From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Wed Jun 1 20:17:09 2022 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2022 21:17:09 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Hope in action Message-ID: <517BB3E619214C19B3D14DF6D01D8EC7@lewpostnew> There are so many great stories of people changing things out there. But most of the time, we just don?t hear them. Here are 3 stories that represent the essence of WeMove Europe? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? This is part of a series of 6-weekly emails written by our Director telling stories to help you understand what we're trying to do and where you might fit in. It took an earthquake to change minds in the Netherlands. The largest gas field in Europe was discovered in Groningen in the 1950s. The drills soon followed, and with them, the damage that has revealed itself over decades. [1] Earthquakes caused by gas drilling are shaking the lives of locals - as if a sign from the planet to say stop. So, communities got together and took action. Over the decades they fought back and ultimately pushed the Dutch government to close the gas field by 2022 and phase out gas from Groningen entirely by 2030. [2] By now most people know earthquakes are not the only reason that gas has got to go. It?s also because gas is fuelling climate change and threatening our bigger home. The planet. The story of people power to phase out gas in Groningen gives me hope. Not hope in the passive sense - sitting back and hoping things happen. It?s an active hope. A hope that that builds more confidence to act - because you can see others acting and changing things. This is what WeMove Europe sets out to do. We act together to change things and to inspire more change through that action. Individual acts - from Groningen to Gdansk - when put together, create something bigger than we can ever achieve alone. That is when a Europe that puts people and planet first becomes possible. This summer, we have the chance to put the planet first. If we win a crucial vote in the European Parliament this July, no one will be able to call gas ?green? anymore. Better yet, billions in private investments could be channelled to renewable energy instead. You can join this campaign here. But climate action is not the only place where hope can be found. In 2019, hundreds of people kept a vigil going for months at a church in the Hague to protect a family from being forcefully deported. [3] They used a law that prevents the police from accessing a place of worship during a service. Their action meant the family was able to stay. Then the government extended that right to other families and 700 children! And on an even wider level, what they have done is to challenge a culture of punishment in the Netherlands. [4] Here?s one last story. It?s about Karin, a member of the WeMove Europe community just like you. She came to her first in-person meeting this month in Belgium. The first thing that struck me was how upbeat she was about the EU. She said the EU keeps Belgium accountable on environmental standards. That made me smile. It?s good to be reminded that there are really important reasons for the EU to thrive. But she so wants it to go further on where we get our energy from. Local community-based energy cooperatives are struggling to survive. And people struggle to get any information or support to sign up to these cooperatives. What if billions of green deal money went there? What if that helped us kick dependency on oil and gas from Russia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the US? What if that helped us kick our dependency on fossil fuels full stop? What I love about Karin is that she doesn?t just passively hope that things will happen. She turns up, contributes ideas, signs petitions, writes emails and chips in. She?s even now getting geared up to call politicians in Brussels so that they don?t mistakenly back gas in July. You can join that action too by the way! There is so much hope. We have so much power. Don?t you forget it. Laura P.S. We go up against big industries all the time. From fossil fuels to toxic chemical giants. They have deep pockets but we have deeper roots. Spread all across Europe, people like you and I reading this email are the roots of this community. We give it the strength to stand tall in the name of a better Europe for people and planet. But that takes each of us chipping in what we can, that?s how we add up to enough to make big things happen. So will you join the thousands of people already donating to power WeMove Europe?s winning campaigns today? Click here to start. References: [1] https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211025-netherlands-the-end-of-europes-largest-gas-field [2] https://milieudefensie.nl/wonen-zonder-gas/5-vragen-over-de-gaswinning-in-groningen [3] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-netherlands-asylum-idUSKCN1PO27L [4] In fact, a whole lot of amazing organisations are fighting for peoples? rights and against a culture of punishment in the Netherlands. One of them is De Goede Zaak, a partner organisation of this community. 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! 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(Act4Climate) ???????????? ??????????? ????????? ?? ???????? ????????? ???????? ?????????? ???????? ???????. ??????????? ?????? ???????????? ??????? ??????, ???????? ????????? ???????? ??????????? ?? ?????????? ?????????? ??????????????? ????? ?????????? ????????? ???. ????????? ???????, CENN-?? ???? ?????????? 3 ????????????: I ?????? - ????? ??????????? - on.ge ; II ?????? - ???? ??????? - ???????; III ?????? - ?????? ???????? - ???????????? ?????; ?????, ??????? ??????, ?????????? ??????? ???????? ????????? ???????????? - ????????? ??????, ?????? ????????? ?? ????? ??????. ??????????? ??????????? ???????????? ??????????????? ????????????, ??????????? ??????? ??????? ?? ?????? ?????????? ??????????, ?????????????? ???????????? ?? ?????????? ??????, ?????? ???????, ????????? ???????????, ?????? ?????????, ????????? ??????, ????? ??????? ?? ?????? ???????????????. ??????????? ??????? ????, ????????? ??: https://cutt.ly/8H09MgD ?????????? ??????? ???????????? ????????? ??????????? ????????? ???????????? ???????? ?????????? ????????? ???????? ??????????? CENN, ??????? ????????? ???????????? ??????? (KRDF), ?????????? ????????? (ACU), ????-????????? ?? ????? ???????? ???????????? ???????????? ????????????? (RLS-ADA) ?? ?????????? ????????? ????????? (YPU) ??????????????. ???????? ??????? ?????????????????: ????????, ????????, ??????, ?????????, ???????, ???????, ????????, ????????, ??? ?? ??????????. ???????? ??????? ??????????? ?????????? ???????????? ?????????? ?? ????????? ?????????? ?? ???????????? ?????????????? ?????????? ?????? ?? ?????? ???????? ????????? ???????? ?????????????? ????????. To strengthen the role of civil society and society in general, in the action against climate change, CENN, within the framework of the Georgian Climate Program (GEO-CAP), together with partner business companies - Procredit Bank, Toyota Caucasus, and, Adjara Group, organized an awarding ceremony of the competition Act4Climate and climate change thematic posters exhibition. The aim of the event was to create an informal environment, activate the issue of climate change and establish links between representatives of different sectors. From CENN 3 winners were revealed as a result of the competition: 1st Place - Anano Mchedlishvili - on.ge, 2nd Place- Baia Dzagnidze ? Blogger ; 3rd Place ? Marika Bakuradze - Imedi TV; The competition partners Procredit Bank, Toyota Caucasus, and, Adjara Group awarded their chosen candidates. The event was attended by the EU Delegation to Georgia, the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture of Georgia, the Center for Environmental Information and Education, Jury members, Toyota Caucasus, Pro Credit Bank, Adjara Group, contest participants, media representatives. 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Stop Waste Colonialism in Africa Date: 01 June 2022 at 09:00:00 SAST To: All Users Dear Friends, Africa is not yet free from colonialism; it continues to manifest itself in the form of waste trade that allows for the importation of toxic and non-recyclable waste into the African continent, eroding away at the foundations of liberty and environmental justice. On the 25th of May 2022, member organisations from the African region came together to look at the impact of waste colonialism that has ingrained itself into our daily lives. We heard from our local experts on the Bamako convention, dumping of textile and e-waste, a case study of waste dumping in Africa and on plastic policy. You can watch the full session here! ??Now we need your help, to call on our elected leaders to protect us against waste colonialism and demand that all exporting countries cease this unjust practice! Please sign this statement by 8th June ?? You can also check out our #StopWasteColonialism webpage & running social media activities on IG & FB. Spread the word with allied partners and help us fight waste colonialism ? Many thanks, Carissa. ---- Carissa Marnce Africa Communications Coordinator carissa at no-burn.org no-burn.org | she/her Follow us: -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goldman Prize Winners Network" group. -- ?? ???????? ??? ?????????, ????????? ????????? ?? ?????? "seu-international". From: Svet Zabelin Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2022 1:40 PM Subject: Fwd: Sign the petition! Stop Waste Colonialism in Africa -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Thu Jun 2 22:45:22 2022 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2022 23:45:22 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] here is the latest news from the High-Level Champions! Message-ID: <7E1EEA9779624D85BA2EA5BA12D6652F@lewpostnew> UN Global Climate Action 24 May 2022 High Level Climate Champions Newsletter Africa's Race to Sustainable Development Achieving a just, equitable transition to a healthy, resilient, zero-emission future across Africa requires multilateral collaboration across the public and private sector ? with African policymakers, financiers, business leaders and civil society involved throughout. Major international events in Spain, Rwanda and Kenya in May brought many of those stakeholders together to foster that collaboration in the run-up to Africa?s COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh. At the heart of Africa?s race to sustainable development is energy. More than 600 million people in Africa still lack basic access to affordable, reliable, clean energy. Additionally, 1.2 billion people ? one in seven ? lack access to cooling, which is crucial to food security, medical supplies, livelihoods and the prevention of heat-related deaths, according to Sustainable Energy for All. Delivering clean energy to the communities can drive wider sustainable development, supporting health care, food security, education, and jobs, livelihoods and resilience to climate change impacts. The SEforAll Forum in Kigali brought together ministers from Africa and Asia Pacific, development financiers and the High-Level Champions, to talk about how to achieve a just and equitable energy transition and a modern energy minimum of 1 kWh per year per capita. This marked an important step turning the financial commitments made at COP26 into action in Africa and Asia, starting in 2022. That calls for de-risking project pipelines, addressing bankability, crowding-in private sector finance and supporting enabling policies and regulations. The summit closed with around US$347 million in commitments, including US$242 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies to accelerate the energy transition in 10 developing countries and US$50 million from the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet in support for SEforAll. In Barcelona, the Africa Green Hydrogen Alliance was formally launched at the Green Hydrogen Global Assembly, aiming to foster collaboration on creating a sustainable enabling environment for green hydrogen development in the continent. The founding countries, Kenya, South Africa, Namibia, Egypt, Morocco and Mauritania are inviting other countries to join and help make Africa a frontrunner in the global market. Green hydrogen can rapidly decarbonize industrial sectors such as steel, chemicals, fertilizers, shipping and trucking. Many African countries are well-suited to develop green hydrogen, with strong solar and wind energy potential and large tranches of non-arable land. This could provide Africans with access to clean energy, jobs, public health benefits, domestic wealth creation and export revenues. COP27 High-Level Champion Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin spoke at the assembly about the need to address climate change holistically, shift from pledges to implementation, regionalize and localize the climate agenda and get finance flowing. Stop Burning Money The unchecked open burning of waste in Africa is fuelling illness, premature death and climate change. The challenges of reining it in are big ? but so are the opportunities for Africa, according to a report released by Engineering X and the High-Level Champions during this month?s Africities conference in Kisumu. Sub-Saharan Africa generated around 9% of global waste as of 2016, of which two-thirds is dropped in landfills and open dump sites. This spreads pollution into the air, water and food. But it doesn?t have to continue. 70-80% of the municipal solid waste generated in African cities is recyclable and could be worth US$8 billion per year in a circular economy. Addressing the structural deficiencies in waste management and promoting a circular economy will strengthen local manufacturing, create jobs, reduce unemployment, support inclusive and sustainable local and regional economies, and reduce air pollution and emissions. The African Union aims for African cities to recycle at least half of their waste by 2023. This requires a systemic transformation, and the report sets out recommendations for achieving it. Among them, it recommends expanding the High-Level Champions? partnership with Engineering X by welcoming other international and regional partners into the work. The Champions will prioritize this work in the run-up to COP27, with an opportunity to launch a multi-partnership commitment to reduce and phase out open waste burning. Build with Nature African cities are among the fastest-growing in the world - and some of the most at-risk from droughts, floods, sea level rise, cyclones, landslides, extreme heat and pollution. Water demand in African cities is projected to triple by 2030. This makes the shift to zero-emission, resilient and circular development crucial to Africa?s growth. Cities can adapt to the impacts of climate change, recycle much of the waste that is being burned, and reduce emissions ? as long as their development is planned holistically, according to discussions at the Africities conference. The protection, restoration and management of water and forest resources is particularly important in making cities resilient to climate change impacts and mitigating disaster risk. Smaller intermediary cities have a strong opportunity to test new development models. But this is constrained by limited access to finance, poor land management, a lack of integrated development plans and other factors. Africa-led initiatives are working to change that. Among those is the Catalytic Fund for Urban Water Resilience, which will launch in full at COP27 with pilot programmes in two African cities. The fund, supported by WRI and other Marrakech Partnership partners, will help jumpstart projects by providing necessary finance for technical assistance and project implementation. There?s also the Global Evergreening Alliance?s Restore Africa programme, which on Monday drew US$150 million of investment from Climate Asset Management. The programme aims to deliver the world?s largest-ever farmer-led carbon sequestration project, supporting 1.5 million small-scale farming households and restoring 1.9 million hectares of degraded land. The programme was jointly launched with the African Union?s African Restoration Initiative (AFR100). The High-Level Champions are working closely with the Marrakech Partnership to ensure that summits such as the recent May Ministerial in Copenhagen result in project-ready solutions that are matched by needed financial flows. They will focus on mobilizing finance and investment, reducing reliance on debt instruments, expanding insurance coverage, and projectizing everything. Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week 2022: Get Involved! The Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week 2022 (LACCW 2022) is scheduled for 19 to 22 July in Santo Domingo, hosted by the Dominican Republic. The Glasgow Climate Pact from COP26 recognizes the Regional Climate Weeks as a platform for national governments and stakeholders to strengthen the credible and durable response to climate change. LACCW 2022 will be a collaboration space for national and subnational governments, indigenous communities, the private sector and civil society to explore the resilience against climate risks, the transition to a low-emission economy and partnerships to solve pressing challenges. Join LACCW 2022 as a side event host or show your success stories in the Action Hub by submitting your Expression of Interest before the 31 May deadline. Spotlight on our Youth Fellows The High-Level Champions have appointed five youth fellows to work with the team over 2022, and will spotlight one in each of the following newsletters. Shravani Sharma grew up watching her Indian city of Guwahati expand from a simple, quiet town to a bustling metropolis. Without realizing it, as a teen she gained first-hand understanding of inadequate urban planning, infrastructure shortfalls and transport challenges. As more Indians achieved their aspiration of owning a car, they inadvertently contributed to growing congestion, air pollution, road accidents and health problems. As an urban and transport planner pursuing a PhD in transport and human factors, Shravani now works to understand what drives or impedes positive behavioural change. Factors such as passions, disabilities and mental health can influence decisions to, for instance, commute by bus, foot or bike. This helps understand if transport choices have any impact on the wellbeing of citizens and capture a country?s progress beyond economic parameters. The key, Shravani says, is to make targets inclusive and holistic, taking into account the consumer?s perspective. ?After all, it is for the people and by the people that these initiatives need to be accepted and adopted to be able to tackle this common goal.? Shravani Sharma is Transport Youth Fellow on the Champions? team. She is earning her PhD in transport and human factors at Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick. Keeping Up With the Champions a.. The High-Level Champions, Mr. Nigel Topping and Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, are at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. a.. Dr. Mohieldin last week took part in the GFANZ CEO Principals Group meeting, and along with Mr. Topping in meetings with the Marrakech Partnership members and the Global Stocktake technical dialogue co-facilitators. a.. Egypt?s COP27 presidency announced it will organize a series of regional forums with the five UN Regional Commissions on the ?Projectalization Climate Finance?. This will bring together public and private sector stakeholders to facilitate engagement with other partners and stakeholders to accelerate public and private investment mobilization and concrete initiatives through projects. These will correspond to the needs of each region in addressing climate change holistically and narrowing the gap in finance. The forums will be held in coordination and collaboration with the High-Level Champions. a.. Dr. Mohieldin attended Africities and gave a press conference, which you can watch here. a.. Mr. Topping and Dr. Mohieldin convened stakeholders in the Marrakech Partnership to share updates on the current work programme and talk about COP27 priorities. a.. The Champions? priorities for COP27 include adopting a holistic approach to climate action, focusing on implementation, mobilizing finance at scale, setting up regional roundtables, and boosting last-mile, local delivery, they said in a statement six months before Sharm El-Sheikh. a.. Mr. Topping spoke at the Sustainable Energy For All Forum in Kigali on the road to COP27. In Case You Missed It a.. The Global Stocktake Technical Dialogue begins with meetings in June, November and June 2023, according to an information note by the co-facilitators. 45 seats will be made available for non-Party participants across three roundtables, with the High-Level Champions collaborating with the UNFCCC secretariat on the expression of interest process. a.. Renewables are the world?s ?lifeline? in the race against the worst impacts of climate change, UN Secretary-General Ant?nio Guterres said, setting out five actions needed to jumpstart the energy transition. They include treating renewables as an essential public good, shifting subsidies away from fossil fuels and tripling public and private investments in renewables. a.. The world set new records on four key climate change indicators in 2021 ? greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise, ocean heat and ocean acidification, according to the World Meteorological Organization?s State of the Climate report. Extreme weather led to hundreds of billions of dollars in economic losses, wreaked a heavy toll on human lives and wellbeing, and triggered shocks for food and water security and displacement that have accentuated in 2022. a.. Companies committed to cutting emissions in line with climate science now represent US$38 trillion of global economy, according to the Science Based Targets initiative. Almost 80% of targets approved in 2021 were aligned with 1.5?C. For more news from across the Race to Resilience and Race to Zero community, check out climatechampions.unfccc.int. Mark Your Calendars a.. World Economic Forum Annual Meeting: 22-26 May b.. Eight Harvests to 2030: Moving from Food System Commitments to Action for Africa, at WEF: 25 May c.. World Health Assembly: 22-28 May d.. G7 Climate, Energy, and Environment Ministers? Meeting: 25-27 May e.. Asian Youth Adaptation Forum: 31 May f.. UN Global Compact Leaders Summit 2022: 1-2 June g.. Stockholm +50: 2-3 June h.. 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URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Thu Jun 2 23:58:16 2022 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2022 00:58:16 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] We're protecting a mountain from a military base Message-ID: RootsAction: Connect. Act. Grow. Montenegro has a new prime minister who promised to save the mountain grassland of Sinjajevina. Our activist allies will soon be meeting with him to present our petition to once and for all prevent the destruction of this mountain for a NATO training ground, and to prevent the construction of that training ground anywhere else in Montenegro. Sign and share the petition now! Sinjajevina is the Balkans? biggest mountain grassland and a place of outstanding beauty. It is used by more than 500 families of farmers and nearly 3,000 people. Many of its pastures are governed communally by eight different Montenegrin tribes, and the Sinjajevina plateau is part of the Tara Canyon Biosphere Reserve at the same time as it is bordered by two UNESCO World Heritage sites. Now the environment and the livelihoods of those traditional communities are in imminent danger: the Montenegrin government, supported by important NATO allies, established a military training ground in the very heart of these community lands, despite thousands of signatures against it and without any environmental, health, or socio-economic impact assessments. Severely threatening Sinjajevina's unique ecosystems and local communities, the government has also halted a planned regional park for the protection and promotion of nature and culture, the majority of whose project design cost of almost 300,000 Euros was paid by the EU, and which was included in Montenegro's official spatial plan until 2020. Montenegro wants to be part of the European Union, and the EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement is leading those conversations. The Commissioner must urge the Montenegrin government to meet European standards, close the military training ground, and create a protected area in Sinjajevina, as preconditions to join the EU. The local people have put their bodies in the way and prevented military exercises on their land -- an amazing victory! The movement was awarded the War Abolisher of 2021 Award. But they need our help to make their success permanent and end all efforts to build a NATO military base or training area in Montenegro. Sign the petition and learn how you can come to Montenegro to help in July! After signing the petition, please use the tools on the next webpage to share it with your friends. This work is only possible with your financial support. 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Act Now After being snatched from the street, the journey to the country's slaughterhouses is horrendous for these animals. They are crammed on top of each other and transported in trucks for days without food or water in the unforgiving heat. Those who survive have an agonizing wait. When their turn comes, iron tongs clamp around their neck as each dog is violently pulled from the slaughter pen and beaten to death for someone?s meal. This is not a hopeless cause, and compassionate animal advocates like you, in China and around the world, are the reason why. Thanks to public outcry and the efforts of our Chinese partner groups, this event has shrunk in size year by year, with fewer animals suffering and dying for their meat. What?s more, thanks to your support, we're making great strides in banning the dog meat trade in numerous cities and regencies in Indonesia, and we're making a strong case for an end to dog meat misery in South Korea. Now more than ever, we must stick together to keep the pressure on. Add your name today! Thank you for all that you do for animals and for standing with us. Your support is critical to ending this horror and the many other cruelties we seek to prevent. Sincerely, Jeffrey Flocken President of Humane Society International Photo by VShine View in browser Donate today to stand up for animals who need you. ? 2022 Humane Society International 1255 23rd Street, NW, Suite 450, Washington, DC 20037 info at hsi.org | 301-258-3010 Privacy Policy From: Humane Society International Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2022 5:21 PM Subject: Urge China to stop Yulin's dog and cat meat cruelty -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Fri Jun 3 00:22:05 2022 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2022 01:22:05 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] McDonald's is destroying the Amazon Message-ID: We need to step in before it's too late! The Amazon Rainforest Could Be Entirely Wiped Out in a Few Decades. Sign the Petition to Help Save It! Sign Now The Amazon rainforest is one of the most beloved ecosystems in the entire world, and for good reason. The Amazon serves as a main carbon sink, making it one of the most important natural ways to combat global climate change. It also is home to some 3 million known species, with nearly 500 different mammals calling the forest home and over 1,300 birds living there full time or using it as a vital stopover during migration. But the Amazon is at extremely high risk, with an estimated 200,000 acres burned every single day. The main cause of such unthinkable destruction of a near-universally treasured place? Beef production. Sign the petition now to tell McDonald's, Goya, Albertsons, and Kroger that they must stop using JBS beef, which primarily sources from Brazil, as a supplier! Once the Amazon is gone, we cannot simply bring it back. The ecological consequences of losing one of the largest rainforests in the world are terrifying, and it is quite literally impossible to predict just how many species will go extinct and how much carbon will be released back into the atmosphere if every acre is burned. Sign the petition now to tell McDonald's, Kroger, Goya Foods, and Albertsons to stop using JBS as a supplier! Thank you, Kelsey Care2 Petitions Team P.S. It is up to these multi-million dollar corporate giants to do the right thing and stop sourcing beef from companies that are quite literally profiting off of the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. Sign the petition! Sign Now ? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Care2.com, Inc. 3141 Stevens Creek Blvd. #40394 San Jose, CA 95117 http://www.care2.com From: Kelsey B., Care2 Action Alerts Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2022 11:18 AM Subject: McDonald's is destroying the Amazon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwline at gmail.com Sat Jun 4 02:06:53 2022 From: enwline at gmail.com (ENWLine) Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2022 03:06:53 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Help us stop fracking Message-ID: <47CE1256E0974AF6BC0C19AF93E8A9CE@lewpostnew> People in Argentina are dying - and banks are profiting from it I?ve spent the last four years working with people resisting fracking in Vaca Muerta, Argentina. Fracking companies are dumping toxic waste close to homes and farmland, damaging people?s health and poisoning their water. [1] Local families live in constant fear of earthquakes caused by the fracking process. [2] Today, we are launching a campaign taking on oil giant YPF [3], the main operator in the region. I?m asking you to stand with us in disrupting their access to money, and ask banks to stop funding them. Stand with us YPF is only able to carry out its dangerous, dirty business because of the support they get from big European and U.S. banks like Morgan Stanley, HSBC, and Deutsche Bank. [4] By lending billions of dollars to, or owning shares in YPF, these banks are enabling destruction and making huge profits while local people suffer from cancer, asthma and skin diseases caused by fracking. [5] To top it off, most of these banks are headquartered in countries and states where fracking is banned, because of how dangerous it is! [6] If we can cut off the flow of money and show international resistance to fracking in Vaca Muerta, we can slow down and hopefully stop YPF. Sign the petition Fracking in Vaca Muerta could have deadly consequences outside of Argentina too. Only 4% of the Vaca Muerta region has been developed so far, but YPF has huge expansion plans. [7] The oil and gas underground there could release 50 billion tons of CO2 into our atmosphere [8] - pushing the earth further towards climate breakdown. That?s why it?s so important that we call out these banks now - before any new projects get off the ground. Sign the petition People are coming together across Argentina and the world to stand against the frackers. From indigenous leaders to unions and even the United Nations - people are speaking up. [9] We know this kind of pressure works. Recently, many banks tied to YPF, ruled out funding another destructive project - the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) - because of international resistance from our movement. [10] That?s why I am asking you to stand with the people of Argentina today, Vladimir. Call on the banks funding YPF to stop funding destruction and fund the just transition instead. Ask them to help bring good jobs, real progress and climate justice to Argentina. I hope we can count on your solidarity in this fight. In determination, Ilan Zugman, 350 Latin America Team Lead P.S. Today we also launched a video exposing the impacts of fracking in Argentina - please watch and share with your friends and family on Twitter or Facebook. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References [1] Mapuche group files lawsuit over pollution | BA Times [2] Vaca Muerta - Global Oil and Gas Exit List 3] Yacimientos Petrol?feros Fiscales is a a state-owned Argentinian energy company, widely known as YPF. [4] Vaca Muerta Financiers - BankTrack [5] Vaca Muerta - Global Oil and Gas Exit List> [6] Vaca Muerta Mega Project - A Fracking Carbon Bomb in Patagonia - EJES [7] Vaca Muerta Mega Project - A Fracking Carbon Bomb in Patagonia - EJES [8] Vaca Muerta Mega Project - A Fracking Carbon Bomb in Patagonia - EJES [9] Vaca Muerta - Global Oil and Gas Exit List [10] Financiers abandoned EACOP - StopEACOP.net PO Box 843004, Boston, MA 02284-3004 This email was sent to vflew at lew.spb.org. Email is the most important way we keep in touch with people like you. If you need to remove yourself from our email list, unsubscribe here. You can also sign up to receive fewer emails. Update your email address, location, or language. From: Ilan Zugman - 350.org Am?rica Latina Sent: Friday, June 03, 2022 8:42 PM Subject: Help us stop fracking -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Once they reach the slaughterhouse, their instinctual flight response to danger kicks in, and they struggle and fight until their last moments, then they?re brutally killed. This is a heartbreaking reality but, together, it?s something we can put an end to. Please take action today for these horses, who so desperately need our help! Take Action Photo by acceptfoto/iStock.com View in browser Donate today to stand up for animals who need you. ? 2022 The Humane Society of the United States 1255 23rd St. NW, Suite 450, Washington, DC 20037 donorcare at humanesociety.org | 202-452-1100 Privacy Policy From: Humane Society of the United States Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2022 9:54 PM Subject: Do you care about horses? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Sun Jun 5 19:17:25 2022 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2022 20:17:25 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] 12.6 million lab animals were killed, before experiments even began Message-ID: We must prevent unnecessary lab animal deaths. Germany Is Killing "Excess" Laboratory Animals. Stop This Unnecessary Murder Now! Sign Now Animal experiments are always heartbreaking, since they involve caging up scared, confused, helpless animals that are tortured and prodded until they're no longer considered "useful." But the animal research industry doesn't only exploit laboratory creatures ? it also kills off millions of "excess" animals that are never even used in experiments. Official European Union estimates suggest that, in 2017, labs in the EU killed off 12.6 million animals before they were ever used in studies. That's even more than the total number of animals actually used in research facilities ? which is 9.4 million creatures. Most of these culls are carried out in the most simple, heartless, cold way possible: with the click of a button. Researchers pull up an animal on a computer console and, just as though they were ordering a sandwich or playing a computer game, they select the "death" option and that's it. Then, carbon dioxide floods in and the creature is fumigated to death. Luckily, in Germany, this could be about to change. The country has strong protections for animal welfare, and prohibits any person or group from harming or killing animals unnecessarily. Prosecutors in one German state want to make sure this legal protection also extends to the millions of unused animals at research sites. Most experimentation centers are furious about this possible change. However, one boasted it has since updated its computer software to force researchers to consider rehousing or transferring excess animals instead of instantly killing them. This proves that there are other ways of operating at these facilities. They don't have to be the sources of constant mass murders! All research facilities in Germany must stop killing these helpless "excess" animals. Sign the petition now if you agree! Thank you, Miranda Care2 Petitions Team P.S. Animals that don't make it into experiments are considered a waste of space and resources, so facilities snuff them out as though their existences meant nothing. Sign the petition. Sign Now -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Care2.com, Inc. 3141 Stevens Creek Blvd. #40394 San Jose, CA 95117 http://www.care2.com From: Miranda B., Care2 Action Alerts Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2022 7:02 PM Subject: 12.6 million lab animals were killed, before experiments even began. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The UN Climate Change High-Level Champions are working with businesses, investors, cities and regions and civil society to strengthen and accelerate action ? both to build resilience and cut emissions within the 2020s, in line with the latest science. The private sector and local governments are already taking action to address the climate losses and damages faced by at-risk communities; improve best practices for emission reductions and accountability; mobilize finance to emerging markets and developing economies; and contribute to the Global Stocktake process culminating in 2023. But it?s still not enough. This is why multilateral collaboration across national governments, businesses, investors, cities and regions is necessary to drive increasing ambition and action. To further enhance this collaboration in the run-up to COP27, the Champions are hosting a series of events at the Bonn Intersessional (full programme here). It includes stakeholder engagement workshops with the Marrakech Partnership and the Camda community of analysts and the following lunch sessions reporting back to Parties and participants of the conference on the Champions? main activities: a.. High-Level Champions Update: Resilience and Action After Impacts, under the Race to Resilience campaign ? on Tue, 7 June, 1:15-2:45pm. The High-Level Champions, frontline communities and other non-State actors will report on how they are responding to the Glasgow Climate Pact?s call for NGOs and the private sector to help address loss and damage. a.. High-Level Champions Update: Taking Stock of Non-State Action Progress, including an update on the annual revision of the Race to Zero campaign?s criteria and accountability mechanism ? on Wed, 8 June, 1:15-2:45pm. ?The High-Level Champions and collaborators, will demonstrate how they will contribute to areas of Global Stocktake's Technical Dialogue, to help inform the enhancement of climate action and international cooperation, including the update of Nationally Determined Contributions. Technical Dialogue on the First Global Stocktake The first meeting of the Global Stocktake's technical dialogue is going to take place from 9-14 June 2022 where there will be an unprecedented proportion of non-Party stakeholders engaging directly with Parties to develop a shared understanding of the latest information on the implementation of the Paris Agreement and progress towards the purpose and its long-term goals, based on the best available scientific information. 45 seats have been made available for non-Party participants across three roundtables, with the High-Level Champions collaborating with the UNFCCC secretariat on the expression of interest process on helping to identify the most appropriate and impactful stakeholders to contribute. ? The co-facilitators will conduct the first meeting of the technical dialogue in multiple formats, including two plenary sessions, three roundtables, and a World Cafe. The plenary sessions and roundtables will be open for all accredited participants to attend and listen to the discussions and will also be broadcasted online to ensure all interested audience will be able to follow the discussions via live streaming. Ocean and Climate Dialogue in Bonn The Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue 2022, taking place during the intersessional, charts ways to strengthen ocean-based action on climate change informed by the best available science and knowledge. The annual dialogues build on the activities of other workstreams under the UNFCCC, providing a space for coordination and collective efforts to embed the ocean further into national and global climate action. The dialogue spotlights the ocean as a space with huge untapped potential for adaptation and mitigation action, emphasises the need to protect the ocean and marine ecosystems, and discusses pathways to increase the adaptive capacity and resilience of communities dependent on the ocean. The dialogue, on 15 June at 15:00 CEST in the Chamber Hall of the World Conference Centre Bonn, will explore two topics: "strengthening and integrating national ocean climate action under the Paris Agreement" and "enabling ocean climate solutions and optimising institutional connections?. Non-Party stakeholders are warmly invited to attend the dialogue and contribute to efforts to link ocean and climate action. The event will be publicly webcast and engagement with panellists and attendees will be possible using Mentimeter. If you are a registered attendee of the SBs, you can come in person. More information on the ocean workstream under the UNFCCC can be found here, and the latest research needs and directions on the ocean and cryosphere will be discussed in the Research Dialogue. Sign up for our Newsletter UN Climate Change | Global Climate Action | Race to Zero | GlobalClimateAction at unfccc.int | unfccc.int STAY CONNECTED ? ? ? ? ? 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While Russia poses the most immediate threat, China and others are also engaged in these antidemocratic campaigns. The McCain Institute for International Leadership at Arizona State University has harnessed both its international network and an Intelligence Dashboard to analyze and map out public awareness of disinformation threats, and then project actionable findings and policy recommendations throughout the period of performance. NATO Dashboard: How often NATO is mentioned alongside Russia, China, or MDM? The McCain Institute has created an interactive dashboard displaying unique data on public perception of NATO and mis- and disinformation. The dashboard analyzes millions of sources (Twitter, Facebook, blogs, news sites and other social media) to measure the volume and trend of the conversations around NATO. View the full dashboard HERE Public Facing Events: This event convened transatlantic experts to build public awareness of MDM, communicate NATO?s importance (particularly to youth), and pursue forward-looking, evidence-based, and trust-based policymaking. Informed by their professional experiences and backgrounds, this panel discussed MDM issues that affect NATO countries. The experts also addressed actionable findings and policy recommendations on how NATO can combat, counter, and explain MDM threats. Speakers: Laura Thornton, Director & Senior Fellow, the Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall Fund Jamie Fly, President and Chief Executive Officer, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Harry Nedelcu, Policy Director, Rasmussen Global Moderator: Paul Fagan, Human Rights and Democracy Programs Director, McCain Institute This conversation was centered around the future of NATO in the face of Russian aggression, as seeing in Ukraine. The panelists also spoke about ways to push back against Russian narratives about the aims of the NATO alliance and misleading Russian claims about territories in Eastern Europe. Speakers: Ambassador J?ri Luik, Estonian Permanent Representative to NATO Dr. Evelyn Farkas, Executive Director, McCain Institute Edward Lucas, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis Moderator: David Kramer, Managing Director for Global Policy at the George W. Bush Institute The discussion focused on the future of NATO?s approach to China in the aftermath of Russia?s invasion of Ukraine. The panelists also touched on how Russia?s invasion has impacted China?s relationship with Russia and with their own neighbors. Speakers: ?ygimantas Pavilionis, Member of the Lithuanian Parliament Bobo Lo, Nonresident Senior Fellow with the Democratic Resilience Program at the Center for European Policy Analysis Jakub Janda, Associate Fellow at Slovak Security Policy Institute Moderator: Paul Fagan, Human Rights and Democracy Programs Director, McCain Institute This event convened the next generation of NATO?s leaders who discussed Western policy options, and how NATO member states can maintain a unified transatlantic response to Russian aggression. The panelists also addressed how NATO must now reconsider both its strategic confrontation with the Kremlin, and how it upholds the alliance?s promise of collective security. Speakers: Tiina Uudeberg, Undersecretary for Defence Planning Estonian Ministry of Defence Yordan Bozhilov, Deputy Minister of Defense, Republic of Bulgaria Moderator: Pedro Pizano, Program Manager, Human Rights & Democracy, McCain Institute This program was funded in part by a grant from the United States Department of State ? NATO Mission. The opinions, findings and conclusions stated herein are those of the author[s] and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Department of State. Join us at 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: Monday, June 06, 2022 11:22 PM Subject: Empowering NATO to Counter Authoritarian Mis-, Dis-, and Mal-information -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl.bellona at gmail.com Tue Jun 7 12:38:39 2022 From: enwl.bellona at gmail.com (ENWL) Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2022 13:38:39 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] On a recent feed and rescue mission in Ukraine, our team dodged gunfire and explosions as they evacuated abandoned animals. Message-ID: <8C59823407964469A17C29F14E29F62D@evol.sp.ru> On a recent feed and rescue mission in Ukraine, our team dodged gunfire and explosions as they evacuated abandoned animals.We paid all of Tripod?s veterinary bills. There are SO MANY MORE dogs and cats in desperate need. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser Forward this email to a friend Share Tweet We paid all of Tripod?s veterinary bills. There are SO MANY MORE dogs and cats in desperate need. Your support today will be used for medicines, fuel, food, and items such as syringes and surgical gloves that will help the unfortunate victims of this senseless war. Please donate now Our work in Ukraine continues as the war rages on for the fourth month with no end in sight. The east of Ukraine has been severely affected by heavy fighting and now more and more people are fleeing for their lives, leaving abandoned animals in their wake. On a recent feed and rescue mission into this dangerous region, our team dodged gunfire and explosions as they evacuated abandoned and desperate animals. One of the dogs they rescued is an adorable four-month-old puppy named ?Tripod.? He was severely injured in an explosion near Severodonetsk and was lucky to have been found by soldiers, who took him to an infirmary. There, he was treated alongside wounded soldiers. Tripod?s back paw was hanging by one tendon, and the only option was to amputate it. His other paws sustained injuries that also needed urgent medical care and he was suffering from enteritis (inflammation of the small intestine). The good-hearted medics decided to help the whimpering creature, who was clearly in a lot of pain, and he owes his life to their surgery. Tripod was then taken to an animal clinic in Kyiv. Luckily, he did well and is now in a foster home. our team has covered all Tripod?s bills and we have pledged to raise more funds for others like him. Will you help us? We know it?s the right thing to do! Please donate now Sadly, since writing this, the war clinic in Lysychansk no longer exists. We are not sure exactly what happened, but we can only assume that this little clinic was destroyed by constant bombing. In times of terrible trouble, good people band together to help and there are other little clinics that have sprung up which we support. Please help us by donating now. The money raised will be used for medicines, fuel, food, and items such as syringes and surgical gloves which will help animals in desperate need, unfortunate victims of a senseless war. Your support is enormously important right now. Please donate now Our brave partners go into the war zones repeatedly, delivering vitally important lifesaving medicines and equipment. Without us - without YOU, Vladimir - goodness knows how many dogs and cats would die. Our teams are exhausted. We have been on the ground in the war for more than 100 days, but our commitment is unwavering. We will be there for the animals until this war stops. Please continue to stand alongside us in a crusade to save as many lives as possible. For the animals, Brian and Gloria Davies (and Max and Flora!) Founders Network for Animals P.S. these operations are hazardous, and our team must be protected by military personnel wherever we go, but the animals need us and we do as we must. Tripod is one of the thousands of abandoned animals your donations have helped us save. We have provided desperate animals with ten tons of food and, through our network, thousands of animals have been taken to shelters and foster homes around Ukraine. Our work is so important that we must continue, but we can only do so with your help. Please be as generous as you can right now. Subscribe to our newsletter! Image credits: Banner & image 1: Vetmarket, Image 2: VegNews.UkraineVeternarian.VladyslavMatviichuk If you are happy to continue to receive updates on NFA's life-saving and life-changing campaigns for animals, you can either click the link below to update your profile, or do nothing, and we shall continue to contact you by email. Update my profile You are receiving this e-mail because you expressed an interest in the work of Network for Animals. 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Please call on China to end this slaughter for good and help put an end to the dog and cat meat trade. Act Now After being snatched from the street, the journey to the country's slaughterhouses is horrendous for these animals. They are crammed on top of each other and transported in trucks for days without food or water in the unforgiving heat. Those who survive have an agonizing wait. When their turn comes, iron tongs clamp around their neck as each dog is violently pulled from the slaughter pen and beaten to death for someone?s meal. This is not a hopeless cause, and compassionate animal advocates like you, in China and around the world, are the reason why. Thanks to public outcry and the efforts of our Chinese partner groups, this event has shrunk in size year by year, with fewer animals suffering and dying for their meat. What?s more, thanks to your support, we're making great strides in banning the dog meat trade in numerous cities and regencies in Indonesia, and we're making a strong case for an end to dog meat misery in South Korea. Now more than ever, we must stick together to keep the pressure on. Add your name today! Thank you for all that you do for animals and for standing with us. Your support is critical to ending this horror and the many other cruelties we seek to prevent. Sincerely, Jeffrey Flocken President of Humane Society International Photo by HSI View in browser Donate today to stand up for animals who need you. ? 2022 Humane Society International 1255 23rd Street, NW, Suite 450, Washington, DC 20037 info at hsi.org | 301-258-3010 From: Humane Society International Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2022 7:29 PM Subject: Act now: Stop the killing of dogs and cats in Yulin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Thu Jun 9 02:07:13 2022 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2022 03:07:13 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] 50, 000 premature deaths a year, all from avoidable pollution. Demand a change! Message-ID: The government's failure to act is killing us. Sign for Climate Action That Could Save 50,000 Lives Every Year, Billions of Dollars, and Our Planet! Sign Now Most of us are forced to live with air pollution, but do you know the massive impacts it has on our health and the well-being of our communities? Air pollution from fossil fuels in particular contributes to increased risk of heart disease, stroke, lung cancer and respiratory infections, all of which can dramatically shorten lifespans. In fact, according to a recent study, reducing air pollution emissions would save upwards of 50,000 lives in the United States and a whopping $600 billion every single year. So why hasn't the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) drastically curbed emissions yet? Its devotion to fossil fuels, for one. Reducing our reliance on fossil fuels would make all of us happier and healthier, dramatically reduce premature deaths, and free up billions of dollars to invest in whatever other services or technological development we could dream of. There is simply no reason to continue failing to cut air pollution in order to save dying, dirty industries instead of people and planet. Sign the petition now to put pressure on the EPA to do the right thing and curtail air pollution! Thank you, Lauren Care2 Petitions Team P.S. Air pollution isn't just killing our planet. It's killing tens of thousands of us prematurely every year. Sign the petition for climate action. 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URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Sat Jun 11 01:51:16 2022 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2022 02:51:16 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Fewer than 10 exist Message-ID: <372F60ADACDE4C628E7B673EBE963C56@lewpostnew> But we could save the last 7 vaquitas on the planet. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? The tiny vaquita porpoise is the most threatened sea mammal in the world. Fewer than 10 are left ? pushed to the edge of extinction by illegal fishing nets that ensnare and drown them within minutes. But there's a flicker of hope. Scientists have discovered astounding genetic health among the last surviving vaquitas ? meaning these beautiful creatures could fully bounce back if dangerous fishing practices end now. And we can help make that happen! San Felipe in Mexico is the centre of the local fishing industry. And three amazing groups there are working flat out to equip locals with sustainable fishing gear that?s completely safe for vaquitas. Already fishers are switching over, but with so few vaquitas left we need to act quickly. They urgently need money to buy safe fishing gear, train people on how to use it and get it onto fishing boats as fast as possible. Can you chip in to protect the last 7 vaquitas -- and marine environments everywhere? If you?ve saved your payment information with SumOfUs, your donation will go through immediately. Donate $3 now Donate another amount Vaquita numbers have plunged 99% in a decade as the use of ?gillnets? has rocketed to meet the growing global demand for fish. These vertical walls of netting trap all sea life that comes their way. Air-breathing vaquitas don?t stand a chance. It?s annihilation, but we can?t give up on them yet. On-the-ground groups like Pesca ABC, Whale Museum and MAREM ? a network of 80 heroic women in the fishing community ? are still fighting. Vladimir, with your help, they can go further, faster, incentivising fishers to switch to safer nets, and giving vaquitas the space they need to recover. 10 years ago, hundreds of vaquitas played together in this tiny patch of the Gulf of California. Now they could disappear forever. But if we all chip in, we can give them a chance to thrive once more ? and fight for better marine protections globally. Can you rush a donation to help protect the 7 vaquitas left? If you?ve saved your payment information with SumOfUs, your donation will go through immediately. Donate $3 now Donate another amount Thanks for all that you do, Olivia and the SumOfUs team -------------------------------------------------------------------- More information: Vaquita porpoise could survive ? but only if illegal fishing stops immediately. The Guardian. 5 May 2022. Vaquitas could breed their way back from the brink of extinction. 5 May 2022. 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: Olivia Boyd, SumOfUs Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2022 7:03 PM Subject: Fewer than 10 exist -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Sat Jun 11 02:02:13 2022 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2022 03:02:13 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Ukraine rescues, relief and supplies Message-ID: Humane Society International Because of supporters like you, those affected by the war in Ukraine are continuing to receive help?thank you. Last Friday marked the hundredth day since Russia invaded Ukraine. As we know, people often jeopardize their own safety to protect their animals. Our hearts broke for those affected by the war, but I was extremely humbled to see how animal lovers all over the world quickly came together to help those in need. Because of supporters like you, Mars, Petco, BabyDoge and significant support from many individual donors, HSI is continuing to provide relief for the people and animals fleeing the war and those who stayed behind. Watch this video to see how we've made a difference together in Ukraine. Thank you so much for being there for animals when they need you the most. Sincerely, Jeffrey Flocken President of Humane Society International More than 10k relief packets delivered HSI staff assembled more than 10,000 relief packets for refugees and their pets. We?ve also been working with travel companies to provide safe, pet-friendly passage for Ukrainian refugees traveling with their animals, to avoid cats, dogs and other pets being abandoned at bus terminals, airports or near border crossings. Nina and Maya find new foster homes Two sisters, Nina and Maya, were living in an abandoned breeding facility just outside of Kyiv. With the help of our generous donors and local volunteers, they were transported to a shelter we?re collaborating with in Poland and quickly found foster homes. The search for their loving, new family begins now. 23 tons of pet supplies delivered Because of you, HSI was able to provide 23 tons of emergency pet food and supplies for the dogs and cats caught up in the war in Ukraine. The truck traveled from Trieste, Italy to Lviv, Ukraine and included pet food, carriers, collars, leashes, kennels and a wide range of veterinary supplies such as parasite treatment and disinfectant. Rescuing and caring for Ruslan Our partner group found a cat named Ruslan near the Polish border. Ruslan was frightened, weak and stressed upon arrival at our partner facility?likely lost at the border crossing. Ruslan is now getting all the attention, food, water and compassion he could ever need until he finds a new loving home. 