From enwl at enw.net.ru Sat Jul 1 23:48:01 2023 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2023 00:48:01 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Wearing Trees Message-ID: <1811042887924762B3E01F9805DC4D53@evol.sp.ru> Wearing Trees?Natural? fabrics can have steep environmental costs too. News of the world environment NEWSLETTER | JUNE 30, 2023 Wearing Trees I HAVE A BLACK DRESS that swings through the skirt down to the mid-calf. It has a slight split on one side that shows a little leg while you?re walking and a little more at a run. It is sleeveless. The waist is slightly dropped and sits just above my hips. It is cut on the bias. I can wear a jacket over it when there is a nip in the air. It is the perfect length for my long coats. I wear it with brogues and boots, with sandals and heels. I love to wear it on dates. It is effortless in the best sense, by which I mean it is both comfortable and flattering. I could name several important events in my life that I have worn it to. Job interviews. Dinners with new friends in new cities, when I was anxious and unsure of leaving the house. I could tell you about nights I abandoned it on a beach in a town I didn?t live in so I could run into the water, knowing I could shake the sand out later. I have worn it backstage at Burberry runway shows in London. I have worn it on press trips to Tokyo, Dubai, Marrakech, and Milan. It is made of viscose, so before it was a dress, it was a tree. One warm summer evening in 2021, I was at an event hosted by the brand that had designed it. I approached the company?s PR director and explained the story of the dress and how I?d love to know more about where the fabric was sourced. She walked me to the brand?s creative director, who and said there was no way of knowing where that viscose was sourced from but, given the time frame (the late 1990s), it was unlikely they?d be proud of the answer. Viscose in that period was usually sourced with few limitations and little consideration of the ecological consequences. Given the immense beauty of forests, and the trees, plants, animals, and birds they provide homes to, this is a particularly sad truth and one of fashion?s most well-disguised secrets. This adapted excerpt from regenerative fashion researcher, writer, and consultant Lucianne Tonti?s Sundressed: Natural Fibers and the Future of Fashion, takes a look at the true cost of producing an increasingly popular textile often marketed as eco-friendly. Read more in our Summer 2023 issue. READ MORE PS: This newsletter has gone weekly. Please let us know what you think about the switch and what you would like to see more of in our dispatches to you. Photo by Daniel Beltr? / Greenpeace SUGGESTED READING Wild Therapy ?There?s nothing quite like being close to a powerful animal to get the blood up, the skin tingling, the eyes alive, the senses on high alert.? 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Climate Action Network Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia Digest of news on climate change, energy issues www.caneecca.org -------------------------------------------------- Someone forwarded this digest to you? You can subscribe using this link -------------------------------------------------- Regional Climate News Bitter conflicts stop Eastern Europe from choosing next year?s COP host Conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and Armenia and Azerbaijan have stopped the group of Eastern European nations from picking the host of the COP29 climate talks next November. At a group meeting in the German city of Bonn, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan and Armenia each made the case for why they should host the annual climate summit which rotates between the United Nations? five regions each year. But, according to two sources with knowledge of the meeting, the group could not come to a decision and postponed their choice until a later date. The uncertainty gives the eventual host less time to prepare for the crunch summit. The host for COP30, Brazil, has already been effectively decided. The decision for COP29 must be made by COP28 in November. Tajikistan: Resource-saving equipment - a gift for Yagnob villagers On the eve of the Idi Kurbon holiday, Little Earth provided 20 sets of energy-saving equipment to the most vulnerable families in the villages of the Yagnob Valley. 20 women - participants of the project "Sustainable use of natural resources and women's participation in the mountain communities of Yaghnob" and their families (more than 100 people in total) received long-awaited energy-efficient equipment. ?Our trip was postponed several times due to problems with the only road that can get to the valley. There was still a lot of snow in the spring, and the road was closed for a long time. Closer to summer, several large avalanches and rockfalls descended here. We again had to wait until the road was cleared using heavy construction equipment. And only at the end of last week we were able to reach our target communities,? says Anton Tymoshenko, executive director of the Little Earth. The Role of Renewable Energy in Armenia?s Energy Market Armenia, a landlocked country in the South Caucasus region, has been making significant strides in recent years to diversify its energy sources and reduce its dependence on imported fossil fuels. With its abundant renewable energy resources, Armenia has the potential to become a regional leader in clean energy production and contribute to global efforts to combat climate change. This article explores the role of renewable energy in Armenia?s energy market and the potential for growth in this sector. Armenia?s energy market has traditionally been dominated by natural gas and nuclear power, with the latter accounting for around 30% of the country?s electricity generation. However, the Armenian government has recognized the need to diversify its energy mix and reduce its reliance on imported fuels, particularly in light of geopolitical tensions in the region and the potential for supply disruptions. As a result, the government has set ambitious targets for the development of renewable energy, aiming to increase the share of renewables in the country?s energy mix to 26% by 2025 and 38% by 2030. Kazakhstan to raise RES share to 15% On June 30, Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov chaired the 12th session of Kazakhstan-European Union dialogue platform with the participation of top officials of the central executive bodies and foreign diplomats, Kazinform reports. Addressing the participants, Alikhan Smailov said the expansion of partnership with the European Union had been one of the priorities for Kazakhstan. The country is interested in using all existing opportunities for further expansion of trade-economic and investment cooperation. The promising areas here are ?green? transition and strengthening the transport interconnectedness. In his words, environmental issues became key ones in Kazakhstan?s sustainable economic development. By 2030, the country plans to raise the share of renewable energy sources in its energy balance from 4.5% to 15%. Azerbaijan starts installing first major solar power plant Azerbaijan has begun installation of solar panels at its 230 MW Garadagh plant, the country's first major solar power plant. Developed by United Arab Emirates-based renewable energy company Masdar, the plant is expected to be operating by the end of this year, producing 500 gigawatt hours (GWh) annually. Azerbaijan has been encouraging the development of new renewable energy projects with the aim of meeting 30 percent of the country's power demand from renewables by 2030. Baku believes that by developing its renewable energy potential, it can reduce its dependence on natural gas for power generation, freeing up more gas for export thus maintaining its export revenues as production from the country's oil fields declines. Kyrgyzstan To Boost Its Renewable Energy Potential With Support From The World Bank And The Green Climate Fund The World Bank?s Board of Executive Directors approved today $67.7 million to help finance the first phase of the Kyrgyz Renewable Energy Development Project that aims to increase renewable energy generation and promote private sector participation in the Kyrgyz Republic. The project has a multi-phase programmatic approach with a financing envelope of $125.7 million over 10 years.The first phase of the project will focus on supporting the Kyrgyz Republic to increase hydropower generation and enable renewable energy integration by strengthening the country?s transmission systems. It includes $12.5 million in grants and loans from the Green Climate Fund mobilized by the Sustainable Renewables Risk Mitigation Initiative (SRMI). Challenges and prospects of energy efficiency discussed in Uzbekistan More than 100 stakeholders, energy policymakers, representatives of academia and civil society from the Republic of Uzbekistan, the European Union (EU) and its Member States, as well as international financial institutions gathered at the International Conference ?Energy Efficiency in Uzbekistan: prospects and challenges?. The Conference was organised jointly by the Agency for Strategic Reforms (ASR) under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the EU-funded SECCA project as part of the European Union ? Uzbekistan Sustainable Energy Days 2023. It aimed at providing an action-oriented forum for decision-makers to share experiences in the implementation of energy efficiency policies in practice. -------------------------------------------------- World Climate News Ukraine?s Zelensky Meets With Greta Thunberg to Discuss the War?s Effect on Ecology Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Thursday with Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg and prominent European figures who are forming a working group to address ecological damage from the 16-month-old Russian invasion. The meeting in the Ukrainian capital came as fighting continued around the country. The governor of the Kherson region, Oleksandr Prokudin, said two people were killed in the region?s capital in a Russian strike that hit residences, a medical facility and a school where residents were lined up to receive humanitarian aid. Another person was killed in a morning strike on the village of Bilzoerka, the regional prosecutor?s office said. Eastern EU countries veering away from 2030 climate goals, report says Central and Eastern European countries display low ambitions with their National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs), raising concerns about the region?s ability to meet EU climate goals, campaigners warn. NECPs are an essential building block in the EU?s climate policy architecture because they lay out the specifics of how each country plans to achieve the collective goals agreed upon at a European level. Only three EU countries ? Spain, Croatia and Slovenia ? have met the EU?s annual 30 June deadline to submit their updated national energy and climate plans, campaigners say. The world cut down 11 football fields of forests every minute in 2022 ? study Researchers from the University of Maryland found that in 2022, about 11 football fields of forest were cut down every minute, and the total area reached the size of Switzerland, that is, more than 4 million hectares This released an amount of carbon dioxide equivalent to India's annual fossil fuel emissions, the BBC reported. It is noted that the largest amount of forests was destroyed in Brazil. The article said that such a trend does not correspond to the Glasgow Declaration, which was signed by more than 100 countries at the COP26 climate summit in 2021. The signatories pledged to stop forest loss and land degradation by 2030. Apply for the Climate Journalism Award With the Climate Journalism Award we will acknowledge outstanding climate journalism that adopts an innovative or original storytelling approach. Stories can be submitted in five categories and winners will each receive a cash prize of ?2,000. The Award is managed by the European Journalism Centre, in partnership with Google News Initiative. The submission process starts on 14 June 2023, and ends on 17 July 2023 at 17:00 CEST. Print, online, video, and multi-platform storytelling formats are eligible to win an award and these may have been published behind a paywall. You can enter more than one submission but with a maximum of two categories per submission. These are the best and worst cities in Europe for eco-friendly transport links When it comes to eco-friendly public transport, it won?t surprise many that cities in Denmark, Norway and Sweden made the top ten. In fact, Copenhagen tops the chart, followed by Oslo, Paris, Amsterdam, Hamburg and Helsinki. Milan comes in seventh, with Lyon, Ljubljana and Lisbon rounding out the top spots. Paris, Helsinki, Lisbon and Brussels all scored a ten on their shared bikes and e-scooters ranking, while Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Ljubljana scored the same for electric car sharing. Not one city received full marks for zero-emission buses. The five worst overall scorers are Edinburgh, Birmingham, Granada, Dublin and lastly, Greater Manchester. The climate change-denying TikTok post that won't go away Earlier this year, TikTok vowed to clamp down on climate change denial. But a BBC investigation tracked one video that has been viewed millions of times - and found the company is struggling to stop false climate information from spreading across the platform. If you searched for "climate change" on TikTok in recent months, you might have come across a video featuring Dan Pe?a, a self-styled "business success coach" with thousands of followers on social media. The video, shot during the 2017 London premiere of a documentary film about Mr Pe?a, shows a heated exchange between the American businessman and a member of the audience. China urges developing countries to oppose ?unrealistic? shipping levy China has urged poorer countries to oppose a levy on shipping emissions and stronger targets for decarbonising one of the world?s most polluting industries, criticising wealthy nations for setting ?unrealistic? goals with ?significant? financial costs. Beijing distributed a ?diplomatic note? to developing nations as they prepared for a critical meeting at the UN?s International Maritime Organization in July, according to four people present at IMO discussions. The lobbying effort comes days after France rallied 22 allies behind a shipping emissions levy. China warned that ?an overly ambitious emission reduction target will seriously impede the sustainable development of international shipping, significantly increase the cost of the supply chain and will adversely impede the recovery of the global economy?. Watch One Year Of Carbon Emissions Take Over The Planet It?s hard to miss something that weighs 37 billion tons?especially when it?s all around us. Thirty-seven billion tons is the amount of fossil-fuel-related carbon dioxide humans release into the atmosphere every year. We see the damage it does everywhere?from heat waves to floods to droughts to wildfires and more. But the CO2 itself? Entirely invisible. Until now. In a striking new video, NASA has made visible the production?and, in some cases, absorption?of human-produced carbon dioxide for the entirety of the year 2021. Over that period, the CO2 in the atmosphere rose by 2.13 parts per million (PPM), marking the eleventh year in a row in which the increase exceeded 2 PPM. The choice between a poorer today and a hotter tomorrow The thought experiment is a simplified version of a dilemma currently facing global institutions and developing countries. 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That includes rappelling down into moulins ? the deep holes that meltwater rivers bore through the ice sheet. He describes the scene below the surface and the way millions of deep cracks in the ice are allowing water to deteriorate the ice sheet from the inside as global temperatures rise. That meltwater and Greenland?s accelerating ice loss have widespread impacts for coastal communities around the world. The photos alone will send chills up your spine. Stephen Khan in London adds: France has been gripped by riots in recent days following the police shooting of a teenage boy. Click here for analysis of the crisis. And as Australia go 2-0 up in the Ashes series of Test cricket after a dramatic and controversial match in London, we consider England's cavalier style. It may not quite be winning them Ashes Tests (yet?), but it is winning the sport new fans. Stacy Morford Environment + Climate Editor, US edition Richard Bates and Alun Hubbard kayak a meltwater stream on Greenland?s Petermann Glacier, towing an ice radar that reveals it?s riddled with fractures. Nick Cobbing. Meltwater is hydro-fracking Greenland?s ice sheet through millions of hairline cracks ? destabilizing its internal structure Alun Hubbard, University of Troms? Glaciologists are discovering new ways surface meltwater alters the internal structure of ice sheets, and raising an alarm that sea level rise could be much more abrupt than current models forecast. The mother of Nahel, who was shot dead by police in Nanterre, leads a rally in is name. EPA/Yoan Valat French riots: when police shot a teenager dead, a rumbling pressure cooker exploded Joseph Downing, Aston University I?ve interviewed disaffected people across French suburbs. Their anger has been mounting for years. England captain Ben Stokes (second right) speaks to Stuart Broad during day four of the first Ashes test match. PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo The Ashes: how England cricket?s head coach Brendon McCullum developed his ?Bazball? style David Turner, Anglia Ruskin University; Matt Jewiss, Anglia Ruskin University Bazball is aggressively attacking, highly entertaining and piles pressure on opponents by scoring runs quickly. a.. Cricket commentators love to talk about the ?nervous nineties? ? but our new research suggests there?s no such thing Leo Roberts, The University of Melbourne; Daniel R. Little, The University of Melbourne; Matthew J. Spittal, The University of Melbourne; Mervyn Jackson, RMIT University The ?nervous nineties? captures the idea that batters with 90 or more runs become anxious as get close to scoring a century. But is it true? b.. 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A subtle symphony of ripples in spacetime ? astronomers use dead stars to measure gravitational waves produced by ancient black holes Chris Impey, University of Arizona Astronomers have for the first time detected the background hum of gravitational waves likely caused by merging black holes. f.. Anna Funder rescues George Orwell?s wife Eileen from being ?cancelled by the patriarchy? ? and reminds us he?s a sexual predator Amy Walters, Australian National University Anna Funder?s new book, Wifedom, is a meditation on the insidious nature of patriarchy. Funder draws parallels between our #metoo era and the time of George Orwell and his wife Eileen. g.. Now that President Biden?s student loan cancellation program has been canceled, here?s what?s next William Chittenden, Texas State University The Supreme Court rejected President Joe Biden?s student loan program that aimed at delivering up to $20,000 of relief per borrower. h.. Harrison Ford is back as an 80-year-old Indiana Jones ? and a 40-something Indy. The highs (and lows) of returning to iconic roles Ben McCann, University of Adelaide Actors love to return to their most famous roles decades later ? and digital de-ageing is Hollywood?s next big thing. You?re receiving this newsletter from The Conversation Tenancy B, Level 5 700 Swanston Street Carlton VIC 3053 Australia From: The Conversation Global highlights Sent: Monday, July 03, 2023 10:32 AM Subject: Why France erupted in riots -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Wed Jul 5 12:57:37 2023 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (ENWL) Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2023 13:57:37 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] We torture helpless animals just to create beauty products Message-ID: <4C76B65B8BC94EE9BF56426591801921@lewpostnew> Japan and the US must ban cosmetic animal testing like Canada did. Canada Officially Banned Animal Testing for Cosmetics. 