creates three times as many jobs as it would in fossil fuels, according to McKinsey. In small and vulnerable island states like the Maldives, investment in renewable energy can bolster energy independence and reduce the high costs and exposure to volatility that comes with imported fuels such as diesel. It will also strengthen public health. Air pollution from the burning of fossil fuels is responsible for one in five premature deaths worldwide - or nearly 9 million. The health impacts of air pollution also add to higher health costs, hospitalizations and lost working hours. But there are risks from the transition away from fossil fuels, too. If it doesn?t equitably distribute the costs and benefits of climate action, it could result in the loss of 6 million gross jobs by 2030, mostly in the energy sector, according to the World Resources Institute. It also needs to be forged with an eye towards widening access to affordable energy. Nearly 800 million people still lack access to energy - and investment still falls short of what?s needed for universal access by 2030, according to Sustainable Energy For All. ?Covid-19 has created a once-in-a-generation opportunity: we can choose to go with business-as-usual, rely on fossil fuels and inefficient technologies, in an attempt to restart our economies or we can actually choose to recover better and put clean energy techs and innov at the heart of our efforts to deliver sustainable development,? Damilola Ogunbiyi, CEO of Sustainable Energy For All, told the IEA-COP26 conference. In Case You Missed It a.. UN Secretary-General Ant?nio Guterres calls for a massive scale-up of climate adaptation in Africa, urging the Leaders? Dialogue on the Africa Covid-Climate Emergency to seize the ?once-in-a-generation? opportunity. a.. Carbon dioxide and methane emission levels surged in 2020, despite Covid-19 lockdowns, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration found. a.. The World Bank and International Monetary Fund plan to launch a platform to advise poor countries on funding climate and conservation activities, as part of a push to link such spending to debt relief - known as green debt swaps, Reuters reported. a.. The world entered the 2020s with greater commitment, potential and public support for climate action than ever before - the challenge now is to rapidly harness that promise into emissions cuts. This Climate Strategies report distils key findings in 10 recent influential reports, providing a valuable one-stop resource highlighting the most effective, science-backed approaches to reducing emissions. a.. The prospect for electric trucks becomes much more realistic with fast-charging technology, according to the Stockholm Environment Institute, in a report challenging the idea that heavy battery electric freight trucks are largely unfeasible. Mark Your Calendars a.. ICLEI World Congress 2021-2022 Virtual Launch: 13-15 April b.. 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[2] But Bayer-Monsanto and others are abusing the European patent system to take control of our food. [3] They want to decide what we eat, what farmers produce, what retailers sell, and how much we all have to pay for it. While the Chairman says that he respects and welcomes our opinion, this just isn?t enough. They must close all legal loopholes in patent law that allow companies to register new patents on tomatoes, barely, melons, and all natural foods. The EPO will meet again at the end of June and its chairman wants a ?fruitful? dialogue. We?re currently planning another action prior to this meeting to ensure they?ll get our message: make a final decision to close loopholes and stop patents on seeds once and for all! Thanks for your support, David (London), Mika (Bordeaux), Giulio (Rome) and the entire WeMove team PS: Help us continue the fight to free our seeds and save the future of our food. Your donation today will be a tremendous help to join forces against corporate power tomorrow. Can you chip in? References: [1] Our partners, No Patents on Seeds, received an official letter from the European Patent Office regarding ?Your communication material handed over to the EPO on 22 March 2021? on March 24, 2021. [2] https://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/communications/2020/20200514.html ; https://www.sdhsprogram.org/european-patent-office-plants-animals-obtained-classical-breeding-not-patentable/ [3] https://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org/sites/default/files/news/Stop%20patents%20on%20our%20food%20plants%20(2021)_0.pdf WeMove Europe is a community of people from all walks of life, who call Europe our home, no matter where we were born, where we live or who we love. In the name of a brighter future for people and the planet, we come together to sign petitions, send letters and protest on the streets to make our voices heard. Our power comes from each other. And it's thanks to small monthly donations, fivers and tenners, that we can keep going. Vladimir, please help keep WeMove Europe strong by chipping in. DONATE! WeMove Europe SCE mbH | Planufer 91 Berlin | www.wemove.eu | Privacy policy | From: David - WeMove Europe Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 5:54 PM Subject: Screaming vegetables -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Wed Apr 14 02:40:40 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2021 03:40:40 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] One Big Thing: Can you spot online disinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic? Message-ID: <5889F6EBE12D4E5180BC51F9EDD2699D@lewpostnew> One Big Thing: Can you spot online disinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic? We Hold These Truths... Share your thoughts on We Hold These Truths. View this email in the Hub One Big Thing: Can you spot online disinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic? Take the Poll Since the outbreak of COVID-19, a considerable amount of online disinformation has surfaced about all aspects of the pandemic, coining the term ?Infodemic?. Many U.S. government agencies have stepped up to combat it including the CDC, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and other government agencies. The CDC has gone as far as to tag any social media post related to the pandemic or vaccine with links to their own website. Some social media platforms including Facebook and twitter have joined the effort by adding their own disinformation warnings. Despite their efforts, other platforms like Instagram have been accused of continuing to lead users to false claims about the virus. Make sure to read up on some best practices on how to spot disinformation related to the pandemic: Center for Disease Control Resources Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Toolkit United Nations Join us at Copyright ? 2021 McCain Institute. 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The winner of the prize will receive 2,000,000 JPY (Approximately 18,000 USD, depending on fluctuating exchange rates). ?????? ??????:https://leworld.org/tpost/rzz6on3mh1-kyoto-world-water-grand-prize-2022 From: Timur Idrisov Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 11:03 AM Subject: Kyoto World Water Grand Prize 2022 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Fri Apr 16 02:08:11 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2021 03:08:11 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Join our global convergence this June 4-6 Message-ID: <33DD50BD79E04570BBE7557E22ABDEF4@lewpostnew> -------------------------------------------------------- In 2014, World BEYOND War was founded to be international, intersectional, and abolitionist. The idea was to bring together a global network of individuals and organizations with the shared goal of ending the institution of war. Seven years later, in an era of skyrocketing military budgets and the ongoing COVID pandemic, that mission is both more important than ever, but also more attainable through the use of innovative digital platforms that allow us to connect across time zones without leaving our homes. June 4-6, 2021 will be our 6th annual global conference, but our first truly global conference because this time, we're not restricted to any one geographic location. Even though we're still 2 months out from the event, we've got speakers and attendees lined up from across 16 countries and counting, from Norway to New Zealand, from Mexico to Iran. And with the new Hopin virtual platform, we can mimic the conference experience. More than a webinar, you'll be able to "hop around" the event to visit sponsoring organizations' booths, engage in one-on-one video calls with other participants, attend trainings, panels, and discussion groups, and create your own. In these uncertain and challenging times, as we witness ongoing wars and humanitarian crises around the world, while governments continue to jack up military spending, #NoWar2021 creates a much-needed space for global community building, reflection, learning, and skills sharing. The very enormity of the institution of war and its impact on every person on earth can also be our organizing advantage, because we can collectivize our shared experience of war and militarism and unify our strategies and tactics for amplified impact. #NoWar2021 is doing just that by bringing nonviolent direct action trainers, grassroots organizers, and activists from around the world, to share what works and what doesn't. From New Zealand to Canada, England to Australia, how have activists successfully shut down weapons expos? What lessons can we learn from base closure campaigns in Montenegro and Czech Republic? What does nonviolent direct action organizing look like in Iraq vs the US? Which of our own assumptions can we let go of by meeting with folks from countries that have been sanctioned and demonized, like Iran? #NoWar2021 aims to break down international borders, re-imagine virtual spaces, expose the global impact of the war machine, and ultimately, point towards the pathway for proven strategies of demilitarization and economic conversion. Reserve your spot for this June 4-6. See you at #NoWar2021, Greta Zarro Organizing Director World BEYOND War greta at worldbeyondwar.org -------------------------------------------------------- World BEYOND War is a global network of volunteers, chapters, and affiliated organizations advocating for the abolition of the institution of war. Donate to support our people-powered movement for peace. Opt-in to mobile updates. Manage email preferences. Privacy policy. Should giant war-profiteering corporations decide what emails you don't want to read? We don't think so either. So, please stop our emails from going into "junk" or "spam" by "white listing," marking as "safe," or filtering to "never send to spam." World BEYOND War | 513 E Main St #1484 | Charlottesville, VA 22902 USA Sent via ActionNetwork.org From: Greta, World BEYOND War Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 8:03 PM Subject: Join our global convergence this June 4-6 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Fri Apr 16 02:10:53 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2021 03:10:53 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Genocide sponsored by Zara Message-ID: <5B4C764E145C494C987F74762DFC47F6@lewpostnew> Zara and other leading fashion brands are buying cotton from government-run factories in China, where hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs are forced to live and work in horrifying conditions. H&M already took a stand -- now let?s tell Zara to follow and stop profiting from Uyghur forced labour! Sign the petition Brainwashed, tortured and forced to work in state-run factories. This is the reality for hundreds of thousands of Uyghurs in China -- and fashion brands like Zara are buying up the cotton they produce. H&M has been brave enough to say ?no more? to the Chinese government, but Zara just keeps going along with it. And its millions of customers have no idea. Zara execs are terrified its customers will find out their favorite clothing store is taking advantage of the brutal repression of Uyghurs to spin a little extra profit. Let?s make their worst fear come true. Tell Zara to stop profiting from Uyghur forced labor. Last month, when the government of China slammed H&M for refusing to buy cotton from the Xinjiang region, Zara?s spineless execs bowed to pressure and deleted a statement opposing Uyghur forced labor from its website. There?s no reason Zara can?t take a stand, just like H&M. If they did and others joined, the government will have no choice but to back off the bullying and reconsider the horrifying treatment of Uyghurs. All that?s missing is the pressure on them to act. Without it, it?s clear execs will take the easy way out. But our global community has forced major clothing brands to change course before. When tens of thousands of SumOfUs members successfully pressured fashion brands to ensure the safety of Bangladeshi workers -- H&M, Zara and Benetton all got on board. Now let?s do it again. Zara: Stop buying cotton made by Uyghur forced labor! Sign the petition Thanks for all that you do, Vicky and the team at SumOfUs More information: H&M Faces Boycott in China Over Stance on Treatment of Uyghurs New York Times, March 24th 2021 End Uyghur Forced Labor Coalition call to action End Uyghur Forced Labor coalition, 2020 Under pressure in China, Zara deleted a statement about Xinjiang, Quartz, March 25th 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Vicky Wyatt, SumOfUs Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2021 7:10 PM Subject: Genocide sponsored by Zara -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Fri Apr 16 02:14:27 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2021 03:14:27 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Tell MSNBC, CNN, and Fox News to tell the whole truth about anti-Asian hate crimes Message-ID: Demand the news cover hate crimes against Asian Americans in a more comprehensive way Sign Now Hate crimes against Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders (AAPI) are, sadly, not a new phenomenon. What is new is the recent and drastic spike in how many of these crimes are happening and how severe they've become since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. People in AAPI communities are experiencing verbal and digital harassment, they are getting physically attacked in the streets, and they are being openly discriminated against at jobs and in social settings. A report by the group Stop AAPI Hate revealed that there were over 3,800 hate crimes committed against AAPI from March 2020 to the end of February 2021 in the United States. And yet, you wouldn't really know it if you only watch one of the Big 3 cable network news stations in the U.S. These outlets may cover particularly egregious cases for a day or two, like the tragic mass shooting of Asian women who worked at massage parlors in Georgia. But this heinous cruelty has been happening at an alarming rate for months, and that encompasses many more incidents ? it deserves far more attention and more public denouncement! These stations in large part control the public narrative around these crimes, and when they pick and choose what to cover just so it will fit their own narrative (like far right-wing outlet Fox news only showing incidents in which a member of another racial minority is the one commiting the hate crime), they themselves are contributing to this problem of discrimination and violence. That's why we are asking that MSNBC, CNN and Fox News more comprehensively and responsibly cover this massive uptick in hate crimes against Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders. Sign the petition to add your voice to this urgent call! Thank you, Lauren The Care2 Petitions Team P.S. There have been almost 4,000 hate crimes against members of the AAPI community in the past year. Tell these news stations to tell the true story of what's happening. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Care2.com, Inc. 203 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 230 Redwood City, CA 94065 http://www.care2.com From: Lauren W., Care2 Action Alerts Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2021 7:03 PM Subject: Tell MSNBC, CNN, and Fox News to tell the whole truth about anti-Asian hate crimes Why -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Fri Apr 16 11:01:31 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2021 12:01:31 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] 64% of the entire world's farmland is at risk for pesticide pollution Message-ID: <368447F557A4483CAF17D10F1B85EAE4@lewpostnew> Pesticides are meant to help us grow food, but instead they are polluting our farmland and water sources beyond repair Sign Now While chemical pesticides were developed to support crop growth by keeping away harmful pests, we have known for a long time now that they can be overused and become harmful to people and animals alike. That's why a shocking new study that revealed that 64% of the entire world's farmland is at risk of pollution from pesticides is such a big deal. If we want to be able to continue safely producing enough food to survive, we need to make a change now! Sign the petition asking the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to create a task force in charge of transitioning global agricultural practices away from pesticides! Not only can pesticide have devastating effects on us humans, they can also make their way into water sources and ground soil that other living beings rely on to survive. Even worse, over one-third of the areas at risk for pesticide pollution are "high-biodiversity regions," meaning the areas richest with animal and plant life are some of the most likely to be poisoned. We have created a system of agriculture where we cannot sustainably grow the amount of food we need without poisoning the land and water we grow it with! Sign the petition to demand solutions! Thank you, Kelsey The Care2 Petitions Team P.S. Pesticide pollution is an even bigger problem than we thought! Sign the petition. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Care2.com, Inc. 203 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 230 Redwood City, CA 94065 http://www.care2.com From: Kelsey B., Care2 Action Alerts Sent: Friday, April 16, 2021 11:18 AM Subject: 64% of the entire world's farmland is at risk for pesticide pollution -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Sat Apr 17 02:38:21 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2021 03:38:21 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Make Amazon pay their fair share Message-ID: <8F79C3F8D10946DA8421A4BCA61D1992@lewpostnew> Big companies like Amazon make billions in profits in Europe. Yet they barely pay any taxes. A group of EU leaders teamed up to pass a law that could help stop this injustice. But France and other countries are standing their way. SIGN to force companies to finally pay up! SIGN NOW Hi, Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, earns over $13 million per hour. But his company barely pays any tax in Europe. [1] To avoid the rules and pocket billions, companies like Amazon hide their profits in the most shady of places ? "tax havens". Vladimir, we pay our fair share of taxes. So why shouldn?t Amazon and other tech giants? Denmark, Finland and others are taking them on by supporting a law that would make tech giants do just that: disclose how much money they make wherever they operate, in any country in the world, so they face public pressure to pay up. So what?s standing in their way? France and a group of other EU countries. They want to water down the ambition of this law and push for sneaky exemptions which would let companies continue hide their profits in tax havens. [2] If thousands of us champion the call of those counries that are brave enough to stand up to tech giants with a strong petition, it could tip the balance in our favour before a critical vote in just a few weeks. If we reach 100,000 signatures, we?ll deliver our call right before the vote. Add your name to make companies like Amazon pay their fair share: Sign the petition When the pandemic forced us to stay home and small local shops to close, big online companies came out on top. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Amazon?s profits have increased nearly 200%. [3] And these trillion-dollar companies still pay less towards our public services than people like us ? employees, owners of small businesses or retirees. Why? Because they can afford an army of well paid lobbyists pressuring EU leaders to let them get away with it. Europe is on the verge of passing a law that could help stop this injustice. But the negotiations are very tight in the lead up to this vote. If we show that we are on the side of EU leaders who call for tax justice, they could resist the pressure of these monster companies! Sign the petition We're no strangers to taking on big companies ? from the fighting Bayer and Monsanto in our call against the toxic weed killer glyphosate, to challenging the likes of H&M and Primark in our battle for paying living wages to textile workers. So let?s do it again: add your name to make companies like Amazon pay their fair share! It takes 10 seconds. In solidarity, David (London), Olga (Bologna), Alex (Marseille) and the entire WeMove Europe team PS: According to the Tax Justice Network, every second, tax dodgers keep the equivalent of one nurse?s salary out of our public budgets and in their offshore accounts. [4] Their selfishness has brutal consequences, which we saw first hand when we desperately needed frontline health workers during the pandemic. If the EU increases corporate transparency and stops tax dodging, we could easily fund essential services such as health care. Sign the petition! References: [1] https://researchfdi.com/amazon-covid-19-pandemic-profits/ ; Global digital multinationals pay an average corporate tax rate of around 9.5 per cent, traditional firms have an average figure of 23.2 per cent. https://www.iai.it/sites/default/files/iaip2014.pdf [2] https://video.consilium.europa.eu/event/en/24389. On February 25, 2021, the EU Member States? internal market and industry ministers exchanged their official positions on the proposed public Country-by-Country Reporting initiative. [3] https://researchfdi.com/amazon-covid-19-pandemic-profits/ [4] https://publicservices.international/resources/news/one-nurses-salary-lost-to-tax-havens-every-second-our-new-report-reveals?id=11336&lang=en WeMove Europe is an independent and values-based organisation that seeks to build people power to transform Europe in the name of our community, future generations and the planet. WeMove Europe is funded by donations from our community across Europe. Can you chip in with a few euros a month and help make sure we can move fast to win the campaigns that matter to all of us? Donate Follow on Twitter | Like on Facebook | Subscribe on Youtube WeMove Europe SCE mbH | Planufer 91 Berlin | www.wemove.eu | Privacy policy From: David - WeMove Europe Sent: Friday, April 16, 2021 7:15 PM Subject: Make Amazon pay their fair share -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Take a look at just a few of the highlights from this epic weekend: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter If you couldn?t attend the Gathering, no worries: over the coming weeks, we?ll sort through all the amazing sessions that were recorded, and we?ll be adding them to justrecoverygathering.org for you to watch ? we hope this will help you and your community take the energy from the Gathering into your ongoing work for a better world. What comes next? There?s more you can do, no matter where you are. We?ve compiled a list of campaigns that you can get involved in, globally or in your region. And if you want to keep on learning and growing, we?ve also compiled a list of amazing resources to help you strategise, organise and run trainings. Each of us must do the hard work - neighbour-to-neighbour and one action and demonstration at a time. Let?s keep the focus and ride hard against the forces of greed and exploitation and division. We can?t wait to take this work forward, together, Anna, on behalf of the whole Gathering team -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 350.org is building a global climate movement. You can connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and become a sustaining donor to keep this movement strong and growing. From: Anna Vickerstaff - 350.org Sent: Friday, April 16, 2021 12:16 PM Subject: Vladimir, here?s what the Global Just Recovery Gathering was like -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Mon Apr 19 00:51:03 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2021 01:51:03 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Uyghur genocide Message-ID: <11B3643AE8E04F3382777410E35B6618@evol.sp.ru> Nike, Zara, and other big brands are profiting from forced labor by Uyghurs in China. Pressure now can stop them -- will you help fund a massive ad campaign to expose their complicity and move them to act? If you?ve saved your payment information with SumOfUs, your donation will go through immediately: Donate $3 now Donate another amount Nike, Zara, and other massive brands are profiting from the rape and torture of the Uyghur people -- but we have the power to stop them! The government of China is holding Uyghurs in concentration camps, forcing them to work under unimaginable conditions -- and these big brands are buying up the products, helping the government not only cover up their crimes...but profit from them. H&M has already announced it's standing up to the government and cutting all business with the camps -- a global ad blitz right now could force other big brands to stand with them. Every USD$1 donated will get our ad campaign in front of another 100 people -- can you chip in to help end the Uyghur genocide? If you?ve saved your payment information with SumOfUs, your donation will go through immediately: Donate $3 now Donate another amount We know that pressure on brands is working because the government of China has begun an all-out PR campaign against H&M for taking such a public stance opposing the atrocities being committed against the Uyghurs. Building the momentum now is crucial -- the more brands we can move to stop sourcing products from forced Uyghur labor, the closer we can get to building the global coalition of consumers, companies, and governments necessary to end the Uyghur genocide. Our global community has forced major clothing brands to change course before. When tens of thousands of SumOfUs members successfully pressured Joe Fresh clothing to ensure the safety of its Bangladeshi workers, H&M, Zara and Benetton followed suit. A targeted global ad blitz will turn up the heat on these brands by exposing their ties to the atrocities in Xinjiang and building consumer pressure for them to act. We just need your support today to make it a reality. If you?ve saved your payment information with SumOfUs, your donation will go through immediately: Donate $3 now Donate another amount Our community has proven time after time that we can use the combination of brands? public image and consumer power to create real change -- now let?s do it again. Thanks for all that you do, Vicky and the SumOfUs team -------------------------------------------------------------------- More information: The US says China is committing genocide against the Uyghurs. Here's some of the most chilling evidence. USA Today. 6 April 2021. What Is Going On With China, Cotton and All of These Clothing Brands? The New York Times. 2 April 2021. 'Their goal is to destroy everyone': Uighur camp detainees allege systematic rape. BBC. 2 February 2021. Uighurs accuse China of mass detention, torture in landmark complaint. NBC News. 9 September 2020. China cuts Uighur births with IUDs, abortion, sterilization. The Associated Press. 29 July 2020. Adidas, Nike, Zara and Amazon among western brands facing pressure over China Uighur ties. Evening Standard. 23 July 2020. Uyghurs for Sale. Australian Strategic Policy Institute. 