IPCC – We need to talk about the military

The IPCC final synthesis report of this AR6 cycle tells us we are overshooting 1.5 degrees. Governments know what this means. Our home planet is nearing 2 degrees of warming. From there, all bets are off. When people and planet desperately need urgent 21st century answers to a 20th century made catastrophe, with Code Red warnings … Continue reading IPCC – We need to talk about the military

COP27 IPB webinar: Observations from the Blue Zone – military emissions and spending

Video: watch here. Transcript: Sean  We will start today with Deborah Burton giving us a summary of her experiences at COP27. And then open up the floor to questions both for those who are with us on Zoom, and those who are watching the live stream. So without further ado, I will turn the floor … Continue reading COP27 IPB webinar: Observations from the Blue Zone – military emissions and spending

The tragedy of Mikhail Gorbachev was written by the West

by Jonathan Steele for Middle East Eye ... Western leaders also share the blame for Russia’s retreat from liberal politics, which began long before Putin’s installation as president. Yeltsin’s use of tanks to shell the Russian parliament in 1993 to end an opposition sit-in was a more serious outrage than any of Putin’s domestic policy excesses. The … Continue reading The tragedy of Mikhail Gorbachev was written by the West