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URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Thu Jul 6 00:32:08 2023 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (ENWL) Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2023 01:32:08 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Will the EU stop its emissions leaking abroad? Message-ID: <5E1CE0F228834F9F86DAAA8913214664@lewpostnew> why developing countries are aggrieved ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?No images? Click here The world's first carbon border tax is due to be phased in from October. Over three years, the European Union's carbon border adjustment mechanism will gradually place the same levy on greenhouse gas emissions associated with imported goods produced outside the EU as those made within the bloc. The new law is supposed to prevent firms skirting the EU's carbon tax by shifting factories overseas and exporting products back. The EU aims to eliminate this "carbon leakage" and encourage companies in Europe and abroad to adopt less polluting production methods. But academics warn it could entrench unjust trading relations and weaken the EU's poorer trading partners. You're reading the Imagine newsletter ? a weekly synthesis of academic insight on solutions to climate change, brought to you by The Conversation. I'm Jack Marley, energy and environment editor. This week, we're looking at what the EU's carbon border tax might mean for the rest of the world. To emit 1 tonne of carbon dioxide within the EU, firms must pay around ?80 (US$86). This is the EU's emissions trading scheme and estimates suggest it has cut emissions by more than 40% among sectors covered by it. According to Antoine Godin and Guilherme Riccioppo Magacho, economists at Agence fran?aise de d?veloppement, that includes more than 10,000 power plants and numerous steelworks, oil refineries and factories across the 27 member states plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. Under the carbon border tax, importers will be charged the same amount as domestic producers for the carbon emitted making the goods they bring into the EU. Iron, steel, cement, aluminium, fertilisers, hydrogen and electricity generation are to be the initial sectors the measure will extend to. While the policy's architects laud the carbon border tax as a chance for the EU to play "a leading role" in global climate action, others see it as an effort to protect European industries at the expense of emerging economies. "The question being raised is whether such climate action is just," says David Luke, a professor of trade policy and negotiations at the London School of Economics. In new research, Luke and fellow researchers highlight that the very industries which will shortly fall under the EU's carbon border adjustment mechanism are critical to African economies. "We conclude that the new policy will wipe out 0.91% of the continent?s combined GDP (equivalent to a fall of US$25 billion at 2021 levels of GDP)," he says. "To put this in context, the annual losses from the border tax represent, in value, three times the development cooperation budget that the EU committed to Africa in 2021." Fair for everyone? Luke found that Africa will be the region hardest hit by the border tax. Finding new export markets, like India and China, could soften the blow ? but that's a tall order, he says. "Take the case of Mozambique. Our modelling found that the country is particularly exposed to the new law because of its aluminium exports to the EU while the value of its exports to China is almost negligible." The EU plans to recycle the money raised by the tax into the research and development of new technologies within Europe. That would rule out compensation for exporters, which would be one way of helping African countries weather the carbon border adjustment mechanism. Even so, the ?1 billion that the tax is expected to generate would not make up for the revenue it will cost Africa, Luke says. "Africa could arguably weather the impact of the law had it been in the process of scaling up renewable energy capacity," he adds. This would help lower the emissions associated with making products in Africa by making it possible to replace coal and gas furnaces with electric and low-carbon alternatives. "Yet, to date, the continent continues to attract a mere 2% of global investments in renewable energy. The climate finance that was promised is not forthcoming. Nor has the EU itself contributed its fair share to international climate finance." Macroeconomic analyses tend to assume that all countries are generally capable of migrating from a polluting industry to a green one according to Godin and Riccioppo Magacho. This ignores the fact that some countries, including Germany and Denmark, are leading manufacturers of things like wind turbines and can respond to carbon taxes by creating jobs in these expanding domestic industries. Other countries must import these technologies while they lose their export markets. In their research, Godin and Riccioppo Magacho found that the carbon border tax could affect 6% of wage income in Moldova and Mozambique. Serbia and Bosnia Herzegovina, two European countries with significant steel industries, could suffer job losses of around 3%. The harm will be even greater in countries with threadbare social security nets like Zimbabwe, the pair say. Is it worth it? So is a carbon border tax still a good idea? To answer this question, Timothy Hamilton, an associate professor of economics at the University of Richmond, refers to a 2014 paper which reviewed economic modelling from different countries. Countries with a carbon tax but no border adjustment mechanism leaked 5% to 25% of their total emissions to other countries as firms moved elsewhere. But with a border tax, countries could increase the total amount of carbon they cut by as much as 5%, the review suggested. "Border carbon taxes don?t solve the entire problem. When climate policies in a few large countries reduce demand for products like fossil fuels, that can lower the global price of those products, which can result in more consumption elsewhere," Hamilton says. "That?s where international agreements become essential." Such agreements would need to account for the way in which trading relations emerged says Wim Carton, a professor of economics at University College Cork. "Many countries? approaches to exports can be traced back to hub-spoke relationships established during the colonial period. Most African nations, for example, have almost exclusively focused on mass production for faraway international markets rather than developing their domestic markets." "The world needs to take steps to change this system, so that both environmental and non-environmental goods are more commonly produced closer to their consumers." Imagine is taking a brief summer hiatus and will be back at the usual time in a week or two. - Jack Marley, Environment commissioning editor Was this email forwarded to you? Join the 20,000 people who get one email every week about the most important issue of our time. Subscribe to Imagine. EU?s carbon border tax: a new report shows Africa stands to lose US$25 billion every year The strong trade relationship with the EU means policy changes like the border tax may have disproportionately significant effects on African economies. Read more Is Europe?s new carbon border tax fair for everyone? Already lacking the means to decarbonise their industry or turn to greener alternatives, poor countries could also be deprived of revenues from exports to Europe. Read more The EU wants a carbon border tax on imports ? but would it do the job officials expect? It's meant to stop what's known as 'carbon leakage' ? when production moves elsewhere to avoid climate policies ? but the solution has economic, legal and environmental consequences. Read more New deal to decarbonise shipping isn?t enough ? here?s how global trade can reach net-zero A group of powerful countries have agreed 'green corridors' for emissions-free shipping by 2025, but that's not even half the battle. 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You are receiving this email because you have signed up to Imagine, a weekly newsletter from The Conversation. From: Imagine newsletter Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2023 8:02 PM Subject: Will the EU stop its emissions leaking abroad? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Thu Jul 6 19:07:56 2023 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (ENWL) Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2023 20:07:56 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] =?utf-8?b?8J+QmEdvaW5nLiDwn5CYR29pbmcuIPCfkJhHb25l?= =?utf-8?q?=3F?= Message-ID: <9A2FE97175024DC789D352A3655BE470@lewpostnew> 50,000 elephants are massacred for their tusks, every year -- and there are only 450,000 left! Poachers butcher another elephant every 14 minutes. Together we could fund hundreds of undercover operations to stop wildlife traffickers getting away with mass murder. Donate what you can now: $2 $4 $8 Other amount Dear friends, 50,000 elephants are massacred for their tusks, every year -- and there are only 450,000 left! We're running out of time for these magnificent animals. Experts agree: to stop the carnage, we have to target the criminal gangs and corrupt officials who are orchestrating the mass murder of Africa's elephants. And we have a chance to do exactly that. Working in nine African countries, a tiny team of undercover investigators is infiltrating the criminal networks and bringing them to justice. They're ruthlessly effective -- taking down illegal ivory syndicates responsible for killing up to 100,000 elephants! ????????, you're part of our movement to defend life on Earth. This is a chance to directly fuel that fight. Together we can fund hundreds of new investigations to cripple the gruesome trade in animal parts. Our small donations, pooled from across the planet, will have a direct impact in the fight for elephants. Let's power these investigators and accelerate Avaaz campaigns everywhere to protect wildlife and vanishing habitats. The more we raise, the harder we can fight for these magnificent animals. Donate what you can now: I'LL DONATE $2 I'LL DONATE $3 I'LL DONATE $4 I'LL DONATE $5 I'LL DONATE $8 OTHER AMOUNT As elephants become increasingly rare, hippos are now being butchered for their massive teeth. The war on wildlife is insatiable -- but undercover investigations by the EAGLE Network are having a massive impact. We're talking an average of 3 major arrests every week! Many of these arrests, and the elephants that were protected as a result, are thanks to donations from Avaaz members. We are having a direct impact on the illegal trade in wildlife -- and by pooling our donations, we could now power hundreds of new investigations -- and accelerate our fight to win the laws and treaties needed to protect life on Earth. If we raise enough, we could: a.. Train and sustain dozens of undercover investigators to crack open some of the world's most-wanted wildlife trafficking networks; b.. Scale up the number of anti-trafficking investigations in nine countries, potentially arresting hundreds of wildlife traffickers; c.. Support Indigenous leaders fighting to protect nature from logging, mining, and wildlife traffickers; d.. Power a massive Avaaz campaign to win nature restoration laws in dozens of countries -- helping oceans, rivers, and forests to regenerate; and, e.. Launch hard-hitting campaigns to secure international funding for nature protections in the Global South, and to halt the extinction crisis. These brave investigators are one of the very last lines of defence for animals on the edge of existence. But without urgent funding, their work could grind to a halt. We cannot let it happen -- let's supercharge their investigations to help stop the elephant massacre: I'LL DONATE $2 I'LL DONATE $3 I'LL DONATE $4 I'LL DONATE $5 I'LL DONATE $8 OTHER AMOUNT Avaaz is no stranger to the fight against poaching. Together we funded a major study that exposed the sale of illegal ivory in Europe -- leading to a full ban on ivory sales! We've also supported wildlife rangers across the African continent, and provided critical funding during the Covid pandemic. Now we have a golden opportunity to turn up the heat even more. From across the planet, let's unleash an almighty stampede to save the elephants! With hope and fierce determination, Camille, Mike, Adela, Kaitlin, Bert and the whole team at Avaaz More information: a.. Elephant extinction must be avoided for sake of climate, study warns (Sky News) b.. Africa?s forest elephant has been largely overlooked. Now we need to fight for it (The Guardian) c.. Ivory from at least 150 poached elephants seized in the DRC raid (Mongabay) d.. Update on our ivory trade campaign (Avaaz) Avaaz is a 70-million-person global campaign network that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. 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Maha Nassar explains that, as a scholar of Palestinian history, she sees this recent episode as the latest chapter in a much longer history of Palestinian displacement and defiance of Israeli occupation. Understanding this history helps explain why the Jenin camp in particular has become a centre of Palestinian militant resistance. Several European countries are being forced to confront their colonial pasts in increasingly visible ways. Calls for reparation and a return of looted artefacts to former African colonies are being heard from Belgium to Germany and France. Museums are central to these demands. The AfricaMuseum in Belgium is one with a very dark past. Julien Bobineau reveals how it?s trying to confront its history. Caroline Southey Founding Editor Jenin has long been seen as the capital of Palestinian resistance and militancy ? the latest raid will do little to shake that reputation Maha Nassar, University of Arizona Israeli troops have withdrawn after two days of fighting in a camp in the occupied West Bank. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that it would not be a ?one-time action.? Belgium?s AfricaMuseum has a dark colonial past ? it?s making slow progress in confronting this history Julien Bobineau, Friedrich-Schiller-Universit?t Jena The restitution of looted objects from former colonies in Africa is an essential component of post-colonial reparation. a.. French riots follow decades-old pattern of rage, with no resolution in sight Fran?ois Dubet, Universit? de Bordeaux Efforts have been made to improve housing in working-class neighbourhoods, yet the social and cultural mix has deteriorated. What remains is a face-off between young people and the police. b.. Senegal: behind the protests is a fight for democratic freedoms Rachel Beatty Riedl, Cornell University; Bamba Ndiaye, Emory University President Macky Sall?s previous ambiguity on a third-term bid, perception of a weaponised justice system and arbitrary detention of opposition are the drivers of political violence in Senegal. c.. Debunking migration myths: the real reasons people move, and why most migration happens in the global south ? podcast Avery Anapol; Mend Mariwany Why your understanding of who migrates (and why) might be wrong. d.. Aspartame: popular sweetener could be classified as a possible carcinogen by WHO ? but there?s no cause for panic Gunter Kuhnle, University of Reading Reports have indicated the artificial sweetener aspartame will be classified as ?possibly carcinogenic to humans? by the WHO. Here?s what that means ? and doesn?t mean. e.. 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It was in this tense social context that on 27 June, Nahel M., a 17-year-old French citizen of Algerian descent, was shot to death by a police officer after he allegedly attempted to evade a traffic control in Nanterre, east of Paris. Disadvantaged residents of working-class suburbs, many first- and second-generation immigrants, responded with fury, aiming their anger at symbols of the state ? town halls, social centres, public transport and schools ? as well as shops. As political scientist Virginie Martin writes, France's president is once again trying to please all parties, showing compassion for the victim one day and on the next, siding with the police and blaming the riots on video games and lax parents. After the pension-reform crisis, Macron's hot and cold rhetoric and calls for appeasement are unlikely to land well. Meanwhile, sociologist Fran?ois Dubet argues that the next police blunder and riots are only a matter of time unless the government halts the ghettoisation process that has unfolded in France over the past decades. To understand the phenomenon of France's banlieues, Ana Mar?a Iglesias Botr?n offers a selection of French films to watch. From the cult La Haine (1995), which follows three disaffected youths, to the more recent Les Miserables (2019) and Retour ? Reims (2021), French cinema has captured in vivid and heart-breaking detail the segregation and violence that the country's disadvantaged citizens often endure. Or perhaps you would like to start your cinematic journey into European politics with Silvio Berlusconi's Italy? A few weeks after the death of il Cavaliere, Fabrice De Poli writes that Paolo Sorrentino's Oscar-winning 2013 film, La Grande Belleza, captured the broad ? and decadent ? themes of Berlusconism. In yet another article related to the Italian right, a team of researchers from the universities of Milan (Italy), Salamanca (Spain) and Thessaloniki (Greece) have looked at how their countries' media depicted migrants from 2015 to 2019, in particular the hate speech that refugees suffer all too often. Those seeking to understand the phenomenon of global heating will at some point need to get their heads around El Ni?o. Manoj Joshi, a professor in climate dynamics at the University of East Anglia, gives us the tools to do so here, as experts warn that 2024 could mark the year when global temperatures rise 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. Did you know that blood-hungry flies ? such as tsetse and horseflies ? are attracted to the colour blue? I didn't. Experts have long intuited this, successfully deploying an array of azure traps, but until now could not pin down the reason why. Enter AI. - Natalie Sauer, head of the English section for The Conversation France How the death of Nahel M. inflamed an already embattled France As on other issues, when it comes to working-class neighbourhoods, Emmanuel Macron has failed to find the path to a common project. Was this email forwarded to you? Join the hundreds of thousands of people who subscribe to email newsletters from The Conversation. Subscribe now. Recap Films to help understand the French riots Criminals, terrorists and freeloaders: how migrants are portrayed in the European media El Ni?o could push global warming past 1.5? ? but what is it and how does it affect the weather in Europe? For the curious a.. Biting flies are attracted to blue traps ? we used AI to work out why b.. How La Grande Bellezza captured Italy?s Berlusconi era Podcast Researchers are constantly pushing at the edges of human knowledge. 