1 March 2020. SumOfUs is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable path for our global economy. From: Vicky Wyatt, SumOfUs Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 5:36 PM Subject: Uyghur genocide -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Not only does Canada participate in the import and export of wild animals, it doesn't even keep track of this trade. On top of that, no one single agency oversees wildlife imports ? and traded animals are usually not sufficiently screened for dangerous pathogens. Sources suggest that in the five years from 2014 to 2019, upwards of 1.8 million wild animals from 76 different nations were ultimately imported into Canada. This includes imports from areas that were known to be "emerging hotspots" of viruses and diseases. If Canada wants to protect animals and its people's health, it needs to plug the gaps in its leaky, patchwork system of regulations. Sign the petition to demand that the Canadian government strengthen its laws against the global trade in wild and exotic animals! Thank you, Miranda The Care2 Petitions Team P.S. Respect for wildlife = health. But Canada hasn't acknowledged this calculus yet. Sign the petition to demand that Canadian lawmakers regulate the international wildlife trade before it causes the next global pandemic! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Care2.com, Inc. 203 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 230 Redwood City, CA 94065 http://www.care2.com From: Miranda B., Care2 Action Alerts Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 7:03 PM Subject: If Canada doesn't want another pandemic, it needs to care for animals -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Mon Apr 19 01:38:20 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2021 02:38:20 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Radical Party: newsletter 18 April 2021 Message-ID: newsletter 18 April 2021 From: Radical Party Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 10:35 PM Subject: newsletter 18 April 2021 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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When Aleksander St?pkowski, Ordo Iuris' founder, ran for judge in the European Court of Human Rights ? the court we can all go to for justice if our country fails to protect human rights ? we had to speak up. [2] Together with the Polish Women's Strike, we collected 123,008 voices of opposition from across Europe in just a few days. We shared them with all the committee members before they decided who to appoint for this important position. [3] The Polish Women's Strike activists also called the committee members and followed up to explain the risks. On Friday 9th April, the committee appointing the new judges rejected the controversial nomination of Aleksander St?pkowski, as well as all the other Polish candidates. We won! Now the Polish government will have to present new candidates for this role ? this is more than we asked for! And a strong message to a government that has been rolling back human rights for years. We have shown numerous times that human rights, women?s rights, and minority rights are at the core of what our community fights for. Together, we can stop those who systematically plot to dismantle our rights from taking over our courts and institutions. Thank you, David (London), Mika (Bourdeaux), Monika (Poland) and the entire WeMove team PS: For most people, being religious means being kind to their neighbour. But not for Ordo Iuris. Within the Catholic community, this small minority group takes religion to extremes that negate all kindness and cause many people, especially women, to suffer. References: [1] https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institut_Ordo_Iuris_pour_la_culture_juridique (in French) [2] His name is Aleksander St?pkowski. [3] This petition was launched on our YouMove platform by the Polish Women Strike. https://you.wemove.eu/campaigns/ordo-iuris-etpc WeMove Europe is a community of people from all walks of life, who call Europe our home, no matter where we were born, where we live or who we love. In the name of a brighter future for people and the planet, we come together to sign petitions, send letters and protest on the streets to make our voices heard. Our power comes from each other. And it's thanks to small monthly donations, fivers and tenners, that we can keep going. Vladimir, please help keep WeMove Europe strong by chipping in. DONATE! WeMove Europe SCE mbH | Planufer 91 Berlin | www.wemove.eu | Privacy policy | From: David - WeMove Europe Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 2:33 PM Subject: We won, no ultra-conservatives ruling European courts! 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National leaders "need to hear from you that climate action coupled with policies for a just transition brings decent work and higher living standards and is supported by your residents," Guterres told mayors in a meeting last week.Full Story: Xinhua News Agency (China) (4/16) United Nations Rights experts challenge UK report on race A report commissioned by authorities in the UK on racial discrimination and injustice incorrectly concludes that a person's race has less influence on their prospects than where they live, their socioeconomic background, religion and culture, human rights experts with the United Nations say. "In 2021, it is stunning to read a report on race and ethnicity that repackages racist tropes and stereotypes into fact, twisting data and misapplying statistics and studies into conclusory findings and ad hominem attacks on people of African descent," a statement from the group says.Full Story: The Guardian (London) (free registration) (4/19) a.. Don't politicize nonproliferation, Iran warns UNSC Tehran Times (Iran) (4/17) Health & Development Deputy UN chief: Pandemic is worsening inequality The ongoing pandemic is exacerbating global inequality and will ultimately lead to a "more unequal world" if wealthy countries don't step up support for developing regions, says United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed. "The diverging world that we are hurtling towards is a catastrophe for all of us," Mohammed advises.Full Story: India Blooms News Service (4/16) a.. Refugee chief presses Italy to let charity boats rescue migrants The Associated Press (4/16) a.. UNHCR alarmed by forced deportations in Botswana Voice of America (4/18) a.. UN sent 920 aid trucks into Syria last month Xinhua News Agency (China) (4/16) Women & Girls Deal aims to empower vulnerable women in Jordan UN Women has signed an agreement with the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation that will see Italy fund a program in Jordan aimed at empowering vulnerable and refugee women in the country. The program will support 40,000 women and girls, offering them education and employment opportunities, protection and social and civic participation.Full Story: The Jordan Times (4/19) Climate and Energy Guterres urges US to set lofty climate goals Authorities in the United States must set aggressive goals for reducing carbon emissions to inspire other major emitters to action, says United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. "My expectation is that the United States will be able to present a reduction of emissions for 2030, in relation to 2010 levels, above 50%," Guterres says.Full Story: Reuters (4/19) Peacekeeping and Security UNSC hails Yemen peace plan as UNHCR issues warning A Saudi Arabian plan to end ongoing conflict in Yemen and broker a political solution has drawn praise from members of the United Nations Security Council, who are urging all parties in Yemen to implement an immediate cease-fire and work with UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths on a political settlement. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has advised that clashes in and around the city of Marib are causing increased civilian casualties.Full Story: Voice of America (4/17), Arab News (Saudi Arabia)/Saudi Press Agency (4/17) a.. Aid operations in Nigeria's Borno suspended amid rising attacks Voice of America (4/16) a.. International support needed for "fragile" Libyan peace, UNHCR says The Libya Observer (4/19) a.. UNHCR warns of displacement risk as violence spikes in D.R. Congo Voice of America (4/17) a.. Eritrea pledges troop withdrawal from Ethiopia's Tigray Reuters (4/17) Hot Topics a.. WHO sounds alarm as coronavirus cases, deaths climb Voice of America a.. Rising COVID-19 case counts prompt alarm from WHO CNN a.. UN announces May closure of office in Burundi CGTN (China) a.. UN urges cooperation as COVID-19 cases near record high CNBC a.. China presses US on outstanding UN dues The Straits Times (Singapore) (free content) UN News Highlights from the United Nations Department of Global Communications South Sudan: David Shearer looks back on a period of 'positive change'Full Story: UN News (4/18) UN Dispatch Commentary and coverage on the UN and UN-related issues "What Comes Next for Afghanistan After American Troops Depart?"Full Story: UN Dispatch (4/19) Quote of the Day One thing is clear: #COVID19 has hit the poorest among us the hardest. 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Congress must take action! Sign Now In a span of eight short days in early April, four gray whales washed up dead in the San Francisco Bay Area. This isn't normal. In fact, it's such a catastrophically big deal that the federal government's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is classifying this period of die-offs as an "unusual mortality event." In just the past five years, 25% of gray whales have died off. There are three main reasons: entanglement in fishing gear and other floating debris, violent impacts by ships, and climate change. When whales swim north toward Alaska as part of their migration, they typically gorge on some of their favorite foods upon arrival ? but due to climate change, these nutritious feeding grounds are increasingly turning up barren. Hungry and tired, the whales have to find some other way to sustain themselves for months until their next big migration... unless they can't. 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URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Wed Apr 21 13:52:08 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:52:08 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Vladimir, here is the latest news from the High-level Climate Champions! Message-ID: <4542214D8F4A4369989AFC372D19B899@lewpostnew> UN Climate Change ?Global Climate Action 21 April 2021 High Level Climate Champions Newsletter Finance Unites for Net Zero The world?s biggest banks, asset owners and asset managers are uniting today to launch the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) - bringing the full breadth of the financial system together, for the first time, under a single framework for driving the transition to zero emissions. Coming ahead of the US Leaders Summit on Climate, on Thursday and Friday, GFANZ unites more than 160 firms, responsible for over US$70 trillion, behind robust goals for net zero emissions by 2050. It includes the newly launched Net Zero Banking Alliance and the existing Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative, the UN-convened Asset Owner Alliance and the Paris-Aligned Investor Initiative. The soon-to-be-launched UN-convened Net-Zero Insurance Alliance will add leading insurers and reinsurers into the GFANZ fold. The Alliance will be launched at the US Climate Action Week virtual event today - COP26 & The Global Financial Alliance for Net Zero, at 4pm BST/ 11am EDT. The event will be hosted by Mark Carney, the UK Prime Minister?s Finance Advisor for COP26 and UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance, alongside the UNFCCC High-Level Champions and the UN Race to Zero campaign. If we are to meet the challenge - and seize the opportunity - of creating a healthy, resilient, zero-emissions economy by 2050, then every finance commitment needs to take climate change into account. Bringing together the full financial system - from asset managers to owners to insurers to banks to ratings agencies to stock exchanges - GFANZ will raise the bar on the finance sector?s climate targets and coordinate action. Calculations suggest that the financial system is funding a global temperature increase of more than 3?C, and that over $50 trillion of investment is needed to reach net zero emissions by 2050. The funding gap is still pegged at 60-85 percent of that sum. All GFANZ member alliances must be accredited by the Race to Zero, which sets robust criteria to ensure that members set interim and long term targets for reaching net zero emissions by 2050 and regularly report on their progress. Bankers and Insurers for Net Zero The industry-led Net Zero Banking Alliance, convened by the UN, also launches today, with 43 banks from 23 countries, and combined assets of $28.5 trillion. They include Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Citi Group, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, NatWest and Standard Chartered. The banks aim to transition the operational and attributable emissions from their lending and investment portfolios in line with net zero by 2050. They will also set a science-based interim target for 2030 or sooner within 18 months of joining, and targets for every five years onwards. Their first 2030 targets will focus on the most emissions-intensive sectors in their portfolios, including agriculture, oil and gas, coal, cement, iron and steel, transport and real estate. The UN-convened Net Zero Insurance Alliance is expected to launch at the COP26 summit. It will be established by AXA, Allianz, Aviva, Munich Re, SCOR, Swiss Re and Zurich Insurance Group. US Companies Lead The Charge On the eve of the Leaders Summit on Climate, major companies including Walmart, Visa, Netflix, Etsy and Twitter are leading a cohort of ambitious US companies joining the Race to Zero through the Business Ambition for 1.5?C campaign, setting science-based targets with robust interim goals and immediate action plans. This comes after 310 businesses signed an open letter calling on the US to at least halve its emissions by 2030, including some of the largest companies in the US - Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, McDonald?s, Google, Nike and Starbucks. The Race to Zero has grown by 20 percent in the last month, now counting nearly 3,400 companies, cities, states, regions and universities. The US is the second-largest country for corporate climate action, with 301 companies. The We Mean Business Coalition and Ceres, which supported the open letter from companies, are hosting an event today to talk about business