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URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Sat Jun 11 13:08:30 2022 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2022 14:08:30 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Understanding the Second World War to Make Sure It's the Last Message-ID: <101DB178072F4AD9A4C5FFA4F88747AA@lewpostnew> -------------------------------------------------------- From June 20 - July 31, World BEYOND War will be teaching an online course on the accurate history of, and debunking myths about, the Second World War -- with an eye to preventing a (very different) third and final one. The course is not live or set on any time schedule. The videos, graphics, text, interactive online forums, discussions, and exchanges with the facilitators are all on your schedule at whatever times of day or night you find most convenient. The incredible lineup of facilitators, and all the details, including how to reserve your spot, are at this link. Everyone registered for the course will receive PDF, ePub, and/or mobi (kindle) versions of David Swanson's book Leaving World War II Behind, which will provide additional reading to those who want to go beyond the written, video, and graphic materials provided in the course. This book documents the case that World War II happened in such a different world that it has little relevance to today?s foreign policy, as well as the case that U.S. participation in WWII was not justifiable. Specifically, WWII was not fought to rescue anyone from persecution, was not necessary for defense, was the most damaging and destructive event yet to occur, and would not have happened had any one of these factors been missing: World War I, the manner in which WWI was ended, U.S. funding and arming of Nazis, a U.S. arms race with Japan, U.S. development of racial segregation, U.S. development of eugenics, U.S. development of genocide and ethnic cleansing, or the U.S. and British prioritization of opposing the Soviet Union at all costs. The author corrects numerous misconceptions about the most popular and misunderstood war in western culture, in order to build a case for moving to a world beyond war. Here's are some comments on the book. The course has received similar praise. ?This is a book of wide synthesis and trenchant commentary. Keep it near to hand for those all-too-frequent moments when you hear someone using World War II to justify yet another horrific military adventure.? ?Nicholson Baker, author of Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, The End of Civilization ?A mythic history surrounds ?the Good War,? but the truth is far more complicated than that told by Hollywood and in high school history books. Swanson demolishes the myths by amassing a huge number of facts, all carefully documented, and leaves us the true, if unpalatable but liberating, history of World War II.? ?Kent D. Shifferd, Ph.D., author of From War To Peace: A Guide To The Next Hundred Years ?If you, like me, thought that WWII was the exceptional ?good war,? think again. In Leaving World War II Behind, David Swanson brilliantly cuts through the myths surrounding WWII, and in the process cuts through the fog of all wars. Reading this book, I started to dream. What if Swanson was a regular commentator on CNN, destroying the arguments of every Pentagon pundit, Raytheon lobbyist and warhawk politician? What if Swanson was hired by Hollywood to review all war films for their accuracy? What if he could oversee the history books taught in U.S. schools? We would have what the military-industrial complex most fears: a well-informed public. As we build the platform that Swanson and anti-war academics/activists deserve?and the world so needs?we can start by reading this superb book and encouraging everyone we know to read it.? ?Medea Benjamin, author/cofounder CODEPINK for Peace ?In his latest book, David Swanson passionately debunks many of the common arguments used to justify the horrific violence of World War Two. By revealing the less-than-humanitarian decision-making leading up to the United States? involvement with the fight against the Nazi government, he demonstrates the inherent tensions behind the myth of a ?good war.? No one hates war more than Swanson and no one alive has devoted themselves more fully to its abolition. This book is an expression of his deep moral commitment to peace.? ?Scott J. Shapiro, Professor of Law and Philosophy at Yale Law School, Director of Yale's Center for Law and Philosophy, coauthor of The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World ?The proximate goal of David Swanson?s new book is to challenge the moral arguments for World War II, the war that supposedly justifies war. Its ultimate goal is to make the case for ending war once and for all. This is a brave, passionate, brilliant book, which should be read by anyone who gives a damn about humanity?s future.? ?John Horgan, science journalist and author, The End of War. ?David Swanson?s Leaving World War II Behind, could have been easily entitled leaving revisionist history behind because he shatters all the self-congratulatory distortions that justified U.S. participation in the ?good war? of WWII. In systematically dismantling the moral and political reasoning of U.S. policy-makers leading up to, during, and after the great war, Swanson reveals how little has changed with the arguments and technics elites use to mask their real intentions and win over ordinary working class people, who fight the elites? wars, to an agenda that does not have anything to do with them. In a rational society, Swanson?s latest would be incorporated into the school curriculum from middle-school on. But this is not a rational or a moral society. And this is why the existence of a David Swanson is such a wonder.? ?Ajamu Baraka, contributing columnist for the Black Agenda Report and writer for Counterpunch. Learn more. -------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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." 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URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Mon Jun 13 13:47:58 2022 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 14:47:58 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Media Advisory: 2022 Desertification and Drought Day Message-ID: Media Advisory: 2022 Desertification and Drought DayMedia invitation to attend the global observance of Desertification and Drought Day on 17 June in Madrid, Spain View this email in your browser Media Advisory Version Francaise Versi?n en espa?ol Rising up from drought together is Spain?s call for Desertification and Drought Day on 17 June Bonn/Madrid, 13 June 2022 - Spain, one of the European countries most vulnerable to drought and water shortages linked to climate change, is hosting this year?s global observance of Desertification and Drought Day on 17 June. The event titled, ?Rising up from drought together,? will take place at the Auditorio Museo Nacional Reina Sofia in Madrid. Drought is the theme for the Day this year. Media are invited to participate at the event organized by the Government of Spain and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), where renown scientists, issue experts, youth representatives and high-level policymakers from Spain and around the world will speak about: a.. the role of science based on the drought risks identified for different climate change scenarios b.. success stories of drought mitigation and adaptation in Spain and other countries. c.. viable drought policies and their components Pedro S?nchez, President of the Government of Spain, Alain-Richard Donwahi, President of UNCCD COP15, C?te d'Ivoire, Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary, UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and Patricia Kombo, UNCCD Land Hero from Kenya are among the notable speakers (see full list below). Droughts are increasing in frequency and severity up 29 percent since 2000 and affecting an estimated 55 million people every year, according to the latest Drought in Numbers report from UNCCD. By 2050, drylands may cover between 50 to 60 percent of all land, with an estimated three-quarters of the world?s population living in these areas under conditions of severe water scarcity. The Horn of Africa, for example, is in its fourth year of drought. A similar drought in Southern Africa five years ago put 20 million people on the verge of starvation. This year Chile marked a record-breaking 13th year of drought. A prolonged drought in the United States that started in 2000 is the country?s driest period in over 1200 years. In the lead up to the 2022 Desertification and Drought Day, UNCCD launched Droughtland, a public awareness campaign featuring a fictional drought-stricken nation, to showcase solutions and rally global action to boost drought resilience. Detailed information, which includes the programme, media resources and background documents to facilitate coverage of the event, is provided below. Venue Auditorio Museo Nacional Reina Sofia, Rondo de Atocha, Madrid, Spain. Webcast Link: https://bit.ly/3Nw1Wgt (in the floor language) Streaming through Twitter and Facebook: @unccd Time Friday, 17 June 2022 11:00-14:00 hrs (CEST) /09:00-12:00 (GMT/UTC) Invited speakers a.. Mr. Pedro S?nchez, President of the Government of Spain (Prime Minster) b.. Mr. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations c.. Mr. Alain-Richard Donwahi, President of UNCCD COP15, C?te d'Ivoire d.. Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary, UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) e.. Mr Virginijus Sinkevi?ius, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries f.. Ms. Teresa Ribera, Third Vice-President of the government and Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Spain g.. Ms. Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations h.. Ms. Skumsa Ntshanga, Ag. Deputy Director-General, Biodiversity and Conservation Branch, Ministry of Forests, Fisheries and Environment, South Africa i.. Ms. Patricia Kombo, founder of the PaTree Initiative and UNCCD Land Hero j.. Ms. Mar?a Jes?s Rodr?guez de Sancho, General Director of Biodiversity, Forestry and Desertification, Spain k.. Mr. Pilar Paneque, leader of the Spanish Citizen Observatory of Drought and Professor of Human Geography, Pablo de Olavide University of Seville, Spain l.. Ms. Attia Rafla, Director for Soil Resources. Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries of Tunisia. m.. Ms. Elena L?pez Gunn, Chief Executive Officer, ICATALIST. Associate professor at IE Business School and collaborator of the Water Observatory, the Bot?n Foundation and the Basque Center for Climate Change, Spain n.. Mr. Mark Svoboda, Director of the National Center for Drought Monitoring in the United States Background Drought in Numbers, released on 11 May at the fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP15) calls for making a full global commitment to drought preparedness and resilience in all global regions a top priority. The report was issued just days before The State of the Global Climate 2021 report released May 2022 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). According to the report, the past seven years have been the warmest seven years on record, and drought affected many parts of the world, including the Horn of Africa, Canada, the western United States, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and T?rkiye. Drought resilience was a top agenda item at UNCCD COP15. Countries agreed to boost drought resilience, and identified some of the key actions. They will identify the areas that could turn into drylands, improve national policies, including on early warning, monitoring and assessment, learn and share knowledge, build partnerships and coordinate action, and mobilize drought finance. In addition, they will set up an Intergovernmental Working Group on Drought for 2022-2024 to look into possible options, including global policy instruments and regional policy frameworks, to support a shift from reactive to proactive drought management. The Working Group reports released earlier this year by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as part of the Sixth Assessment Report warn that we have up to 2030 to take actions to get us on track to staying within a temperature rise of no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius. Warming above that level would have catastrophic impacts on both people and the planet. Notes to Editors International journalists travelling to Spain to cover the event need be registered, and should email: bzn-prensa at miteco.es and copy wwischnewski at unccd.int. A copy of your valid press card and passport will be required to pick your access card. Download various materials here (https://bit.ly/3xd4IjC): a.. b-roll on the drought in Eastern Africa (https://bit.ly/3Pw6ULm). Credit UNCCD. b.. human interest stories gathered in March 2022 in Turkana County, Kenya (https://bit.ly/3m7NoaG). Credit UNCCD. c.. Images of drought impacts in Northern Kenya (https://bit.ly/39aWW1w). Credit UNCCD. d.. Videos and assets from the Droughtland campaign (https://bit.ly/3zvCfsb) Credit UNCCD e.. Images of the event in Spain will be uploaded here (https://bit.ly/3xBtCuI). Social Media Twitter: @TourDroughtland Instagram: @TourDroughtland Hashtags: #Nodroughtland #UNited4Land Download social media assets, including banners, infographics, cartoons and postcards: https://bit.ly/3PZBzAX Learn more about the campaign: droughtland.com For information about Desertification and Drought Day visit: https://www.unccd.int/2022-desertification-and-drought-day For information about Desertification and Drought Day events in Spain and around the world, contact Xenya Scanlon, Chief of Communications, UNCCD: xscanlon at unccd.int For media related inquires: On site contact: Alejandro Gomez, argomez at miteco.es Virtually: Wagaki Wischnewski, wwischnewski at unccd.int, +49 173 268 7593 (m) About UNCCD The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is the global vision and voice for land. We unite governments, scientists, policymakers, private sector and communities around a shared vision and global action to restore and manage the world?s land for the sustainability of humanity and the planet. Much more than an international treaty signed by 197 parties, UNCCD is a multilateral commitment to mitigating today?s impacts of land degradation and advancing tomorrow?s land stewardship in order to provide food, water, shelter and economic opportunity to all people in an equitable and inclusive manner. About the UNCCD The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is the global vision and voice for land. We unite governments, scientists, policymakers, private sector and communities around a shared vision and global action to restore and manage the world?s land for the sustainability of humanity and the planet. Much more than an international treaty signed by 197 parties, UNCCD is a multilateral commitment to mitigating today?s impacts of land degradation and advancing tomorrow?s land stewardship in order to provide food, water, shelter and economic opportunity to all people in an equitable and inclusive manner. Copyright ? 2017* United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification*, All rights reserved. For more information on the Press Release, contact Wagaki Wischnewski Public Information and Media Officer From: UNCCD Secretariat Sent: Monday, June 13, 2022 12:41 PM Subject: Media Advisory: 2022 Desertification and Drought Day -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Mon Jun 13 13:57:04 2022 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 14:57:04 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Debarking dogs should be illegal. Period. Message-ID: <22011D4AED294D1EA1034C3D6A2643FC@evol.sp.ru> We must protect animals from horrific abuse. A Dog Barked. So Officials Wanted His Vocal Cords Removed. Ban Debarking Procedures Now! Sign Now One official in North Carolina recent gave a family a shocking ultimatum: cut the vocal cords of their beloved pet dog Leo, or face huge legal consequences. The situation escalated after county officials repeatedly singled out Leo's family, targeting them with multiple fines for their pup's bark. But Leo's not alone in his exuberance. The family has multiple nearby neighbors with dogs that bark, and live in a suburb where houses stand apart from each other. His people have made it clear that they'll entertain alternative humane options, but that this request is abusive and they won't abide it. Leo is lucky to have such committed parents, but many other dogs are not so fortunate. Removing a dog's vocal cords is done through a grotesquely inhumane surgical process called "debarking" or "devocalization." You could imagine this might be a painful and traumatic experience, and you'd be right. In many places, such as the United Kingdom, the procedure is considered so cruel, it's even illegal. The American Veterinary Medicine Association has also come out against debarking, calling the practice "unethical" and confirming that it "negatively impacts the welfare of the dog." Unfortunately, debarking is still allowed in many U.S. states, including North Carolina. This incident just proves how few rights pet dogs have in North Carolina ? and how quickly an animal could be abused. Lawmakers in North Carolina must protect pets, now. Sign the petition to demand that lawmakers ban the inhumane practice of debarking dogs throughout the state! Thank you, Miranda Care2 Petitions Team P.S. There is never any excuse for intentionally mutilating a dog. Sign the petition. Sign Now -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Care2.com, Inc. 3141 Stevens Creek Blvd. #40394 San Jose, CA 95117 http://www.care2.com From: Miranda B., Care2 Action Alerts Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2022 7:04 PM Subject: Debarking dogs should be illegal. Period. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Mon Jun 13 14:03:10 2022 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 15:03:10 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Have your say Message-ID: Next week, the European Central Bank is having a crucial meeting with the European Parliament: it is a rare chance for Members of the European Parliament to scrutinize the Bank and hold it accountable for its disastrous climate record. MEPs want your view too! Your answers will reinforce MEPs? action and send a reminder that a green, fair and sustainable ECB is still the number one priority for Europeans. It will only take three minutes, are you ready? GIVE YOUR OPINION Shell, TotalEnergies, Repsol, Eni and OMV - these are just a few of the dirty and polluting companies the European Central Bank continues to finance against all scientific imperatives. As one of the least transparent central bank?s in the world, it?s near impossible to hold it to account for its climate and ecological negligence. However, a window of opportunity has opened and it's a real chance for you to actually have a say about the ECB?s policies. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are meeting with ECB executives, including Christine Lagarde next week? it's a very rare opportunity for our democratic representatives in the European Parliament to finally ask the difficult questions, review the Bank?s performance and make our concerns heard above the din fossil fuels lobbyists intent on spoiling our planet. Ahead of the bank's meeting, MEPs need the weight of people power behind them. This survey is the occasion for MEPs to directly collect people?s concerns and raise them during their discussion with the ECB on 20th June. MEPs need to know what you care about ? spend 3 minutes filling in the survey and make your concerns heard. TAKE THE SURVEY The ECB affects all our everyday lives and has the potential to improve our financial system or, instead, reinforce its failures. However, as an independent central bank it is hardly ever held to account for its decisions - even the bad ones. And when it comes to the climate policy, the ECB executives have been getting away with ecological murder by propping up and investing some of the most polluting companies in the world - corporations that have already pushed our climate to the brink. That?s why this June these talks between the MEPs and the ECB (Monetary Dialogues) are so vital: they are critical for us - the people - to say enough is enough to the ECB climate investments and propose a greener way forward. In the past, citizens have not been seriously included in Monetary Dialogues. We?ve teamed up with our friends at Positive Money EU to make sure this year you are and that your concerns are heard. It?s high time the ECB is properly scrutinized for its policies and for its failures. ahead of MEPs talks with the ECB, let them know your views: take the 3 min survey. TAKE THE SURVEY From the cost of living crisis, to war and its consequences in all Europe, the ECB is facing a critical period. However, it?s crucial we remind its decision-makers not to chase one issue with another: they can?t keep on ignoring the impending climate urgency. Answers to the global crisis have to be sustainable and fair, not a step backward for people and our planet! Hundreds of thousands of SumOfUs members have already got the ECB to acknowledge its role in the climate crisis and push it to take first modest actions. Two years ago, thousands of you took a survey and we took the results directly to the ECB executives ? they were certainly very unaccustomed to coming face-to-face with the public's opinions! here is still a long way ahead to make sure European monetary policy supports the fight against climate change and for social progress. Let?s refuse a world based on carbon emissions and inequality. MEPs should boldly engage with the ECB?s to break its climate inaction. All this before it is too late. And to do so, they need your support: Have your say! Fill in the survey to support MEPs? talks with the ECB. GIVE YOUR OPINION Thanks for all that you do, Leyla, Charles and the team at SumOfUs More information: Europe's Future Money System a Citizen's Perspective Positive Money EU. 10 October 2021. ECB?s fossil fuel holdings jump amid Covid purchasing spree Reclaim Finance. 28 October, 2021. Climate Roadmap. Now What? 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URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Wed Jun 15 10:51:34 2022 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2022 11:51:34 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] here is the latest news from the High-Level Champions! Message-ID: UN Global Climate Action 15 June 2022 High Level Climate Champions Newsletter Non-State Actors Prepare for the Global Stocktake Climate action from businesses, investors, cities and regions can dramatically scale up government ambition ahead of COP27 ? as demonstrated by the High-Level Champions? programme of events at the Bonn Climate Conference this month. The Champions convened their first public dialogue with businesses, investors, cities, regions and national governments to talk about the breadth of work underway in the real economy. It set the stage for the Global Stocktake?s first technical dialogue in Bonn from 9-14 June. Data and analytical experts spoke to governments about the metrics and information they would like to see from non-State actors to help inform the Stocktake, as well as the enhancement of Nationally Determined Contributions. The Champions will work with the Marrakech Partnership and broader community to feed into the Stocktake, offering solutions to challenges faced by governments in particular by highlighting sectoral progress towards the Glasgow Breakthroughs. ?We welcome ideas on how we can best exercise our mandate to help ensure that non-State actors meaningfully contribute to the Global Stocktake and so support governments in implementing the Paris Agreement,? said COP26 High-Level Champion Nigel Topping. COP27 High-Level Champion Mahmoud Mohieldin added, ?We are hearing repeated requests from non-State actors to ensure that the Global Stocktake must be forward-looking and solutions-oriented, generating clear signals for domestic policymakers to help close the 2030 ambition gap and driven by reliable data essential for effective climate action.? The Global Stocktake is a two-year assessment of progress towards meeting the Paris Agreement?s goals, concluding at COP28 in 2023. It?s crucial in ensuring the accountability of climate commitments from businesses, investors, cities and regions. The first technical dialogue was designed by the co-facilitators using innovative formats, working with the UNFCCC secretariat and High-Level Champions to bring in an unprecedented proportion of non-State actors engaging with technical experts from national governments. However, many still seek to effectively engage with the process, how their progress can be taken into account, or how their actions can help achieve NDCs, according to CDP?s new brief on the Global Stocktake. Some 14,000 companies are now disclosing their carbon impact through CDP, and 10,000 companies, investors, cities and regions have joined the UN-backed Race to Zero campaign. This shows both the progress afoot and the importance of ensuring that non-State actors take part to make it a truly global and cross-economy stocktake. Action on Losses and Damages The Champions also initiated a dialogue on addressing losses and damages from climate change impacts during the Bonn Climate Conference, with an event in which people from the frontlines explored how businesses, investors, cities and regions can boost action. ?As the climate crisis escalates people are losing their lives, people are losing their livelihoods, people are losing their cultures ? so there is really a need to put the people on the agenda,? Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate said. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced at the sessions that Scotland will host a global conference on climate losses and damages later this year, and unveiled new initiatives including to address post-disaster relief in Malawi and research to further understand how to address losses and damages. This comes after Scotland pledged ?2 million to address losses and damages during COP26. ?At [COP27], we still need to see developed countries stepping up ? and showing a much greater commitment to address loss and damage,? Nicola Sturgeon said. ?However, action from devolved, state and regional governments ? as well as civil society ? will also be vital, in driving progress.? This followed two workshops held by the Champions in May to facilitate an open discussion on scaling up concrete action by businesses, investors, cities and regions to address climate losses and damages. The workshops had three objectives: 1) share best practices and challenges on how non-Party stakeholders can advance and scale-up action on climate losses and damages; 2) discover how to elevate and amplify what non-Party stakeholders are already doing on climate losses and damages; 3) identify how the Champions and Marrakech Partnership can meaningfully advance this issue. The workshops had around 110 participants from 25 countries, including Marrakech Partnership stakeholders. Voices from communities on the frontline from developing countries demonstrated the urgency for action. These workshops have started a critical part of the Champions? work this year to identify action after impacts by businesses, investors, cities and regions. It will continue during the UNFCCC Regional Climate Weeks, New York Climate Week and COP 27. Spotlight on our Youth Fellows The High-Level Champions have appointed eight youth fellows to work with the team over 2022, and will spotlight one in each of the following newsletters. Working on the Champions? resilience team, Lamia Mohsin often thinks back to the words of a 33-year-old Bangladeshi housewife, Maloti, she recently met who had just lost her home to a cyclone. ?We have made our peace with the fact that the forces of nature may turn against us anytime, and yet we want to survive; live our lives to the fullest. To Maloti, the word ?development? referred to the certainty of food and basic needs. In Lamia?s home country of Bangladesh, the climate impacts reported by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have been a daily reality for at least a decade ? rising sea levels, increased salinity, droughts, floods, stronger cyclones. Adaptation and resilience is a lifeline. The Race to Resilience therefore needs to call on businesses, investors, cities and regions to do more and deliver on their promises, Lamia says. Meanwhile, the Race to Zero must deliver on climate mitigation where the Glasgow Pact fell short ? pushing all actors to decarbonize and promote green jobs and sustainable economies, she says. And the COP27 must show concrete action on adaptation, mitigation and finance ? including boosting the finance for adaptation to equal mitigation. Keeping Up With The Champions a.. Both Champions took part in the Marrakech Partnership workshop in Bonn, talking about how to supercharge the implementation of Climate Action Pathways. Nigel Topping asked stakeholders what they can bring to the table between now and COP27 and how they can step up to deliver on the Champions? 