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Sept 15-22 sees the Draw the Line global week of events take place as world leaders meet at the UN General Assembly in New York, followed by UN climate summit (COP30) just six weeks later. Draw the Line against inequalities, tyranny, genocide, destruction, and chaos… for rights, jobs, justice, democracy, and a fulfilling life on a safe … Continue reading Global Week Of Action For Peace And Climate Justice – Draw the Line
Disappointingly, applications for side events addressing military emissions and spending were not accepted this time round at Bonn. Yet with military spending at an all time high, NATO’s future plans for even higher spending, genocide ongoing in Palestine and the war in Ukraine with no end in sight, military related issues were present ‘on the … Continue reading TPNS at Bonn Climate Change Conference (16-26 June 2025)
A new analysis by the Transnational Institute, Tipping Point North South and Stop Wapenhandel, released the week of the NATO summit in the Netherlands, shows that the Alliance’s rapid military build‑up is already undermining global climate goals and threatening to divert trillions from clean‑energy investment. Since 2021, NATO nations have raised their combined defence budgets … Continue reading Media Release: NATO’s Spending Boom Puts Climate Targets at Risk, New Briefing Warns
This week saw a number of important pieces covered in the Guardian - 2 new studies on military emissions and a lengthy interview with Professor Neta Crawford, Oxford University https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/29/nato-military-spending-could-increase-emissions-study-finds https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/30/carbon-footprint-of-israels-war-on-gaza-exceeds-that-of-many-entire-countries https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/30/donald-trump-geopolitics-could-deepen-planetary-catastrophe-expert-warns
The director-general of the upcoming UN climate conference in the Brazilian city of Belém, Ana Toni, stated that climate change “is a war” in which people die every day. Ahead of COP30 in November, Latin American countries are attending a Climate Week in the Panamanian capital, where the Brazilian official spoke about it. https://thecostaricanews.com/climate-change-is-a-war-says-the-director-of-cop30-world-summit/
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