climate action, featuring US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and leaders from Danish energy company ?rsted, cement giant LafargeHolcim and IKEA Retail US. In Case You Missed It a.. More than a third of the global mobile industry by revenue has now committed to credible net zero emissions targets, making it the first industry to announce a critical breakthrough. While the sector is committed to eliminating its emissions, it believes its biggest contribution will be helping other sectors reduce their emissions through digitalisation. a.. Race to Zero partner Health Care Without Harm launched a first-of-its-kind global roadmap for decarbonizing the health care sector in a way that boosts resilience and health equity. The sector accounts for 4.4 percent of net global emissions. a.. COP26 President Alok Sharma wrote an open letter setting out the expectations he has heard for negotiations at the summit and the UK?s plans for accelerating progress. The priorities are ?inclusive action? - including through the Marrakech Partnership - as well as the Paris Rulebook, adaptation, loss and damage, finance and mitigation. a.. Two days after the letter was published, the COP Bureau agreed to hold a virtual meeting to advance preparations for the COP26, from 31 May to 17 June. The informal discussion follows the Bureau?s principle of maximizing progress and minimizing delay. Decisions will only be adopted at the next formal meeting in person. a.. A new report by the Oxford Sustainable Finance Programme, tracking how the cost of debt for fossil fuels and renewables have changed over the past 20 years, finds that loan spreads for coal mines have increased by 54 percent, and for coal power plants by 38 percent, over the last decade. a.. Danish energy company ?rsted has released a white paper telling the story of how it transformed from a coal-intensive power generator with a growing oil and gas production into a green energy company - and why it was the best strategic, financial and environmental approach. a.. The new Race to Zero Built Environment System Map enables policymakers, businesses, investors, innovators and people to explore and visualize their roles in the shift to a decarbonized built environment. The digital platform was created by the UN High-level Climate Action Champions and built environment experts. Mark Your Calendars a.. COP26 & The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero: 21 April b.. Climate Leaders Hour - Business Meets Government: 21 April c.. All In For Climate: How a Whole-of-Society Approach Can Accelerate the Race to Zero, hosted by Alliances for Climate Action: 21 April d.. US Climate Action Week: 19-23 April e.. Earth Day: 22 April f.. US Leaders Summit on Climate: 22-23 April g.. 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Name: image009.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2334 bytes Desc: not available URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Fri Apr 23 03:21:02 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 04:21:02 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] CAN Monthly Newsletter March 2021 Message-ID: <86AECCA45EBF4FF5B589CD6BE811D9A6@lewpostnew> International Women's Month Edition View this email in your browser Leaders, do not end up in the dustbin of history! As the world continues to struggle through a pandemic, with many countries sliding into debt distress exacerbating global inequalities, climate impacts continue to escalate. Political leadership at this critical historical juncture will determine the path we take over the next decade in efforts to rebuild and rejuvenate our societies and avert the worst of the climate crisis. Forty world leaders will come together tomorrow for the US-hosted Leaders? Summit on Climate. The summit sets the scene for the next crucial months in determining how substantial finance can enable drastic emission cuts, phase out fossil fuels and address the current needs of already impacted communities. History will be a strong judge of how our political leaders use this time to uphold their promise to pursue all efforts to limit warming to 1.5C and deliver on climate justice. Over the next few months - in line with the CAN strategy - climate finance and ambition are priority areas to pressure major emitters such as the G7 group and other rich countries. We should be holding them to account on acting to limit warming to 1.5?C and ensuring that they fulfil their obligations on the provision of support for developing countries. They can start by acknowledging, addressing and redressing Loss and Damage, which is already being experienced in many countries and communities, especially in the global south and also allocating half of all public finance to adaptation efforts. As CAN, we also use this opportunity to stand alongside all those demanding that President Biden and leaders of other rich nations suspend WTO patents on life-saving COVID19 vaccines. They must uphold vaccine equity and prioritise health and other frontline workers in the global south. Climate solidarity is entwined with our global solidarity to end this pandemic and save all lives. Tasneem Essop Executive Director, CAN International Blog: Demanding Sound Responsibility in the Banking Sector By: Santiago Lorenzo, Head of Sustainable Finance (CAN); CAN Representative to the UNEP FI PRB Civil Society Advisory Body (CSAB) For many decades different actors, including civil society organizations, have been demanding that private sector companies take responsibility for their operations. Responsibility starts with respecting the law, but it is not limited to it. Despite these calls, we continue to see ample evidence of how businesses fail to act responsibly in pursuit of profit. Such impunity needs to come to an end. Businesses operate with the social license endowed by citizens and communities and as such are also directly accountable to society. Globalization has transformed our world into ?Spaceship Earth? with the result that actions by businesses reverberates through every corner of our planet. Continue reading Members' Spotlight 153 Organizations and Academics Call on World Bank to End Finance for Fossil Fuels In a letter, 153 organizations and academics across six continents called on the World Bank Group President David Malpass and WBG leadership to immediately adopt a whole-of-institution commitment to end all types of support for fossil fuels, including gas. The letter comes as the WBG prepares to publish its new Climate Change Action Plan. Know more Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL): Funding Our Future: Five Pillars for Rights-Based Climate Finance explores how climate finance can advance the principal goals of the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement and protect human rights. Adequate climate finance must flow from those developed countries most responsible for the climate crisis to those developing countries least responsible for it, yet most adversely affected by it. Know more CAN EECCA: Supporting Georgian activists in their struggle against harmful hydropower. For more than 170 days peaceful protests were going on near the construction site of the Namakhvani Hydro Power Plants (HPP) in Georgia. The local population is worried for their safety, their land and for the biodiversity potential of the territory. Know more #WorldWeWant Australia: Australian bushfire survivor Jann Gilbert, who witnessed climate change loss and damage first hand, sends a strong message to Prime Minister Scott Morisson and the Leaders Climate Summit to act now - cut emissions, abandon fossil fuels to keep warming under #1o5C (Download|Youtube|Twitter|Instagram) Georgia: Locals near #Rioni river in Georgia suffered severe floods They called on officials to stop the construction of Namakhvani hydropower plant to avoid exacerbating climate impacts. Instead of listening, the govt cracked down on protestors last week (Download|Youtube|Twitter|Instagram) In the News Earth Day Marks Entry Into Force of Escaz? Agreement, a New Environmental Law Treaty for Latin America and the Caribbean Today, the world celebrates Earth Day, a commemoration that began in 1970 to mark the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement. Since then, Earth Day has become a global event where the international community at large focuses the spotlight and global momentum on tackling the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. Continue reading 101 Nobel laureates call for global fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty (The Guardian) In an open letter to world leaders published on Wednesday former presidents, scientists, novelists and religious leaders are urging governments to commit to a rapid and just transition away from fossil fuels, and a ?transformational plan? to ensure everyone around the world has access to renewable energy. Continue reading What Is Canada Doing on Climate Change? 3 Victories and 3 Obstacles (Global Citizen) Global Citizen spoke with Catherine Abreu, the Executive Director of Climate Action Network Canada, to better understand Canada?s opportunities and challenges around climate action. We asked Abreu about the three most impactful steps Canada has taken to advance climate action over the past few years, and the three most glaring gaps. Here?s what she had to say, as told to Global Citizen. As climate change threatens world peace, Japan must face up to risk (Nikkei Asia) Climate Action Network South Asia and others added to the grim predictions last December. If global warming progresses, the environmental group says, between 34 million and 63 million people in South Asia could be forced to migrate internally or abroad by 2050 due to droughts and loss of coastal land. These are just a few examples of the potential disasters brought on by climate change. If the predictions are correct, armed forces worldwide will be called upon to deal with them, undermining their ability to defend their nations. Continue reading Pacific NGOs urge Australia to halve emissions by 2030 (RNZ) More than 10 groups including Greenpeace, Oxfam, Climate Action Network, Conference of Churches and the Edmund Rice Centre used a full-page newspaper advertisement and open letter to urge Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to at least match the ambition of other large emitters such as the US, UK, EU and Canada. Continue reading Share your stories! This newsletter is your platform as part of the CAN family so use it as an opportunity to share content about the amazing work you?re doing - these could be articles, blogs, events, campaigns, publications, projects, etc. We would love to get more stories from you! Submit your stories here What's on this Month a.. 22-23 April - Leaders Climate Summit b.. 26-30 April - 16th Session of the UN Forum of Forests c.. 6-7 May - 12th Petersberg Climate Dialogue d.. 11-13 May - Latin American and Caribbean Climate Week Virtual Thematic Sessions Resources Press Release: Leaders' Climate Summit: US must show it is ready to pay the international debt it owes towards equitable & just climate action, say civil society representatives (CAN International & Global Gas and Oil Network, April 2021) Ahead of the Leaders? Climate Summit on 22 and 23 April, hosted by President Biden of the United States of America, speakers at a press conference organised by Climate Action Network (CAN) and the Global Gas and Oil Network (GGON) emphasised that the success of this summit hangs on the US delivering its fair and ambitious share of climate action ? on drastic domestic mitigation within this decade and towards international cooperation and finance. Renewables in Cities 2021 Global Status Report (REN21, April 2021) Cities around the world are taking action to accelerate the global uptake of renewable energy. City governments increasingly recognise the potential of renewables to help create clean, liveable and equitable cities: overall, more than 1 billion people lived in a city with a renewable energy target and/or policy in 2020. Seizing the Urban Opportunity (World Resources Institute, March 2021) he Coalition for Urban Transitions releases a new report ?Seizing the Urban Opportunity?, which provides insights from six emerging economies on how national governments can recover from COVID-19, tackle the climate crisis and secure shared prosperity through cities. Launching as a call to action for national governments ahead of COP26 in Glasgow, it builds on the Coalition?s flagship 2019 report: Climate Emergency, Urban Opportunity. 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Help us keep up the pressure on the Democratic majority to go big on revitalizing our infrastructure and creating clean energy jobs. Tell your members of Congress to pass the American Jobs Plan to fully invest in much-needed infrastructure and development of our clean energy economy to address the climate crisis. The American Jobs Plan will rebuild our nation?s transit systems, modernize our electric grid, repair and replace outdated water pipes, and expand access to high-speed broadband. But the legislation goes even further. It would: a.. Create a new Civilian Climate Corps to train and hire thousands to restore public lands and improve climate resilience for frontline communities b.. Accelerate decarbonization by implementing a national clean energy standard to get us to 100 percent carbon-free power by 2035 c.. Replace all lead pipes and service lines to ensure everyone has access to safe drinking water d.. Eliminate tax subsidies for fossil fuel corporations and make polluters pay to clean up their messes e.. Retrofit and construct houses, businesses, and public buildings to enhance energy efficiency f.. Incentivize electric vehicles by boosting rebates and tax credits for consumers and expanding charging stations nationwide Urge Congress to move forward with the American Jobs Plan so we can get millions back to work by rebuilding our outdated infrastructure and transitioning to 100 percent clean energy. Write to Congress Thank you, Kolin Kearns National Digital Campaigns Manager NextGen America NextGen America 268 Bush St. #2919 San Francisco CA 94104-3503 From: Kolin Kearns Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 7:30 PM Subject: Tell Congress: Invest in infrastructure & create green jobs -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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One of the main groups behind the nightmares in Xinjiang is the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) ? and the U.S. company Apple has recently come under fire for directly supporting them by hosting over a dozen apps created by XPCC. Sign the petition to demand that Apple openly condemn the genocide and breaks all ties with XPCC immediately! The horrific violence in the name of Uyghur eradiction by the XPCC is well known to the United States ? so well known, in fact, that the U.S. Department of Treasury imposed sanctions on the group, barring any U.S. group from working with them. But apparently, Apple doesn't think this applies to them, nor do they seem to care why the sanctions were put in place to begin with. Namely, to discourage the wiping out of an entire ethnic group of people. Sign the petition to urge Apple to do the right thing and stop supporting XPCC! Thank you, Kelsey The Care2 Petitions Team P.S. Apple has blood on its hands until they openly condemn the heinous actions of XPCC. Sign the petition. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Care2.com, Inc. 203 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 230 Redwood City, CA 94065 http://www.care2.com From: Kelsey B., Care2 Action Alerts Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 11:17 AM Subject: Apple is supporting a genocide in China -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Fri Apr 23 16:08:22 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 17:08:22 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Planet-killing loophole Message-ID: <2F3AE381593F4BD4860BD023C512A853@lewpostnew> Insurance giant Munich Re is using a dodgy loophole to back planet-destroying coal projects -- but it?s under growing pressure to stop. Its annual shareholder meeting is in just 5 days -- tell Munich Re to stop insuring disaster. Sign the petition Insurance giant Munich Re is using a dodgy loophole to back some of the world?s dirtiest coal projects -- like the mammoth Be?chat?w plant in Poland, Europe?s biggest carbon polluter! Instead of underwriting coal mines and power stations directly, it insures other companies doing it ? allowing it to keep its hands clean, while still profiting from dirty fossil fuels. But now the world?s No.1 reinsurer, SwissRe, has promised to stop this practice, and pressure is mounting on Munich Re -- the second biggest -- to follow suit. Its annual shareholder meeting is in just 5 days. If enough of us sign we can shine a light on its double dealings -- and embarrass the company into action. Tell Munich Re: say no to coal, stop insuring disaster Munich Re promised three years ago to step back from coal. But today it?s still insuring companies like PZU, which insures most Polish coal mines and plants -- including Europe?s biggest CO2 emitter. This is greenwashing in the extreme. The coal industry is the single biggest cause of climate change and kills hundreds of thousands of people a year -- and without insurance it can?t survive. Insurance firms are turning against fossil fuels, but progress is still too slow -- if even a fraction of the world?s planned coal mines get built it could blow our chances of meeting global climate targets. This moment could be a turning point -- If Munich Re joins Swiss Re in clamping down on coal, the rest are sure to follow. But they won?t move unless we push hard -- will you help? Yes, I?ll tell Munich Re to stop insuring disaster Taking on the world?s insurance giants is daunting, but no mistake our pressure is working. Slowly but surely big insurers are dropping coal -- and that?s all down to action from people like you. Now it?s time to ramp up our efforts, and finish the job. Sign the petition Thanks for all that you do, Olivia, Flora, Eoin and the team at SumOfUs More information: Swiss Re to phase out reinsuring coal by 2040 Reuters, March 16, 2021 SWISS RE FIRST INSURER TO COMPLETELY PHASE OUT COAL FROM TREATY REINSURANCE Insure Our Future, March 16, 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SumOfUs is a community of people from around the world committed to curbing the growing power of corporations. We want to buy from, work for and invest in companies that respect the environment, treat their workers well and respect democracy. And we?re not afraid to stand up to them when they don?t. Please help keep SumOfUs strong by chipping in $3 Chip in $3 From: Olivia Boyd, SumOfUs Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 4:02 PM Subject: Planet-killing loophole -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Fri Apr 23 16:12:05 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 17:12:05 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] [cenn] Keep Georgia Tidy Project - Tree Planting Campaign in Kaspi Municipality Message-ID: ??????? ????????? ??????????? ?????????? ??????? ????? ?????? ??????????????? Keep Georgia Tidy Project Tree Planting Campaign in Kaspi Municipality 2021 ???? 22 ????? ?????? ???????????????, ??????????? ??????? ?????????? ??????? ????????-? ???????????, ???????? ????????? ??????????? ?????????? ?????????, ??????? ??????????? ?????. ?? ??????????????? ???? ???????-?? ??? ???????????? ????????-??? ????????: ?????? 15, ????????? 20, ??????? ?????? 20, ?????????? ?????? 75 ?? 20 ???? ??????? ????? ???????. ????????????? ??????????? ???????? 150 ???? ????? ?????? ?????? ??????????????? ????????? ?????????; ??????, ?. ?????? ?1 ?????? ?????? ?? 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For this event, GSNE ?Orchis? purchased 15 seedlings of Chesnute, 20 Pomgranat, 20 Eldari Pine, 75 Caucasian Pine and 20 seedlings of Georgian Almond from Georgian Seedlings Ltd. These 150 seedlings of the native species were planted at several locations in Kaspi Municipality, specifically in the yards of: public school #1 and kindergarten #4 of Kaspi City; the public school and kindergarten in Sasireti Village; the public school and Iv. Javakhishvili House Museum in Khovle Village; kindergartens and libraries of the villages o, Doesi, Lamiskana and Metekhi; the public school of the villages of Tsinarekhi and Zemo Khandaki as well as in the square named after the Tariel Sharipashvili, a colonel killed in the war in Abkhazia and in the vilages Okami, Kvemo gomi and Teliani. The Mayor of Kaspi Mr. Vakhtang Maisuradze, the First Deputy Mayor Mr. Tamaz Tatanashvili, the Chairperson of the Sakrebulo Mr. Davit Leonidze, representative of the Public Relations Service Mrs. Dali Korkomashvili, other representatives of the Municipality City Hall, directors, teachers and students of the school and pre-school institutions as well as the population of Kaspi municipality villages including IDPs actively participated together with the GSNE ?Orchis in the tree planting campaigns? organized in Kaspi Municipality. All rules and restrictions, including the maintenance of social distancing and other limiting measures established by the Government of Georgia due to the pandemic were fully considered during the tree planting campaigns. In general, the greenery planting campaigns that have been carried out in the frames of the Keep Georgia Tidy Project to restore vegetation, forests and habitats facilitate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs cover wide range of issues and address interrelated elements of the sustainable development: economic growth, social inclusion and environmental protection. In this context, the measures for the protection, conservation, prevention of degradation and restoration of biodiversity are essential components of the sustainable development and accomplishment of the SDGs, which could be mainly achieved through the maintenance of diverse and key ecosystem services offered by the biodiversity. Generally, biorestoration and tree planting activities are one of the most effective instruments for the reduction of climate change. Trees absorb carbon dioxide, one of the major climate change contributors, and thus diminish its concentration in the atmosphere and respectively the rate of climate change. That?s why all over the world environmentalists (and not only) pay particular attention to the restoration of forests in terms of combating climate change, and that?s why the tree planting and reforestation / afforestation activates can bring particular benefits. Keep Georgia Tidy Project is being implemented by the NGO Consortium: Georgian Society of Nature Explorers ?Orchis?, Keep Georgia Tidy and Greens Movement of Georgia/Friends of the Earth Georgia through funding of the Government of Sweden, with support of Georgian Ministries of Environmental Protection & Agriculture, Regional Development & Infrastructure, Economy & Sustainable Development, and Education, Science, Culture & Sport, and in cooperation with the Solid Waste Management Company of Georgia and Environmental information & Education Centre. 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In Minnesota, Republicans want to punish demonstrators by revoking their ability to access state assistance to which they are fully entitled, including student loans, food stamps, unemployment insurance, and healthcare. In Florida, the Republican governor just signed a new law that will increase criminalization against peaceful protests to felony level, adding possible jail time. Proponents say these laws will only apply to "violent rioters," but evidence shows that's just not true. Historical and contemporary records show these types of laws are aimed at targeting one specific group of folks: people of color. Because an armed mob of white people storming the Capitol is supposedly non-threatening. Sign the petition to demand that U.S. state governors oppose any legislation restricting or criminalizing the people's First Amendment rights to free speech and assembly! Thank you, Miranda The Care2 Petitions Team P.S. At a time when Republican lawmakers are already restricting voting rights, now they want to restrict protest rights as well. Demand that state governors protect free speech and block any heightened punishment of protests! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Care2.com, Inc. 203 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 230 Redwood City, CA 94065 http://www.care2.com From: Miranda B., Care2 Action Alerts Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 11:18 AM Subject: Republicans want to imprison people who speak up and protest -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Mon Apr 26 01:39:16 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2021 02:39:16 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] =?utf-8?q?Let=E2=80=99s_buy_a_tropical_forest?= Message-ID: <4219E3A0A65C4664BE54BCA6C2E0787A@evol.sp.ru> Logging has all but destroyed the home of the world?s last 7000 cotton-top tamarin monkeys. But if 5000 of us chip in in the next 24 hours, we can literally buy the Colombian forest where they live, permanently protect it, and give our little primate cousin a chance to thrive. Let?s buy a forest -- can you help? If you?ve saved your payment information with SumOfUs, your donation will go through immediately: Donate $3 now Donate another amount How cool is this -- this week we can buy 110-acres of threatened Colombian tropical forest and give a fighting chance to critically endangered turtles and monkeys! Thanks to the rampant destruction of their forest home, there?s less than 7000 of the charismatic cotton-top tamarins left in the wild -- and deforestation is picking up speed. But our partner Rainforest Trust is on the cusp of purchasing and protecting -- forever! -- a critical piece of land that will give these monkeys the space they need to recover and thrive. If 5000 of us chip in the cost of a cup of coffee in the next 24 hours, Rainforest Trust can secure the land immediately, and get started on their work protecting the forest. Can you help save these cotton-top tamarins? If you?ve saved your payment information with SumOfUs, your donation will go through immediately: Donate $3 now Donate another amount The northern tropical forests of Colombia are deeply endangered due to farm expansion and other development. Cotton-top Tamarins are among the most impacted species -- this is the only place on the planet they are found, and they?ve seen a population decline of 80% in just two decades. It isn?t only the cotton-tops (although they are very cute). The area is home to spider and howler monkeys, scarlet macaws...and a critically endangered turtle species (the Dahl?s Toad-headed Turtle). If we can buy this land it would become one of the only protected areas in the world where the turtle lives. A local organization called Fundaci?n Proyecto Tit? is working on protecting the whole area. They already blocked the creation of a clear-cutting cattle ranch, and now they?re working with Rainforest Trust to secure even more land. Vladimir, this land that we can buy today is small, but it?s critical to the whole project -- it will give all these species safe passage between protected areas. It?s not often you get the chance to buy a piece of tropical forest. Will you be one of the 5000 donors we need to buy this land in the next 24 hours? Every extra penny we raise will be used to protect wild places like this from corporations bent on their destruction. 