2030 Breakthroughs. a.. The Champions held a discussion with the International Renewable Energy Agency on the Breakthrough Agenda and role of non-state actors in raising climate action. a.. Mahmoud Mohieldin spoke at the Global Stocktake launch reception in Bonn. a.. Mahmoud Mohieldin took part in a roundtable discussion with the Federation of Banks and Industries in Egypt and the UN Economic Commission for Africa. a.. Mahmoud Mohieldin attended the introductory meeting of the Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition, launched by UNIDO and SDSN last September. This Council will constitute a global, high level body of engineers and energy systems experts to contribute to the UN Secretary-General's call to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and advance the Sustainable Development Goals. a.. Mahmoud Mohieldin participated in the Islamic Development Bank Annual Meetings in Sharm El-Sheikh and delivered a keynote speech at a session titled ?The Road to COP27: Transitioning to a Green Economy? alongside COP27 President Sameh Shokry and Dr. Hala El Said of Egypt?s Ministry of Planning and Economic Development. a.. Mahmoud Mohieldin took part in the launch of the African Business Leaders Coalition on 31 May. a.. Mahmoud Mohieldin met with German and Egyptian private sector leaders in Egypt to tell them about their role in the global climate action over a dinner hosted by the German Chamber of Commerce on 29 May. a.. Mahmoud Mohieldin took part in a roundtable on the sidelines of the Bonn conference with climate finance policymakers and the private sector to discuss the engagement of the private sector to accelerate climate action through UNFCCC finance activities. In Case You Missed It a.. Queen Elizabeth awarded Nigel Topping and Chile?s COP25 Champion Gonzalo Mu?oz the Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George for services to tackling climate change. a.. Egypt?s COP27 presidency has set out its goals and vision for Sharm El-Sheikh on mitigation, adaptation, finance, and collaboration. a.. The 2021 UN Climate Change Annual Report is out, highlighting the work undertaken by the secretariat during the difficult circumstances of the pandemic and explaining the outcomes of COP26 in Glasgow, which set the scene for full Paris Agreement implementation. a.. The number of national net zero targets set in legislation or policies has surged to 65% of total greenhouse gas emission coverage, from just 10% in December 2020, according to the Net Zero Stocktake 2022. The increase and strengthening of national commitments adds pressure on the companies, regions and cities that have yet to pledge to reach net zero. a.. Net-zero targets by 25 major global companies aim to reduce aggregate emissions by 40% at most, not 100% as suggested by the term ?net-zero?, according to the NewClimate Institute. Only three companies ? Maersk, Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom ? clearly commit to cut over 90% of emissions from their full value chains. a.. More than one-third, or 702, of the world?s largest publicly traded companies have net-zero targets, up from 417 in December 2020. However, 65% of those corporate targets do not yet meet minimum procedural reporting standards, according to the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit?s latest Net Zero Tracker. a.. Accelerated action on energy efficiency can help avoid around 95 EJ of final energy demand in 2030 compared to existing policies and measures, according to the International Energy Agency. a.. WBCSD sets out three practical action priorities that businesses and other stakeholders can take to quickly improve sustainability across the value chains in sectors such as mobility, buildings, fashion and textiles, food and agriculture, and travel and tourism. a.. G7 climate and environment ministers confirmed their commitment to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies by 2025 and align international financing with Paris Agreement goals. a.. Project developers, communities and governments can generate 90 million tonnes of verified emission reductions per year, and over 800 million tonnes by 2030, by following Everland?s new Forest Plan. It aims to facilitate the development of up to 75 forest conservation projects. a.. Climate change exacerbates social, environmental and economic risks for mental health and psychological wellbeing, but there is still a gap in the availability of mental health systems in many countries, according to the World Health Organization?s new policy brief. a.. The Global Center on Adaptation is accepting applications for its Local Adaptation Champions Awards by 11 July. The awards spotlight innovative, exemplary, inspiring, and scalable locally-led efforts. For more news from across the Race to Resilience and Race to Zero community, check out climatechampions.unfccc.int. Mark Your Calendars a.. Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting: 20-25 June b.. Third Edition of the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development: 21-22 June c.. The ARC - Cleantech Innovation Festival: 22-23 June d.. London Climate Action Week: 25 June-3 July e.. G7 Leaders? Summit: 26-28 June f.. World Urban Forum: 26-30 June g.. UN Ocean Conference: 27 June-1 July h.. Youth Co:Lab Summit 2022 - Asia-Pacific: 4-7 July i.. 2022 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development: 5-15 July j.. Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week: 18-22 July k.. Africa Climate Week: 29 August-1 September l.. International Clean Air Day for blue skies: 7 September m.. UN General Assembly: 13-27 September n.. Climate Week NYC: 19-25 September o.. IMF-World Bank Autumn Meetings: 14-16 October p.. G20 Leaders? Summit: 30-31 October q.. COP27: 6-18 November Sign up for our Newsletter UN Climate Change | Global Climate Action | Race to Zero | GlobalClimateAction at unfccc.int | unfccc.int STAY CONNECTED ? ? ? ? ? UNFCCC | Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1, Bonn, 53113 Germany Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by globalclimateaction at unfccc.int From: Global Climate Action Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 9:22 AM Subject: Vladimir, here is the latest news from the High-Level Champions! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Together with a coalition of climate campaigners and NGOs, we are preparing public actions to shine a spotlight on their wrongdoings, and force them to do their job: come up with a clear and detailed action plan to cut out fossil fuel finance and support a transition to clean energy, now! we need your help! Send Carney, Bloomberg and the GFANZ gang a protest email and support our actions happening today during this meeting! GFANZ has over 450 financial firms from 45 countries, is responsible for assets of over $130 trillion and represents over 40% of total global private financial assets. In short, it is an enormous financial alliance with almost unprecedented power over financial markets. As such, it can be an enormous force for change - it can point a way forward for climate finance, peer pressuring laggards and really change the way major financial institutions invest. But with great power comes great responsibility. And in the wrong hands, this enormous conglomerate could just serve as a nice coat of paint, greenwashing the most polluting investors, banks and insurers and enabling them to carry on their climate destruction business as usual. Today, by refusing to call an end to its members' financial support for fossil fuel projects and using the war in Ukraine as an excuse to pump more money into oil and gas infrastructure, Carney and Bloomberg are failing to live up to even their most basic responsibilities. help us disrupt their cozy t?te-?-t?te and send the GFANZ cabal an email calling for an end to their greenwash and a serious action plan towards real net zero emissions. We expected better from Mark Carney and Mike Bloomberg. As the self-styled "kings of green finance", they owe us and the planet much more than parroting the rotten narratives of fossil fuel lobbyists. Hundreds of thousands of SumOfUs members have been banding together to call out greenwashing where we find it. Last year, we took on the CEO of Lloyd's of London John Neal and his worthless environmental plan - making a complete u-turn on his commitments - forcing Lloyd's to publicly acknowledge their hypocrisy. Early this year, we asked the shareholders of TotalEnergies to block its fake "climate plan" and your concerns were brought directly to the Annual General Meeting. Our future is burning and there is no more time for fake initiatives. Let's get GFANZ to be a force for good rather than for destruction. support the wave of mobilisations at their meeting today and send the GFANZ an email calling on them to invest in our future!. SEND YOUR EMAIL Thanks for all that you do, Leyla, Charles and the team at SumOfUs More information: Big banks resist most direct road map to net zero emissions The Financial Times. 11 October 2021. It's Not What You Say, It's What You Do Reclaim Finance . 2 November 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: Leyla Larbi, SumOfUs Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 10:14 AM Subject: It?s not what you say, it's what you do -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Wed Jun 15 18:47:13 2022 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2022 19:47:13 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] No one deserves to be living on less than $2 while the billionaire class grows ever larger Message-ID: <1BBA1FCD1F2C4891A29EFBD590F37E5D@lewpostnew> Billionaires must contribute their fair share of taxes. The Pandemic Made the World's Richest Richer, While Over 250 Million People Are Being Plunged Into Extreme Poverty! Sign Now While the vast majority of people on earth have suffered devastating economic losses in the past few years -- from the impacts of the pandemic, to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, to skyrocketing inflation -- a handful of the world's wealthiest are profiting handsomely. In fact, a whopping 573 new billionaires were added to the total tally over the course of the past two years. And while the world's ultra-rich continue to rake in more profits than the average person could possibly imagine, 263 million people will likely be pushed into extreme poverty this year, meaning they'll live on less than $2 USD per day. Billionaires are so wealthy that they could never work another day for the rest of their lives and still live out the most luxurious life imaginable, while people who live in extreme poverty are facing chronic hunger, homelessness, and near total disenfranchisement. There is no reason countries participating in the World Economic Forum can't raise taxes on the wealthiest members of their society to benefit the poorest. In fact, in the United States, a lot of the wealthiest Americans actually pay less in taxes than the average person. Billionaires could not become billionaires without the people who work for them and buy their products. It's time they started acting like it. Sign now to call for raising taxes on the planet's billionaires! Thank you, Lauren Care2 Petitions Team P.S. The past two years saw hundreds of new billionaires, but hundreds of millions of people are at risk of falling into extreme poverty in the next year. Sign for taxes on the rich. Sign Now ? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Care2.com, Inc. 3141 Stevens Creek Blvd. #40394 San Jose, CA 95117 http://www.care2.com From: Lauren W., Care2 Action Alerts Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 7:02 PM Subject: No one deserves to be living on less than $2 while the billionaire class grows ever larger -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Wed Jun 15 18:51:52 2022 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2022 19:51:52 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Biggest and Dumbest Naval Maneuver In the World Message-ID: RootsAction: Connect. Act. Grow. Do It Yourself petitions are effective. Start one here. Here's one started by Colonel Ann Wright (Ret.): What's the biggest, most reckless thing to be done on water? It's RIMPAC, the Rim of the Pacific naval war rehearsal. RIMPAC dramatically contributes to the destruction of the ecology and aggravates climate collapse in the Pacific region. RIMPAC war forces will blow up decommissioned ships with missiles, endangering marine mammals and polluting the ocean. Land forces will conduct ground assaults that will tear up beaches where green sea turtles breed. And RIMPAC will fuel massive expenditures on weapons and increased militarization, making wars more likely. 2022 RIMPAC includes military forces from Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Please sign a petition that we can deliver to those governments. The Pacific Peace Network and its allied organizations call for the cancellation of the dangerous, provocative and destructive international Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) naval war practice and for increased citizen pressure for a demilitarized Pan-Pacific Zone of Peace. RIMPAC naval war practice, the largest naval war maneuvers in the world, will take place off Hawai?i and the West Coast of the U.S. from June 29 to August 4, 2022. At RIMPAC 2022, over 25,000 military personnel, 38 ships, 170 aircraft, 4 submarines from 26 countries will practice war simulations engaging "enemy forces." RIMPAC, coupled with expanding U.S. military capability in Hawai?i, Australia, Guahan and other Pacific nations, increases the likelihood of armed conflict between the United States and China -- either by design or accident -- with unthinkable consequences for the peoples of Asia, the Pacific, and the world. Please endorse this call to action. Pacific Peace Network will share this petition and call on legislators of each participating country to cancel RIMPAC. Click here to add your name. THIS PETITION IS ENDORSED BY: Hawai'i Hawai'i Peace and Justice Veterans For Peace, Chapter 113-Hawai'i Women?s Voices Women Speak Oahu Water Protectors, Hawai'i World Can't Wait Hawai`i Students and Faculty for Justice at the University of Hawai'i) 350 Hawaii Our Revolution Hawaii Hawai?i Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines Malu 'Aina Center For Non-violent Education & Action, Big Island, Hawai'i Philippines ASIA EUROPE PEOPLES FORUM (Peace and Security Cluster) Philippine Initiative on Critical and Global Issues Peace Women Partners. Inc. Philippines Philippine Women Network for Peace & Security STOP the War Coalition Philippines United States Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security CODEPINK: Women For Peace Environmentalists Against War Veterans For Peace, Phil Berrigan Memorial Chapter, Baltimore, Maryland Veterans For Peace, San Diego chapter Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space RootsAction.org Australia Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) Just Peace Queensland Pacific Youngsolwara Pacific Prutehi Litekyan: Save Ritidian Youngsolawara Pacific Our Common Wealth 670 South Korea Inter-Island Solidarity for Peace of the Sea Jeju Committee Gangjeong Peace Network Association of Gangjeong Villagers Against the Jeju Navy Base, Gangjeong International Team People Making Jeju a Demilitarized Peace Island Seongsan Committee against the Jeju 2nd Airport Project Catholic Climate Justice Action Center for Deliberative Democracy and Environment Jeju branch of Service Industry Labor Union St. Francis Peace Center Foundation The Frontiers International World BEYOND War International Peace Bureau No to NATO After signing the petition, please use the tools on the next webpage to share it with your friends. This work is only possible with your financial support. Please chip in $5 now. -- The RootsAction.org Team www.RootsAction.org From: RootsAction DIY Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 7:05 PM Subject: Biggest and Dumbest Naval Maneuver In the World -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Thu Jun 16 17:46:35 2022 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2022 18:46:35 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] =?utf-8?q?Surveillance_isn=E2=80=99t_safety=3A_say_n?= =?utf-8?q?o_to_ShotSpotter?= Message-ID: As salaamu alaykum, Vladimir? ShotSpotter is maybe the most dangerous surveillance tech corporation you?ve never heard of. Their audio surveillance has quietly been installed in more than 100 U.S. cities ? embedding police surveillance in our neighborhoods. Now, police and elected officials across the country are tapping into public funds to expand ShotSpotter?s reach. Sign our petition: Stop ShotSpotter in our cities. Surveillance is not safety. Muslim communities know first-hand about the harm and fear that comes from state surveillance. We?ve spent years opposing efforts like the Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) programs that target Muslim communities. That?s why MPower is joining a new coalition of anti-surveillance, racial justice organizations ? including Action Center on Race & the Economy (ACRE) and Freedom to Thrive ? to stop ShotSpotter, and all audio surveillance in our communities. Here?s three things you should know about ShotSpotter: 1. ShotSpotter supercharges racist policing and surveillance ? with a record of placing hidden microphones in overwhelmingly Black and brown neighborhoods. In Chicago, ShotSpotter was only installed in the 12 police districts with the largest Black and Latinx populations, putting 80% of the city?s Black residents and 65% of the city?s Latinx residents at regular risk for police violence.? 2. ShotSpotter alerts routinely create dangerous situations, by sending police to chase down dead-end reports of supposed gunfire that turn up nothing.? ShotSpotter markets its audio surveillance tech as primarily for gunshot detection ? but one study found that 91% of ShotSpotter-activated police dispatches led to no evidence of gunfire or gun crime.? There has never been any published testing of ShotSpotter?s ability to tell the difference between gunshots and other loud noises like firecrackers and cars backfiring.? In court, judges have repeatedly questioned whether ShotSpotter?s methods are reliable enough for its reports to be used in trials.? 3. Multiple people have been shot, incarcerated, and killed by police in the aftermath of a ShotSpotter alert. Michael Williams spent nearly a year in jail after being falsely accused of murder on the basis of ShotSpotter reports. He was finally released after prosecutors abandoned the ShotSpotter evidence and dropped all charges.? 13-year-old Adam Toledo was chased and shot by police, after putting his hands up, following a ShotSpotter alert in Chicago.? Adam Toledo should be alive today. Michael Williams should not have spent a crushing year behind bars due to racist policing aided by the ShotSpotter algorithm. Sign our petition to stop ShotSpotter. We need real solutions to gun violence, not police tech tools that bring more harm to Black and brown people. Companies like ShotSpotter distract from what we actually need to address gun violence, and make our national policing and incarceration crisis even worse. Instead, our attention and funds should be redirected towards what communities need ? like healthcare, housing, and getting weapons of war off our streets. Sign the petition: no ShotSpotter in our communities. We need safety ? not surveillance. Thanks for all you do. Granate, Ishraq, and the MPower Change team Sources: 1. ?ShotSpotter is deployed overwhelmingly in Black and Latinx neighborhoods in Chicago,? MacArthur Justice Center. 2. ?ShotSpotter Generated Over 40,000 Dead-End Police Deployments in Chicago in 21 Months, According to New Study,? MacArthur Justice Center, May 3, 2021. 3. ?OIG Finds That ShotSpotter Alerts Rarely Lead to Evidence of a Gun-Related Crime and That Presence of the Technology Changes Police Behavior,? Officer Of Inspector General, City of Chicago, August 24, 2021. 4. ?How ShotSpotter fights criticism and leverages federal cash to win police contracts,? NBC News, February 10, 2022. 5. ?Police technology under scrutiny following Chicago shooting,? The Hill, April 21, 2021. 6. ?How AI-powered tech landed man in jail with scant evidence,? AP News, August 19, 2021. 7. ?Family of Adam Toledo files wrongful death lawsuit as top prosecutor decides no charges will be filed against cop who shot 13-year-old,? Chicago Sun-Times, March 16, 2022. MPower Change is a grassroots movement of diverse Muslim communities working together to build social, spiritual, racial, and economic justice for all people. Support our work. From: Granate Kim, MPower Change Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2022 5:00 PM Subject: Surveillance isn?t safety: say no to ShotSpotter -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Over 78 human rights defenders have been killed in Pedro?s region of Colombia in just two years ? many murdered by paramilitary troops allegedly working for land-grabbing corporations. To speak out is to put your life at risk Pedro is about to launch a huge advocacy push, to demand action to protect the Misak people?s rainforest home. But now that his name and face are known he urgently needs protection. Can you chip in the cost of a coffee so that we can provide Pedro with security and keep him safe as he fights for the rainforest? Anything extra we raise will help fund campaigns to keep indigenous activists safe everywhere. If you?ve saved your payment information with SumOfUs, your donation will go through immediately. Donate $3 now Donate another amount The threat to the Misak people is very real. Last August a member of the community, Huber Samir Camayo, was shot dead by police at a protest over land rights. He was 23 years old. Despite the dangers, there is no choice but to fight ? the community?s home of a thousand years is under sustained attack from multinational Smurfit Kappa, whose non-native paper plantations have dried up the local water supply. SumOfUs has stepped up before to help the Misak people?s fight, paying for equipment, food and shelter for a protest camp that stopped 70% of Smurfit Kappa?s activity. with your support, we can do it again ? providing what they need to keep this courageous leader safe as he advocates for their future, and the rainforest. Can you help stand up for the Misak people ? and support indigenous rights globally? If you?ve saved your payment information with SumOfUs, your donation will go through immediately. Donate $3 now Donate another amount Thanks for all that you do, Alys, Olivia and the SumOfUs team -------------------------------------------------------------------- More information: Protest outside Smurfit Kappa AGM over Colombia operations. RT? 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Following our successful campaigns, Parliament passed the Glue Traps (Offences) Bill, meaning it will soon be illegal in England for the public to use these cruel devices, and the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill also became law. This means new laws will have to take into account the welfare needs of animals as sentient beings with emotions and feelings. Progress in Mexico Yucatan, Mexico celebrates its fifth year of a cruelty-free Kots Kaal Pato festival, saving countless animals from a cruel fate. HSI campaigned against this cruelty, and this transformation to a festival of kindness is due largely in part to animal lovers like you who spoke up. Cage-free around the globe In Chile, egg farmers using cage-free hen housing systems have formed the country?s first union association to support cage-free production. 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A Record Low Trout and Salmon Catch in Scotland Has Ecologists Worried. Parliament Must Do Something. Sign Now Last year, the annual salmon catch in Scotland confirmed conservationists' worst fears: the lowest number of salmon on record were caught in Scottish rivers. Sea trout were also caught at their lowest numbers recorded in 2021. These numbers are shockingly low. Both salmon and trout are cornerstone species, which means that dramatic drops in their populations have ripple consequences for the rest of the ecosystems they exist in. Now that scientists have identified key threats to both populations, local governments must act to protect the vital species! Sign now to demand that Scottish Parliament improve water quality and strengthen their salmon conservation laws before it's too late! The survival of salmon and trout affects surrounding species, including otters, ospreys and mergansers, who rely heavily on healthy fish populations to sustain themselves. 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Together, we created such a storm that the President promised never to evict us from our lands.But now, there?s a new head of state and plans are being revived! President Samia Suluhu Hassan may not listen to us, but we know she?ll respond to media and public pressure ? to all of you! With two key high-level meetings in the region next week we only have days to deliver our global call again. Join us now ? and show her the world is standing with the Maasai! This is urgent! The Tanzanian government is seemingly charging ahead with violent evictions of Maasai families, to make way for luxury safari hunts and elite tourism. Horrifying videos show Maasai people running as the bullets fly, and many have gunshot wounds and serious injuries. Massive global public pressure helped stop the eviction plans in the past -- let's do it again. Join 3 million Avaazers now and share the call from Maasai elders with everyone! SIGN NOW Here's the original message from Maasai elders of Ngorongoro, below: We are Maasai Elders from Northern Tanzania. Right now, tens of thousands of our community could be evicted from our ancestral lands to make way for tourism and trophy hunting. Last time Avaaz raised the alarm, the President shelved the plan. So we urgently need you to stand with us again! Global public pressure can change the new President's mind, but time is running out. Sign now to help us protect our lands! Sign Now! Dear friends, We are Maasai elders from Northern Tanzania. Right now tens of thousands of our community could be forced off our ancestral lands to make way for elite tourism and trophy hunting. We urgently need your support. When we faced these threats in 2014, more than 2 million Avaaz members rallied behind our call! Together, we created such a storm that the President promised never to evict us from our lands. But now, there?s a new head of state and plans are being revived! President Samia Suluhu Hassan may not listen to us, but we know she?ll respond to media and public pressure ? to all of you! With two key high-level meetings in the region next week we only have days to deliver our global call again. Join us now ? and show her the world is standing with the Maasai! Sign now and stand with us Our Indigenous Maasai communities have looked after East Africa's land, and wildlife, for centuries, co-existing peacefully. But successive governments have tried to kick us out of our homes under the guise of tourism and conservation. We?ve tried everything, even taking the government to court for violating our rights. But now, public attention has waned and we fear an eviction could happen any moment ? destroying our culture, leaving us homeless, and putting our wildlife at risk. Politicians are promising to find a ?solution?, but losing our land could mean the extinction of our community. So we?re looking to you for hope. We know our new President wants to engage in dialogue with the international community. Now is the perfect moment to show her that evicting us Maasai would be a global PR nightmare. We can change her mind with your support, but time?s running out ? sign now! Sign now and stand with us Some in our community have said they?d rather die than leave their homes. But this is a choice no-one should have to make. We know that together we?re stronger - after all, we?ve changed the course of history before. Let?s do it again and reimagine a world where humans and nature can co-exist together. With hope and determination The Maasai elders of Ngorongoro District, with the whole Avaaz team P.S. The image used is not connected to the Maasai elders sending this appeal, in the interests of their security and safety. More information: a.. URGENT ALERT ? Heavy Police Presence in Loliondo as Threats of Mass Evictions of the Maasai Intensify (Oakland Institute) b.. 