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UN secretary general Ant?nio Guterres warned yesterday, following an unofficial analysis that the world may have just seen its hottest seven days in a row. Meanwhile, here in my hometown of Berkeley, California, we have been donning socks and jackets and cheering when the sun escapes the clouds for a few afternoon hours. My sister?s family, on summer break from Phoenix ? where daily highs are hitting 113?F to 118?F each afternoon and an excessive heat warning has been extended through most of next week ? is poorly outfitted for this weather and dazed by the cognitive dissonance of it all. ?Disaster is, almost by definition, a kind of existential dissonance,? author John Valliant writes in his excellent and timely new book Fire Weather. ?For the individual, it is cognitive dissonance made manifest: a disruption to one?s personal and physical world order so profound that you don?t know where to file it, how to measure it, or even how to react ? because you have no precedent, because it?s simply too big and violating to grasp.? (My interview with Valliant will air next Friday. Look for it on the Journal?s podcast page.) My mind keeps going back to the boiling frog metaphor. The basic premise behind it ? that a frog placed in boiling water will jump out, but when placed in cold water that is slowly heated will not perceive the danger and be cooked to death ? is not scientifically accurate. But University of California, Davis climate scientist Frances C. Moore says we are indeed experiencing ?a true boiling-frog effect." Her research shows that that despite the discomfort and the deaths, we are beginning to normalize extreme weather conditions based on our experience of the climate in recent years. So yes, climate chaos is certainly ?too big and violating? to wrap our minds around, but attempt to grasp we must. Because cool summer weather in Berkeley or no, we are all being slowly cooked. Maureen Nandini Mitra Editor, Earth Island Journal Photo by Jay Huang TOP STORIES A Voice for Birds Lisa Owens Viani speaks up for birds in courtrooms, at legislative hearings, and in other spaces where they can?t speak for themselves. 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Our mailing address is: Earth Island Journal 2150 Allston Way Ste 460 Berkeley, CA 94704-1375 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? From: Earth Island Journal Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2023 3:44 AM Subject: Don?t Be the Boiling Frog -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Sun Jul 9 18:45:15 2023 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2023 19:45:15 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] 100 elephants slaughtered -- every 24 hours! Message-ID: <644B809DED6E490CB0B925FD9FB68240@evol.sp.ru> 50,000 elephants are massacred for their tusks, every year -- and there are only 450,000 left! Poachers butcher another elephant every 14 minutes. Together we could fund hundreds of undercover operations to stop wildlife traffickers getting away with mass murder. Donate what you can now: ?2 ?8 ?30 Other amountDear friends, 50,000 elephants are massacred for their tusks, every year -- and there are only 450,000 left! We're running out of time for these magnificent animals. Experts agree: to stop the carnage, we have to target the criminal gangs and corrupt officials who are orchestrating the mass murder of Africa's elephants. And we have a chance to do exactly that. Working in nine African countries, a tiny team of undercover investigators is infiltrating the criminal networks and bringing them to justice. They're ruthlessly effective -- taking down illegal ivory syndicates responsible for killing up to 100,000 elephants! Vladimir, you're part of our movement to defend life on Earth. This is a chance to directly fuel that fight. Together we can fund hundreds of new investigations to cripple the gruesome trade in animal parts. Our small donations, pooled from across the planet, will have a direct impact in the fight for elephants. Let's power these investigators and accelerate Avaaz campaigns everywhere to protect wildlife and vanishing habitats. The more we raise, the harder we can fight for these magnificent animals. Donate what you can now: I'LL DONATE ?2 I'LL DONATE ?4 I'LL DONATE ?8 I'LL DONATE ?15 I'LL DONATE ?30 OTHER AMOUNT As elephants become increasingly rare, hippos are now being butchered for their massive teeth. The war on wildlife is insatiable -- but undercover investigations by the EAGLE Network are having a massive impact. We're talking an average of 3 major arrests every week! Many of these arrests, and the elephants that were protected as a result, are thanks to donations from Avaaz members. We are having a direct impact on the illegal trade in wildlife -- and by pooling our donations, we could now power hundreds of new investigations -- and accelerate our fight to win the laws and treaties needed to protect life on Earth. If we raise enough, we could: a.. Train and sustain dozens of undercover investigators to crack open some of the world's most-wanted wildlife trafficking networks; b.. Scale up the number of anti-trafficking investigations in nine countries, potentially arresting hundreds of wildlife traffickers; c.. Support Indigenous leaders fighting to protect nature from logging, mining, and wildlife traffickers; d.. Power a massive Avaaz campaign to win nature restoration laws in dozens of countries -- helping oceans, rivers, and forests to regenerate; and, e.. Launch hard-hitting campaigns to secure international funding for nature protections in the Global South, and to halt the extinction crisis. These brave investigators are one of the very last lines of defence for animals on the edge of existence. But without urgent funding, their work could grind to a halt. We cannot let it happen -- let's supercharge their investigations to help stop the elephant massacre: I'LL DONATE ?2 I'LL DONATE ?4 I'LL DONATE ?8 I'LL DONATE ?15 I'LL DONATE ?30 OTHER AMOUNT Avaaz is no stranger to the fight against poaching. Together we funded a major study that exposed the sale of illegal ivory in Europe -- leading to a full ban on ivory sales! We've also supported wildlife rangers across the African continent, and provided critical funding during the Covid pandemic. Now we have a golden opportunity to turn up the heat even more. From across the planet, let's unleash an almighty stampede to save the elephants! With hope and fierce determination, Camille, Mike, Adela, Kaitlin, Bert and the whole team at Avaaz PS. This might be your first donation to our movement ever. But what a first donation! Did you know that Avaaz relies entirely on small donations from members like you? That's why we're fully independent, nimble and effective. Join the over 1 million people who've donated to make Avaaz a real force for good in the world. More information: a.. Elephant extinction must be avoided for sake of climate, study warns (Sky News) b.. Africa?s forest elephant has been largely overlooked. Now we need to fight for it (The Guardian) c.. Ivory from at least 150 poached elephants seized in the DRC raid (Mongabay) d.. Update on our ivory trade campaign (Avaaz) Avaaz is a 70-million-person global campaign network that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. ("Avaaz" means "voice" or "song" in many languages.) Avaaz members live in every nation of the world; our team is spread across 18 countries on 6 continents and operates in 17 languages. Learn about some of Avaaz's biggest campaigns here, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. To ensure that Avaaz messages reach your inbox, please add avaaz at avaaz.org to your address book. 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It may have been something of a retrograde step then when last week I hit download on the Threads app, having been informed by the first two posts of the day on Facebook I saw that there was a new social media platform to play with. I soon discovered that the app had been produced by Meta, which also owns Facebook, and that it is operationally tied to Instagram (also Meta). But I?m in now, flicking update and watching the little Threads logo wriggle around as it shows me new posts pretty much every time I pick up my phone. So, what does all this mean, particularly for the power of Meta and its rival Twitter, now owned by Elon Musk, which has threatened legal action? Read our analysis here. Meanwhile, Meta and Google have announced they will no longer share Canadian news links on their platforms in response to new legislation in the country. The move echoes a similar dispute in Australia and reflects the changing nature of contemporary journalism internationally. Here, Alfred Hermida and Mary Lynn Young, professors of journalism at the University of British Colombia and co-founders of The Conversation Canada, assess the situation. Now I think of it, it was Alfred who posted the Facebook update that first informed me of the arrival of Threads last week. It's all rather meta. Stephen Khan Global Executive Editor Shutterstock Why Meta?s Threads app is the biggest threat to Twitter yet Lisa M. Given, RMIT University In the battle for Twitter?s followers, this may be the end game. a.. Updated archive article: When social media platforms fall ... Casey Fiesler, University of Colorado Boulder The communities that call Twitter home might decide to pack their bags. If they do, they are unlikely to be able to completely reconstitute themselves elsewhere. b.. Bill C-18: Google and Meta spark crucial test for Canadian journalism Alfred Hermida, University of British Columbia; Mary Lynn Young, University of British Columbia A series of crises in the Canadian media sector will become a crucial test for what the country?s media landscape could and should look like in the 21st century. How fine dining in Europe and the US came to exclude immigrant cuisine and how social media is pushing back ? podcast Daniel Merino, The Conversation; Nehal El-Hadi, The Conversation Immigrant chefs and cuisines are often constrained by Eurocentric definitions of what constitutes good food. As immigrant groups become more assimilated into US culture, so does their food. a.. Jenin attack created 4,000 new refugees, part of the endless cycle of Palestinian displacement since 1948 Anne Irfan, UCL Since 1948, the story of Palestine has been a story of constant displacement and eviction. b.. Physicist who found spherical meteor fragments claims they may come from an alien spaceship ? here?s what to make of it Monica Grady, The Open University There is a very large scientific leap from observing a fireball to claiming it as an alien spaceship. c.. Kenya at 60: six key moments that shaped post-colonial politics Gabrielle Lynch, University of Warwick Jomo Kenyatta and his successor Daniel arap Moi set the tone for ethnic and authoritarian politics which Kenya has wrestled to free itself from in recent decades. d.. Pandemic babies behind on communication at age two ? but other developmental areas remain unaffected Susan Byrne, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences; Jonathan Hourihane, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences How did this strange new world affect babies born during the height of the pandemic? Our research sought to find out. e.. There is no legal reason the US can?t supply cluster bombs to Ukraine ? but that doesn?t justify Biden?s decision to do so Robert Goldman, American University The US administration said that it had received ?written assurances? from Ukraine that it would use cluster bombs carefully. Nonetheless, the munition will provide an additional risk to civilians. f.. Ketone drinks: do they really improve sports performance? Tim Podlogar, University of Birmingham Ketone drinks are getting a lot of attention among sports people. Here?s what the evidence shows. You?re receiving this newsletter from The Conversation Tenancy B, Level 5 700 Swanston Street Carlton VIC 3053 Australia Forward to a friend From: The Conversation Global highlights Sent: Monday, July 10, 2023 10:32 AM Subject: Threads, Twitter and Meta domination -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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"Killing contests" are events where participants try to kill the most, largest, or smallest of specific wildlife species for cash and prizes. Many wildlife contests are focused on killing coyotes, foxes, squirrels, and raccoons. Stories and images from these events are straight out of a horror film: one investigator described tiny wildlife being gunned down with AR-15s as a messy scene of "brains blown out or their guts hanging out." It is time that Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin State Legislature end these blood-soaked wildlife killing contests forever! Sign the petition if you agree! Thank you, Jess Care2 Petitions Team P.S. Inhumane killing contests must end. Act now! 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Furthermore, I would like to remind you that tomorrow, at 14:00 Almaty time, we will be hosting the same workshop in Russian. I kindly request you to register using this link. Thank you for your engagement, and we look forward to your active participation in the upcoming Russian workshop. Best regards, Baktygul. -- Communication Manager CAN EECCA https://caneecca.org/ +996550532555 @ChynybaevaB From: Baktygul Chynybaeva Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 7:52 PM Subject: ?. Recording: Workshop on how to register in the UNFCCC (for NGOs and Media) ENGLISH -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Thu Jul 13 17:55:47 2023 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (ENWL) Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2023 18:55:47 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] UWEC Work Group Issue # 14 Message-ID: <90013343F2B342389FB482F70DB6B4BA@lewpostnew> UWEC Work Group Issue # 14 . Dear Friends! Unfortunately, the ecocide in Ukraine is ongoing. In June, we experienced the latest example of how military actions can impact not only human lives, but also how they have extremely negative consequences for the natural environment. Specifically, the breaching of the dam at Kakhovka Hydropower Plant (HPP) this month. That tragedy is a vivid reminder of the need to openly and loudly discuss ecocide occurring in Ukraine at the level of international law. It is even more relevant to climate change, when climate adaptation becomes the sole strategy for humanity?s survival. It is important for the Kakhovka HPP to remain a topic of discussion. We will only be able to analyze and understand the real consequences of this dam?s destruction a few months from now, and understanding consequences of the disappearance of Kakhovka Reservoir will require a year or more. For now, we can only survey the near-term consequences, as described by UWEC Work Group journalist Viktoriya Hubareva: a.. Explosion of the Kakhovka Hydropower Plant: What are the environmental consequences? It is also important to note that the HPP itself is used to artificially regulate the Dnipro River. The United Nations is of the opinion that, in the very near future, the destruction of dams could become a serious problem not only for human society, but also for nature. It is for this reason that experts recommend abandoning the concept of restoration of the Kakhovka HPP and the reservoir that feeds it and instead finding more sustainable modern solutions that will also meet the principles of a ?green economy?. Community organizations created an open petition (to which UWEC Work Group is a signatory) seeking to prevent the HPP?s restoration: a.. Blasting of Kakhovka Dam ? a ?green choice? test in Ukraine?s revival efforts We continue efforts to draw global attention to under-examined environmental consequences of Russia?s invasion of Ukraine, issues not widely covered, but nevertheless important to discuss. One such example is the Kerch bridge. Construction of this ?object of the century? has already caused serious damage to the unique peninsula?s protected areas and affected the Black Sea?s entire hydrological regime and marine ecosystem. Unfortunately, it is highly likely that the bridge will continue to have negative impacts. Given its role as a strategic target, it will be part of the process to free occupied territories. Our experts Oleksii Vasyliuk and Valeria Kolodezhna write the latest article in our series on the negative consequences of the invasion for Crimea, focusing this time on environmental aspects of the Kerch Bridge?s construction: a.. The Crimean Bridge: Environmental impact of Russia?s ?project of the century? The war is also weakening environmental policy within Ukraine. Vulnerable sectors suffer in particular, including, for example, forestry. Special for UWEC Work Group, Valeria Kolodezhna interviewed Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group?s Yehor Hrynyk. Hrynyk describes how the war has affected forestry management in Ukraine, including ?hot spots? of confrontation between activists and government authorities. One example ? the Svydovets mountain range ? is particularly relevant: a.. Protecting the environment in times of war: An interview with environmentalist Yehor Hrynyk As we have previously examined, the war has extremely negative consequences for Russia?s environmental practices as well. Gradual recognition of environmental organizations as ?undesirable? is ongoing, not only blocking their work, but also the possibility of cooperation. Bellona, Greenpeace, and recently WWF have all been declared "undesirable". UWEC expert Eugene Simonov shares his assessment: a.. Greenpeace: Instead of an epilogue UWEC Work Group not only publishes articles but hosts discussions about the environmental consequences of Russia?s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In addition to UWEC?s webinars organized jointly with Reporters Without Borders (RSF)?Sweden and the Svea Green Foundation, our experts also recently participated in a webinar hosted by University of New South Wales?Canberra. Learn about the topics and discussion in a commentary by UWEC author and expert Viktoriya Hubareva: a.. 500 days of war: Experts discuss the war?s environmental impacts Discussion during the UNSW webinar inspired UWEC experts Eugene Simonov and Angelina Davydova to explore prospects for Russia's ?green future?. The editorial was prepared and published jointly with Kedr.Media: a.. Does Russia have a ?green? future? 