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Foreign Minister Ann Linde then stated that Sweden will during the year work to strengthen the organization's important role in contributing to security in the region. We have compiled a letter in support of the holding of a new summit. (See below or attachment) We will send it out to the governments and parliaments of Finland, Sweden, all other countries in the Baltic Sea region and to the media. The letter will also be sent to the leaders of the major powers and the OSCE. If the summit project progresses, we hope to be able to organize some kind of shadow event for non-governmental organizations. We sincerely hope that your organization will sign the letter of support before 25.5.2021 by notifying Ulla Kl?tzer (ullaklotzer at yahoo.com) - Name of the organization - Contact person: name and email We also hope that you via your networks will forward the invitation to sign the letter. Hoping for your support for the project, Lea Launokari, Women for Peace ? Finland (lea.launokari at nettilinja.fi) Ulla Kl?tzer, Women Against Nuclear Power ? Finland (ullaklotzer at yahoo.com) Susanne Gerstenberg, Women for Peace ? Sweden (susanne.gerstenberg at telia.com) Jan Str?mdahl, The Peoples' Movement Against Nuclear Power And Weapons ? Sweden (jfstromdahl at gmail.com) Oleg Bodrov, Public Council of the South Coast of the Gulf of Finland ? Russia (bodrov at greenworld.org.ru) To the governments and parliaments of Finland and Sweden as well as Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland and Russia A new summit in 2025 in CSCE spirit We, (the number of organizations?) representatives of non-governmental organizations in the Nordic and Baltic Sea region, warmly welcome the extremely urgent proposal of the President of Finland, Sauli Niinist?, to organize a new summit in CSCE spirit (Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe) between the major powers in connection with the 50th anniversary of OSCE (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe). The Final Act was signed in Helsinki in 1975. The President believes that a new summit could calm the growing tensions between the major powers. According to President Niinist?, the international situation is not necessarily as bad as it seems. Behind the facade there are also attempts to find solutions. Niinist? believes that in this situation Finland could have the capacity to act as a mediator because the country has a direct discussion relationship with all major powers. Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin expressed support for the proposal on Finnish television and stated that she shares the president's concerns about the tense situation between the major powers. In January 2021, Sweden took over the chairmanship of the OSCE. Foreign Minister Ann Linde then stated that Sweden will during the year work to strengthen the important role of the OSCE in contributing to security in the region. "For Sweden and all other participating states, the commitments that underlie the OSCE are the cornerstones of our common security. ... Threats to international peace and security and the suffering that conflicts entail are unacceptable. That is why we must continue to keep the work for a solution to the conflicts in our region at the top of our agenda. " In this very spirit, we assume that Sweden will give its full support to the proposal for a new OSCE summit in 2025. In 190 countries, nearly 700 organizations and over 75,000 people have signed a pledge to commit to peace and to support non-violent activities to end all wars and preparations for war and to create a lasting and just peace. War and militarism kill, injure and traumatize adults, children and infants, destroy the environment, erode civil liberties and undermine countries' economies. Countless appeals and letters have been published by former high-ranking politicians and NATO leaders, non-governmental organizations, groups of prominent people in various professions, peace researchers and others calling on world leaders to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). Research groups and peace organizations around the world are calling for dialogue between the major powers instead of gun rattling and twisted threats and present proposals for how such a dialogue could be conducted and how trust could be built through open and inclusive cooperation. Humanitarian and peace-promoting organizations advocate demilitarization in favor of global sustainable and equal development. Finland and Sweden have traditionally acted as initiators of peace and disarmament. Former Finnish President Urho Kekkonen twice, in 1963 and 1978, proposed a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Nordic region. Sweden's former Prime Minister Olof Palme in his Pite? speech in 1974 presented the demand for a nuclear-weapon-free Europe. It was a life-affirming demand, which led to the work for a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Nordic region. In the Nordic Council demands have been made for such a zone. Unfortunately, no nuclear-weapon-free zone was established in the Nordic region or the Baltic Sea region. Today, both countries have an increasingly close collaboration with NATO and the United States which has led to increased tensions in the Nordic and Baltic region. Nuclear weapons are a key component of NATO's deterrence and defense policy and the United States has nuclear weapons deployed in Europe. Both USA and Russia are modernizing their nuclear arsenals. The American corporation Lockheed Martin has been commissioned to manufacture a ground-launched intermediate-range hypersonic weapons system with a range of 500 -5 500 km. Such missiles, able to reach Moscow, will most likely be deployed in Poland or Romania. Russia also builds hypersonic intermediate-range missiles but they would be launched from Russian territory and cannot reach Washington. Such missiles were prohibited by the Treaty on Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) signed by Presidents Gorbachev and Reagan in 1987. The risks thus increase considerably that a nuclear war between USA and Russia could take place in Europe. In a nuclear war, however, all are losers. It does not matter whether it takes place in Europe or elsewhere. A new OSCE summit is not only welcome, it is crucial for the future of Europe and the planet. The Baltic Sea region 25.5.2021 Signatures: From: Ulla Klotzer Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 1:54 PM Subject: pls sign for new OSCE summit -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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(GEO-CAP): ?????????? ???????????? ?????????? ?????????? ???????? ????????? ????????? ?????????? ?? ???????????????. ?????????? ???? ????????, ??? 22 ??????, ????????? ????, CENN-?? ??????????, ??????????? ???????? ??????? ??????? ??????????? ?????????? ???????? ????????. ???????? ??????????? ?????? ?????????????? ?????????????? ???????? ????????, ???????????? ????????? ????????????? ?????????? ???????, ????????????? ???????? ????? ???????? ????????? ???????? ??????????? ?? ???????????? ??????????????? ????????? ?? ???????? ????????????? ?????????? ???. ?????? ?????? ????????? ???? ??????? ?? ??????? ???????, ????? ??????? ?????? ???????? ????????????, ???? ????? ?????? ??????? ????????? ?????? ????? - ???????? ???????? ?? ?????????? ???????????? ?????????. ???????? ???????? ???? ???????? ????? ?????????? ??????????, ????????????? ?? ?????????? ?????????????, ??????????? ?????????, ?????????? ????????????, ??????????? ???????????? ?????????, ??????? ??????? ?? ??????? ???????? ????? ??????? ??????????? ?????????? ?????????? ????????????? ??????????. ????????? ?????? ????????? ?? ???? ????????????? ??????????, ???????????? ????????????? ??????????? ????????? ??????? ????? ?? ???????? ????????? ?????????? ??????, ????? ???????? ????????, ?????? ????????????? ???? ????????? 2050 ????????. ??, ???????????? ?????? ??????, ?????? ??????????? ???????, ??? ????????, ?????????? ??????????? ?? ?????????? ???????? ?????????? ???????? ??????? ?? ??????? ???????????? ????????????. ??????????? ?????????? ??????????? ???????????? ???? ???????? ???????? ???????? ?????????. ??????????? ???????? ????????? ??????????, ??????????? ???????? ?????????? ???????????? ?????????????? ?? ?????????? ????????, ??????? ????? ?????????? ?? ????? ???????????? ??????? ???? ????????? ????????? ???????? ???????????. ?? ??????? ?????? ????? ????????? ??????????? ????????????? ???????? ??????? ???????? ??????????? ???????? ????????? ??????? ???????????? ?? ???????????? ?? ?????????? ???????????? ????? ?????????????? ??????????? ????. ???????? ??????????? ????????? ???? ??????????, ??? ??????? ????????? ????? ?????????? ????????????? ??????? ????. ??????? ????????????, ???? ????????? ?????? ??????????? ?????????????. ??????? ?????????, ???????????? ?? ?????????? ????????????? ??????? ?????? ???????? ???????? ?????, ?? ????? ???? ?????????????? ??????? ????????? ????. ???? ???????????? 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(GEO-CAP) ?????????????? ???? ????????? ???????? ????????? ?????????? ?? ?????? ???? ?????????? ???????? ????????? ??????????? ?? ???????????. ???? ???????????????, ??? 2021 ???? ????????? ???? ???? ???????? ?????????, ?????????? ??????????? ?????????? ?? ?????? ??????? ?????????? ?????????????? ????????? ????????????, ???? ?????????? ???????? ????????? ?????????? ????????? ?????????? ???????????. ????????? ???? ?? ??????????? ?????????? ?????????????? ?????????????? ???? ???????? ???????????? ??????????? ?????? ?? ????????? ???????? ?????????? ???????? ???????????? ????????. ???? ???????? ?????? ????? ????? ???????????, ??? ????? ????? ??????????????? ?? ??????? ???????????? ???????????? ?? ?????????? ???????????? ??????????????? ????? ???????? ???????? ?????????????, ??? ?????????? ???? ???????? ??????????? ????? ?? ???????? ?????? ??????? ??????? ??????????? ?????????????? ????????????.? - ???? ???????, ????????????? ?????????, CENN. ??????? ????? ????? ??????????? ???????? ????????? ??????????, ???????????? ????????? ?????? ????????? ?? ?????????? ?? ????????????? ???????? ????? ??????? ?? ?????????????? ???????????, ?????????? ???????? ?????????? ?????????? ??????????? ??????????? ?????????? ???????????? ?????????????? ???????????, ????????????? ?????????? ??????????? ??????????? ?? ???? ????? ???????????, ??? ?????????? ??????? ?????????? ???????????? ???????? ?????????? ???????? ????????? ??????????. CENN ??????????? ???????? ????????? ???????? 4 ???? ????????????, ???????? ??????????????? ????? 4 ??????? ???????? (?????, ??????, ????-??????? ?? ??????) ????????? ????????? ??????????? ????????, ??????????????. ???????????? ???????? ?????????-? ???????????? ????????? ??????????? ??????????? CENN, ??????? ????????? ??????????? ??????? (KRDF), ?????????? ????????? (ACU), ????-????????? ?? ????? ???????? ???????????? ??????????? ???????????? (RLS-ADA) ?? ?????????? ????????? ????????? (YPU) ??????????????. ???????? ??????? ?????????????????: ????????, ????????, ??????, ?????????, ???????, ???????, ????????, ????????, ??? ?? ??????????. ???????? ?????? ???????? 1 ??????? ?????. April 22, 2021. Rooms Hotel Tbilisi, Zoom - In January 2021, CENN, with the support of the European Union, commenced a new Project - Georgia Climate Action Project (GEO-CAP): Promoting Civil Society Engagement in Climate Change Policy Design and Implementation. We are glad to announce that on Earth Day, 22 April CENN hosted the kick off meeting of the project in the hybrid format. The purpose of the kick-off event was to present the project to the stakeholders, to get acquainted with the climate-related processes in Georgia, to identify the links and partnerships between the stakeholders in the climate change sector, and to agree on future activities. That is why the agenda of the meeting was divided into two parts, where the first part was dedicated to the presentation of the project, and the second part was dedicated to the panel discussion on the topic - climate change and the involvement of civil society. Climate change is already affecting our everyday life, health and economic development through reduction of productivity of the most crops resulting from the draughts, strong winds, unevenly distributed precipitation, hail days, heat waves and evapotranspiration growth. ?Through the European Green Deal and other initiatives, the European Union has made environmental protection and the fight against climate change key priorities, in line with our ambition to be climate neutral by 2050. Here in Georgia our common efforts to protect the environment are advancing year by year, thanks to the actions of the government, of civil society and of so many Georgians aware of the importance of being ambitious in this field. The Georgian CSOs play a significant role in tackling the climate crisis. Through the Georgia Climate Action project, the EU helps empower CSOs and local actors to respond to climate change by building resilience and achieving water security in their communities. The project will be an important element of our joint efforts to create a better future by reinforcing climate friendly behavioral change and collaboration between the state and civil society. When speaking about climate change, we should remember that each of our small actions can have a significant impact. By uniting forces we can become movers and shakers when it comes to bringing about the necessary changes. Each citizen, organization, and government institution can become a role model for what a sustainable lifestyle should look like. We welcome CENN?s initiative of uniting important stakeholders and express our support to fight the climate crisis for more sustainable and environmentally-friendly Georgia!? - Alexandre DARRAS, Attach?, Team Leader Connectivity, Energy, Environment & Climate change, EU Delegation to Georgia "Activating the topic of climate change is very important for the better future of our country. We are pleased that the European Union is doing its utmost to meet our international commitments in the climate change sector. I believe that the involvement of each of us is of great importance for the effective management of processes. This new initiative of CENN is really important and we are glad to have a good opportunity to cooperate within the project, through which we will join forces to contribute to the development of the climate change sector "- Nino Tandilashvili, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture of Georgia. The event hosted Deputy Minister of Environment Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, Ms. Nino Tandilashvili, the representatives from the Ministry of the Environment Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Georgia and other partner organizations in the country. This networking platform was a good opportunity to activate discussion on climate change issues, build connections and partnership opportunities among participants, exchange feedback or suggestions for further development and share experiences. ?Today, we are pleased that CENN, through the implementation of the EU-supported Georgia Climate Program (GEO-CAP), will work on climate change issues and will play an active role in mitigating and adapting to climate change. Since the theme of Earth Day 2021 is climate change, today?s event is symbolic and aims to bring together different stakeholders to discuss the importance of collaborative climate action. Organizing this event on Earth Day is an opportunity for people to participate and express their support for fighting climate change. We thank our donor, the EU, for supporting collaboration between the state and civil society actors to address the climate crisis and unite the forces to promote environmentally-friendly and climate-resilient behavioural change in Georgia.? ? Nana Janashia, Executive Director, CENN. The (GEO-CAP) project supports Georgia to act on climate change by introducing climate friendly behavior and reinforcing cooperation and trust between state and non-state actors, strengthening the regional CSOs via supporting implementation of concrete initiative together with the local communities and empowering people to engage in advocacy processes that will result a collaborative climate actions in the target regions of the project. CENN will implement the GEO-CAP over the next 4 years, together with partner organisations in 4 target regions (Guria, Imereti, Racha-Lechkhumi, and Kakheti) with the Human Rights-Based Approach approach. The European Union supported Georgia Climate Action Program (GEO-CAP) is implemented by CENN together with the Kakheti Regional Development Fund (KRDF), the Chiatura Union (ACU), the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Agrotourism Development Association (RLS-ADA), and the Young Pedagogue?s Union (YPU). The target municipalities of the project are Gurjaani, Sagarejo, Akhmeta, Zestaponi, Tkibuli, Chiatura, Lanchkhuti, Ozurgeti, Oni, and Ambrolauri. The total budget of the project is 1 million euros. CENN is a member of the: This information was sent by info at cenn.org Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe | Editorial Policy | Privacy Policy. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of CENN, unless otherwise stated. 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The agenda is packed with powerful speakers, from researchers and organizers to veterans and war tax resisters, exposing the global impact of the war machine ? from mining to weapons fairs to war zones ? and sharing proven strategies and tactics for resistance. As World BEYOND War's Organizing Director, I often hear from folks that they are really concerned about escalating militarism, but don't know what to do. The institution of war is a behemoth and it's not going to go away overnight. But we do know what success looks like, from stopping the construction of military bases in Montenegro to shutting down weapons expos in New Zealand to converting arms factories to ventilator and mask-making amidst the pandemic. We've pulled together these stories into one action-packed event so you can speak with folks working on the front-lines of the war abolition movement in their communities. We're also offering 3 training opportunities on digital storytelling, nonviolent direct action planning, and corporate research so you can hone your organizing skills. Responding to your feedback, we've added lots of unstructured time for one-on-one and small group networking, virtual expo booths to meet with sponsoring organizations, and themed discussion groups on a host of topics requested by our network. Check out the full #NoWar2021 schedule below and reserve your spot. Friday, June 4, 2021 All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (GMT-04:00) 14:00-15:00: Get on Hopin early to test your technology and explore the platform before the online conference starts 15:00-15:45: Networking, Virtual Expo Booths, & Live Music 15:45-16:45: Land Acknowledgement with Shannon Chief, Welcome Address with Rachel Small, Vanessa Lanteigne, Brent Patterson, Dave Webb, and Richard Sanders, followed by Group Action 16:45-17:45: Opening Panel: From Weapons Fairs to War Zones: Unraveling the War Machine with Bianca Mugyenyi and Daniel Selwyn. Moderator: David Swanson. 17:45-18:45: Discussion Groups by Topic ? Join a discussion group to learn more about these issues and meet others who are working on these campaigns! a.. Peace Education with Phill Gittins b.. Building Peace with Iran: Learn about the impact of sanctions and engage in a discussion about how to ease tensions and build peace with Iran. Moderator: Foad Izadi. c.. Young Peacebuilders in Action: What role can youth play in the promotion of peace and security? How can young peacebuilders empower each other with the skills necessary to make meaningful change? Join us for an interactive discussion where you will learn how youth can be at the forefront of peace advocacy and listen to peace stories from some members of the WBW Youth Network! d.. War?s Ecological Impact: One of the most destructive of human behaviors, war is a leading contributor to the environmental crisis. We?ll examine the military?s carbon ?bootprint? and military base contamination. This discussion will include analysis of the full lifecycle of weapons and war, from extracting the materials to operating weaponry. We?ll close by sharing strategies for resistance and demilitarization. Moderators: Brent Patterson and Tamara Lorincz. e.. War Tax Resistance: Tax resistance to paying for the military began hundreds of years ago and continues to this day. Let?s talk about the practicality and efficacy of refusing to pay for war. Moderator: Doug Hewitt-White, Lincoln Rice, and Robin Brookes. f.. Departments and Infrastructures for Peace: A conversation looking at ways to create ministries, departments, and other national infrastructures for peace, in order to implement a culture of peace and nonviolence globally. Moderators: Liz Remmerswaal and Saul Arbess. g.. Weapons in Space and the Conversion of the MIC: Who cares about an arms race in space? Is it far away and in the future? Let?s talk about what is going on with Space Force and the need to transform the war machine. Moderators: Bruce Gagnon, Dave Webb, and Mary Beth Sullivan. h.. Antiwar Veterans Meetup: A meetup for veterans turned anti-war activists. Friends and allies are also welcome to join this discussion! Moderators: Leah Bolger, Bill Geimer, and Bruce Moncur. i.. China Is Not Our Enemy Campaign. Moderator: Jodie Evans. j.. No to NATO. Moderators: Barry Sweeney and Ann Wright. Saturday, June 5, 2021 All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (GMT-04:00) 12:00-12:45: Networking, Virtual Expo Booths & Live Music 12:45-13:45: Learning from Success Stories a.. Divestment Workshop: Money makes the world go around, and we all know the expression ?follow the money? but how do we find the money trail, and what then? Join this workshop to learn tools and tactics to cut off the flow of money to the weapons industry. From research, to advocacy, to action, there are options for everyone. As a case study, David will share the success story of divesting Charlottesville, VA from both weapons and fossil fuels. Workshop Facilitators: Carley Towne, Susi Snyder & David Swanson. b.. Shutting Down Weapons Expos with Siana Bangura, Zelda Grimshaw, and Te Ao Pritchard c.. How to Shut Down a Military Base 14:00-15:00: Trainings a.. Media Training 101 ? Be Heard: Strategies for Traditional Media and Digital Storytelling: We can?t win the world we want if we can?t tell compelling stories and have them be heard. Join Katie Perfitt, National Organizer with 350.org, to learn about how we can win against our opponents in the battle of the story. In this session you?ll learn how to create a storytelling plan for your campaign or action, including tactics to get traditional media to work for you, and also how you can harness digital tools and social media to tell your story yourself! Participants can expect an interactive workshop and practical examples and case studies from Katie?s work in the Climate Justice movement. Workshop Facilitator: Katie Perfitt. b.. Nonviolent Direct Action Training with Christian Peacemaker Teams c.. Corporate Research for Taking Action Against Wars and Militarism: An introduction to undertaking corporate research collectively to inform our strategizing on private companies that are profiting from military interventions, the global arms trade, and the militarization of police forces. What information do we need in order to strategize about a corporation, where might we find it, and how do we make sense of it in order to inform our campaigns and organizing, locally and beyond? Workshop Facilitator: Jen Moore. 15:15-16:15: Panel: Star Wars: 21st Century Missile Defence with Lynda Williams, Dave Webb & Bruce Gagnon. Moderator: Mary Beth Sullivan. Sunday, June 6, 2021 All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (GMT-04:00) 14:15-15:00: Networking & Virtual Expo Booths 15:00-16:30: Panel: The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade with Bruce Moncur, Kathy Kelly and Kelsey Gallagher. Moderator: Mary-Wynne Ashford. 16:45-18:00: Panel: Insights of the Pandemic: The Urgent Need for Conversion to a Peace Economy with Sam Gindin, Taylor Barnes and Sam Perlo-Freeman. Moderator: Simon Black. 18:00-19:00: Networking, Virtual Expo Booths, and Attendee-Created Sessions See you at #NoWar2021, Greta Zarro Organizing Director World BEYOND War greta at worldbeyondwar.org -------------------------------------------------------- World BEYOND War is a global network of volunteers, chapters, and affiliated organizations advocating for the abolition of the institution of war. Donate to support our people-powered movement for peace. Opt-in to mobile updates. Manage email preferences. Privacy policy. World BEYOND War | 513 E Main St #1484 | Charlottesville, VA 22902 USA Sent via ActionNetwork.org From: Greta, World BEYOND War Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 9:01 PM Subject: Vladimir, see you at #NoWar2021? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Send a message now to demand it stops insuring planet-killing coal: Send an email Wow, in just three days over 50,000 people have already joined you in calling on insurance giant Munich Re to stop backing planet-destroying coal projects. But the company?s big shareholder meeting is tomorrow -- we?ve got 24 hours to make sure our voices get heard! CEO Joachim Wenning will be hoping the company's environmental failings pass under the radar -- we need him to know it won?t get off so easily. Will you take 2 minutes to send him an email demanding Munich Re quits coal now? Yes, I?ll send an email to stop planet-killing coal projects The world?s No.1 reinsurer Swiss Re has already promised to drop coal from its reinsurance business -- there?s no reason at all Munich Re can?t do the same. Munich Re just signed a grand global pledge to cut carbon emissions -- it?s clearly hoping to ratchet up green points even as it gives a lifeline to dirty fossil fuels. 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So that this life-protecting vaccine can become available to everyone around the world. We need to boost production in all parts of the world as soon as possible. Please join me -- take a moment to send an urgent message to President Biden using the buttons below, and ask your friends if they can do, too. Annie Lennox Contact Joe Biden As a deadly second wave is sweeping India, with people dying on the streets outside hospitals, the US administration is under pressure to share the vaccine recipes -- and they are seriously considering it. If in the next 24 hours we send President Biden thousands of messages, we could inspire him to be the courageous leader the world needs. Ask Joe Biden to lift the patents and share the science with the world, so that more countries can produce the life-saving vaccines. Send your message now: Comment Tweet Email More about the campaign: The global voices of support for a People?s Vaccine are growing, with millions of people joining the movement -- including scientists, world leaders, Nobel Laureates, artists, civil society organisations, 100 developing nations, and the World Health Organisation, all calling for the patents to be lifted, and the vaccine recipe to be shared openly. And there is hope. Right now, the Biden administration is considering temporarily lifting the intellectual property barriers for vaccines, with the US Trade Representative saying that ?the market once again has failed in meeting the health needs of developing countries.? Meanwhile, the Big Pharma are holding their Annual General Meetings, and are feeling the pressure from shareholders and the public. This is our opportunity to come together, and flood President Biden with messages of support, urging him to share the vaccine recipe with the world. Take a moment to think why you care about this issue, and then send your message of inspiration: Comment Tweet Email With hope and determination, Spyro, Luis, Marie, Adela, Will and the whole team at Avaaz More details: White House weighs temporarily lifting intellectual property shield on Covid-19 vaccines (CNBC) https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/26/covid-vaccine-updates-white-house-mulls-lifting-intellectual-property-shield.html Former world leaders call on Biden to suspend Covid-19 vaccine patents (Financial Times) https://www.ft.com/content/43fd53f5-2b82-4e41-981c-8544a6ce996b Ambassador Katherine Tai?s remarks at a WTO virtual conference on Covid-19 vaccine equity (Office of the US Trade Representative) https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2021/april/ambassador-katherine-tais-remarks-wto-virtual-conference-covid-19-vaccine-equity Lawmakers urge Biden to back 'moral' patent waiver to speed vaccine access (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/lawmakers-urge-biden-back-moral-patent-waiver-speed-vaccine-access-2021-04-23/ This campaign is part of the People's Vaccine alliance Avaaz is a 65-million-person global campaign network that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. 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This told the researchers one important thing: these chemicals weren't being spread through the water cycle like they often are, but rather coming directly off of humans ? or rather, their water-resistant gear. PFAS are synthetic chemicals that were developed in the 1940s to make products resistant to "heat, oil, stains, grease, and water." But as handy as these product improvements are, especially to hikers on the snowy peaks of Everest or in rainy forests worldwide, the cost of their never breaking down is far too high ? these toxic forever chemicals are found in the environment, animals, and the blood of people worldwide. Certain types of cancer, autoimmune diseases, changes in liver enzymes, birth defects, decreased vaccine efficacy in children, and more have all been linked to PFAS. Even the outdoor industry recognized the danger of PFAS and in 2015, major retailers Patagonia and the North Face announced that they would be phasing out the toxic chemicals. But to this day in 2021, many, many of their products still contain PFAS, claiming there are not good enough alternatives yet ? even though companies like P??ramo have completely eliminated them through a combination of degradable coating materials and directional engineering that makes moisture glide right off. One of Patagonia's core values listed on their website is to "cause no unnecessary harm." The North Face claims that part of its fundamental mission is to "support the preservation of the outdoors." Tell them to prove it. Sign the petition demanding that Patagonia and the North Face truly eliminate all Earth-harming, human-killing, animal-poisoning PFAS from their products! Thank you, Lauren The Care2 Petitions Team P.S. PFAS are ruining our planet, but they are in many of the products made by these "environmentally friendly" outdoor gear companies. 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April 2021 Your guide to the top environmental stories of the month In this month?s issue we look at how you can help restore the planet?s ecosystems, the latest data on the climate crisis, and new guidelines for animal markets designed to prevent the next pandemic. Ecosystems & Biodiversity Launch of new financial alliance for net zero emissions The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero unites net zero finance initiatives into one sector-wide forum. Alongside, UNEP FI is bringing together 43 banks to form the Net-Zero Banking Alliance. Read more Ecosystems & Biodiversity New guidelines aim to prevent future pandemics UNEP conservation expert Julian Blanc talks about recently released guidelines on the sale of live mammals at food markets. Read more Ecosystems & Biodiversity Your guide to restoring nature In lead up to World Environment Day, UNEP and partners have launched a practical guide to restoring ecosystems. It provides tips to individuals, communities, businesses and governments on how to revive ecosystems. Read more Climate change How is the world faring in addressing the climate emergency? With the world on the brink of catastrophic warming, a new widget from UNEP provides current data on climate and progress made to tackle the crisis. Read more Pollution The Flipflopi, a boat made from recycled plastic, completes voyage across Lake Victoria During the month-long journey, the crew of the 10-metre-long vessel endured gusting winds and torrential rain as they campaigned against plastic pollution. Read more Pollution Republic of Korea turns to robots in high-tech campaign against smog The country?s capital region is hoping to be an example for other Asian metropolises plagued by air pollution. Read more UNEP in the news Our best shot to slow climate change now: Cut methane (The Hill) Halting the vast release of methane is critical for climate, U.N. says (The New York Times) WHO urges halt to sale of live wild animals in food markets (Al Jazeera) Despite consensus, plastic continues to pile up (Bangkok Post) Leading finance firms sign up to Mark Carney forum on low-carbon investment (The Guardian) publications Are we building back better? This report analyzes more than 3,500 stimulus policies enacted in the wake of COVID-19 and finds countries aren?t doing enough to foster an environmentally friendly recovery from the pandemic. Sanitation, wastewater management and sustainability The second edition of this study examines how the improved management of wastewater can benefit both humans and the environment. More publications events 3 May Restoring the planet ? Faith drives urgent action Webinar Read more 4 May From data to action ? 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A landslide had ruptured three pipelines, setting in motion a spill of over 15,000 gallons of oil, stacking an environmental disaster on top of the existing COVID-19 crisis. Hundreds of thousands of people were directly and indirectly affected, many of them from the nearby Indigenous communities that rely on the river for food, water, income, and cultural practices. The Ecuadorian government did not immediately respond or admit to the oil spill, so people continued to use the river to fish, to swim, to boat, and to drink from. And now, over a year later, these rivers are still polluted, and many have no choice but to use the poisonous water and surrounding soil. The Indigenous people who rely on the Napo and Coca Rivers have a right to clean water, food, and health. But instead, they are being forced to subsist on oil-filled water and fuel-soaked soil, dooming themselves and their families to skin and stomach diseases that could affect them for years and years to come. This is a gross human rights violation, not to mention a worst case scenario for local animal and plant life ? the area where the spill occurred is very close to Yasun?? National Park, one of the most biodiverse areas in the world. Please sign the petition and urge the Ecuadorian government to provide funding and assistance to the people affected, and clean up every last ounce of oil from this spill! Thank you, Lauren The Care2 Petitions Team P.S. A year after a massive oil spill in Ecuador's rivers, people and ecosystems are still struggling. Sign the petition today. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Care2.com, Inc. 203 Redwood Shores Parkway, Suite 230 Redwood City, CA 94065 http://www.care2.com From: Lauren W., Care2 Action Alerts Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2021 7:02 PM Subject: Indigenous people are being forced to fish, swim, and drink from oil filled waters A -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Fri Apr 30 16:51:17 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2021 17:51:17 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] A strategy for the climate crisis Message-ID: Hi, This is the story of a strategy to stop the climate crisis. A strategy that is working, but is only just beginning. Watch the video to hear the whole story! Don't use Facebook? Watch it on Youtube here. Back in December, thanks to the generosity of WeMove Europe members chipping in, we embarked on an experiment we didn?t know would work. But we knew we needed to try to: 1.. Find a way to stop Poland standing in the way of the European response to the climate crisis; 2.. Do that by building bridges with the farming community and small farmers in Poland - who are so essential to stopping climate disaster. We are now deep into this project to bring together climate activists and small farmers in Poland towards climate action. Although we?re only just scratching the surface of what could be done, the plan is working wonders. Here?s what we?ve done so far: a.. We have helped climate activists with some small funding to cover their living expenses and have provided advice to start building relationships with farmers. An amazing team of on-the-ground activists are now moving around Poland to meet farming communities and talk about climate change. Check out this map of everywhere the ground team has already visited to make connections with farmers; b.. They are also working hand in hand with groups of rural women, which is proving to be a great way to build connections and trust; c.. There is a contact person in over 20 villages and cities across the country; d.. They have finalised a handbook on how to run people?s assemblies with relevant tips for the countryside context. [1] Team of organisers, from top to bottom, left to right: Pawe?, Bernard, Maciej, Paulina, J?drzej, Wioletta, Mi?osz, Tash This is all bringing together the climate movement to work towards a cleaner, more green future. Their voices are stronger together and this could be a game changer to unblock Poland on climate change. When activists first approached us with the idea to team up with farmers in Poland, we thought it was just the kind of wild, ambitious plan that our community would want us to roll up our sleeves and get on with. The truth is, this project is more than moving the politics inside Poland: it?s about finding a way to build bridges with a farming community we?ve never tried to talk to. This is about building a long-term collaboration to change the farming model for good. Trust and finding a way to talk with each other is the crucial first step. Transforming farming is key to avoid a climate catastrophe, with around a quarter of global emissions coming from livestock farming and agriculture. Small farms often want to change the way they farm but can lack the means to do so. Wojciech, a farmer who lives near Wroc?aw told us that he wanted to transition to organic farming, but he didn?t have the resources. Stories like his are all too common. Clearly we?re just at the start of what we can do, and now we?ve proved that the experiment is working we need your help to take it to the next level. Will you chip in? With your donations we can: a.. Continue to pay the living expenses of the activist team working wonders; b.. Develop high-level trainings for the local contact point liaison officers; c.. Get people outside Poland inspired and excited about this project, and connect with similar initiatives across Europe! In hope and solidarity, Tash (Wroclaw), Virginia (Madrid) and the whole WeMove Europe team PS: We?ve started off in Poland as that?s where the energy from activists was, but we believe establishing a united force between the climate movement and farmers could be central to unlocking a greener future in many other European countries. Do you know about similar initiatives near you? We?d love to hear about them and help build a European network! If so, please send us an email to info at wemove.eu. References: [1] This is the link to the handbook, in Polish: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E7Keq0JC73CvjToYwZ_YB4nAs0OK6YBb/view WeMove Europe is an independent and values-based organisation that seeks to build people power to transform Europe in the name of our community, future generations and the planet. WeMove Europe is funded by donations from our community across Europe. Can you chip in with a few euros a month and help make sure we can move fast to win the campaigns that matter to all of us? Donate Follow on Twitter | Like on Facebook | Subscribe on Youtube WeMove Europe SCE mbH | Planufer 91 Berlin | www.wemove.eu | Privacy policy From: Tash - WeMove Europe Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 8:31 PM Subject: A strategy for the climate crisis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Fri Apr 30 16:54:01 2021 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2021 17:54:01 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Russian-U.S. Online Event for Peace Message-ID: <88073B49E8A64AC3BD1E0428CBE392F3@lewpostnew> From World BEYOND War and Center for Citizen Initiatives: An Online Conversation on Peace, Russia, and the United States with Vladimir Kozin and Ray McGovern Start: Thursday, May 06, 2021 ? 1:00 PM ? Eastern Daylight Time (US & Canada) (GMT-04:00) End: Thursday, May 06, 2021 ? 2:30 PM ? Eastern Daylight Time (US & Canada) (GMT-04:00) Pressures for war are building. What can people do for peace between Russia and the United States? Join in this conversation, in English, between Vladimir Kozin and Ray McGovern. Vladimir P. Kozin is a Member of the Russian Academy of the Natural Sciences and a Member of the Russian Academy of Military Sciences, a Member, Scientific Council, Russian National Research Institute for Global Security, a Member, Expert Group, Foreign Relations Committee, Russian Senate, Leading Expert, Center of Military-Political Studies, Moscow State Institute (University) of International Relations. He graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (1972), a post-graduate course at the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry (1981) and the Royal College of Defense Studies in London (1995). He is a holder of the Ph.D. degree and the Academic rank of a Senior Researcher. Kozin is also the author of 17 monographs on arms control and strategic stability, including the most recent: ?U.S. Key Military Strategies: Their National and Global Consequences.? Moscow. 2021. 348 PP; ?Evolution of the U.S. Strategic and Tactical Nuclear Weapons, and Their Employment Specifics in the 21st Century. ?Moscow. 2020. 1232 PP; ?U.S. Military Space Policy: Key Guidelines and Future Capabilities.?. Moscow. 2019. 312 PP; ?Perspectives of the 1987 INF Treaty (The White Book). Moscow. 2018. 108 PP; ?U.S. Tactical Nuclear Weapons: Reduction or Modernization?? Moscow. 2017. 556 PP; ?Evolution of the U.S. Missile Defense Beyond 2040 and Russia?s Stance.? Moscow. 2016. 446 PP. Ray McGovern came to Washington from his native Bronx in the early Sixties as an Army infantry/intelligence officer and then served as a CIA analyst for 27 years, from the administration of John F. Kennedy to that of George H. W. Bush. Ray?s duties included chairing National Intelligence Estimates and preparing the President?s Daily Brief, which he briefed one-on-one to President Ronald Reagan?s five most senior national security advisers from 1981 to 1985. In January 2003, Ray co-created Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) to expose how intelligence was being falsified to ?justify? war on Iraq. As an act of conscience, on March 2, 2006 Ray returned the Intelligence Commendation Medallion given him at retirement for ?especially meritorious service,? explaining, ?I do not want to be associated, however remotely, with an agency engaged in torture.? Ray?s opinion pieces have appeared in many leading newspapers and other publications in the U.S. and abroad. He has debated three times at the Oxford Forum. 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