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Global campaign urges action now to ensure no country becomes Droughtland View this email in your browser News Release (EN) Comunicado de prensa (ESP) Communique de presse (FR) Embargoed until 11:00 CEST (09:00 GMT/UTC) on 17 June 2022 Desertification and Drought Day event in Madrid Friday, 17 June 2022, 11:00-14:00 hrs (CEST) /09:00-12:00 (GMT/UTC) Webcast Link: https://bit.ly/3Nw1Wgt Streaming through Twitter and Facebook: @unccd Contacts: Xenya Scanlon, Chief of Communications, xscanlon at unccd.int Wagaki Wischnewski, Head of Press and Media, wwischnewski at unccd.int To request interviews: press at unccd.int No Droughtland: Global Leaders Call for Urgent Action to Boost Drought Resilience a.. Desertification and Drought Day marked in Spain and around the world b.. Three out of four people may be affected by drought by 2050 c.. Global campaign urges action now to ensure no country becomes Droughtland d.. Countries and communities around the world pioneer solutions to boost drought resilience Bonn/Madrid, 17 June 2022 ? In the face of growing impacts of drought exacerbated by land degradation and climate change, countries and communities must take action now to build drought resilience, global leaders urged today at a high-level event to mark Desertification and Drought Day in Madrid, Spain. United Nations Secretary-General Ant?nio Guterres said: ?Droughts in all regions are getting more frequent and fierce. The well-being of hundreds of millions of people is being compromised by increasing sandstorms, wildfires, crop failures, displacement and conflict. Climate change bears much responsibility, but so does how we manage our land. Taking care of our land and its biodiversity can help address the climate crisis and assist in reaching all our Sustainable Development Goals. Let us act now to drought-proof our future.? Drought resilience is the focus of this year?s global observance hosted by Spain and led by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), with commemorative events taking place around the world. Ibrahim Thiaw, UNCCD Executive Secretary, said: ?No nation?rich or poor?is immune to drought, and all countries can take steps to avoid the devastating impacts of droughts on people?s lives and livelihoods. Although we have made some progress, it is not enough. Drought is a natural hazard, but it does not have to be a disaster. We are calling on all countries to make this year?s global observance a pivotal moment where we commit to working together to restore our lands, protect natural resources and boost communities? resilience to drought to ensure no country becomes Droughtland.? Teresa Ribera, Vice-President of the Government of Spain, said: ?Spain is one of the most vulnerable European countries to desertification. Almost three quarters of its territory are drylands susceptible to be affected by this phenomenon, 20% of which are already considered degraded. The fact that Spain has had to live with droughts and their consequences for decades has taught us the need to integrate drought into hydrological planning and water resource management, addressing it in advance and avoiding, as far as possible, emergency actions when severe situations have already been reached.? Droughts are hitting harder According to the latest UNCCD report, droughts are up 29% since 2000, with 55 million people affected every year. By 2050, droughts may affect an estimated three out of every four people around the world. In the Horn of Africa, at least 26 million people are facing food shortages following four consecutive poor rainfall seasons. Elsewhere, communities from Chile to the United States, from Mexico to Morocco, from China to Spain are also in the grips of severe?and often unprecedented?drought. Patricia Kombo, Founder of PaTree Initiative and UNCCD Land Hero from Kenya, said: ?Drought was declared a national disaster last October. And I have witnessed how it is affecting people in Turkana [County in Kenya] while we were providing emergency food relief there. I realized that droughts do not only affect food systems, but they fuel poverty, conflicts and migration? because in one village you could only find like 10 households and they were telling us the youthful generation had migrated?it?s a cross-cutting issue. ? A drought in Southern Africa five years ago put 20 million people on the verge of starvation. This year Chile marked a record-breaking 13th year of drought. A prolonged drought in the United States that started in 2000 is the country?s driest period in over 1,200 years. Monterrey, the third largest city of Mexico, is rationing water due to drought. ?Desertification and drought are the primary causes of migration and inter-community conflict. It is not by chance that in most countries, years of drought are listed as years of economic downturn?. We must deal with drought, using every tool we can. Existing tools and resources may not be enough. But they can get us far, if we make a better use of the existing tools: Early Warning- Preparedness- Response?the recently held COP discussions in Abidjan have reinforced the momentum that has been building on the need to tackle, urgently, desertification, land degradation and drought,? said Alain Richard Donwahi, UNCCD COP15 President. Half of the world?s population is expected to face severe water scarcity in the next eight years. As many as 700 million people (about 10% of the world?s population) are at risk of being displaced during that period, according to UNCCD?s Drought in Numbers report. Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, President, Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad, said: ?In Chad, the desert is advancing four kilometers every year. That means, in a few decades, the capital N'Djamena will be in the desert. And we are facing extreme weather events from drought around all the Sahel region and all over Africa. The rainy seasons are not coming anymore and this worsens the drought in our communities. We need urgent action to fight desertification, to fight this drought, to invest in our communities, to restore our ecosystem in order to give us good food production.? Examples of resilience in the face of drought A recent review of drought risk mitigation measures by UNCCD and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) showcases examples from around the world of how countries and communities can boost drought resilience through better early warning systems, greater interagency cooperation, and a mix of traditional knowledge and innovative approaches. In Brazil, Ethiopia and Tunisia, a combination of water harvesting and sustainable land management practices are used to reduce the impact of drought among vulnerable populations. There are signs of progress even in the most vulnerable regions. The drought risk system in Africa?s Sahel is regional in scope. Originally set up 50 years ago, it brings together the entire range of stakeholders, from producer associations to decision-makers, who benefit from scientific and technological capabilities provided by regional organizations. India has taken an even more comprehensive approach that includes drought management as part of the national disaster management plan and involves various institutions at national, state and local levels. It is built around early action that begins with the management of the country's water system, including rainwater, rivers and groundwater. In Central America?s Corredor Seco, the dry corridor stretching across Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, as well as areas of Costa Rica and Panama, community contingency funds are used to support drought-hit farmers without access to formal financing and insurance systems. Over 60% of the population depends on the production of staple grains for their livelihoods, and in three out of five harvest cycles, small farmers suffer significant losses. The United States has recently announced that drought will become a strategic domestic and foreign policy priority. The country has some of the most sophisticated and advanced drought-monitoring and response mechanisms, which could benefit and fast-track the development of collaborative action at the global level. ?The good news is, real solutions exist,? Thiaw said. ?Countries should have access to robust and effective early warning and monitoring systems. Countries, especially in drought-prone areas, should plan for solid drought preparedness and act now! Communities, especially the most vulnerable ones, should have access to adequate insurance schemes to protect their lives and livelihoods. By restoring land back to health, we can protect our climate and water resources, boost drought resilience and sustain life on this planet,? he added. Drought resilience was a top agenda item at the 15th Session of the UNCCD Conference of the Parties (COP15) held in C?te d?Ivoire in May. Countries agreed to establish an Intergovernmental Working Group for 2022-2024 to evaluate all options for the Convention to support a shift from reactive to proactive drought management. The Group?s findings and recommendations will be presented at the UNCCD COP16 to be held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2024. Highlights of activities in Spain and around the world In Spain, the host of this year?s global observance, a high-level event at the Reina Sofia Museum brought together renown scientists, issue experts, youth representatives and high-level policymakers from Spain and around the world to discuss: a.. the role of science based on the drought risks identified for different climate change scenarios b.. success stories of drought mitigation and adaptation in Spain and other countries. c.. viable drought policies and their components As part of the global Droughtland campaign, an information booth was set up in the centre of Madrid to raise public awareness on the impacts of drought. In addition, an event at Casa Arabe organized by Fundaci?n Biodiversidad in cooperation with Basque Culinary Centre brought together top chefs and experts to discuss the challenges of food production in drought-prone areas. Other countries around the world are marking this year?s Day to bring public attention to the threats from and solutions to drought. They include Chad, Kenya, Mali and Tunisia from Africa. China, Iran, United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan from Asia. Colombia and Mexico in the Latin America and the Caribbean region. Italy, Portugal and Spain in the Northern Mediterranean region. The Russian Federation in Central and Eastern Europe. But anyone can take action. NGOs CARI and Coordination Sud in France and Shine Africa Foundation in Uganda are among those organizing events this year. Notes to editors Journalists wishing to cover the event in Madrid, Spain need to be registered, and should email: bzn-prensa at miteco.es and copy wwischnewski at unccd.int. A copy of your valid press card and passport will be required to pick your access card. Download various materials here (https://bit.ly/3xd4IjC), including: a.. b-roll and images on the drought in Eastern Africa (https://bit.ly/3Pw6ULm). Credit UNCCD b.. video messages and testimonials from around the world (https://bit.ly/3zJVFcY) c.. Videos and assets from the Droughtland campaign (https://bit.ly/3zvCfsb) Credit UNCCD d.. Images of the event in Spain will be uploaded here (https://bit.ly/3xBtCuI). For information about Desertification and Drought Day events in Spain and around the world, contact Xenya Scanlon, Chief of Communications, UNCCD: xscanlon at unccd.int For media related inquiries: On site contact: Alejandro Gomez, argomez at miteco.es Virtually: Wagaki Wischnewski, wwischnewski at unccd.int, +49 173 268 7593 (m) About Desertification and Drought Day Officially declared by the UN General Assembly in 1997 (Resolution A/RES/49/115), the annual Desertification and Drought Day has three objectives. First, to promote public awareness about desertification and drought. Second, to let people know that desertification and drought can be effectively tackled, that solutions are possible, and that key tools to this aim lay in strengthened community participation and cooperation at all levels. Lastly, to strengthen implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in countries experiencing serious drought and/or desertification, particularly in Africa. For information about Desertification and Drought Day visit: https://www.unccd.int/2022-desertification-and-drought-day About Droughtland Do you know where Droughtland is? Are you interested in a visa to live there? Think twice because Droughtland is... special. In the lead up to the 2022 Desertification and Drought Day, UNCCD launched Droughtland, a public awareness campaign featuring a fictional drought-stricken nation, to showcase solutions and rally global action to boost drought resilience. Learn more about the campaign: droughtland.com Social Media: @TourDroughtland About UNCCD The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is the global vision and voice for land. We unite governments, scientists, policymakers, private sector and communities around a shared vision and global action to restore and manage the world?s land for the sustainability of humanity and the planet. Much more than an international treaty signed by 197 parties, UNCCD is a multilateral commitment to mitigating today?s impacts of land degradation and advancing tomorrow?s land stewardship in order to provide food, water, shelter and economic opportunity to all people in an equitable and inclusive manner. Quotes Below is a selection of video messages and quotes for media use: https://bit.ly/3zJVFcY Abdulla Shahid, President of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly ??we must recognize that our actions, our ways of living have dire consequences. In just over a century, droughts have impacted at least 2.7 billion people globally and caused 11.7 million deaths. Forecasts estimate that by 2050, droughts may affect over ? of the world?s population. All of this while we continue to devastate the very land we depend upon? Together, we can turn this trend around. Together, we can restore the productivity of over 2 billion hectares of degraded land and improve the livelihoods of over 1.3 billion people around the world? Let us take the commitments made during UNCCD COP15 and renew our commitment to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality by 2030.? Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ?We must realize that we are pushing the boundaries of this planet. Drought is but one consequence of this constant and unrelenting pressure. We have statistics to show that droughts are increasing in frequency and severity. But numbers cannot measure the misery of thirst, the fear of a failed crop or waiting for rain clouds to appear on the horizon ? but waiting in vain. We need unified, concerted and ambitious action. Namely, we need nations to come up with stronger national climate action plans and ensure they are tabled annually.? Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity ?The links between drought and human activities are strong and go both ways, each having an impact on the other. The desiccation of the Aral Sea is a tragic example where unsustainable water consumption has led to irreversible loss of the inland water ecosystem and its biodiversity, increased drought and dust storms. Protecting biodiversity can drought-proof nature and societies. Nature-based solutions and ecosystem-based approaches are cost-effective, long-lasting and bring multiple benefits for people and nature.? Dongyu Qu, Director General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ?The impact of droughts has seriously affected all agrifood systems. Yet, agrifood systems can provide a solution to climate change, land degradation and water scarcity. We must transform our agrifood system to be more efficient, more inclusive, more resilient, and more sustainable. FAO is actively supporting Members to address water scarcity at the national, regional, and international level.? Monica Medina, Assistant Secretary of State, United States of America ?Individuals, communities and governments must act to combat desertification and drought around the world and build long-term resilience? We also need to shift planning horizons. These issues will be with us for the long run and we need to get ahead of the curve. We must all think long-term and find innovative ways to reduce drought instead of just responding to the devastating impacts caused by drought. We need to act before damage is done. That?s why we encourage governments around the world to develop their own land planning processes and provide funding for climate-smart agricultural policies before drought hits. Using data to improve drought forecasting is a key pillar of our approach under the recently released White House action plan on global water security.? Juan Carlos Jintiach, Indigenous leader from Ecuador ?Drought and desertification are very important issues that we Indigenous Peoples must have on our agenda. They are affecting the forests, our food, our living conditions?not only in the Amazon region but in the Andean region that connects the rivers and the water sources. We are Indigenous Peoples of the land, and we see water as part of a being, water as part of our nature and part of Mother Earth.? United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification ? UNCCD ? Platz der Vereinten Nationen, Bonn, Germany ? Bonn 53113 ? 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Welcome to the next issue of Positive News, in a sense, the anniversary! You can see it with photos and videos on our web https://ecodelo.org/v_mire/48575-digest_socio-ecological_union_international_june_17_2022_no50 Let you spread it among your friends and co-fighters in your countries and around the Earth. We will be glad to receive and publish your positive news from the fields and offices. Welcome to send us photos of your country's Nature Reserves. Sviatoslav Zabelin, SEU coordinator Digest of Socio-Ecological Union International for June 17, 2022. ?50 The Russian Arctic is a national park in the Arkhangelsk Region, established on June 15, 2009. Located in the northern part of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago and in the Franz Josef Land archipelago, it also includes marine waters around them. This region is home to the largest "bird nesting bazaars" in the Northern Hemisphere, walrus rookeries, polar bears, bowhead whale, arctic foxes, greenland seals and other animals. Two more palm oil companies in Indonesia that sued a local official for revoking their permits have had their lawsuits rejected. They join a growing list of palm oil firms being held to account for legal and administrative violations that were uncovered in a May 2021 audit of oil palm concessions across West Papua province. Four other lawsuits filed on similar grounds by other companies have also been thrown out since December 2021. Activists have welcomed the verdict, saying it?s an opportunity for the government to give the concessions back to the Indigenous communities who live on the land. https://news.mongabay.com/2022/05/legal-defeats-pile-up-for-palm-oil-companies-stripped-of-permits-in-papua/ Three oil companies have canceled their leases in Alaska?s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Drilling in the refuge has long been a controversial issue, as the 19.5-million-acre wilderness area is home to 45 species of mammals including polar bears, bowhead whales and caribou and considered sacred by the Indigenous Gwich?in people, according to the Gwich?in Steering Committee. The Anchorage Daily News first reported Thursday that the oil company Regenerate Alaska, a subsidiary of 88 Energy, had canceled its lease on the refuge?s coastal plain, as confirmed by the Bureau of Land Management. ?The Bureau of Land Management has a well-established procedure to do this, and last month rescinded and canceled the lease, as requested,? the Interior Department said in a statement reported by the Anchorage Daily News. ?The Office of Natural Resources Revenue refunded (the) full bonus bid and first year rentals.? At the same time, the paper also reported that Hilcorp and Chevron had spent $10 million to exit older leases to land owned by an Alaskan Native coorporation within the refuge. https://www.ecowatch.com/oil-companies-drilling-leases-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge.html Somerset?s ?super reserve? is a boon for wildlife and the climate, but also culturally significant. Christian Dunn, senior lecturer in natural sciences at Bangor University, Wales, explains why. Wetlands are the superheroes of the natural world. They are crammed with wildlife, protect our coastlines, keep our rivers clean, and store climate-changing amounts of carbon. Yet through much of history they have been at best ignored and at worst vilified and destroyed. In recent years public campaigns and money have been thrown at tree planting and reforestation, yet hardly a mention was given to restoring the UK?s bogs, swamps and marshes. But a quick scan through famous literature, paintings and even films and TV series will show you how often wetlands feature as the unpleasant, sinister backdrop of dark storylines. Fortunately, things are now changing. This was highlighted with the recent announcement of a 15,000-acre Somerset Wetlands national nature reserve. This is the UK?s second so-called ?super reserve? after Purbeck Heaths in Dorset. These reserves take in a mosaic of different habitats, and by linking them all together as part of an entire landscape management plan, it is hoped the region as a whole will benefit. https://www.positive.news/environment/britains-first-wetland-super-reserve-and-why-its-so-significant/ A bill to conserve endangered species ? from the red-cockaded woodpecker to the snuffbox mussel ? was passed by the U.S. House in a 231-to-190 vote on Tuesday. The Recovering America's Wildlife Act would create an annual fund of more than $1.3 billion, given to states, territories, and tribal nations for wildlife conservation on the ground. While threatened species have been defined and protected under the Endangered Species Act since 1973, that law does not provide robust funding to proactively maintain their numbers. The effort comes as scientists and international organizations sound the alarm about accelerating species decline. "Too many people don't realize ... that roughly one-third of our wildlife is at increased risk of extinction," said lead House sponsor Debbie Dingell, a Democrat from Michigan, echoing a recent study about climate change. https://www.npr.org/2022/06/14/1105007255/us-house-passes-wildlife-conservation-spending-bill Some positive news for the species in Asia, where they have been the subject of conservation efforts. A census of the one-horned rhino in India and Nepal revealed that the population has risen to 4,014. ?For a species that was once perilously close to extinction, numbering fewer than 100 individuals, this recovery is truly remarkable,? said Nina Fascione, executive director of the International Rhino Foundation. The greater one-horned population increased by 274 since the last count, helped by a ?baby boom? during the pandemic when protected areas were closed to visitors. https://www.positive.news/society/positive-news-stories-from-week-22-of-2022/ The government of Indonesia?s Papua province has recommended that district officials revoke the permits of 35 of the 54 oil palm concessions operating there. These concessions cover a combined 522,397 hectares (1.29 million acres) of land, and are being targeted for revocation because of a range of administrative violations by the license holders. If revoked, the large swaths of forests still standing inside these concessions could be saved from being cleared and converted into plantations, and returned to Indigenous communities, activists say. The move by the Papua government mirrors a round of revocations ordered last year by the government of neighboring West Papua province, which has also successfully warded off lawsuits filed by affected companies. https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/second-indonesian-province-moves-to-retake-forests-from-palm-oil-companies/ A California judge has ruled that a state pesticide spraying program must end because it did not fully consider the impacts on public health or warn people of those risks. The ruling was issued by the Superior Court of California ? County of Sacramento May 19 in response to a lawsuit brought by the City of Berkeley and 11 environmental and public health groups, including the Environmental Working Group (EWG). ?The court was right to rule against the Department of Food and Agriculture?s outrageous effort to keep the public in the dark about how and when it plans to spray toxic pesticides and to downplay the risks these chemicals pose to pollinators, the environment and the health of those who live near farm fields,? EWG California director of government affairs Bill Allayaud said in a press release. https://www.ecowatch.com/california-pesticide-spraying-program.html Despite the persistent pandemic-induced supply chain challenges, construction delays, and record-level raw material and commodity prices, renewable capacity additions in 2021 increased 6% and broke another record, reaching almost 295 GW. This growth is slightly higher than the forecast last year in the IEA?s Renewables 2021. Globally, the 17% decline in annual wind capacity additions in 2021 was offset by an increase in solar PV and growth in hydropower installations. The expansion of bioenergy, concentrated solar power (CSP) and geothermal was stable in 2021 compared with 2020. In terms of speed of growth, renewable capacity?s year-on-year increase last year was slower, following an exceptional jump in 2020 when Chinese developers rushed to connect projects before the phase out of subsidies, especially for onshore wind. https://www.iea.org/reports/renewable-energy-market-update-may-2022/renewable-electricity Bristol is no stranger to solar panels. Around 30MW of solar PV has already been installed on rooftops across the city, allowing businesses, schools, community centres and residents to benefit from renewable energy. But according to Bristol?s Centre for Sustainable Energy, that?s a mere 6 per cent of what?s possible. Working to increase that figure is Bristol Energy Cooperative (BEC). 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It shows bold new rules for renewable energy unleashing Europe?s potential. But if we?re going to win, we need everyone to see it. Then, our united voices can drown out the lobbyists and set the record straight. So, will you help us shore up the support we need before it?s too late? WATCH NOW Yes - I will spread the truth The climate is at stake and this decision could either lock us into a climate crisis or help us begin to repair our planet. Can you please share to spread the truth before it?s too late? The more eyes on this, the more voices will rise up to demand a bold future for renewables. We know we can count on you, David (London), Alexandre (Marseille), ?lex (Barcelona) and the entire WeMove Europe team P.S. A few weeks ago the results of this first vote seemed impossible to reach but thousands of us signing the petition, emailing, tweeting and calling undecided MEPs have helped convince them to vote for people and the planet instead of dirty industry interests. Now we have to do the same for the final vote. Please watch and share the video. 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, June 17, 2022 6:44 PM Subject: Fossil fuels might get a green label? Here?s why that?s bull -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Fri Jun 17 23:18:34 2022 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2022 00:18:34 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Book Club with Gareth Porter starts soon! Message-ID: <37C4C9D785CB43A9921FD4A0945CE22F@lewpostnew> -------------------------------------------------------- Gareth Porter's book Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare is a master class in how war lies are created, distributed, and given the strength of unquestionable permanence. And now Gareth wants to discuss it with you and answer your questions in a small online book club. Gareth shows how the Israeli and U.S. governments successfully portrayed various actions taken by Western nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as responses to Iranian covert work on militarization of its nuclear program -- even though the Israeli-U.S. actions came prior to and led to Iran's secretive efforts, which were actually to boost its legal nuclear energy program. Porter documents the use of forged papers, the manipulation of the IAEA, and the manipulation of the public. "Gareth Porter has become a one-man truth squad for the American government and its acolytes in the mainstream press corps?His probing and digging is a reminder that those in power, and those who report on that power, must be held to the highest possible standard." ?Seymour M. Hersh, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist A World BEYOND War book club makes a terrific gift for yourself or a friend or loved one. It's a fun and educational way to support ending all war. Click here to learn more and sign up. In July 2022, World BEYOND War will be holding a weekly discussion each of four weeks of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare with the author Gareth Porter as part of a small group WBW book club limited to a group of 18 participants. Gareth will send each participant a signed paperback. We'll let you know which parts of the book will be discussed each week along with the Zoom link to access the discussion. Details and Registration Here. Endorsements: "Manufactured Crisis is untold history at its finest! Gareth Porter systematically and masterfully debunks three decades of U.S. and allied lies and distortions about an Iranian nuclear weapons program that never really existed." ?Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick, Co-authors, The Untold History of the United States "I feel grateful to Gareth Porter for his intrusive and critical examination of intelligence material passed to the IAEA. When security organizations do not shy away from assassinating nuclear scientists we can take it for certain that they do not for a moment hesitate to circulate false evidence." ?Hans Blix, Former Director General of the IAEA "Exposes the many lies and half-truths that have been promulgated over more than two decades to try and convince the American public and the world that Iran is the chief danger to international peace through its nuclear program" ?Prof. William Beeman, University of Minnesota Learn more and sign up here. 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Take action now to ensure the mine will be killed once and for all. Sign the Petition The Pebble Mine is a massive open-pit copper and gold mining project that threatens the largest sockeye salmon run in the world, in Bristol Bay, Alaska. The Bristol Bay salmon fishery helps to feed the world, with an abundant, healthy sustainable source of wild seafood, and home to 15,000 much needed jobs for Alaskans. But we could be on the brink of stopping this harmful mine once and for all. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), who has the power to reject the mine, has proposed a plan to do just that. They have asked for public comments -- but the period ends in just two weeks. Our friends at Earthworks, an organization that has worked with Alaska Native Tribes for over a decade to stop Pebble Mine, are asking SumOfUs members all around the world to sign a petition calling on the EPA to kill Pebble Mine once and for all. Will you add your name to tens of thousands of SumOfUs members who have already spoken out against Pebble Mine? The mine is extremely unpopular ? 85% of Alaskans and 73% of Americans support the EPA?s decision to protect Bristol Bay. The project also makes no financial sense: multiple studies have declared the Pebble Project to be not economically viable. It?s people power that has stopped this mine so far -- tens of thousands of SumOfUs members called on mining giant Rio Tinto to pull out of Pebble Mine, and thousands more chipped in to get Alaskan Native leaders to Rio Tinto?s annual shareholder meeting in London. And because of your help, Rio Tinto announced that it would divest from Pebble Mine just as the Native leaders arrived to make a huge media show. Please take action to ask the EPA to reject Pebble mine now. Your ongoing action has helped fight other destructive mining companies before. 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Now They???re Contributing Massively to Global Warming, Too. Sign Now Vladimir, A new report paints a damning picture of the environmental impacts of tobacco farming. In a single year, the industry is responsible for the deforestation of over 600 million trees, the use of 22 billion tons of water and the emission of a whopping 84 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. It is the time the heaviest hitters in this industry -- who have spent decades ravishing the health of the planet and people's bodies -- take responsibility for the devastation they've produced. Sign now to demand Big Tobacco companies pledge to cover the costs of pollution and invest in methods to offset emissions! Ironically, the tactics of climate denialism have come directly from Big Tobacco's playbook. For decades, tobacco corporations lied to governments and misled the public about the potentially fatal impacts of smoking. 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Not just for fun, either - for years, it was my job to look after thousands of state parks, marinas, and boating access sites across the Wolverine State. That's why clean air matters to me, and my family. It's also why I worry about the air we breathe. Did you know that smog and air pollution can travel across state lines, impacting families in upwind states like Michigan? It's what happens when dirty power plants and industrial facilities don't use available pollution control technologies, or fail to use them effectively. Luckily, there's something you can do to help prevent this. The EPA is considering a proposed rule called the Cross State Air Pollution Rule. It's also known as the Good Neighbor Plan, and if it's adopted, it'll reduce harmful air pollution from both power plants and industrial facilities through the deployment of existing technologies. You can submit a comment in support of that rule by clicking here. There?s sample language and we?ll even submit it for you. 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The people who were enslaved in the U.S. were forced into expending their labor and lives to create the very foundations of our country and society. Without compensation, without consent, and under the constant pressures of violence and bondage, these individuals constructed our hallowed halls, our economy, and even our global industrial might. In exchange for all this, the U.S. has chosen to defund African-American communities and target them for violence. For generations, the descendants of enslaved persons have continued to endure devastating poverty and inequality, continued segregation, subpar educational opportunities, and soaring levels of incarceration. This is largely due to the continuing legacy of slavery ? which we have never attempted to economically rectify. The U.S. government has dragged its feet for more than 150 years, refusing to address the issue of economic compensation for the people who literally built this country. 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Our latest blog celebrates the citizens of Homer, Louisiana ? a Black community that defeated a proposed uranium enrichment plant in a precedent-setting triumph of environmental justice. Learn about the landmark environmental justice victory in Louisiana on the GreenWorld Blog This Juneteenth, we recognize the extraordinary work of Citizens Against Nuclear Trash in fighting for justice and winning against powerful, profit-hungry interests that would sacrifice the wellness and survival of their community. Click here to read the remarkable story of one of the first environmental justice victories Every community has a right to clean air, water, and economic opportunity. It is time for a truly just and equitable climate policy that ends our reliance on nuclear and heals all communities that bear the burdens of dirty energy. READ THE BLOG Thank you for all you do! 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The U.S. Must Invest in Research and Ethical Training of COVID-Sniffing Dogs! Sign Now Unfortunately, one of the biggest barriers to keeping the pandemic in check has been adequate testing. But exciting research suggests that dogs may be the most accurate way to detect COVID-19 -- an amazing new strategy for keeping community transmission down and getting high-risk folks the care they need as quickly as possible! Sign now to tell the U.S. Department of Health to invest money in researching and training COVID-sniffing dogs! Researchers found that trained canines detected COVID-19 in a whopping 97% of symptomatic cases and nearly 100% of asymptomatic cases. These numbers are incredible, and beat the accuracy of even our most sophisticated COVID detection measures. The U.S. must invest money in implementing an ethical and humane program for COVID-sniffing dogs, potentially dramatically reducing community spread and saving untold lives. Sign now to tell the U.S. Department of Health: protect more lives, invest in COVID-sniffing dog research and training! Thank you, Jess Care2 Petitions Team P.S. New research shows dogs may be the most accurate way to detect COVID-19. Sign the petition to urge the U.S. Department of Health to invest in this! Sign Now -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Care2.com, Inc. 3141 Stevens Creek Blvd. #40394 San Jose, CA 95117 http://www.care2.com From: Jess M., Care2 Action Alerts Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2022 7:03 PM Subject: Dogs could be the answer to our Covid testing woes. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Bruce, stop insuring wrecking fossil projects, you?ll see it?s even easier than to say ?supercalifragilisticexpialidocious?. Vladimir, join the creative and passionate mothers taking on Lloyd?s and call on Bruce to stop fueling our planet?s destruction and insure all kids? future instead! I?ll call on Bruce Carnegie-Brown on social media, sending him the video of Mothers Rise Up?s inspiring action! SEND YOUR TWEET Lloyd?s is rapidly becoming an insurance marketplace of last resort, (re)insuring projects that many of its European counterparts refuse to touch because of their colossal climate impacts. Insurers are key players in those projects : without insurance, coal, oil and gas projects simply can?t go ahead, making Lloyd?s a key enabler of the fossil fuel industry, deeply involved in climate and ecological breakdown too. Every day, the leadership of Lloyd?s, including Bruce Carnegie-Brown and CEO John Neal, delay climate action and invest in fossil fuels, is a day spent feeding the climate crisis, ignoring the urgent needs of all children, the planet and humanity. But like the career-focused, inattentive Dad, George Banks in the Mary Poppins film, underneath the grey suit, there is caring and willing core to every member of the Lloyd?s executive team. They just need to find it! Vladimir, let?s help Bruce have his musical epiphany soon! All of Lloyd?s profits will never be able to buy fresh air, clean water, and bearable temperatures for all our children. Only climate action will! Let?s make sure Bruce gets this Father?s Day message! Vladimir, ask Bruce Carnegie-Brown to finally STOP insuring all new coal, oil and gas now and insure our children?s future instead! #InsureOurFuture SEND YOUR TWEET Thanks for all that you do, Leyla, Charles and the team at SumOfUs More information: Full Mother's Rise Up Flashmob Video Mothers Rise Up. ?Lloyd?s of London targeted by Mary Poppins-themed climate change protest Insurance Times. 14 June 2022 Dancing mother protest urges Lloyds of London to stop underwriting fossil fuels Bright Green. 13 June 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Monday, June 20, 2022 11:02 AM Subject: Mothers vs Lloyd?s -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Tue Jun 21 00:55:16 2022 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 01:55:16 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Stories of humanity and compassion Message-ID: <1DD6FC04C38B468B9DAE0289723C54CE@evol.sp.ru> Since the war in Ukraine started, people all over Europe have been stepping up. From offering a ride to a warm bed to sleep in -- they're helping people on the move. It?s clear that some extraordinary acts have taken over ordinary lives across the continent. Being a community of over a million people, we got to thinking. What stories of action and compassion are there within our own community? So we asked you to share your stories. And the result? Hundreds of stories came in. And not just stories linked to Ukraine. Stories of helping people from all over the world, from Iraq to Ghana to the Balkans. Stories that go back to 2015. Stories of humanity and compassion to our fellow human beings, when our own governments refused to do so. The WeMove Europe staff team collected these stories, and today we want to share some of them with you. Enjoy your daily dose of hope and don?t forget to share onwards! Read Nina's story Read Nina's story on Instagram Read Nina's story on Facebook Read Nina's story on Twitter Read Michael's story Read Michael's story on Instagram Read Michael's story on Facebook Read Michael's story on Twitter Read Elke's story Read Elke's story on Instagram Read Elke's story on Facebook Read Elke's story on Twitter With hope, David (London), Olga (Bologna), Aleksandra (Warsaw) and the entire WeMove Europe team PS These are just the first few stories; we will publish more over the weeks to come. Make sure to follow us on the social media of your choice not to miss them: Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter 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, June 20, 2022 7:58 PM Subject: Stories of humanity and compassion We collected amazing stories of our members helping people on the move. Today we want to share some of them with you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Tue Jun 21 20:09:58 2022 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 21:09:58 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Coalition Clean Baltic: Another extinction? Message-ID: Photo of the Baltic porpoise, Buiten-Beeld / Alamy Stock Photo The Baltic porpoise is on the verge of being made extinct because of cruel industrial fishing methods. Add your support to our message to MEPs: stop the industrial fishing corporations from wiping out our wildlife, before it?s too late. Sign now! This petition was launched on our YouMove platform by Coalition Clean Baltic. We think it may interest you. Will we never learn until it?s too late? Time and time again, we?ve driven species to extinction through the vicious exploitation of our environment. Now it?s happening again: the Baltic porpoise - the most endangered whale in Europe - could be wiped out by aggressive fishing practices. [1] It?s not too late to stop the extinction. MEPs could act now to stop the huge industrial fishing operations from using nets that drown porpoises because they can?t reach the surface to breathe. And that?s not all they do to harm porpoises: the huge noise from the boats deafens porpoises which eventually causes their death - if they can?t hear, they can?t communicate with other whales and can?t find food.[2] In two weeks, in Sweden, there?s a special week of political engagement with citizens and campaigns. It?s a huge opportunity to stand up for the porpoises: Sweden is one of the biggest players in the Baltic, and if their leaders speak up, the rest of Europe will have to listen. Can you join the campaign now, and persuade Swedish politicians to defend Baltic porpoises from extinction? Yes - Save the porpoise! The WeMove Europe community has already shown that our voices can be stronger than that of industrial fisheries. Just last month, thanks to thousands of our direct messages, MEPs called on the EU to stop the use of giant nets that kill dolphins and seals in protected areas. That kind of pressure can work again to save the precious Baltic porpoise. Thank you for adding your voice, David (London), Aleksandra (Warsaw) and the entire WeMove Europe team P.S. Do you know that there are less than 500 porpoises left in the Baltic Sea? It?s not easy to spot them at sea. Unlike dolphins, porpoises rarely jump out of the water. It's time to make noise about these hidden animals. Call for porpoise protection now. References: [1] https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17031/98831650 [2] https://www.ccb.se/new-petition-launched-to-save-the-baltic-harbour-porpoise 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, June 21, 2022 6:51 PM Subject: Another extinction? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Wed Jun 22 16:56:38 2022 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 17:56:38 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] here is the latest news from the High-Level Champions! Message-ID: <8028DAB291E248F7ACF1DA9D5BC279AD@evol.sp.ru> UN Global Climate Action 22 June 2022 High Level Climate Champions Newsletter Version fran?aise disponible plus bas Africa Climate Week 2022 Expression of Interest Opens The Africa Climate Week 2022 (ACW 2022) is scheduled for 29 August to 1 September in Libreville, hosted by the Government of Gabon. The organizing partners of Africa Climate Week 2022 are now accepting applications from organizations interested in hosting side events and sharing climate action experiences and success stories in the Action Hub. Applications are due by 30 June. Visit the ACW 2022 Expression of Interest (EOI) site to learn more about engagement opportunities and how to join. The Regional Climate Weeks are a collaboration platform for national and subnational governments, regions, cities, indigenous communities, the private sector and civil society. Climate Weeks open an opportunity to carry the Glasgow Pact forward and accelerate implementation of the Paris Agreement. Semaine africaine du climat 2022: Manifestez votre int?r?t La Semaine africaine du climat 2022 (ACW 2022) se d?roulera du 29 ao?t au 1er septembre ? Libreville, accueillie par le gouvernement du Gabon. Les partenaires organisateurs de la Semaine africaine du climat 2022 acceptent d?sormais les candidatures d'agences qui souhaitent convier un ?v?nement parall?le et partager leurs exp?riences d'action climatique dans le programme de l'Action Hub. Les candidatures doivent ?tre d?pos?es au plus tard le 30 juin. Visitez la page d?di?e aux manifestations d'int?r?t pour ACW 2022 pour plus d'informations sur les possibilit?s d'engagement et comment s'y inscrire. Les Semaines r?gionales sur le climat sont des plateformes de collaboration pour les gouvernements nationaux et infranationaux, les r?gions, les villes, les communaut?s autochtones, le secteur priv? et la soci?t? civile. Les semaines du climat sont l'occasion de faire avancer le Pacte de Glasgow et d'acc?l?rer la mise en ?uvre de l'Accord de Paris. Sign up for our Newsletter UN Climate Change | Global Climate Action | Race to Zero | GlobalClimateAction at unfccc.int | unfccc.int STAY CONNECTED ? ? ? ? ? UNFCCC | Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1, Bonn, 53113 Germany Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by globalclimateaction at unfccc.int From: Global Climate Action Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2022 2:27 PM Subject: Vladimir, here is the latest news from the High-Level Champions! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This is a lucrative partnership, one which has made Wintershall ?400 million between January and March of this year alone. Read more. Russia?s war machine is fuelled by revenue from Germany?s gas addiction. In March, with the war in Ukraine well underway, 40 percent of Germany?s gas came from Russia. This is yet another example of companies choosing to prioritise profits over people. As a company that has helped Russia?s gas industry expand, helped Kremlin-owned Gazprom produce gas, perpetuated Germany?s Russian gas addiction, and profits from its Russian operations, BASF now has a particular responsibility to help the Ukrainian people. As such, BASF should: a.. Immediately close down and exit Wintershall?s gas and oil operations in Russia. b.. Immediately donate all profits made from the production and transport of Russian gas and oil since the invasion to the Ukrainian victims of Russia?s war. c.. Work with the German government to end the importation and transmission of all Russian gas into the country as soon as possible. We need actions to match the PR promises. And if they don?t, we?ll be watching. Onwards, Global Witness Find the facts. Expose the story. Change the system We need your support to continue our work. DONATE NOW CONTACT US Follow Global Witness -------------------------------------------------------------------- Global Witness, The Green House, 244-254 Cambridge Heath Rd, London E2 9DA From: Global Witness Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2022 11:00 PM Subject: Billions of dollars go to Russia, despite sanctions -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I am confident that together with Deputy Executive Secretary Sarmad Ovais and the UNFCCC senior management, the continuity will be uninterrupted during this transitional period to deliver on the ambitious agenda ahead of UNFCCC COP27. I also remain committed to ensuring that there will be no disruption in the dispensing of my functions as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and, particularly, the delivery of the mandate the UNCCD Parties have entrusted me with at COP15. I look forward to working with the Secretary-General and UNFCCC Parties to facilitate a smooth transition to the next UNFCCC leadership and extend my thanks to the UNCCD COP15 President, the Bureau and staff for the willingness to share my time with our sister Convention. About UNCCD The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is the global vision and voice for land. We unite governments, scientists, policymakers, private sector and communities around a shared vision and global action to restore and manage the world?s land for the sustainability of humanity and the planet. Much more than an international treaty signed by 197 parties, UNCCD is a multilateral commitment to mitigating today?s impacts of land degradation and advancing tomorrow?s land stewardship in order to provide food, water, shelter and economic opportunity to all people in an equitable and inclusive manner. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification ? UNCCD ? Platz der Vereinten Nationen, Bonn, Germany ? Bonn 53113 ? Germany From: UNCCD Secretariat Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2022 10:59 PM Subject: Ibrahim Thiaw Designated Acting Executive Secretary of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Thu Jun 23 16:31:37 2022 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:31:37 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] =?utf-8?q?FOUND=3A_Adani=E2=80=99s_new_coal_mines?= Message-ID: <0CF77CB0A9A9407DA9FD2DAF848DADBA@lewpostnew> Adani?s expansion in the Asia-Pacific region of 17 coal mines, spells certain climate catastrophe. Adani's on a coal mine expansion rampage, with 17 new and expanded coal mines in the Asia-Pacific region. It will spell certain climate catastrophe. Tell banks, investors, asset managers and pension fund managers to stop financing and supporting Adani. Sign the petition You've played a crucial role in stalling Adani's notorious Carmichael coal mine. But shocking new analysis shows that Adani has plans for 16 other coal mines across the Asia-Pacific region. To finance these mines Adani needs to persuade investors that it's committed to a green transition. It will try to do so at its annual shareholder meeting in just two weeks. The Adani Group is going into greenwash overdrive. The AGM is a rare chance for you, Vladimir and I to expose Adani's blatant lies and shine a spotlight on all the banks and investors helping Adani to build the new coal mines. Will you sign the petition demanding investors like Blackrock CEO- Larry Fink, Vanguard CEO- Mortimer J. Buckley, Pimco CEO- Emmanuel Roman step away from any involvement with the Adani Group? CEO Gautam Adani is already the fifth richest person in the world. And yet is seeking finance from US and European banks and investors to grow his vast wealth, by building more planet-wrecking coal mines. Just last week the streets of Sri Lanka?s capital Colombo were alive with protestors against Adani?s illegal and corrupt dealmaking. "Naturally we want a sustainable solution to the current energy crisis in Sri Lanka. However, in the current situation, it is vital that we do not let any corruption go unchecked. Adani is a company known for dubious practices. Sri Lanka deserves better." ? Serena Burgess, protesting mother Adani has huge plans to expand coal mines across Asia-Pacific. But it?s not just carbon emissions that should be cause for concern for investors: it has a horrific track record of violence, exploitation, corruption, land-grabbing - the list goes on. There are incredible stories of courage and resistance standing up against this company that has stolen people?s homes and ancestral land from the Wangan and Jagalingou Traditional Owners in Australia, to the Indigenous Adivasi communities in India. But it?s happening in places far from where the deals are being made by CEOs and business people from Wall Street, to the City of London. The likes of Blackrock CEO- Larry Fink, Vanguard CEO- Mortimer J. Buckley, Pimco CEO- Emmanuel Roman would rather we stay quiet about it. We cannot let Adani?s record of human rights abuses against Indigenous communities, or the inevitable death and destruction the mines will cause go unnoticed. That is where you come in Vladimir. People-power recently forced Deutsche Bank to pull out of financing the Whitehaven coal mine, due to public pressure from our friends at Market Forces and SumOfUs members. Let's do it again. Adani has had its share of bad news days. It needs a good day of public relations for the AGM. So it?s up to us to shine a light on the horrifying reality of what the company is responsible for. So, will you sign the petition demanding all investors pull out of Adani deals? Sign the petition Thanks for all that you do, Nish and the team at SumOfUs More information: Adani coal mine tracker: June 2022 Forbes: India?s Gautam Adani Passes Warren Buffett To Become World?s 5th Richest Person: April 23, 2022 NDTV: "Stop Adani": Sri Lanka Protesters Say PM Modi, President Rajapaksa Struck Deal: June 16, 2022 Stop Adani: Trashes Indigenous Rights Environment News Service: Coal Mine Expansion Authorized in India?s Tribal Forest: April 21, 2022 Market Forces: Win! Deutsche Bank abandons Whitehaven Coal?s bond issue: May 20: 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Nish Humphreys, SumOfUs Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2022 11:38 AM Subject: FOUND: Adani?s new coal mines -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Fri Jun 24 16:20:38 2022 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2022 17:20:38 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] =?utf-8?q?FOUND=3A_Adani=E2=80=99s_new_coal_mines?