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Europe?s security map has been significantly redrawn this week at a meeting in Lithuania, where world leaders finally greenlit Sweden?s membership of Nato. The move came as Turkey ended its veto on allowing the Nordic nation to follow Finland in joining the alliance. The addition of Sweden bolsters Nato?s northern European border and, as security experts suggest, will help with efforts to defend areas more directly adjacent to Ukraine ? important given how difficult it would be to make Ukraine itself a member of the security alliance under current conditions. In Germany, the far-right Alternative f?r Deutschland has won election to two mayoral posts and is outperforming the parties of the coalition government in some opinion polls. The gains don?t necessarily spell a takeover by extremists but, as Ed Turner writes, the AfD?s popularity should nevertheless serve as a wake-up call to Olaf Scholz?s floundering coalition ahead of state elections. Unable to agree on some of the most important decisions, including energy and finance policy, the coalition has left space for AfD?s hardline rhetoric on climate change and immigration to prosper. Spain, meanwhile, has made rejuvenating relations with Latin America a priority for its presidency of the council of the European Union. Once upon a time, leaders from the two regions met regularly and fruitful economic partnerships flowed forth. But political instability in Venezuela in particular led to these meetings being put on ice. A summit next week marks a new beginning and Spain is calling on fellow EU member states to consider whether doing deals with emerging economies in South America and the Caribbean could help European supply chains become less dependent on China. August is now tantalising close, opening up the prospect of a relaxing holiday for many Europeans. Have you ever noticed that even just the prospect of an impending trip lightens your mood? It?s not your imagination but a chemical reaction in your brain, which is getting a hit of dopamine at the thought of new experiences and a change of scene. This exploration of the neuroscience of vacationing provides a powerful evidence base for anyone asking their boss for time off in the next few weeks. Holidays, we learn, make for better cognitive functioning back home. That said, if your holiday is in a tropical location, your excitement may be tempered by the worry of coming into contact with deadly spiders and snakes. Such ?biophobias? can really turn some people off spending time in the great outdoors. But is it possible that this very tendency to stay away from nature is what drives our phobias in the first place? A look at our googling habits suggests it might be. And finally, a historical investigation debunks an enduring myth about how cognac found its way out of a small town in France into the heart of 90s and noughties hip-hop culture. - Laura Hood, Senior Politics Editor and Assistant Editor for The Conversation UK Sweden is joining Nato: what that means for the alliance and the war in Ukraine Turkey's decision to end its veto on the Nordic nation's membership enables the alliance to bolster key border regions in Russia's vicinity. Was this email forwarded to you? Join the hundreds of thousands of people who subscribe to email newsletters from The Conversation. Subscribe now. Recap Spain's EU presidency is an opportunity to reset relations with Latin America and the Caribbean Germany?s far right AfD makes key political gains as Olaf Scholz's governing coalition wobbles Biophobia: search trends reveal a growing fear of nature For the curious a.. Why does our brain feel so good after a holiday? b.. 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Advances in artificial intelligence mean that ?deepfake voice scams? are already a problem and could become much more serious. This is where recordings taken from social media are used to ?clone? someone?s voice. Criminals can then say anything they want and make it sound like the person in question. An expert explains how the scams work and whether there?s anything we can do to avoid being caught out. Meanwhile, Nato leaders have been meeting in Lithuania to discuss Ukraine?s future within the alliance. Can studying Nato?s history help steer decisions as members grapple with one of the alliance?s biggest challenges since forming in 1949? Paul Rincon Commissioning Editor, Science, Technology and Business AI scam calls imitating familiar voices are a growing problem ? here?s how they work Oliver Buckley, University of East Anglia AI can generate a synthetic voice that sounds just like a loved one. Soviet aggression prompted the birth of the Nato alliance ? here?s why that matters now Jan Ruzicka, Aberystwyth University; Gerald Hughes, Aberystwyth University An aggressive Soviet strategy in Europe prompted the formation of Nato. a.. A Canadian lake holds the key to the beginning of the Anthropocene, a new geological epoch Alejandro Cearreta, Universidad del Pa?s Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea Crawford Lake in Ontario contains the record that best identifies the beginning of the Anthropocene, the geologic epoch characterized by the global impact of human activity. b.. What El Ni?o means for the world?s perilous climate tipping points David Armstrong McKay, Stockholm University The Pacific Ocean is entering the hot phase of its temperature cycle, an event that will turbo-charge global warming. c.. Germany?s far-right AfD makes key political gains as Olaf Scholz?s governing coalition wobbles Ed Turner, Aston University Far-right party Alternative for Germany is leading opinion polls in parts of the country and could pose a major threat in regional contests that lie ahead. d.. The true origins of the world?s smallest and weirdest whale Nic Rawlence, University of Otago; Felix Georg Marx, Te Papa Tongarewa; Ludovic Dutoit, University of Otago Our new genomic research finally solves a 150 years of scientific mystery about the unusual and ancient pygmy right whale. e.. Common diabetes drug metformin could protect against long COVID Frances Williams, King's College London A recent study found that among people who were overweight or obese, taking metformin during a COVID infection reduced the risk of developing long COVID by 40%. f.. Painted messages in Angola?s abandoned liberation army camps offer a rare historical record Justin Pearce, Stellenbosch University The sites provide a rare tangible record of the international solidarity that existed during the Cold War. g.. How to overcome repetitive negative thinking through meditation Anna Andrianova, Universit? Laval Mindfulness, through focused attention meditation, can help overcome repetitive negative thinking, thus improving mental and physical health. Why a holiday is good for you ? even before you take time off Juan P?rez Fern?ndez, Universidade de Vigo; Roberto de la Torre Mart?nez, Karolinska Institutet Are holidays really necessary, and why do we need them? And, above all, what are the benefits of a few days off? This is what science says. You?re receiving this newsletter from The Conversation Tenancy B, Level 5 700 Swanston Street Carlton VIC 3053 Australia Forward to a friend -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Seven high risk commodities are responsible for much of the world's forest destruction: cattle, soy, pulp and paper, palm oil, cocoa, coffee, and rubber. Think of these products as the 'seven deadly sins of deforestation.' But it doesn't have to be this way. We can stop deforestation by passing bold, beautiful laws that protect forests, like the Governor of Colorado did last year with an executive order banning business with industries that are killing forests. Sign now to urge all other U.S. Governors to pass Executive Orders like Colorado did to save our forests! Thank you, Lauren Care2 Petitions Team P.S. Deforestation is making forest fires more likely, which is suffocating the Earth in smoke. Sign to ask U.S. states to stop doing business with industries responsible for deforestation. 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Display newsletter in browser Working together for the rainforest Petition Please SIGN: Tell the EU not to let big polluters off the hook! Dear friends of the rainforests, The climate crisis is more urgent than ever. Yet the EU debate on rules for carbon removals is focused on carbon offsetting which will further fuel climate chaos. Carbon offsetting gives the illusion of action, allows big polluters to avoid emissions reductions and distracts us from the urgent need for real, deep cuts. We cannot afford to delay implementation of the real, just solutions we need: an equitably managed phase-out of fossil fuels; fair, democratic, sustainable renewable energy that prioritizes well-being over economic growth; support to farmers for an agroecological transition toward food sovereignty; close-to-nature forestry practices; and the redirection of public subsidies from the fossil fuel industry and false solutions toward the above measures. 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That doesn?t stop thousands of clinics around the world ? including in the US, Mexico, India and China ? offering treatments for conditions ranging from hair loss to Parkinson?s. Some of these clinics touting unproven stem cell treatments have been endorsed by celebrities. Often desperate people are shelling out thousands of dollars for treatments that can do little good and can cause serous harm. Darius Widera, a stem cell biologist, reports. Every year, lists of the most liveable cities on Earth are produced. But in whose eyes are these cities liveable? The people who do live in them, or near them, may have very different criteria to those international groups that asses them. And as parts of Europe and the US are hit by more heatwaves, what can be done to help deal with them? Clint Witchalls Senior Health Editor, London Xinhua/Alamy Stock Photo Stem cell clinics: they can be expensive, unproven and dangerous Darius Widera, University of Reading Over 1,500 clinics are selling unapproved and unproven stem cell therapies. The fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. This fungus can cause a number of disorders in people with compromised immune function or other lung diseases. Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library/GettyImages Fungal infections in the brain aren?t just the stuff of movies ? Africa grapples with a deadly epidemic Rachael Dangarembizi, University of Cape Town Africa is suffering from a silent, but costly, epidemic of fungal infections. Dean Lewins/AAP Penalties, passes, and a touch of politics: the Women?s World Cup is about to kick off David Rowe, Western Sydney University It?s the biggest sporting event in Australia since the 2000 Sydney Olympics. a.. European heatwave: what?s causing it and is climate change to blame? Emma Hill, Coventry University; Ben Vivian, Coventry University Europe is gripped by a heatwave called Cerberus - it may be a sign of things to come. b.. Northern Europe faces biggest relative increase in uncomfortable heat and is dangerously unprepared ? new research Jesus Lizana, University of Oxford; Nicole Miranda, University of Oxford; Radhika Khosla, University of Oxford Rising temperatures threaten the UK, Switzerland and Norway with more uncomfortably hot days ? new research. c.. City liveability rankings tell a biased story ? our research in Dhaka explains why Shreyashi Dasgupta, University of Liverpool; Annemiek Prins, Radboud University What makes a city workable to many people is access to informal labour markets, cheap travel options, flexible housing and rental arrangements. d.. Puerto Rico has been part of the US for 125 years, but its future remains contested Jorge Duany, Florida International University The political status of Puerto Rico continues to be intensely contested, but measures to make the island the 51st state remain elusive. e.. San and Khoe skeletons: how a South African university sought to restore dignity and redress the past Victoria Gibbon, University of Cape Town Hopefully more curators and custodians of repositories of human skeletal remains will attempt to redress some of the wrongs of the past. f.. Hollywood on the picket line ? 5 unsung films that put America?s union history on the silver screen Peter Dreier, Occidental College As actors join screenwriters in a strike that has shut down movie productions, a labor historian looks back at union action on the silver screen. g.. 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Climate Action Network Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia Digest of news on climate change, energy issues www.caneecca.org -------------------------------------------------- Someone forwarded this digest to you? You can subscribe using this link -------------------------------------------------- Regional Climate News Officials, experts seek to calm Georgians' Black Sea safety fears Following the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine in June as a result of continued Russian aggression, Georgians began to worry about the possible hazards of Black Sea water for swimmers. Authorities give assurances there are no signs of pollutants reaching Georgian shores yet and experts, too, see little risk of the country's coastline being affected. After the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Georgia saw the war's impacts from multiple directions over land - be it the influx of migrants from Russia, or more trucks and trains moving between Europe and Asia circumventing Russia. CAN EECCA: Workshop on how to register in the UNFCCC CAN EECCA organized a workshop focused on the registration process for the UNFCCC. The workshop aimed to equip NGOs and media members with the necessary knowledge and tools to navigate the registration process effectively. Attendees had the opportunity to learn from experienced speakers who provided valuable insights and guidance. The workshop specifically addressed the registration process for NGOs, emphasizing the importance of timely and accurate submission of required documents. Participants received detailed instructions on the various steps involved, including the documentation required for accreditation and the selection of focal points for their respective organizations. Turkey offered to exchange state debt for green projects in Kyrgyzstan Turkey was offered to consider the possibility of exchanging state debt for the implementation of green projects in Kyrgyzstan, as well as to participate in the construction of Asman eco-city, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan said. Kyrgyz Ambassador to Turkey Ruslan Kazakbaev met with Turkish Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Mehmet Ozhaseki. The diplomat said that at the initiative of Kyrgyzstan a number of environmental initiatives were adopted in the international arena, and emphasized that the Kyrgyz side expresses special interest in the joint implementation of green projects, particularly in the energy sector. In Central Asia, female leadership is key to climate and drought resilience From potatoes grown in recycled sacks to ?more crop per drop? fruit tree varieties, climate-smart and women-led agriculture initiatives became the center of discussions at a recent interregional conference convened by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Fertile land is a precious commodity in Tajikistan, where 90% of the country's territory is covered by mountains and 60% of the population directly depend on agriculture for livelihood. As heatwaves, droughts and other extreme climate events become more frequent and severe across the globe, regional cooperation and knowledge sharing are becoming a priority in building drought resilience and fighting land degradation. Drastic negative impacts of small and middle size hydropower plants Tens of middle and small-size hydropower plants have been built in Georgia over the last decade. Since they do not need large dams to store water, they are often considered by some individuals as less harmful for the environment, and the government often uses this argument to allow companies to go ahead and build them in a quantity Georgian rivers cannot afford. Most of the time, medium or small-sized hydropower plants are built on small rivers. As a result they end up taking the vast majority of water flow [about 90% of annual average flow] of rivers, especially in winter, when river discharge declines and reaches a minimum level. This empties and destroys river biodiversity and ecosystems, including fish habitat and smaller vertebrates, which despite their size, are as important a part of the ecosystem as larger vertebrates or mammals. OSCE Scholarship Program for Young Women in Renewable Energy To help young Central Asian women kick-start careers in the sustainable energy sector, the OSCE has launched a fully-funded scholarship program in collaboration with the Kazakh-German University (DKU) for the Master?s program in ?Strategic Management of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency? at DKU. This scholarship program aims to support and empower young women from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan in acquiring skills for establishing and managing renewable energy facilities, as well as effectively handling clean energy technologies, including energy conservation and efficiency. Watertight cooperation between China and Central Asia vital As in many other areas of sustainable development, the fight against climate change must transcend national boundaries. Balancing the water needs of people, industry, agriculture and ecosystems will require a multinational approach. That is why finding a comprehensive solution to the water problem in our region requires the joint efforts of neighboring Central Asia and China. Reflecting these concerns, the China-Central Asia Xi'an Summit Declaration in May clearly defined the following goals. The parties will intensify their efforts in the development of smart agriculture, and the exchange of experience in the implementation of water-saving, green and other highly efficient technologies and best practices in this area. -------------------------------------------------- World Climate News EU to push for fossil fuel phaseout ?well ahead of 2050? at COP28 The European Union will push for a global pledge at Cop28 to phase out unabated fossil fuels ?well ahead of 2050?, EU climate chief Frans Timmermans announced. The commitment would mean stopping coal power and eliminating emissions from the oil and gas sector, but with only a minimal role for carbon capture, he added. The EU unveiled its common goals ahead of the climate summit in Dubai this week, at a meeting of the bloc?s environment and energy ministers in Spain. Speaking at the gathering, attended by Cop28 chief Sultan Al Jaber, Timmermans said the EU wants governments to sign up to a pledge with three main elements: tripling renewables rollout by 2030, better energy efficiency, and an accelerated phase-out of fossil fuels with a ?residual? role for carbon abating technologies. The more you install, the cheaper it gets?: Wind and solar to produce 33% of global power by 2030 Wind and solar projects are on track to account for more than a third of the world's electricity by 2030, a report by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) said on Thursday. This signals that the energy sector can achieve the change needed to meet global climate goals. Sultan al-Jaber, president of the next UN climate summit, COP28, earlier this year called for a tripling of renewable energy generation by 2030 to curb greenhouse gas emissions and help reach goals set under the 2015 Paris climate agreement. Exponential sector growth means wind and solar projects are predicted to generate at least 33 per cent of global electricity, up from around 12 per cent now. This will lead to a fall in fossil fuel-powered generation and cheaper power, the RMI report showed. Global warming is supercharging weather events, say scientists Climate change is driving ever more extreme weather events, scientists say, including changing rainfall patterns that caused fatal flooding in the US, South Korea, India and Japan over the past week at the same time as an extreme heatwave called Cerberus is forecast for southern Europe. South Korean rescuers on Sunday pulled bodies from a flooded tunnel where around 15 vehicles were trapped in muddy water, agencies reported, as days of heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides. An estimated 37 people had died and thousands since heavy rain started a week ago. Energy industry uses whale activists to aid anti-wind farm strategy The SRWC?s strategy ? exploiting gaps in scientific research or consensus to spread doubt ? mirrors one long used by oil interests to delay the transition to renewable energy. Science historians Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway outlined how climate deniers and skeptics used this playbook in their 2010 book Merchants of Doubt. Today, organizations like the SRWC are calling into question the effectiveness of wind energy in an attempt to delay or suspend construction of wind projects. Knight, whose group Green Oceans is also a member of the SRWC, recently self-published a white paper on wind energy that Roberts called ?full of cherrypicked data?. (In a response to the Guardian, Knight said that Green Oceans used ?peer-reviewed publications to support our scientific claims? and ?still welcome[s] the opportunity? to discuss the issue with Roberts? students.) Living near a green space can reduce your biological age by 2.5 years A joint Spanish and American research team found that people living near green spaces are on average 2.5 years biologically younger than those who do not. ?Living near more greenness can help you be younger than your actual age,? said Kyeezu Kim, the study?s lead author and a postdoctoral scholar at Northwestern University?s Feinberg School of Medicine. ?We believe our findings have significant implications for urban planning in terms of expanding green infrastructure to promote public health and reduce health disparities.? The team analysed a type of DNA chemical modification known as ?methylation?. ?Methylation? is a chemical process that occurs in our DNA. Certain patterns of DNA methylation tend to change as we age, and these changes can be used to estimate a person's biological age on a molecular level - something known as an ?epigenetic clock.? Climate Change Committee says UK no longer a world leader Government backing for new oil and coal, airport expansion plans and slow progress on heat pumps show that the UK has lost its leadership on climate issues, a government watchdog warns. The Climate Change Committee (CCC) described government efforts to scale up climate action as "worryingly slow". It was "markedly" less confident than a year ago that the UK would reach its targets for cutting carbon emissions. The government said it was committed to its climate targets. Committee chairman Lord Deben, a former Conservative environment minister, was particularly critical of the government's policy on new coal and oil projects. How Cities Can Get Relief From Extreme Heat One of the last places in the country you wanted to be on July 11 was Houston, Texas. Roasting under a heat dome, Houston topped 105?F that day, continuing a punishing trend that has already seen the city hit over 90?F on 46 days in 2023. Houston isn?t alone. Record highs have been reached this summer in Tucson, Ariz.; Tampa, Fla.; Corpus Christi, Texas.; and both Stockton and Sacramento, Calif., which on July 1 posted twin readings of 109?F. Climate change is surely playing a role in the rise of such incinerating heat, but it is no coincidence either that the greatest suffering has been endured not in the outlying suburbs, exurbs, or countryside, but in city centers, characterized by what experts call urban heat islands. ? 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"??????? ??? ????????", ??????????????? ?? 15 ????????. ??????? ????????? ???????????! - ?? ?????? ?????????? ???? ??????? ???????? ? ???-?????? ???????? ?? ?????? ??????? ? ??????. - ??????????? ??????? #EndFossilFuels #FastFairForever ? ?????? ?????????? ???? ????? ?????? ??????????? ???????. - ???? ?? ?????? ??????? ????? ???????? ??????? ? ??????????? ????????????, ???????? ??? ?? ????, ? ?? ?????? ??? ? ??????????????, ??????????? ?????????? ???????. ? ?????????, ??????. Dear Network, It is time to end the era of fossil fuels. International networks, including CAN International, Demand Climate Justice, FFNPT, GGON, and others, have launched a global escalation campaign - the Global Fight to End Fossil Fuels -. The fossil fuel industry is engaged in a war against humanity and the whole planet, and it is time to fight back. And we need to become united in this fight. This campaign intends to bring together all the work happening all over the globe to fight the fossil fuels interests (FF infrastructures, FF companies, fossil governments, fossil banks and investments, insurance,...) under a common umbrella, in deep recognition of the truly inspiring work that many organisations and networks are already doing against the fossil fuel industry. It is about escalating our campaigns and collectively using our power to challenge fossil fuels. You can read more about this global effort on the campaign website. We want you to join us in this journey! How? - Plan an event for the Global Days of Action in September and register it here This campaign includes plans to coordinate ?Global Days of Action? on 15-17 September around the UNSG Climate Summit, to get people on every continent to join coordinated mobilisation actions to demand that governments end fossil fuels. The plan is for 15 and 16 Sept to be the dates for decentralised actions across the world in villages, towns, and cities (including in Europe), and then for 17 Sept to be focused on mobilisations in New York (and across the US) to coincide with the UN General Assembly Climate Summit. These dates also coincide with the Global Climate Strike led by Fridays for Future planned for 15 Sept. Let's add European weight behind the mobilisations! -You can share this action pack and the campaign website with your members and networks. - Use the hashtags #EndFossilFuels #FastFairForever in every action against Fossil Fuels you conduct. - If you want to become more engaged in the coordination of the activities, let us know and we can put you in contact with the organisers convening the regular meetings. Thanks! Samuel -- Samuel MART?N-SOSA (he/him) Spark Project Manager Senior Network Development Coordinator -- Communication Manager CAN EECCA https://caneecca.org/ +996550532555 @ChynybaevaB From: Baktygul Chynybaeva Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2023 7:20 PM Subject: ? ? ?????????? ?????? ?? ????? ?? ??????????? ??????? ? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Wed Jul 19 20:24:41 2023 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2023 21:24:41 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] The UK must ban these cruel cages for animals now Message-ID: <3128CD4D6784482E9183A03BC52E00BF@evol.sp.ru> Battery cages cause pain and suffering. The UK Promised to Prioritize Animal Welfare. Now It's Planning the Opposite. Ban Battery Cage Eggs Now! Sign Now As the UK continues to navigate its exit from the European Union and enter new trading arrangements, there's a real danger that animals will end up paying a hefty ? and cruel ? price. Right now, the UK is preparing to enter a new trade deal that would allow it to import eggs produced in horrifying battery cage conditions. In this system, handlers lock multiple hens into tiny cages together, to the point where they can't move, stretch their wings, or take care of themselves. It's not a natural way to live, and needless to say, creates intense psychological stress as well as physical diseases. Not only are battery cages horribly brutal for the animals imprisoned inside them, they're also not healthy for humans. In these cramped, filthy conditions, infections spread rapidly ? contaminating human food sources. That's why battery cages are falling out of favor around the world, including in the European Union, which has voted to ban them. Sign the petition to demand the UK reverse this plan and instead ban battery egg imports! Thank you, Jess Care2 Petitions Team P.S. The UK government has an opportunity to show its people that it will uphold animal welfare standards to the highest level, even after Brexit. Demand action! Sign Now -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Care2.com, Inc. 3141 Stevens Creek Blvd. #40394 San Jose, CA 95117 https://www.care2.com From: Miranda B., Care2 Action Alerts Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2023 11:19 AM Subject: The UK must ban these cruel cages for animals now -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Wed Jul 19 20:34:32 2023 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2023 21:34:32 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Who heatwaves hit hardest Message-ID: <941C57D266EF48A88E543BD2C451D085@evol.sp.ru> No images? Click here It?s been hard to keep up with all the heatwaves this week. China has had its highest ever temperature of 52.2?C, and records are being threatened right across southern Europe. An airport in Iran clocked a ?feels like? temperature of 66?C thanks to intense heat combined with very humid air from the nearby Persian Gulf. Much of the US is being blasted by extreme heat and Phoenix, Arizona, has had 19 consecutive days above 110?F (43.3?C), while tourists are gathering in Death Valley, California, which may soon break the all-time world temperature record. You?re reading the Imagine newsletter ? a weekly synthesis of academic insight on solutions to climate change, brought to you by The Conversation. I?m Will de Freitas, Energy & Environment Editor of The Conversation, covering for my colleague Jack Marley who is in Italy (and not enjoying the 40?C weather). This week, we?ll look at extreme heat and how it is experienced in extremely different ways depending on where people are, what they do, and what resources they have access to. We know that things are getting worse. In a piece on the current European heatwave, Emma Hill and Ben Vivian point out that Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change data ?shows an increase in the frequency and magnitude of extreme weather events since the 1950s. A separate analysis of European heatwaves [by Czech scientists] revealed an increasing severity of such events over the past two decades.? The climate models may even be underestimating the likelihood of the very hottest days. Oxford climate scientist Matthew Patterson recently looked at five decades of data and found that ?north-west Europe has seen its hottest days warm by around 0.6? per decade ? double the rate at which the region?s average summer days have warmed?. Another climate scientist, writing about ?statistically impossible? heatwaves that have happened recently, says that ?policymakers across the globe should prepare for exceptional heatwaves that would be deemed implausible based on current records?. But these heat extremes do not affect everyone equally. Right now, 50?C is a lot more disastrous for builders in Iran or elderly people in Sicily, for instance, than it is for Death Valley climate catastrophe tourists in air conditioned cars. Laurie Parsons is a geographer who studies the socio-economic impact of climate change. He says heat stress is a matter of inequality and the risk is ?unevenly spread?: People living in poorer neighbourhoods face a higher risk of heat stress (when the body struggles to regulate its internal temperature) than those living in richer ones, relatively disadvantaged people are more likely to acquire health problems from excess heat than those who are not. This is due to several intersecting factors, from poorer overall health and hotter working conditions ? often involving more physical labour outdoors ? to fewer trees and parks in less wealthy areas and fewer homes with air conditioning and good insulation. Research by academics in Australia can give us a sense of which workers might be most affected by a heatwave. They looked at ten years of compensation claims during extremely hot temperatures in the city of Adelaide and found workers at higher risk included: a.. animal and horticultural workers b.. cleaners c.. food service workers d.. metal workers e.. warehouse workers. It?s fairly obvious why those groups are at risk: they either work outdoors, or do heavy physical work indoors, often in already hot environments. What?s less obvious is why older people are at such risk. Hill and Vivian mention two of Europe?s worst so-called ?natural? disasters of this century: ?In 2003, a heatwave swept across Europe, claiming the lives of over 70,000 people. Then, in 2022, another heatwave hit Europe, resulting in the deaths of almost 62,000 people.? A study published in Nature Medicine this month found that people aged 80 or more made up more than half (36,848) of the 2022 deaths across the continent. Parsons notes that of the 3,271 excess deaths in the UK, ?most occurred in care homes?. Public health researchers Sarah Cunningham and Sharon Rutherford suggest this is partly down to physiology: As we get older, we tend to not ?feel? the heat as much even though our bodies are less able to handle the heat. This contradiction can have lethal consequences, especially during periods of extreme heat. They highlight some key reasons we?re more susceptible to heat as we get older including: a.. bodily changes: older people are less able to lose excess heat through their skin b.. social isolation: many older people live alone or don?t have anyone checking on them c.. medical conditions: conditions such as heart failure and diabetes are more common with age and are associated with increased heat risk. So if we know which demographics and occupations are most at risk, what can we do about it? (Other than ?stop emitting carbon?, obviously.) Parsons, the geographer, suggests that ?Things as simple as a fan or a break from work can prevent heat deaths.? The public health researchers also mention regular drinks and cold showers, and opening windows when they?re facing away from the sun and otherwise keeping blinds drawn, among other things. But as Parsons says, ?being able to access even these basic measures is unequally distributed?. To help workers, he suggests: Labour statutes must be rewritten to combat heat stress, including maximum working temperatures and longer breaks on the very hot days that are an increasingly common feature of the UK?s climate. And that?s just in the UK, where we have relatively little exposure to the most dangerous temperatures. Other places will have to do even more. Ultimately it looks like almost every country in the world will have to adapt to at least some dangerously hot weather. Parsons again: Policy action at every level of political and social life is necessary, including wages, housing, healthcare and adult social care. Since heat deaths are an expression of economic inequality, no form of climate adaptation is likely to be more effective than making poor people less poor. Was this email forwarded to you? Join the 20,000 people who get one email every week about the most important issue of our time. Subscribe to Imagine. European heatwave: what?s causing it and is climate change to blame? Europe is gripped by a heatwave called Cerberus - it may be a sign of things to come. Read more How inequality shapes your experience of a heatwave Tackling poverty can protect people from rising heat extremes in Britain and abroad. Read more As heatwaves become more extreme, which jobs are riskiest? As the climate changes and heatwaves become more frequent and severe, it's vital we do more to understand who is most vulnerable and how we can reduce their risk. Read more 5 reasons to check on your elderly neighbour during a heatwave Here's why it's important to keep an eye on older family and friends this summer. Read more Hottest days are warming twice as fast as average summer temperature in north-west Europe ? new research Hot days are getting hotter in north-west Europe -- and the region is poorly equipped to cope. Read more Latest from The Conversation on climate change a.. Did the Anthropocene start in 1950 ? or much earlier? Here?s why debate over our world-changing impact matters b.. ?Zombie fires? in the Arctic: Canada?s extreme wildfire season offers a glimpse of new risks in a warmer, drier future c.. Corals are starting to bleach as global ocean temperatures hit record highs d.. 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Texas Is Getting Hotter, but Governor Greg Abbott Just Ended Mandatory Water Breaks for Workers Sign Now At least one construction worker has died from the brutal heatwave that recently gripped the state of Texas. But rather than increasing protections for outdoor workers, the state's governor Greg Abbott just banned protections for regular water breaks. Under the recent heat wave, temperatures climbed as high as 120 degrees Fahrenheit. This trend of blistering temperatures is far from over. Due to climate change, these conditions are worsening and becoming more frequent. Previously, some local ordinances mandated giving construction workers 15 minute breaks to drink water every four hours ? which is already the bare minimum. In the new bill signed by the governor, this practice is banned, and municipalities cannot even pass loopholes or similar policies. This decision puts workers at even greater risk for heat stroke, heart attack, numerous other severe illnesses, and death. 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URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Thu Jul 20 12:13:52 2023 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2023 13:13:52 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] =?utf-8?q?Russia-Ukraine_grain_deal_shredded_?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=93_what_that_means?= Message-ID: Plus: Women's World Cup ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Global Edition - Today's top story: Why Russia pulled out of its grain deal with Ukraine ? and what that means for the global food system View in browser Global Edition | 20 July 2023 A Russia-Ukraine grain deal that has been critical to keeping global food prices relatively stable and preventing famine in parts of the world is in tatters. Earlier this week, Russia said it was pulling out of the year-old deal, which allowed shipments of grains and other foodstuffs to travel past the Russian naval blockade in the Black Sea. And to make matters worse, over the next two days Russia bombed the Ukrainian port of Odesa, destroying more than 60,000 tons of grain. As a result, food prices have surged, with the cost of wheat, corn and soybeans in Europe, the Middle East and elsewhere all skyrocketing. So, what is the grain deal, and why is it so important to the global food supply chain? Anna Nagurney is an expert on supply chains, including those involving perishable products like food, and is co-chair of the board of directors overseeing the Kyiv School of Economics in Ukraine. Here, she explains how important Ukrainian grain is to feeding the world ? and why the Black Sea is a vital route to getting it to people who need it. Also this week, check out a trio of reports on China, and read our coverage of the FIFA Women?s World Cup, which kicks off today. Bryan Keogh Managing Editor, US edition The grain deal allowed Ukrainian corn and other products to reach ports in Lebanon and elsewhere. AP Photo/Hassan Ammar Why Russia pulled out of its grain deal with Ukraine ? and what that means for the global food system Anna Nagurney, UMass Amherst Russia?s move, which it followed by bombing the key port city of Odesa and threatening to attack any ship sailing for Ukraine, sent global food prices skyrocketing. Too few children means China needs to look outside the country for new blood. Zhang Peng/LightRocket via Getty Images China needs immigrants Dudley L. Poston Jr., Texas A&M University Chinese politicians have looked toward policies to encourage couples to have more children to offset population decline. It hasn?t worked. a.. How is China shifting its foreign policy to counter moves to ?contain? it from the West? Jingdong Yuan, University of Sydney Beijing has dialled back its aggressive stance and is adopting a more proactive and confident diplomacy to counter US encirclement. b.. Mixue on the march: ice cream serves soft power for China in Southeast Asia Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS); Yeta Purnama, Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS) Mixue?s rapid growth is more than just a business success story. It helps China?s efforts to promote a positive image in Indonesia. FIFA Women?s World Cup: Gender equity in sports remains an issue despite the major strides being made Treisha Hylton, Wilfrid Laurier University While the 2023 Women?s World Cup might be the best yet for women in terms of investments and viewership, there is still room for improvement for the 2027 World Cup. a.. Drawing in the sand at the beach? Our ancestors did the same 140,000 years ago Charles Helm, Nelson Mandela University; Andrew Carr, University of Leicester Ammoglyphs ? ancient ?sand art? ? are a relatively new find. b.. Cancelling the Commonwealth Games won?t come cheaply ? Victoria now faces the legal consequences Jack Anderson, The University of Melbourne There will likely be a settlement between Victoria and the games organisers for breaching the contract. But the Commonwealth Games may be the ones to suffer long-term reputational damage. Hip-hop and health ? why so many rap artists die young A.D. Carson, University of Virginia As hip-hop turns 50, an unfortunate reality is that so many of its pioneering artists never live to see much more than 50 years themselves, a professor of hip-hop writes. Greta Gerwig?s Barbie movie is a ?feminist bimbo? classic ? and no, that?s not an oxymoron Harriet Fletcher, Anglia Ruskin University While the film obviously appeals to women, it is men who really need to watch it. You?re receiving this newsletter from The Conversation Tenancy B, Level 5 700 Swanston Street Carlton VIC 3053 Australia Forward to a friend From: The Conversation Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2023 10:32 AM Subject: Russia-Ukraine grain deal shredded ? what that means -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Fri Jul 21 01:20:25 2023 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (ENWL) Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 02:20:25 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Paraquat Message-ID: -------- ???????????? ????????? -------- ?? ????: "Rewan Al-Haddad, Ek?" ????: ?????, 19 ???? 2023, 19:59 +03:00 ????: Paraquat One of Europe?s best-selling pesticides, Paraquat, is so dangerous that just one sip can be lethal. One of Europe?s best-selling pesticides, Paraquat, is so dangerous that just one sip can be lethal. Chronic exposure, even at low doses, can cause Parkinson?s disease. Europe has banned harmful chemicals like this, but still exports them to other countries. Now the EU is exploring a ban on these exports, and is welcoming public comments. This is our chance to pile on and protect millions of people from these deadly chemicals. Add your name and share widely -- Sign the petition One of Europe?s best-selling pesticides, Paraquat, is so dangerous that just one sip can be lethal. Chronic exposure, even at low doses, can cause Parkinson?s disease. It?s banned in Europe, but the company behind it, Syngenta, is exporting the deadly chemical to countries all over the world. Now the European Union is exploring a ban of these harmful chemical exports, and is accepting public comments for a few more days. This is our chance to show the EU that people all over the world are demanding an end to these deadly exports. Tell the EU: stop poisoning people with your deadly chemical exports The risks of these chemicals are extreme: brain damage in children, reproductive and hormonal disorders, and cancer. They also poison the water, killing fish and decimating honeybee populations critical to food production. From Morocco to Costa Rica, South Africa to Lebanon ? Europe is knowingly exporting loads of harmful chemicals that the EU has deemed too dangerous for Europeans. So what makes it acceptable for non-Europeans? But Europeans aren't even being spared. The countries where Europe exports these chemicals to are major food producers. So while these pesticides aren't used on crops grown in Europe, they are still making their way back to Europeans. Companies like Bayer and Syngenta are fighting tooth and nail to stop regulation of these exports ? even arguing a case that an exports ban is unconstitutional in France. They lost. They might be powerful companies, but momentum is on our side, and we have a key opportunity now to act. Add your name and share widely. 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And they need our help on the brink of a summit that could decide the future of the Amazon and the balance of life on Earth. Sign in defense of the forest and share it with everyone you know. SIGN NOW Dear friends, Extinction is knocking at humanity's door. We are one or two events away from a tipping point that could leave us without water, without oxygen, without food, without safety. But there is a brave group who have given their lives, year after year, to save us all. We owe them our existence: the Indigenous peoples who have preserved 80% of the planet's biodiversity while the rest of us did our best to destroy it. Now, they?re asking us for support at a defining moment for our planet. In three weeks, the governments of all the countries of the Amazon basin will meet to decide the future of the forest -- and Indigenous peoples are fighting once again to protect the rainforest and save us from a disastrous tipping point that would turn it to desert. 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Though we know relatively little about this other-worldly environment, we do know that it is teeming with unique and undiscovered life, and that the seafloor is rich in metals like nickel and cobalt, metals that are in increasing demand for green energy technologies. What we do with that information is up to the International Seabed Authority (ISA), which has for the past two weeks essentially been negotiating the fate of our deep oceans in Kingston, Jamaica. Let?s back up a bit. For years, the ISA ? which is tasked with regulating all mineral-related activities in international waters while also protecting the marine environment ? has been working to develop mining regulations, and putting off prospective mining companies until it did. But in 2021, the island nation of Narau forced its hand, triggering an obscure rule that gave the ISA two years to establish mining regulations or to start accepting applications. (The ISA requires private companies to have national sponsorship for their mining applications, and Nauru is sponsoring one such eager company.) The two-year deadline, July 9, has come and gone ? but a mining code remains elusive. That?s put the ISA in a sticky situation. It is now scrambling to finalize regulations ? which are likely months away at best ? while also trying to figure what to do if mining applications start rolling in before then. The ISA isn?t doing well under pressure. Ahead of the Kingston negotiations, it restricted peaceful protests at the meeting, and prohibited ?derisory activity or criticism? by media. On Wednesday, with only a week left of the talks, it moved crucial negotiations behind closed doors. Meanwhile, a growing number of scientists and environmentalists, along with 20-plus ISA member countries, are calling for the organization to hit pause on mining altogether. As they point out, we simply don?t know enough about deep-sea ecosystems to understand how exactly mining would impact them, though we can be sure it would take a toll. (Think bus-size machines that suck metal-filled nodules off the seafloor.) Honestly, this one seems like a no-brainer. We have an exceedingly rare opportunity to choose preservation over profit, and to avoid deliberate harm. It?s not that the underwater environment is pristine ? climate change, plastic pollution, and mining exploration have all left a mark there. But it?s one of the last places on Earth where our human touch has, so far, been relatively light. It may not be likely, but maybe, just maybe, we will manage to leave it that way. Zoe Loftus-Farren Managing Editor, Earth Island Journal Photo by Tolga Ahmetler TOP STORIES Satellite Detectives Dark fleets pose a major barrier to monitoring and regulating fishing on the high seas. Big data, AI, and satellites could help close the gap. 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YESSEKIN ---------- Forwarded message --------- ??: Ugo Bardi Date: ??, 20 ???. 2023??. ? 20:47 Subject: [Holobionts] Advancing our understanding of the potential benefits and risks of climate systems engineering. May be of interest for you. It is now called "climate systems engineering" which doesn't have the negative ring of "geoengineering". What do you think? U https://climateengineering.uchicago.edu/ Advancing our understanding of the potential benefits and risks of climate systems engineering. ABOUT The University of Chicago is building a substantial research cluster working on the science, technology, and public policy of Climate Systems Engineering. Our goal is to advance understanding of the potential benefits and risks of these technologies and to educate students who will face the challenges of managing industrial civilization on a fragile planet. Climate Systems Engineering will apply insights from systems engineering and climate systems science to study technologies that might reduce the risks of accumulated greenhouse gases. The mix of specific research topics will evolve as the initiative matures driven by the interests of collaborating researchers and by policy-relevant questions posed by governments and civil society. The scope includes solar geoengineering from modification to surface albedo to space-based systems; open-systems carbon removal such as enhanced rock weathering and related methods of ocean carbon removal; and local interventions to reduce glacial melting. Disciplinary research will be complemented by systems analysis including techno-economic assessment, decision and risk analysis, and integrated assessment. Initial Objectives Recruiting ladder faculty: CSEi will facilitate hiring an interdisciplinary cluster of collaborative faculty. Applicants are welcome from all academic disciplines, see the advertisement. Academic faculty will be hired into existing academic units. The CSEi executive committee will screen applicants and work with academic units to manage recruitment and hiring. Recruiting academic visitors and researchers: CSEi will support recruitment of visiting faculty and senior research appointments when these appointments can strengthen the research cluster and compliment current faculty. Supporting the research cluster: CSEi will support current researchers at UChicago and Argonne with seed funding and related research support. Supporting engagement: Climate engineering technologies raise difficult questions of equity and governance. CSEi will support vigorous discussion and debate within UChicago and beyond. Supporting global research: Climate engineering technologies have global implications, so research needs to be global. CSEi will work through UChicago global centers to support exchange of scholars and ideas. CSEi is in its infancy. The initiative and this website will evolve with the research community it supports. SHARE Facebook Twiter Email EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The executive committee reports to the provost and guides the development of CSEi overseeing faculty recruitment, budget, engagement, and long-term planning. David Keith Founding Faculty Director, Climate Systems Engineering Initiative; Professor, Department of the Geophysical Sciences David Archer Professor , Department of the Geophysical Sciences Michael Greenstone Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor , Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics; Director, Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago; Director, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Robert Rosner William E. Wrather Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Department of Physics, Harris School of Public Policy; Co-Founder, Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago Stuart Rowan Barry L. MacLean Professor for Molecular Engineering Innovation and Enterprise, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering; Professor, Department of Chemistry Tiffany A. Shaw Professor , Department of the Geophysical Sciences Faculty Jobs Assistant Professor Associate Professor Professor Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. -- Holobionts are the building blocks of life! --- From: Bulat Yessekin Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2023 8:00 AM Subject: ????? ???????????? ? ???????? ?? ???????????? (climate systems engineering) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Sun Jul 23 01:35:13 2023 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (ENWL) Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2023 02:35:13 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Spain goes to the polls Message-ID: <990B44043A5842CFBC8A0F8BB2F03653@lewpostnew> Spain's general election Spain will hold a general election on Sunday amid a record-breaking heatwave. The political context in which the vote is taking place is, to say the least, complex. By law, Spanish elections were due to be held in 2023. Pedro S?nchez, the current prime minister, was supposed to call them by the end of the year, forcing the legislature to run out. This would also have prevented the campaign and the change of government (if any) from interrupting the Spanish presidency of the Council of the European Union, which began in early July. Everything changed two months ago, when the municipal elections were interpreted not as local matters but as a way to send a message to central government. When the right and extreme right came out ahead, S?nchez decided to bring the elections forward, in a bid to unite the left. In a few days, we will see if his move has produced the hoped-for result. It would not be the first time that municipal elections in Spain changed the course of history. In 1931, what should have been a local vote ended up leading to the fall of the Spanish monarchy and the establishment of the Second Republic. Depending on the election's outcome, the extreme-right party Vox could be the third force in Spain. One of its defining features is the defence of a certain form of Spanish nationalism, created in opposition to Basque and Catalan nationalism, that goes back to the 19th century. As Spain, France, Italy, Greece and Poland are suffering from a major heatwave, combatting the problems caused by climate change and the depletion of natural resources has become even more urgent. The European Union has long been engaged in a sustainable energy transition programme, but two camps are at loggerheads. France advocates an increased role for nuclear energy, while Austria and Germany are pushing for more renewable energy. With both sides in crisis, the solution seems likely to come from a recommitment to certain common principles, such as a move toward decarbonisation. Meanwhile, in the wake of the revolt of Yevgeny Prigozhin and the Wagner group against Moscow, Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko seems to be making his own tactical moves, trying to take advantage of Vladimir Putin's domestic weakness to strengthen his position. Finally, if you want to use your free time this holiday season to cook, we suggest watching one of the many TV shows led by now-famous cooks. They have gone from working in appalling conditions to becoming media stars and influencers. And by "they" we mean mostly men. - Claudia Lorenzo, Culture Editor for The Conversation Spain The 1930s municipal elections that put an end to the monarchy in Spain After the municipal elections in May 2023, which were seen as a plebiscite on the government, President Pedro S?nchez called for general elections in Spain. Was this email forwarded to you? Join the hundreds of thousands of people who subscribe to email newsletters from The Conversation. Subscribe now. Recap Does Spanish nationalism exist? France and Germany clash in race for energy transition Ukraine war: Wagner Group boss and Belarus?s president are still manoeuvring for power For the curious a.. European heatwave: what?s causing it and is climate change to blame? b.. How chefs became rock stars Podcast Researchers are constantly pushing at the edges of human knowledge. 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URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Mon Jul 24 00:41:41 2023 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2023 01:41:41 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] A Historic Moment for European Nature: A Talk with Noor Yafai on the New Nature Restoration Law Message-ID: <6B06B7EC25D04457A1B84A19B4BF45FD@evol.sp.ru> From: World Climate Foundation Date: ??, 21 ???. 2023??. ? 15:43 Subject: A Historic Moment for European Nature: A Talk with Noor Yafai on the New Nature Restoration Law Opportunities of the Nature Restoration Law for European Nature and People After more than a year of negotiations and amendments, the EU Nature Restoration Law was finally passed by the European Parliament on 12 July. This became a pivotal moment in the history of European nature, bringing Europe closer to reaching the goals set by the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. We spoke with Noor Yafai, a Member of the EU Commission?s Biodiversity Platform, an expert in climate, renewable energy and environmental policy at European and international levels, and a strategic leader at our partner The Nature Conservancy. She shared insights on the prospects of the Nature Restoration Law, as well as on exciting developments for its support. After the European Parliament's endorsement of the law on July 12th, what are the subsequent critical steps? We see the vote on the EU Nature Restoration Law as a crucial win for nature and climate not only for the EU but worldwide. However, the agreed position does fall short in measures to improve farming sustainability, emphasising the need to build greater, shared understanding across society of the crucial role biodiversity plays in sustaining farming and food security. What comes next? Negotiations started on the 19th of July and we hope they will be concluded before the end of the year. Each Member State will be responsible for the implementation on the ground, which will depend on various factors, including the nature of restoration activities (including monitoring and reporting) required. How do you foresee the Law integration with the Global Biodiversity Framework targets, specifically considering the timeline set out at COP15 in Montreal? The Law would serve as an essential catalyst to meeting the new global targets by introducing legally binding targets to restore at least 20% of the EU?s land and seas by 2030. There is much more potential to grow the cost-effective role of Nature-based Solutions to help tackle climate change beyond these would-be legal targets, and we have no time to waste. The world is watching Europe on this issue right now! Given the law?s inherent flexibility for member states, could you suggest ways for governments to optimise its implementation? This is a great question because yes, contrary to some of the disinformation out there, this Law offers lots of flexibility for Member States to decide how to implement nature restoration. Sound, science-based implementation will be key to success. We also welcome recognition of the need for additional financing, including options for a Dedicated Restoration Fund. What strategies might effectively address the main barriers to the law?s successful application? There are lots of opportunities to introduce innovative financing mechanisms that serve as win-wins for people and nature. For example, in the UK and Australia, there are Biodiversity Net Gain schemes to reward farmers and landowners without having to dig into the public purse. We were pleased to see the European Commission offering to undertake a study on promising financing mechanisms ? so there will be more policy thought-leadership to come. What do you perceive to be the primary opportunities the EU Nature Restoration Law creates for businesses and financial institutions? How can these opportunities be harnessed for both economic and environmental sustainability? The official impact assessment revealed that every Euro invested in nature restoration will generate an economic return on investment of between 8 and 38 Euros. We have been working with both the renewable energy and farming sectors, who have also been joining our calls to support the Law. For example, Eurelectric were actively calling for its adoption, seeing the win-wins for both nature and renewables. The Forum for the Future of Agriculture in Europe, who also support the Law, clarify that fortunately, Europe has no food security problem today, but warn about the future risks posed by biodiversity loss. We share the EU's willingness and values for nature restoration which pave the way for greater opportunities for public-private collaboration and nature investments. Building on this, we at the World Climate Foundation are ready to support and expedite the implementation of nature rehabilitation measures by mobilising our global community and bringing expertise in accelerating climate and nature finance across the EU and beyond. Our World Biodiversity Summit 2023 taking place on 21 September in New York will bring together high-level policymakers and government officials, international organisations, academics, finance sector and industry leaders to establish solutions-oriented partnerships and convert biodiversity goals set by the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework into concrete strategic actions for biodiversity restoration and protection. Representing The Nature Conservancy will be Mary Wenzel, Managing Director for Corporate Engagement, who will moderate Closing Session on the joint action for climate and biodiversity. The summit programme is tailored around a careful selection of the most pressing and decisive topics bridging today's global nature and climate agenda. The program will cover, but not be limited to: a.. Nature-Positive Supply Chains b.. Regenerative Forestry for Nature Restoration a.. A Value of Water Stewardship b.. Opportunities of Renewable Energy c.. Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Our roadmap for this year will conclude at pivotal COP28 in Dubai, where we will continue our work in bridging biodiversity and climate and galvanising the role of Nature-based Solutions as a key to achieving climate resilience. If you are interested in joining our fast-growing World Biodiversity Network, learn more about the partnership opportunities. Our Partner, The Nature Conservancy provides valuable support for the Nature Restoration Law through its three major conservation programmes in Europe ? across freshwater, urban greening and renewable energy goals for 2030. For example, the Law will introduce a target to restore 25,000 km of free-flowing rivers and The Nature Conservancy is leading a coalition of local conservation groups to protect 13 of Europe?s last free-flowing rivers. It also offers opportunities to bring in more green spaces in cities. The project on greening the cities across Germany by embedding Nature-based Solutions into municipal processes will allow to protect over 300,000 people from climate impacts. Nature Restoration Law: MEPs Adopt Position for Negotiations with Council Following a debate on Tuesday, the EU Parliament adopted its position on the EU Nature Restoration Law with 336 votes in favour. MEPs support the Commission?s proposal to put restoration measures in place by 2030 covering at least 20% of all land and sea areas in the EU. Read more ___________________________________________________________ It Is Time to Mainstream Biodiversity to Reach Sustainable Development Goals At the Ministerial Segment of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) that took place on 17-19 July, biodiversity is still not sufficiently integrated into the implementation of the SDGs. Read more ___________________________________________________________ Aligning Financial Flows With The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: The High-Level Roadmap is Available! With the contribution of UNDP-BIOFIN, UNEP FI developed a high-level roadmap providing recommendations on how to integrate biodiversity within financial decision-making and stepping-up action to align financial flows with the GBF. Read more ___________________________________________________________ Embracing Biodiversity: Paving the Way for Nature-Inclusive Cities Cities are at the forefront of both the causes and impacts of major environmental challenges. By incorporating nature-based solutions (NbS) into urban design and planning, cities can promote ecological connectivity and support the resilience of local ecosystems. Read more ___________________________________________________________ Technology Can Boost Farming in Africa, But It Can Also Threaten Biodiversity - How to Balance the Two Agricultural development often clashes with biodiversity, which is declining at an alarming rate. Losing biodiversity could reduce food security by undermining ecosystem services like pollination, nutrient cycling and maintenance of water supplies. Read more Berlin?s Urban Evolution Learn more about The Nature Conservancy?s Urban Greening Program in German cities aiming to identify opportunities for green infrastructure and other nature-based solutions that can help mitigate severe effects of climate change. Read more ___________________________________________________________ Understanding Biodiversity: Luxury as a Force for Nature The report created by our partner Positive Luxury with the biodiversity experts at Globalbalance and Baker McKenzie outlines what businesses need to know about their impact on nature, science-based targets, and ways to conserve and restore biodiversity. Read more ___________________________________________________________ Opinion: Deep Sea Mining ? an Avoidable Environmental Disaster An insightful article from By Emine Isciel, head of climate and environment at Storebrand Asset Management and co-chair of the Public Policy Advocacy working group at Finance for Biodiversity Foundation, our partner. 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These bombs are inhumane and indiscriminate: they often result in the death of many other animals (including pets!) that don't even pose a threat to livestock at all. But we don't have to allow animals to be tortured and killed like this. A new bill, Canyon's Law, would ban the use of cyanide bombs on public lands! Sign now to demand Congress pass Canyon's Law! The bill is named Canyon's Law after a 14-year-old boy named Canyon who inadvertently triggered an M-44 on public lands near his home in Idaho. The cyanide bomb he triggered killed his dog and injured him, and experts believe the only reason Canyon didn't die is because of the wind's direction. Canyon deserves justice, and we must urge Congress to pass this law! Last year alone, M-44s were used in ten U.S. states. We must ban them for good on public lands! Sign the petition now if you agree! Thank you, Jess Care2 Petitions Team P.S. We must bank cyanide bombs on public lands. Act now! 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URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Tue Jul 25 01:36:32 2023 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2023 02:36:32 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Jurassic Park 30 years on Message-ID: <5C134C30970D4CAE930138F4B487A5E7@evol.sp.ru> Plus: Spanish identity after a divisive election ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Global Edition - Today's top story: Thirty years after Jurassic Park hit movie screens, its impact on science and culture remains as strong as ever ? podcast View in browser Global Edition | 24 July 2023 Not only did the film Jurassic Park herald a new era in computer-generated movie effects, it also dramatically raised the profile of paleontology, sparking the careers of many who are now leaders in the field. If that wasn?t enough, it raised questions about the ethics of DNA research. Based on Michael Crichton?s novel by the same name, Jurassic Park hit cinema screens 30 years ago, and told the story of an ambitious theme park that used resurrected dinosaurs as its attractions. But as the story unfolds, things start to go wrong. In this Discovery episode of The Conversation Weekly, we speak with Travis Holland, a senior lecturer at Charles Sturt University in Australia. He researches media and fan studies, and has looked at the popular and scientific cultural impact Jurassic Park continues to have. And in the aftermath of the Spanish general election it appears that Catalan nationalist parties may be pivotal as rival blocs seek to form a government. This will again bring attention to the question of to what degree there is a collective sense of Spanish identity. Considering the matter here is V?ctor Climent Sanju?n, professor of sociology at the University of Barcelona. Have a great week. Nehal El-Hadi Science + Technology Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast The Jurassic Park franchise has spawned several movies, theme parks and spin-off products. (Shutterstock) Thirty years after Jurassic Park hit movie screens, its impact on science and culture remains as strong as ever ? podcast Nehal El-Hadi, The Conversation Jurassic Park was a technological breakthrough for film because of its use of CGI. It also revived an interest in paleontology and raised ethical questions about DNA use. Negro Elkha/Shutterstock Does Spanish nationalism exist? V?ctor Climent Sanju?n, Universitat de Barcelona Spanish history recounts the existence of various peripheral nationalisms (Catalan and Basque), while, in many cases, the existence of a Spanish nationalism of Castilian origin is ignored. Water and sediment pour off the melting margin of the Greenland ice sheet. Jason Edwards/Photodisc via Getty Images When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from beneath a mile of ice offers warnings for the future Paul Bierman, University of Vermont; Tammy Rittenour, Utah State University The soil was extracted during the Cold War from beneath one of the U.S military?s most unusual bases, then forgotten for decades. a.. Cambodian strongman Hun Sen wins another ?landslide? election. Will succession to his son be just as smooth? Lee Morgenbesser, Griffith University Leadership succession can be dangerous for dictatorships, encouraging infighting among political elites and potentially plunging a country into chaos. b.. Vegan diet has just 30% of the environmental impact of a high-meat diet, major study finds Michael Clark, University of Oxford; Keren Papier, University of Oxford We studied 55,000 people?s diets and linked them to data on environmental impacts of food. c.. Virginia Woolf?s copy of her first novel was found in a University of Sydney library. What do her newly digitised notes reveal? Mark Byron, University of Sydney A Sydney librarian recently discovered a misfiled lost gem in the stacks: Virginia Woolf?s own copy of her first novel, with handwritten notes for revision. An expert explores what they tell us. d.. Gliding, not searching: Here?s how to reset your view of ChatGPT to steer it to better results James Intriligator, Tufts University ChatGPT can be very useful ? if you shift how you view it. The first step is to stop thinking of it as a chatty search engine. e.. I watched Christopher Nolan?s Oppenheimer in Ukraine: his Greek tragedy is our reality Viktoriia Grivina, University of St Andrews As my seat shakes from the stereo effects, nobody in the nearly-full cinema flinches. The teenagers to my right are as used to explosions as J. Robert Oppenheimer himself. You?re receiving this newsletter from The Conversation Tenancy B, Level 5 700 Swanston Street Carlton VIC 3053 Australia Forward to a friend From: The Conversation Global highlights Sent: Monday, July 24, 2023 12:20 PM Subject: Jurassic Park 30 years on -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Wed Jul 26 01:35:44 2023 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2023 02:35:44 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Heat death Message-ID: <57A7AEDAFCB042969506F6383D8F0372@evol.sp.ru> We're approaching an extreme red line, when a few hours outside is deadly. Earth Hit by Climate Inferno Dear friends, Earth just had the hottest weeks in 120,000 years. Four continents are under extreme heat warnings. Canada's been burning for months, Beijing residents are hiding underground, and millions are starving from a mega-drought in East Africa. Faced with the biggest threat to life on Earth, governments are failing. Most politicians won't live to see the deadly world they're creating -- our children will. While the pandemic killed millions, the intensifying climate crisis will be of a totally different magnitude, lasting for centuries. This is the fight of our lives -- for our lives. Our movement has a pivotal role to play, right now. From putting the US government on trial for fuelling the climate crisis, to going all-out for the Amazon at the upcoming emergency summit -- the months ahead could be decisive. Read more below -- but if you're already feeling the extreme urgency of this moment, please fund our fight by making a weekly donation. Avaaz is 100% funded by people like you, and the more we raise, the harder we can fight! I'LL DONATE ?1 WEEKLY I'LL DONATE ?2 WEEKLY I'LL DONATE ?3 WEEKLY OTHER AMOUNT Humans are fragile. Beyond a certain temperature, we simply overheat and die. Vast areas of the planet are now approaching that red line, when just a few hours outside will be deadly. 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The nearby Yamuna river reached its highest level in 45 years. In Alca??iz, Spain, an inch of rain fell in just ten minutes. Cars were swept away and roads were split into pieces. In the United States, five people were killed in flash floods in the suburbs of Philadelphia. The climate crisis isn't coming: it's already here. When will the World Bank start acting like it? Sign now to demand the World Bank actually treat the climate crisis as the emergency it is! The World Bank is one of the most powerful institutions on earth. These floods are emergencies, and will have massive impacts on public health, infrastructure, and the entire global economy ??? all of which are central concerns of the World Bank. It is time this institution starts taking climate catastrophe seriously and commits to funding projects that center climate mitigation and help solve the climate crisis! Sign the petition now if you agree! Thank you, Jess Care2 Petitions Team P.S. The World Bank could help the climate crisis. Tell them to act! Sign Now -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Care2.com, Inc. 3141 Stevens Creek Blvd. #40394 San Jose, CA 95117 https://www.care2.com From: Jess M., Care2 Action Alerts Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2023 7:01 PM Subject: Worldwide flooding is sending us a message -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Thu Jul 27 01:41:33 2023 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2023 02:41:33 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] California could make history with reparations Message-ID: . California could make a huge difference by implementing reparations. California Must Pay Reparations to Descendants of Enslaved Black People Who Built This Country Sign Now California legislators are currently considering passing a sweeping statewide reparations bill, the first of its kind in the United States! This would be an amazing first step towards addressing racial justice and could set the standard for other states. We must ensure California lawmakers actually follow through and pass their reparations bill now. White families hold approximately ten times the amount of wealth that Black families in the U.S. do. Research has repeatedly shown a massive cause of this racial wealth gap is the fact that Black people were enslaved and never received wages for multiple generations of labor ? the same labor our country was literally built on. Further generations of racial terror, redlining with housing, incarceration, and more have only amplified this economic inequality. California has the largest economy in the entire U.S. and the fifth largest economy in the whole world. For this highly influential state to take such an important step, it would send a huge ripple effect throughout the country. Crucially, there is also a precedent for this action. In the late 1980s, then-President Reagan created a $1.25 billion trust fund to pay reparations to Japanese Americans whom the government had forced into internment camps during World War II. When will we do the same for the families of those who were enslaved? Sign the petition to show that you support racial justice in California, and support repaying descendants of slaves the money they are owed! Thank you, Miranda Care2 Petitions Team P.S. By now, we have more than enough reports and studies on the necessity and urgency of reparations. Now we need action. Sign the petition. Sign Now -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Care2.com, Inc. 3141 Stevens Creek Blvd. #40394 San Jose, CA 95117 https://www.care2.com From: Miranda B., Care2 Action Alerts Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2023 7:04 PM Subject: California could make history with reparations -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Fri Jul 28 01:30:10 2023 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (ENWL) Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2023 02:30:10 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Hanged Till Death Message-ID: Mohammad is only 27, and a judge decided he should be hanged for protesting against the regime in Iran. But there?s still hope if we act now: global pressure stopped executions in Iran before ? now people around the world are joining the call to save Mohammad?s life. He could be executed any day: Add your name now and share everywhere. Hanged by the neck till death.Mohammad is only 27, and a judge decided that?s how he should die for protesting against the regime in Iran. There?s still hope if we act now: people around the world are joining the call to save his life, and prominent lawyers are asking the UN rights chief and key governments to help stop his execution. We?re running out of time: Mohammad could be executed any day, and he?s already been tortured in prison, and. Global pressure recently stopped Iran?s executions epidemic. So let?s make his case famous with a global outcry. Add your name now and when it?s massive we?ll bring our call to key governments and leading media. Sign and share now. Mohammad is only 27, and a judge decided he should be hanged for protesting against the regime in Iran. But there?s still hope if we act now: global pressure stopped executions in Iran before ? now people around the world are joining the call to save Mohammad?s life. He could be executed any day: Add your name now and share everywhere. ADD YOUR NAME Dear friends, Hanged by the neck till death. Mohammad is only 27, and a judge decided that?s how he should die for protesting against the regime in Iran. There?s still hope if we act now: people around the world are joining the call to save his life, and prominent lawyers are asking the UN rights chief and key governments to help stop his execution. We?re running out of time: Mohammad could be executed any day, and he?s already been tortured in prison, and. Global pressure recently stopped Iran?s executions epidemic. So let?s make his case famous with a global outcry. Add your name now and when it?s massive we?ll bring our call to key governments and leading media. Sign and share now. Stand against Mohammad?s execution now Mohammad?s passion is boxing, and he?s one of the champions of his club in Mashhad, Iran?s second largest city. When he was 23, he traded punches for principles ? he became a political prisoner when he was arrested for joining the 2019 anti-government protests. Now his biggest fight begins: not in a ring, but for his own life. When historic protests followed Mahsa Amini?s death in police custody last year, Iran?s ruthless regime unleashed a violent crackdown to crush the uprising.Torture and executions of prisoners soon became its most vicious tool of repression ? some were sentenced to death within two months and executed within weeks. Now it?s Mohammad?s turn. We can?t turn our backs on him when we know public pressure could save his life. It?s worked before, and it could be his last chance now. So let?s gather a million signatures against Mohammad?s cruel execution! The outrage of Avaaz members around the world can push the UN and key governments to act, and serve as a warning for Iran. Add your name now. Stand against Mohammad?s execution now Our movement has saved lives from such senseless executions before: last year over a million of us helped stop Amal?s death by stoning in Sudan. And hundreds of thousands of us stood in solidarity with Iran?s protesters as they faced a brutal and often deadly crackdown. All around the world, our solidarity can become the lifeline Mohammad needs right now. With hope and determination, John, Abdelrahman, Mo, Antonia, Nate and the whole Avaaz team More information: a.. Call for UN rights chief to prevent execution of Iranian boxer: letter (Reuters) b.. Rights Group Says Iran Executed 354 People in First Half of 2023 (VOA News) c.. Iran halts execution of three protesters after online campaign (BBC) d.. Iran must stop executions of protesters, says UN fact-finding mission (Reuters) Avaaz is a 70-million-person global campaign network that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. ("Avaaz" means "voice" or "song" in many languages.) Avaaz members live in every nation of the world; our team is spread across 18 countries on 6 continents and operates in 17 languages. 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Message-ID: <49216348C65F4D8AA423BEED28ECE3D8@lewpostnew> Plus: rethinking summer holidays ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Global Edition - Today's top story: What's happening in Spain after the general election (and what it means for the presidency of the Council of the EU) View in browser Global Edition | 27 July 2023 As I may have written here before, I got rid of the Twitter app on my phone a year or so back. But the addictive nature of the platform often drags me back for a ?check? via my laptop. One such nosey on Monday revealed the new ?X? logo, rolled out as Twitter, under Elon Musk, ditched its famous blue bird recognisable to millions. Like many other moves made since Musk took over, it just struck me as odd. Why junk such a successful brand? Well, perhaps there?s some method to the approach. Cameron Shackell of Queensland University of Technology considers what might be going on. It?s the middle of the summer holiday season in the northern hemisphere, and that means tourists from across the world are flocking to Europe?s mediterranean region ? even amid a record breaking heatwave. But this year may well be the one that forces a wider rethink of people?s travel plans. And we have more on that Spanish election, the aftermath of which is still becoming clear. One thing is certain though: it was far from the triumph for the right that pollsters predicted. Stephen Khan Global Executive Editor a.. What?s happening in Spain after the general election (and what it means for the presidency of the Council of the EU) Carmen Isolina Egea Guti?rrez - Cortines, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria The general elections in Spain have left a confusing scenario in which party negotiators and regional players may be the main protagonists. b.. Do rebrands work? Can you trademark an X? An expert answers the burning questions on Musk?s Twitter pivot Cameron Shackell, Queensland University of Technology Twitter has been officially rebranded to X, in a process many would deem chaotic. But we can still try to make sense of it. Instagram is making you a worse tourist ? here?s how to travel respectfully Lauren A. Siegel, University of Greenwich When people see their friends behaving selfishly on holiday, they might assume they can do the same. a.. Tourists flock to the Mediterranean as if the climate crisis isn?t happening. This year?s heat and fire will force change Susanne Becken, Griffith University; Johanna Loehr, Griffith University No one plans a European holiday thinking of fleeing from fire or sheltering from intense heat. But the climate crisis is forcing a reckoning ? tourism as we knew it will have to change. b.. Egypt and Ethiopia are finally working on a water deal ? what that means for other Nile River states John Mukum Mbaku, Weber State University The Nile Basin states are keen to see what kind of deal Ethiopia reaches with Egypt and Sudan. c.. Britain?s next election could be a climate change culture war Ed Atkins, University of Bristol An argument over London?s ultra low emissions zone threatens to engulf UK politics. Visiting the Trinity Site featured in ?Oppenheimer? is a sobering reminder of the horror of nuclear weapons Jack L. Rozdilsky, York University, Canada The Christopher Nolan film ?Oppenheimer? is set to become a summer blockbuster. But one of the featured sites in the movie is a sobering reminder of the horror of nuclear war. Who lived at Machu Picchu? DNA analysis shows surprising diversity at the ancient Inca palace Roberta Davidson, University of Adelaide Machu Picchu is now an iconic tourist destination in Peru ? but it was once a royal palace that pulled people from all corners of the Inca empire. You?re receiving this newsletter from The Conversation Tenancy B, Level 5 700 Swanston Street Carlton VIC 3053 Australia Forward to a friend From: The Conversation Global highlights Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2023 11:57 AM Subject: Twitter: X marks the what? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Sat Jul 29 14:04:26 2023 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (ENWL) Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2023 15:04:26 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Diesel is poisoning families Message-ID: We need zero-emission trucks, now. Diesel Pollution Is Poisoning Millions of American Children and Families in Their Own Homes Sign Now We all know diesel is bad for us. Studies show that this pollution can lead to asthma and other respiratory illnesses, and worsen existing heart and lung disease. Yet some communities can't seem to catch a break ? especially those living near warehouses. Right now, in 10 different states, 15 million Americans live within half of a mile from a warehouse. And warehouses always mean at least one thing: more diesel trucks. But it doesn't have to be this way. Switching to zero-emission trucks could help keep warehouses clean and protect the people who live near them. Luckily, U.S. states are beginning to take action to curb this pollution problem. Seven states, including California and New Jersey, have passed the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule. This rule requires truck manufacturers to sell zero-emission trucks, and to gradually switch over all trucks they sell to become zero-emissions. Zero-emission truck requirements are especially important because warehouses tend to exist in poor neighborhoods and neighborhoods of color. This means that wealthy folks ? and especially wealthy white people ? tend to be able to avoid the negative health impacts of warehouses and supply trucks, which provide goods we all use. This is a clear injustice we must rectify. The future is green and electric ? not polluted and toxic. Sign now to demand that all U.S. states adopt policies like the Advanced Clean Truck program to protect communities from dangerous diesel pollution! Thank you, Miranda Care2 Petitions Team P.S. If all trucks on the road ? or even some! ? were fossil fuel-free, that would be a huge boon for children, families, and neighborhoods located near warehouses all across the U.S. Sign the petition. 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The 1,000+ passengers entered the bay to find red waters and whalers rounding up the majestic animals to be hunted. However bloody and tragic the Faroe Islands whaling may seem, it is ultimately done for subsistence, which means the local community uses the whales to survive. Commercial whaling is not the same as subsistence whaling: it is actually infinitely worse, because the entire goal is profit. Yet, commercial whaling is still perfectly legal in Iceland. Sign now to demand that Iceland ban commercial whaling for good! No whales should be killed in order to make a handful of human beings rich. Iceland must stand up and commit to ending commercial whaling! If you agree, sign the petition now to protect the whales! Thank you, Jess Care2 Petitions Team P.S. Commercial whaling is cruel and unnecessary. Act now! 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Against all odds, Prime Minister Pedro S?nchez and the Socialist Party held on, raising the possibility that it will be the left-wing coalition that governs, with the help of Basque and Catalan regional parties. For this to happen, the parties must sit down at the table and reach common agreements ? not so easy, given some of the demands being made by pro-independence parties. While the uncertainty continues in Spain ? raising questions about what will happen during the country's six-month presidency of the Council of the EU ? one piece of good news is that support for Vox fell, as the far-right party lost 19 MPs. After the NATO summit in Vilnius, it seemed that Ukraine was getting closer to membership. However, the country hopes for significant progress were dashed, and it may even be seeing membership recede in the distance. A few days ago, Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko joked during a meeting with Vladimir Putin that the Wagner mercenary group might be ready to move into Poland. Although the joke was probably only funny to him, having 8,000 mercenaries "on the loose" in the region is profoundly unsettling not only for countries close to the Ukraine-Russia conflict, but also to Putin himself. Collaborations between EU and UK scientists are in jeopardy after the Horizon Europe programme was paused in the UK following Brexit. This is bad news because the global challenges that science faces require an international response ? otherwise, scientific progress will be hindered. As we draw closer to August, every year in the middle of the month the Perseids ? the most famous shooting stars of the season ? appear. However, perhaps we should call them meteors rather than stars. Whatever the name, the magic continues, so we invite you to wrap up, get away from light pollution and look for bursts of light in the night sky. For those who prefer the sun, a terrace and an aperitif, we bring you an article on the history of one of Italy's most famous cocktails, the spritz, the perfect melding of taste, lifestyle and a certain nostalgia. If you're travelling abroad this summer, remember that reality is in front of us and not on the screen of a mobile phone or via a social network. New research shows that being aware of our surroundings ensures that we are respectful of them, and that's essential for all of us. - Claudia Lorenzo, Culture Editor for The Conversation Spain What's happening in Spain after the general elections ? and what it means for the presidency of the Council of the EU The general elections in Spain have left a confusing scenario in which party agreements will be the main protagonists. Was this email forwarded to you? 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This and other clever experiments led Mims and her research assistant ? her dad ? to propose that fire-generated air currents carry living microbes. Surprisingly, Mims?s findings lay dormant for over a decade after she published them back in 2004. Nevertheless, her experiments are the first example of a growing field of research called pyroaerobiology, which lies at the intersection of fire ecology, atmospheric science, and microbiology. It?s the study of smoke-borne bacteria, fungi, and other microbes: who they are, where they go, and what they do when they get there. Pyroaerobiology stems from the observation that wildfire smoke is ? in a sense ? alive, which has implications for human health and the environment. And it?s growing even more critical with the increasing frequency, size, and intensity of wildfires. Journalist and microbiologist Anna Marija Helt writes about the ecological footprint of wildfire smoke in this online exclusive. 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The year-long program will provide funding, mentorship, and training to help young restoration professionals and their teams develop their restoration projects and raise awareness among their local communities about the importance of ecosystem restoration and healthy landscapes. ?????? ??????: https://leworld.org/tpost/ispthrg5a1-restoration-stewards-program From: Timur Idrisov Sent: Monday, July 31, 2023 3:59 PM Subject: Restoration stewards program -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From enwl at enw.net.ru Mon Jul 31 19:51:46 2023 From: enwl at enw.net.ru (enwl) Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2023 20:51:46 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Emergency action for Earth Message-ID: We're approaching an extreme red line, when a few hours outside is deadly. Earth Hit by Climate Inferno Dear friends, Earth just had the hottest day, week, and month in 120,000 years. Four continents are under extreme heat warnings and Canada has been on fire for months. Skies in the US turned a toxic orange, Beijing residents are hiding underground, and millions are starving from a mega-drought in East Africa. And this is just the start. The pandemic killed millions and put the world on lockdown. But the intensifying climate crisis will be of a totally different magnitude, lasting for centuries. This is the fight of our lives -- for our lives. Our movement has a pivotal role to play, right now. From putting European governments on trial for fuelling the climate crisis, to going all-out for the Amazon at the upcoming emergency summit -- the weeks and months ahead could be decisive. You've generously funded Avaaz campaigns before, thank you -- now we're counting on your support to launch the emergency action plan. Read more below -- but if you're already feeling the extreme urgency of this moment, please fund our fight by making a weekly donation. Avaaz is 100% funded by people like you, and the more we raise, the harder we can fight! 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Here are 5 reasons to support Avaaz: 1.. Your donations create real change in the world. Avaaz only raises funds through emails like this. It keeps our fundraising costs low, ensuring your donations are directly used in active campaigns that have proven impact in the world. 2.. Avaaz is fiercely independent of any government or corporate funding. It means we can campaign on the most critical issues, without fear or favour. Everything we do is thanks to Avaaz members around the world. You. 3.. Accountability is built into every single one of our campaigns. Annual member polls help to set our agenda, and we normally only run campaigns that receive a critical mass of support. You help to decide what we fight for, and how. We are fiercely democratic and people-power is in our DNA. 4.. It works! We have an exceptional team, and operate in 21 languages to mobilise millions of people on the biggest challenges of our times. We strive for systemic change, not piecemeal solutions. For a dose of people-powered victories, follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. 5.. We punch way above our weight. With a global movement of almost 70 million people, from every country on Earth, we ensure our voices are in the room, impacting the decisions that will shape our collective future. Image Credit: Josh O'Connor ? USFWS More information: a.. 'Everyone should be concerned': Antarctic sea ice reaches lowest levels ever recorded (The Guardian) b.. Human Adaptation to Heat Can't Keep Up With Human-Caused Climate Change (Time) c.. Recent events indicate Earth's climate has entered uncharted territory (Associated Press) Avaaz is a 70-million-person global campaign network that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. ("Avaaz" means "voice" or "song" in many languages.) Avaaz members live in every nation of the world; our team is spread across 18 countries on 6 continents and operates in 17 languages. 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