= Message-ID: Adani?s expansion in the Asia-Pacific region of 17 coal mines, spells certain climate catastrophe. Adani's on a coal mine expansion rampage, with 17 new and expanded coal mines in the Asia-Pacific region. It will spell certain climate catastrophe. Tell banks, investors, asset managers and pension fund managers to stop financing and supporting Adani. Sign the petition You've played a crucial role in stalling Adani's notorious Carmichael coal mine. But shocking new analysis shows that Adani has plans for 16 other coal mines across the Asia-Pacific region. To finance these mines Adani needs to persuade investors that it's committed to a green transition. It will try to do so at its annual shareholder meeting in just two weeks. The Adani Group is going into greenwash overdrive. The AGM is a rare chance for you, Vladimir and I to expose Adani's blatant lies and shine a spotlight on all the banks and investors helping Adani to build the new coal mines. Will you sign the petition demanding investors like Blackrock CEO- Larry Fink, Vanguard CEO- Mortimer J. Buckley, Pimco CEO- Emmanuel Roman step away from any involvement with the Adani Group? CEO Gautam Adani is already the fifth richest person in the world. And yet is seeking finance from US and European banks and investors to grow his vast wealth, by building more planet-wrecking coal mines. Just last week the streets of Sri Lanka?s capital Colombo were alive with protestors against Adani?s illegal and corrupt dealmaking. "Naturally we want a sustainable solution to the current energy crisis in Sri Lanka. However, in the current situation, it is vital that we do not let any corruption go unchecked. Adani is a company known for dubious practices. Sri Lanka deserves better." ? Serena Burgess, protesting mother Adani has huge plans to expand coal mines across Asia-Pacific. But it?s not just carbon emissions that should be cause for concern for investors: it has a horrific track record of violence, exploitation, corruption, land-grabbing - the list goes on. There are incredible stories of courage and resistance standing up against this company that has stolen people?s homes and ancestral land from the Wangan and Jagalingou Traditional Owners in Australia, to the Indigenous Adivasi communities in India. But it?s happening in places far from where the deals are being made by CEOs and business people from Wall Street, to the City of London. The likes of Blackrock CEO- Larry Fink, Vanguard CEO- Mortimer J. Buckley, Pimco CEO- Emmanuel Roman would rather we stay quiet about it. We cannot let Adani?s record of human rights abuses against Indigenous communities, or the inevitable death and destruction the mines will cause go unnoticed. That is where you come in Vladimir. People-power recently forced Deutsche Bank to pull out of financing the Whitehaven coal mine, due to public pressure from our friends at Market Forces and SumOfUs members. Let's do it again. Adani has had its share of bad news days. It needs a good day of public relations for the AGM. So it?s up to us to shine a light on the horrifying reality of what the company is responsible for. So, will you sign the petition demanding all investors pull out of Adani deals? Sign the petition Thanks for all that you do, Nish and the team at SumOfUs More information: Adani coal mine tracker: June 2022 Forbes: India?s Gautam Adani Passes Warren Buffett To Become World?s 5th Richest Person: April 23, 2022 NDTV: "Stop Adani": Sri Lanka Protesters Say PM Modi, President Rajapaksa Struck Deal: June 16, 2022 Stop Adani: Trashes Indigenous Rights Environment News Service: Coal Mine Expansion Authorized in India?s Tribal Forest: April 21, 2022 Market Forces: Win! Deutsche Bank abandons Whitehaven Coal?s bond issue: May 20: 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Nish Humphreys, SumOfUs Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2022 11:38 AM Subject: FOUND: Adani?s new coal mines From enwl at enw.net.ru Fri Jun 24 16:31:03 2022 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2022 17:31:03 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Thousands of dogs are currently being slaughtered at the Yulin Dog Meat Festival Message-ID: <47B63463D61342A3A629AD61BAEEE51D@lewpostnew> Strays, farmed dogs, and stolen pets all face horrific ends at Yulin. President Xi Jinping: Ban the Yulin Dog Meat Festival Once and For All! Sign Now Every year for 10 days, thousands of dogs are slaughtered in southern China's Guangxi province during the Yulin Dog Meat Festival. This bloody annual event promotes the dog meat industry's terrible, torturous practices -- in fact, it was literally started by the industry to boost plummeting dog meat sales. Clearly, the outdated tradition of eating dog meat hasn't been popular among the people of China -- and neither is this festival. More and more pressure from within the country is being put on President Xi Jinping to end the festival once and for all, and we must continue to elevate those voices and urge the president to take action! A growing number of people in China are pet owners, and a shocking number of slaughtered dogs at Yulin are literally abducted from households by vendors who want extra meat. Journalists and animal advocates have leaked countless photographs of dogs still wearing collars from their owners before they are brutally butchered. Those selling meat at the festival will even pick up innocent strays to kill to make extra profit. The slaughtering is gruesome enough, but the details of the animals' treatment before their deaths are even worse. Many vendors believe that adrenalin makes the meat that they are preparing taste better, so some of the dogs killed are literally tortured and beaten to raise their adrenaline before they are killed. Often, the dogs are then skinned and boiled alive. The festival started June 21st, so we must act quickly. Sign the petition now to tell President Xi Jinping, the atrocities of the Yulin Dog Meat Festival have gone on for too long. Thank you, Jess Care2 Petitions Team P.S. The Yulin Dog Meat Festival is a thing of nightmares -- and we must join the people of China in calling for its immediate end. Sign the petition! Sign Now ? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Care2.com, Inc. 3141 Stevens Creek Blvd. #40394 San Jose, CA 95117 http://www.care2.com From: Jess M., Care2 Action Alerts Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2022 7:05 PM Subject: Thousands of dogs are currently being slaughtered at the Yulin Dog Meat Festival -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Fri Jun 24 16:44:52 2022 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2022 17:44:52 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] =?utf-8?q?It=E2=80=99s_time_to_act_on_Ukraine_and_ou?= =?utf-8?q?r_planet?= Message-ID: <5DC46FFAF70645CBBF7BF83B77CD921D@lewpostnew> Global Witness Tell G7 leaders to act now! View email in browser -------------------------------------------------------------- Russia?s brutal war on Ukraine has now been going on for over 3 months. This conflict, like the climate emergency, is being boosted by one of Russia?s key exports: fossil fuels. Almost 40% of Russia?s income comes from the oil and gas sector, and recent numbers suggest that revenues have almost doubled since the war started. The G7, representing the most powerful group of countries, is meeting at the weekend ? they can and must act now. Will you help us put pressure on the G7 to take action for Ukraine and the planet? TWEET AT G7 Your tweet will read: We're watching you @G7 leaders - it's time to use your power to take REAL action on #Ukraine and the climate crisis. Impose a total embargo on the import and trade of Russian oil now! #FossilFuelsFundWar The US and EU have announced measures to stop money from Russian oil from fuelling the war, but they?re not effective enough. Western oil and gas companies have managed to exploit loopholes to continue this deadly trade with Russia. A top UN climate scientist from Ukraine has called on world leaders to make a bigger effort to stop deadly fossil fuels from enabling this war and ensure a rapid and just transition to renewable energy. Please take action and urge the G7 leaders to impose a total embargo on the import and trade of Russian oil now ? and speed up the move to green energy sources, for the sake of peace, human rights and the future of our planet. World leaders have wasted enough time delaying real action on the war in Ukraine and the climate crisis. It?s time for them to truly take the lead. Take action today Onwards, The Global Witness Team Find the facts. Expose the story. Change the system We need your support to continue our work. DONATE NOW CONTACT US Follow Global Witness -------------------------------------------------------------------- Global Witness, The Green House, 244-254 Cambridge Heath Rd, London E2 9DA From: Global Witness Sent: Friday, June 24, 2022 12:00 AM Subject: G7: It?s time to act on Ukraine and our planet -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Sat Jun 25 18:59:16 2022 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2022 19:59:16 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] =?utf-8?b?SGXigJlzIEx1Y2t5?= Message-ID: <2347D758487E462A83C8EE31FF225248@evol.sp.ru> Humane Society InternationalThank you for helping animals across the globe, starting with Yulin?s annual dog and cat meat ?festival.? On Tuesday, Yulin?s annual dog and cat meat ?festival? began, but because of action takers like you, lives were saved. Dog and cat meat markets were significantly weaker than during the pandemic in 2020 and 2021. Restaurants that used to be full were slow. This is the direct result of the momentum building across China and around the world to confront the dog meat trade?momentum that wouldn?t be possible without your support. Earlier this week, police and local activists intercepted a truck of 386 dogs heading on the highway to Yulin. They?re now receiving the desperate care they need at local shelters, including HSI's partner shelter in northern China, getting immediate veterinary treatment for critical injuries and a lot of love and compassion. There was also a rescue of a dog named Lucky. Before he was Lucky, he was a nameless dog chained outside a shop in Yulin, China. The sign in front of him advertised dog meat. His friendly demeanor suggested that he may have once been someone?s pet, likely stolen and sold into the meat trade. Local activists spotted Lucky and convinced the shop owner to give him up. Moments away from death, Lucky was sparred a horrible fate and is now safe in the hands of our local partner, VShine, getting all the love and care he deserves before he finds a loving home. The tide is turning for animals across the globe and it started with animal advocates like you. We wouldn?t be able to take on big fights like this without you, and we won?t stop until cruelty for all animals ends for good. Sincerely, Jeffrey Flocken President of Humane Society International P.S. Thank you for caring and speaking up for animals. If you would like to do even more to help, consider donating today to help us care for these rescued dogs, support our campaign to end the dog meat trade and protect all the world?s animals from cruelty and neglect. Donate Now Photo by VShine View in browser Donate today to stand up for animals who need you. ? 2022 Humane Society International 1255 23rd Street, NW, Suite 450, Washington, DC 20037 info at hsi.org | 301-258-3010 Privacy Policy From: Humane Society International Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2022 4:17 PM Subject: He?s Lucky -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Sun Jun 26 19:18:20 2022 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2022 20:18:20 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Sunflowers, rainbows and books Message-ID: <5306DD3A78584443AC5209490AC65DEF@evol.sp.ru> Here's what's got us buzzing in June Things we love ? The Sunflower (sunyashniki in Ukrainian) has become a worldwide symbol of solidarity and peace amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Tetiana Pankiv, who sought safety in Ireland from the conflict, wanted to contribute something positive to the community and her country. Today, sunflowers are springing up across the country through Sow Now. ???? June is Pride Month and we're revisiting the lessons from campaigners who fought for global access to free drugs for HIV and AIDS in the 2000s ? and won! Check out this podcast from "100 campaigns that changed the world." ? Watch this: A student, an entrepreneur, and a father explain what life has been like in Lagos, Nigeria, during the pandemic and what they learned through it all. Things you can do ? Thousands of you have joined GenerAction to call on global leaders to tackle climate change, COVID, and conflict. Right now, our activists are at the G7 summit in Germany, making sure leaders get the message loud and clear! Join the action from wherever you are by following us on Twitter or Facebook to see the organised march, costumes, projections, and more over the next few days! ? Women with superpowers, group identity and polarisation, and a turbulent roadtrip with a twist... check out the Gates 5 summer reads list for your holiday reading. ? How to work for change and avoid burnout: activist and author Karen Walrond shares what she's learned about how people define 'activism' and how it can bring us joy. ? Poll: Do you consider yourself an activist? Yes Not sure No Tell us what you think and we'll share the poll results in next month's newsletter... People Changing the World Zigwai (right) campaigning for global Covid-19 vaccine access Who are you and how did you become involved in activism? My name is Zigwai Tagwai and I live in Abuja, Nigeria. I am 30 years old and I have been a ONE Activist for about two years. I work in the development space on youth engagement, political participation, good governance and civic education. In Nigeria, graduates are required to take part in the National Youth Service Corps program for one year. It was during my service year in 2013, that my interest in community development grew. I was sent to a community in Benue state, located in north-central Nigeria, where I experienced what it was like to not have access to basic social amenities such as portable drinking water, a well-equipped health care center, schools with quality teachers, and came across challenges of drug abuse and child pregnancy. As part of the Community Development Groups, I supported drug free school clubs and set up a counselling team to serve as a safe space for young people struggling with drug abuse and worked with the community on environmental problems like erosion, which had led to people losing their homes and farmlands. There were so many challenges to be addressed and I did the best I could to help out, but I needed a bigger platform, the right instruments and better resources to help drive lasting change. Can you tell us about the work you do now? There's a high level of voter apathy, lack of accountability and transparency by the elected officials, and a gap in political education of citizens in Nigeria, which drives the work I do. I believe that there is a need for Nigerians to understand the power that they wield, as well as the responsibilities they have in ensuring that there is good governance, active democracy and sustainable development in Nigeria. I've worked on several public advocacy projects with organisations like Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) focused on educating Nigerians on their civic rights, the functions of the instruments of the state, and how they can effectively engage their elected representatives within their communities. I'm also actively involved in initiatives that aim to ensure free and credible elections in Nigeria like Accountability Lab Nigeria and the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). What motivates you in and outside of your work? An end to extreme poverty and preventable disease means a life of dignity, self-respect and confidence as well as growth and stability. Everyone wants a better life and a system that works effectively. The only way that can become a reality is if we all become intentional about ensuring that the infrastructures and policies needed are put in place. My desire for a better life for myself, my family, my community spurs me to keep at it, do more and speak out. Outside of work, I listen to music and dance a lot (which I know how to do very well), watch movies, travel and spend time with friends and family. I recently saw OMG: The Musical, which is a Nigerian stage play about three great heroines fighting against patriarchy in Nigeria. ? Watch this video of Zigwai who has a message for anyone thinking about getting involved in social change! Did you like today's email? Loved it Mehhh Hated it Did someone forward you this email? 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For example: unnatural, unhealthy tricks like headstands. In a recent video posted to Twitter that's since gone viral, someone is filming as a handler washes a captive elephant. The animal leans forward onto its trunk and head, moving into a headstand while a man sprays the creature down with water. The people who posted the Twitter video may have been impressed with the stunt. But luckily most animal lovers on the internet know better ? and they're rightly outraged. While an elephant standing on its head might seem amusing at first glance, it's an unnatural behavior that these majestic beings do not display in the wild. That means they've been forcibly taught to perform these unusual tasks. And the way handlers train elephants is anything but humane. Instead, they employ vicious, horrific tactics like stabbing the animals with bull hooks, or shocking them with cattle prods. The video has since been removed from Twitter, but it was online long enough for it to amass more than 300,000 views. And when a video like this goes viral, it means more and more people could be lulled into believing such cruel exploitation is normal. Twitter must implement a stronger system to catch these videos before they go viral! Sign the petition if you agree! Thank you, Miranda Care2 Petitions Team P.S. Elephants should never be coerced or abused into performing for humans in this way ? not in circuses, not in zoos, and not anywhere else. Sign the petition. Sign Now -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Care2.com, Inc. 3141 Stevens Creek Blvd. #40394 San Jose, CA 95117 http://www.care2.com From: Miranda B., Care2 Action Alerts Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2022 7:04 PM Subject: We must protect captive elephants from further abuse -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Assuring the Department of Justice will defend the right to safely travel to another state to have an abortion b.. Defending access to medications that are approved by the Food and Drug Administration, such as contraception and mifepristone These actions are a great step in protecting our right to abortion, but our fight is far from over. We need President Biden and our lawmakers to take action and write abortion into federal law. Thank President Biden for taking action and push him to do all in his power to secure our right to an abortion. In this fight with you, NextGen America NextGen America 268 Bush St. #2919 San Francisco CA 94104-3503 From: NextGen America Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2022 7:45 PM Subject: How President Biden is fighting for abortion care -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Mon Jun 27 19:55:11 2022 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 20:55:11 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] =?utf-8?b?0YHQtdC80LjQvdCw0YAgIFJ1c3NpYW4gaW52YXNp?= =?utf-8?q?on_of_Ukraine=3A_implications_for_diplomacy=2C_energy=2C?= =?utf-8?b?IGFuZCBjbGltYXRlIHBvbGljaWVzIDMwINC40Y7QvdGPLCDQstC+0Lc=?= =?utf-8?b?0LzQvtC20L3QviDQuNC90YLQtdGA0LXRgdC90YvQuQ==?= Message-ID: <63945B6716C04DA999FF7AD3A918D076@evol.sp.ru> LCAW Russian invasion of Ukraine: implications for diplomacy, energy, and climate policies 30 Jun 2022 Online, at 13:00-14:30 BST / 14:00-15:30 CEST Join E3G at this London Climate Action Week event to gain insights into what the invasion of Ukraine means for climate politics and the global energy transition as we take a look at some of the emerging political priorities. https://www.e3g.org/news/lcaw-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-implications-for-diplomacy-energy-and-climate-policies/ -- ?? ???????? ??? ?????????, ????????? ????????? ?? ?????? "Environmental Negative Consequences of the War". From: eugene simonov Sent: Monday, June 27, 2022 5:01 AM Subject: ???????Russian invasion of Ukraine: implications for diplomacy, energy, and climate policies 30 ????, ???????? ?????????? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Tue Jun 28 17:36:17 2022 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 18:36:17 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Help us see this through Message-ID: <7D18E23F1CDD4FAD91B4EEDDAEF4DC53@evol.sp.ru> The campaign to unlock massive investment for renewable energy in Europe is ramping up? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? New guidelines could put billions of euros in the pockets of polluters. [1] These ratings will shape how banks and governments invest our money. Fossil and nuclear industries are set to be labelled as good 'green' investments. And they couldn't be happier. It's like giving out Michelin stars to the worst restaurants in town. We could go from closing the gap on the climate crisis to rewarding the same fuels that got us here. It's time we simply don't have to waste. So we've partnered up and taken action. And it's working. Many Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) were sitting on the fence. Now, nearly 250 are on our side! It shows - when people come together, we can move the debate. Next week, we face the final showdown - a major vote in Strasbourg. Right now, we're still short of the number of MEPs we need to block the polluters' power grab. But we've been here before. When massive funds were provided to aid Europe's recovery from the pandemic - we wanted to secure that money for sustainable projects. Needing to move key politicians in Lisbon and Bilbao, we took action. Using posters, we plastered our message across the cities. >From waking up in their hotel to grabbing lunch outside or heading to the chamber to vote - they heard our voices everywhere. And we won those commitments! [2] But plans like these cost money. We raised our voices at the right moment last time because of people like you, individuals who each gave a little to keep us going. So Vladimir, will you chip in now so that together we can make a massive splash in Strasbourg before it's too late? Donate ?5 Donate ?8 Donate ?10 I'll surprise you Major moments like this do not come around so often. These new guidelines could be great news for renewable energy if we get them right. Imagine: More projects would get off the ground with hundreds of billions of euros available. Solar power plants could bloom on the roofs of our homes and shops. We could breathe cleaner air and save our planet before it's too late. But major polluters are hard at work lobbying to rig the rules. And it goes way beyond where we get our energy today. If they succeed and get a good 'green' rating, they will have access to major financing. It's a blank cheque for more toxic projects for decades. The WeMove Europe community has worked tirelessly over years for a Europe that puts people and the planet first. This has seen us take on big polluters time and time again. We've not always won, but the times we won all had something in common - we had the resources to move fast and make some noise. To do that, we need the resources to make a massive splash next week. We've costed it out and need ?23,876. With that money, we could: 1.. Plaster Strasbourg with posters, just like in Lisbon and Bilbao. We will keep the issue top of our MEPs' minds wherever they go in the city that week. 2.. Run massive billboard bikes outside the European Parliament, creatively grabbing politicians' attention right before they go to vote. 3.. Set up hyper-local digital ads. Online you can lock adverts to display only in a given location. That means, as our MEPs sit in their office or even the chamber and use social media on their phones, we can pop our message right on their screen. If we are to keep our money out of the polluters' pockets, we'll need to be ready to act. We know the targets, and we know just where they will be. And you can bet the fossil fuel and nuclear lobbyists do too. But we can't count on the funding to put the plan into action. Because we don't take a single cent from companies or governments. It's the energy and euros of members like you that keep us going. To pull this off, we all need to get behind the idea. So, I'm asking you if you'll join the thousands of us committed to seeing this through - by chipping right now? Donate ?5 Donate ?8 Donate ?10 I'll surprise you Thanks for being part of this, David (London), Thomas (Brussels), Olga (Bologna) and the entire WeMove Europe team References: [1] The guidelines for markets and investors are known by the name of taxonomy, and they have been proposed by the European Commission. Here you can read a more detailed critique of the Commission's proposal: https://caneurope.org/the-eu-cant-afford-labelling-fossil-gas-and-nuclear-as-green/ Here is more information on why gas is just another dirty fossil fuel and why nuclear power is not the solution for the decarbonisation of our societies: https://www.climatebonds.net/policy/fossil-gas-paper https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/52758/reasons-why-nuclear-energy-not-way-green-and-peaceful-world/ [2] https://www.wemove.eu/sites/wemove.eu/files/annual_report_2020_en.pdf?utm_source=civimail-46392&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20220628_EN 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. 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, June 28, 2022 4:22 PM Subject: Help us see this through -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Wed Jun 29 02:10:00 2022 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 03:10:00 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Extreme weather is killing farmed animals Message-ID: <6793AED945724DA7964CC8FAD8316338@lewpostnew> The sun literally cooked these cows to death in the fields. 2,000 Cows Cooked to Death During Extreme Heat Waves in Kansas. Help Save Farmed Animals! Sign Now Temperatures recently soared to over 104 degrees Fahrenheit in Kansas. And that meant death for thousands of cattle at farms and ranches there. After the heat wave began, witnesses observed rows and rows of rotting, scorched carcasses lying in the fields. For the "lucky" cows that survived, the animal agriculture corporations will slaughter them anyway, but this time for a profit. Clearly summer isn't the only problem. Regardless of season, this industry produces so much death and harm, it is truly beyond redemption and reform. That's why encouraging residents to reduce their meat intake is so important. While the cows are the most obvious victims of this awful animal agriculture industry, they aren't the only ones who suffer. Cargill, Tyson, and similar corporations also hurt workers, the environment, and our climate at large. These Big Ag firms are notoriously abusive to their workers, paying low wages and forcing employees to work long hours in abysmal conditions. On top of that, animal agriculture also contributes massively to climate change (which, ironically, includes extreme heat waves). By some estimates, it accounts for as much as a whopping 15% of total greenhouse gas emissions. Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and California are the states most responsible for cattle farming in the U.S. They must take the lead in encouraging residents and restaurants to reduce meat consumption, and set a good example. Sign the petition now to demand that legislators in these states create Meatless Monday programs to discourage meat intake! Thank you, Miranda Care2 Petitions Team P.S. Animals' lives, workers' wellbeing, and the fate of the climate are all at stake! Sign the petition. Sign Now ? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Care2.com, Inc. 3141 Stevens Creek Blvd. #40394 San Jose, CA 95117 http://www.care2.com From: Miranda B., Care2 Action Alerts Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 7:01 PM Subject: Extreme weather is killing farmed animals -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Wed Jun 29 13:03:14 2022 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 14:03:14 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] here is the latest news from the High-Level Champions! Message-ID: <70F97432BF1945BD8EB7795708B5008F@lewpostnew> UN Global Climate Action 29 June 2022 High Level Climate Champions Newsletter The Nature-Positive Race To Zero Our relationship with nature will make or break the race to a resilient zero-emission future. The faster we degrade and lose biodiversity, the worst climate change, and the food crisis, will grow. The sooner we act to protect, conserve, sustainably use and regenerate nature within the 2020s, the stronger our chances of reaching net zero emissions before 2050 and becoming resilient to impacts we can?t hold back. Yet, the majority of businesses and investors have yet to adequately tackle their impact on deforestation and nature. Even in the food, land and agriculture sector, which relies heavily on nature for its business, most big businesses are lagging behind, according to an analysis commissioned by the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions and partners and released today. It finds that out of 148 major food, land and agriculture companies committed to net zero emissions by 2050, only nine ? or 6% ? are making strong progress to end deforestation. Over 90% risk missing their net-zero commitments because of a lack of action on deforestation. Those making strong progress include Race to Zero members Nestl?, PepsiCo, Unilever, Mars and Colgate-Palmolive and Suzano. Leadership in finance is similarly slim, although we expect it to grow before COP27. Only 33 financial institutions, out of 500-plus members of the UN-backed Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, have committed to tackle the deforestation driven by agricultural commodities in their portfolios by 2025. This will significantly boost their commitment to halve emissions between 2020 and 2030 en route to net zero before 2050, and more should be joining soon. The Climate Champions and partners are hosting a high-level London Climate Action Week event ? Nature Positive for a Net Zero Future, today, 29 June, from 9:00-11:30 BST. The event features business and investment leaders including Peter Harrison, CEO of Schroders, indigenous advocate Txai Suru?, and Jose Pugas, partner and head of ESG at Brazil?s JGP. You can register to watch it online here. The challenge of driving a nature-positive economy may be significant, but so are the economic opportunities: worth around US$10.1 trillion per year and 395 million jobs by 2030, according to the World Economic Forum. We will therefore be working with partners across the private sector, civil society and governments to raise understanding of the benefits of nature-positive and kick-start action this year. RaceTo Zero Raises The Bar Nature takes centre stage in the Race to Zero campaign?s updated criteria, following an international consultation with over 200 experts and civil society groups. The annual review is designed to ensure that commitments made under the Race to Zero by businesses, investors, cities and regions are robust and credible, and based on the latest science. The campaign requires, firstly, that members pledge to reach (net) zero greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible and by 2050 at the latest ? recognizing that this requires a phase down and out of all unabated fossil fuels as part of a just transition. The targets must include all direct and indirect emissions, all territorial emissions for cities and regions, all portfolio/ financed/ facilitated/ insured emissions for financial entities, and all land-based emissions. Starting pledges must include a goal to halt deforestation and protect biodiversity, making activities and finance consistent with climate-resilient development. They must also include sectoral targets in line with, or more ambitious than, the Race to Zero?s 2030 Breakthroughs; set twin targets for the reduction and removal of emissions; and set targets to reduce methane by at least 34% by 2030 and cut other short-lived greenhouse gas emissions. Members have a year from when they join to publicly disclose a plan for meeting all the Race to Zero criteria, including work undertaken within the first one to three years and by 2030. These should include the conservation and sustainable use of nature; support a just transition for communities affected by climate impacts and the shift to zero emissions; and empower stakeholders to achieve their own targets. Members should report their progress publicly at least every year through the UNFCCC Global Climate Action Portal. A new criterion also calls on members to, within a year of joining, align their lobbying and advocacy work, including through membership associations, with the Race to Zero goals. The Finance Blue Print for Net Zero The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero this month released guidance to help financial firms set actional transition plans to halve emissions within the 2020s and reach net zero emissions before 2050 ? recognizing the links between climate change and nature loss. It sets out four approaches that financial institutions should take to support the shift to net-zero: 1) Finance the development and scaling of net-zero technologies and services to replace high-emitting sources; 2) Increase support for companies aligned with a 1.5C temperature limit; 3) Enable high- and low-emitting companies to align their business with a 1.5C pathway; 4) Accelerate the managed phaseout of high-emitting assets through early retirement. The guidance also provides good practices for deforestation policies in the finance sector. Steps include setting a clear, overarching goal on deforestation; a description of the type of company asset, project and/or activity the policy applies to; criteria or conditions for products and services covered by the policy; and a science-based timeline. GFANZ now includes over 500 financial firms with more than US$135 trillion in assets committed to net zero by 2050, covering 45 countries and 40% of global private financial assets. A direct and compelling headline The Bonn Climate Change Conference closed after two weeks of intensive work on issues and preparation for the COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh. This was the first opportunity for all Parties to the UNFCCC to meet since COP26 at Glasgow. One major topic during the meeting was the first technical dialogue of the Global Stocktake, where Parties and non-Party stakeholders discussed collective progress on the Paris Agreement's goal to limit global warming to 1.5?C through various roundtables. The co-facilitators organized a ?World Caf??, where Parties and non-Party stakeholders gathered to explore topics across the scope of the Global Stocktake at small tables. Ahead of the second dialogue to be held at COP27, Parties and non-Party stakeholders are encouraged to hold events at the local, national, regional and international level in support of the Global Stocktake. The High-Level Champions actively engaged with the conference, including convening events on the Global Stocktake and on resilience and action after impacts. They met with Party groups such as the G77 and China, the African Group, the Least Developed Countries, the Alliance of Small Island States, the Independent Alliance of Latin America and the Caribbean, and the European Union to listen and gather feedback on their plans ahead of COP27, as well as Marrakech Partnership stakeholders and other non-Party stakeholders. The UNFCCC also held the first annual Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue during the conference, highlighting the importance of oceans to livelihoods and biodiversity and the need for more ocean-related climate action. UN Secretary-General Ant?nio Guterres outlined four recommendations to protect and preserve oceans: invest in sustainable ocean economies, replicate ocean success, protect the people, and provide more science and innovation. Keeping Up With The Champions a.. Mahmoud Mohieldin set out a vision for an equitable, climate-resilient future during a New York Times Climate Forward event. a.. Nigel Topping was in Africa earlier this month, visiting Nigeria, Uganda and Rwanda. Among his activities, he met State and non-State actors and learned about Nile University?s solar installation in Nigeria and discussed infrastructure growth and heard about the realities of climate change in Uganda. a.. At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Rwanda, Nigel Topping and the Champions? Africa Director Bogolo Joy Kenewendo discussed financing the 2030 Breakthroughs. a.. Mahmoud Mohieldin made clear that food, energy, finance and the climate crisis must be tackled together, not as trade-offs, and that 70% of the population relies on food that is jeopardized by climate change, during a UNESCO meeting. a.. Nigel Topping attended the UN Save Our Oceans conference ? barefoot on the beach ? and judged the Youth and Innovation ?innovathon? competition. a.. Africa is both a victim and a solution to climate change, Mahmoud Mohieldin said at a conference organized by the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies looking ahead to COP27. a.. Watch Mahmoud Mohieldin talk about financing sustainable peace and development in the face of cascading risks at the Aswan Forum. a.. Mahmoud Mohieldin spoke at the Voice of Africa conference, noting that reducing emissions through green buildings comes with a US$24.7 trillion investment opportunity for emerging markets, and that renewables are already the main source of power in 22 African countries. a.. Mahmoud Mohieldin discussed the ?Roadmap to Africa?s COP27: A Pragmatic Path to #NetZeroNow? at the Africa CEO Forum, saying COP27 is an opportunity for Africa to balance the need to combat climate change with the urgency to economically prosper in order to alleviate food insecurity and poverty, as well as achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In Case You Missed It a.. The Africa Climate Week 2022 organizing partners are now accepting applications to host side events and action hub sessions, due by 30 June. Africa Climate Week takes place in Gabon from 29 August to 1 September, where side events and action hub sessions will provide platforms from which to share climate action experiences and success stories. a.. Former Botswana Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Bogolo Joy Kenewendo has joined the Climate Champions team as Special Advisor, Africa Director. She will play a leading role in accelerating the team?s ambition and action in Africa and delivering a transformative COP27. a.. Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, has been appointed Acting Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, until Patricia Espinosa?s successor is named. a.. COP27 will showcase a number of models of innovation projects implemented by Egyptian universities, Egypt?s environment ministry has said, pointing to the importance of science in reducing the impacts of climate change. a.. The Egyptian government is supporting work to more than halve the plastic content and carbon emissions in packing and single-use items using calcium carbonate, after signing a memorandum of understanding with sustainable innovation company Okeanos Egypt. a.. A coalition led by WRI and the African Cities Water Adaptation Fund will leverage US$5 billion to implement projects that invest in water resilience projects in 100 African cities by 2032. a.. The share of renewables in the global final energy consumption has stagnated, despite a record increase in global installed renewable power capacity, record investment in renewables, and solar and wind power providing more than 10% of the world's electricity for the first time, according to REN21?s Renewables 2022 Global Status Report. The share of renewables only rose from 8.7% in 2009 to 11.7% in 2019. a.. Global stock markets are financing companies sitting on three times more coal, oil and gas reserves than can be burned without breaking the 1.5?C Paris climate target, according to Carbon Tracker. a.. The World Health Organization and UK launched a health and climate change platform to bring together government institutions that signed on to the COP26 Health Programme. For the latest news and insight from around our community, visit climatechampions.unfccc.int. Mark Your Calendars a.. London Climate Action Week: 25 June-3 July b.. Halfway to COP27: What?s New and What?s Next: 30 June c.. UN Ocean Conference: 27 June-1 July d.. Youth Co:Lab Summit 2022 - Asia-Pacific: 4-7 July e.. 2022 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development: 5-15 July f.. Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week: 18-22 July g.. 3rd Global Conference-Strengthening Synergies between the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development: 20-21 July h.. International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem: 26 July i.. ??World's Indigenous Peoples 2022: 9 August j.. World Water Week 2022: 23 August - 1 September k.. Africa Climate Week: 29 August-1 September l.. International Clean Air Day for blue skies: 7 September m.. UN General Assembly: 13-27 September n.. Climate Week NYC: 19-25 September o.. IMF-World Bank Autumn Meetings: 14-16 October p.. World Health Summit 2022: 16-18 October q.. G20 Leaders? Summit: 30-31 October r.. 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Sign Now Imagine you are a child who is already going through one of the most difficult things imaginable: growing up without a permanent home, shuffled through the foster care or adoption systems. It's already confusing, emotional, and even scary. Then, you find out you're going to live with a new family -- complete strangers who your current temporary family basically sold you to on Facebook. Yes, you read that right: Facebook has been hosting groups -- entirely unregulated by the adoption industry -- where adoptive or foster parents are trying to re-home vulnerable kids. The language used in these listings is vile: one flaunts a child that is a "great hugger," grossly suggesting the point of adoption is to find a baby that will satisfy your physical affection needs. Another boasts that a child "comes with a special $2,000 a day contract," as if they are not a human being but a gig economy opportunity or a new computer. Not only are these posts dehumanizing and degrading; they are creating a dangerous, unregulated process, putting already vulnerable kids at further risk of abuse, displacement, and trauma (studies show that re-homing a child increases the likelihood of depression and mood disorders). There are literal human beings with full, complex lives being reduced to a Facebook ad, and Facebook is doing nothing about it. In a post-Roe world, it is likely even more kids will be cycled into the troubled foster care and adoption systems -- we need action, now. Sign the petition now to demand that Facebook shut down all of these groups and revise their policy to prevent anything like this in the future! Thank you, Lauren Care2 Petitions Team P.S. Facebook is hosting groups where adoptive and foster parents can list the children depending on them like animals in need of re-homing. Sign the petition. 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View this email in the Hub McCain Institute and World Central Kitchen Host Senate Ukraine Event Learn more The McCain Institute at Arizona State University (ASU) and World Central Kitchen hosted an event at the U.S. Capitol with Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch and a bipartisan group of five other U.S. Senators, focused on the grassroots defense of democracy and human rights in Ukraine following another Russian invasion. Speakers included Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova. Following these remarks, a panel conversation was moderated by McCain Institute Executive Director Dr. Evelyn Farkas and featured a dialogue with World Central Kitchen CEO Nate Mook, 2022 Ukrainian McCain Global Leader Dr. Mariia Levchenko, World Central Kitchen?s operations lead in Kyiv, Ukraine Kate Serdiuk, and First Secretary at the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Kateryna Smagliy, who is also an alumna of the McCain Institute?s leadership programs. ?What we?re going to do today ? is to talk about the untold and sometimes overlooked stories of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians who, as citizens, have answered a call to defend their home country and the sanctity of democracy, not through the military... but today they?re doing it through grassroots efforts across the entire Ukrainian community,? said McCain Institute Executive Director Dr. Evelyn Farkas. ?The work of these citizens should be an inspiration to all of us, Americans and truly everyone, as they not only fight for their country, but they fight for democracy for the surrounding region and really for the international community.? Through the McCain Institute?s McCain Global Leaders Program and World Central Kitchen?s on-the-ground partnerships in Ukraine and in Poland to provide meals for displaced Ukrainians, both organizations are working to directly assist humanitarian efforts and support democracy in the region. ?Senator McCain was such a true friend to Ukraine, he was there every time we needed him there,? said Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova. ?We still feel that through the Institute he is with us, and he is helping us through all of the excellent work that you are doing.? ?Supporting Ukraine is not just with the missiles and the bullets, it?s also with food. We need to ease the burden on the Ukrainian government, we need to stabilize the liberated cities and towns, and we have to make sure that we meet the humanitarian needs of these communities,? said World Central Kitchen CEO Nate Mook. ?Russia right now is trying to expand its influence through hard power. We the United States need to expand our influence through soft power, and humanitarian aid is America?s most effective form of soft power. But it?s hard work and takes a lot of commitment. Winning hearts and minds comes from caring for people in their darkest hour.? To close the event, First Secretary at the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Kateryna Smagliy reminded the audience of one of Senator McCain?s favorite historical speeches: ?Man in the Arena? by President Theodore Roosevelt. ?I believe that the words of President Roosevelt in his famous speech to be in the arena are so important today and resonate so strongly with what is happening today and what the challenges of the day require from us.? Click HERE to view the full event. Excerpts from Senators remarks: Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) ?I think of Senator McCain frequently. He was my hero in regards to human rights; he was my partner in regards to the passage of the Magnitsky sanctions law. The two of us hold the distinction of being the very first two on the prohibitive list by the Russian Federation to visit Russia. His efforts to help in the passage of the Magnitsky sanctions is one of the key tools to go after those who are helping finance the Russian atrocity machine.? Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) ?If John were still with us, he wouldn?t be here he would be in the Donbas?he would be all in defending our friends in Ukraine?There was $5 billion in the last aid package to help people who depend on grain and corn coming out of Ukraine, 40 nations in the world get 50% of their grain supply from Ukraine. They are in a world of hurt. I think that in and of itself is a war crime. You?re affecting nations outside of the battle zone and you?re doing it deliberately.? Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) ?There was no greater supporter of Ukrainian independence than Senator John McCain. So it?s quite fitting that the McCain Institute has gathered and rallied grassroots leaders from around the region to shed light on the heroic and life-saving efforts supporting Ukraine and its neighbors. In these last few months, we have seen proof that America is at its best when we rally the world around shared values and lead the fight against evil.? Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) ?Groups like World Central Kitchen have risen to the challenge and have provided hundreds of thousands of fresh meals and food kits to Ukrainians both inside and outside the country each day. For that we are very grateful?Sadly, the shortages created by Russia?s brutal and unjustified war extend far beyond Ukraine. Putin is quite literally using food as a weapon blocking exports to countries in need.? Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) ?If there?s one thing that?s clear right now, it?s that the frontier of freedom on the planet runs through the Donbas, and we need to make sure that we win the battle along that frontier." Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) ?Even as Putin has made the starvation of Ukraine a priority, this is a national security priority of Vladimir Putin. He?s been starving people, targeting crop land and targeting food storage facilities. He has unleashed his war machine on the peoples and cities of Ukraine. We?ve seen in the midst of all this a groundswell of support for those with no greater hope to see families not starve and for justice to prevail. We in Congress can shine a better light on the challenge that these individuals face and we can be a voice for those who have experienced food insecurity due to aggression conflict and violence.? Join us at We Hold These Truths is a nonpartisan effort of the McCain Institute. 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URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Thu Jun 30 14:39:47 2022 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 15:39:47 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] We can stop this now, Vladimir Message-ID: <3136C91F4BA943D5890BCA465DB8E4A8@lewpostnew> Congress needs to pass a War Powers Resolution and end U.S. support for the war in Yemen As salaamu alaykum ? Nearly 8 years of virtually-constant bombing. Hundreds of thousands of Yemeni civilians killed. Two million children suffering from acute malnutrition.? That?s the reality of U.S. participation in the brutal Saudi-led war in Yemen. When it?s paired with a blockade preventing food, fuel and medical supplies from reaching the Yemeni people, it adds up to what the UN has called the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. Joe Biden promised to end U.S. support for the disastrous war in Yemen. But more than a year in, the administration is still dragging its feet to keep that promise.? But we don?t have to wait for Joe Biden to keep his campaign promise to end it ? Congress can pass a Yemen War Powers Resolution to end unauthorized U.S. military involvement in the war in Yemen. Help us pressure Democrats in Congress to end U.S. participation in the Saudi-led coalition?s war and blockade in Yemen, save lives, and pull millions of people back from the brink of starvation. A War Powers Resolution has just been introduced in Congress by Reps. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Nancy Mace (SC-01), and Adam Schiff (CA-28) along with 85 cosponsors and we need to put pressure on lawmakers to support its passage.? UN estimates say that the war has killed 377,000 people as of the end of last year, whether directly through bombing or indirectly through hunger and disease. Seventy percent of those deaths are children, with a Yemeni child reportedly dying every 75 seconds.? The U.S. could stop supporting this nightmare any time. That?s why we?ve been working for nearly five years with other partners on efforts to end U.S. military involvement in the war in Yemen ? and in 2019, played a part in one of the most successful War Powers Congressional votes.? Sign our letter to Congress, with our allies at Daily Kos, Demand Progress and others working alongside us, here. Biden might not have kept his promise on Yemen, but he?s not kept it quietly ? and Congressional action might put the administration in a position where Biden either has to keep his promise or pay a heavy political price. This is winnable. A Congressional War Powers Resolution on Yemen, once it passes, will do so in a very different political context than similar efforts that were led under Trump. Now it?s up to us to take action and fight for the children of Yemen and call for an end to the unauthorized U.S. involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen. Thank you for all you do. In solidarity, Yasmine Taeb Legislative and Political Director MPower Change Action Fund Sources: 1. "Yemen Faces 'Unimaginable Suffering' as U.S.-Backed Saudi War Enters Eighth Year," Common Dreams, March 24, 2022. 2. "Biden?s about-turn on Saudi war in Yemen," Financial Times, June 27, 2022. 3. "Congress Launches a New Bipartisan Effort to End the War in Yemen," The Intercept, June 1, 2022. 4. "Gas Price Politics and Genocide Collide in Yemen," The Intercept, February 11, 2022. 5. "Congress passes historic resolution to end U.S. support for Saudi-led war in Yemen," Vox, April 4, 2019. MPower Action is the political lobbying arm of MPower Change, a grassroots movement of diverse Muslim communities working together to build social, spiritual, racial, and economic justice for all people. From: Yasmine Taeb, MPower Action Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 8:47 PM Subject: We can stop this now, Vladimir -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Thu Jun 30 15:05:08 2022 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 16:05:08 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Amazon.com must stop burning returns Message-ID: <8B5260AE03CF4788927A7C1E8F579EC8@lewpostnew> It destroys millions of perfectly usable items each year. Amazon.com Burns Some of Your Returned Items. Demand Full Sustainability, Now! Sign Now Amazon.com became famous for selling nearly everything ? as well as its easy online returns process. What's not so easy are its effects on the planet. Amazon is responsible for a huge amount of merchandise returned every year ? which, in turn, is responsible for a huge amount of waste. In 2021, whistleblowers working at Amazon warehouses in the UK explained that corporate management wanted them to destroy 130,000 items each week ? just in Great Britain alone. That adds up to more than 6.5 million products over the course of just one year. Even worse: Amazon itself admits that some of its returned items are marked for "energy recovery." That means incineration. The process of "energy recovery" involves burning products at high temperatures until they convert into heat, fuel, or electricity. This can emit serious chemicals and heavy metals into the air we breathe. Current and former warehouse workers say the list of items marked for destruction was staggering. Such merchandise included brand-new books, iPhones, laptops, TVs, and video game consoles in perfect condition, and even completely sealed face masks. Not all returns go into the incinerator: some wind up in landfills, polluting our Earth instead. Amazon spokespeople claim the corporation is "working toward a goal of zero product disposal," but has refused to set a date for achieving this goal. There are so many alternatives: the corporation could actually re-sell the items (as consumers already believe it does), or even donate them to charitable organizations. With a recession plunging more and more people into poverty, now is the perfect time to put those returned items to good use. Anything less is insulting. Burning returned items is not the way to go. It can poison our Earth, our lungs, and our health. And just as importantly: it's grotesquely wasteful. Tell Jeff Bezos his company has got to do better. Sign the petition if you agree! Thank you, Miranda Care2 Petitions Team P.S. Amazon.com must stop burning returned items and instead, implement a fully sustainable system! Sign the petition. Sign Now ? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Care2.com, Inc. 3141 Stevens Creek Blvd. #40394 San Jose, CA 95117 http://www.care2.com From: Miranda B., Care2 Action Alerts Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 11:18 AM Subject: Amazon.com must stop burning returns -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Thu Jun 30 15:44:17 2022 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 16:44:17 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] A gift to Putin Message-ID: We can stop BILLIONS going to fund Putin's war and dirty energy projects! ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Next week the EU votes on a new law that would funnel billions into dirty energy projects...and ultimately Vladimir Putin's war chest. It's a massive gift to Putin, and we need to stop it! So we?re organising a last big push to shore up the votes we need in the European Parliament to stop this terrible mistake. We've got mockups for 8 massive mobile billboards -- if enough of us chip in today, we could have them ready in time for a team of cyclists to circle the European Parliament with them for the three days before the vote and deliver our petition to the Members of European Parliament (MEPs). Can you rush a donation today to block this law and stop billions going to Putin and polluters? If you?ve saved your payment information with SumOfUs, your donation will go through immediately. Donate $3 now Donate another amount The EU is making new rules to define what counts as a ?green? investment ? and MEPs will vote next week on a law that will lay out these rules. It's called the EU Taxonomy. But Big Polluters have hijacked the proposed law. They?re pushing to get fossil gas and nuclear labelled ?green? so they can divert billions of euros reserved for renewables like solar and wind to fund their dirty projects. Even worse, an investigation uncovered that Russia would be one of the main beneficiaries of the planned addition of gas and nuclear to the EU?s list of sustainable investments. It could earn ?4 billion more per year from the inclusion of gas alone, handing Putin more power over the EU and more money to fuel the war in Ukraine. It would be a devastating blow for investment in renewables and the people of Ukraine if the law passed ? not to mention it would worsen the climate crisis and hike up our energy bills. But we can stop this from happening! Ongoing campaigning has helped us get a lot of MEPs and people on our side ? and we?ve already gotten two important European Parliament committees to reject the draft law. Now we, and our friends at WeMove, just need your help to fund one final push to stop this disastrous law and cut off a funding stream for dirty fuel projects and Putin?s war. We're so close, Vladimir ? can we count on your help? If you?ve saved your payment information with SumOfUs, your donation will go through immediately. Donate $3 now Donate another amount Over 120,000 SumOfUs members like you pushed the European Commission back in 2019 and 2020 to crack down on fake green investments in the banking industry. Now?s our chance to join other activists from across Europe and beyond and send a message to MEPs right before they vote that they simply cannot ignore. Thanks for all that you do, Yasmin, Eoin and the SumOfUs team -------------------------------------------------------------------- More information: Parliament committees object to EU?s ?green? label for gas, nuclear. Euractiv. 15 June 2022. ?Russian doll? gas and nuclear lobbying threatens EU energy independence ? new research. Greenpeace. 17 May 2022. Tell MEPs to reject the EU's tampered list of green investments. #StopFakeGreen. CBC. 10 May 2022. The EU can?t afford labelling fossil gas and nuclear as green . Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe. 1 March 2022. 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: Yasmin Aslam, SumOfUs Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2022 2:39 PM Subject: A gift to Putin -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: