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The COP30 Climate Meet had One Job, and Totally Crashed and Burned
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The COP30 Climate Meet had One Job, and Totally Crashed and Burned

Juan Cole

The bad guys included Saudi Arabia and the entire Arab bloc, along with China, India, and other nations still in thrall to Big Carbon

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West Bank: Israel Emptying Refugee Camps a Crime Against Humanity

West Bank: Israel Emptying Refugee Camps a Crime Against Humanity

11/23/2025 By Human Rights Watch

Why Israeli Soldiers and their Leaders are increasingly at Risk of Arrest Overseas

Why Israeli Soldiers and their Leaders are increasingly at Risk of Arrest Overseas

11/23/2025 By The Conversation

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India Plans 2.45 Gig Solar Park + 5 GWh Battery in Rajasthan, so why drag its Feet at COP30?

India Plans 2.45 Gig Solar Park + 5 GWh Battery in Rajasthan, so why drag its Feet at COP30?

even the right wing Hindu nationalist government of India has ambitious plans to transition to green energy

Juan Cole

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Environment and health: a connection that remains unseen in the Climate Change Conferences

Environment and health: a connection that remains unseen in the Climate Change Conferences

From an environmental health perspective, we need to discuss the role of these forests in order to formulate health promotion policies

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Who is Ready to Die for Trump’s Gaza Plan? So Far, Nobody

Who is Ready to Die for Trump’s Gaza Plan? So Far, Nobody

The ISF will be tasked with securing the borders in a way that confines Palestinians, demilitarizing Gaza

Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

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Global Battle Royale at COP30 between Fossil Fuel Producers and Green Energy Advocates

Global Battle Royale at COP30 between Fossil Fuel Producers and Green Energy Advocates

A bloc is attempting to deep-six the pledge made at COP28 to “transition away from fossil fuels.”

Juan Cole

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Protesting Canada’s Detention of Former UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk over Palestine Rights Advocacy

Protesting Canada’s Detention of Former UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk over Palestine Rights Advocacy

Outrage at the unjustified harassment that Richard Falk, former UN Special Rapporteur was subjected to by agents of the Canada Border Services

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Trump using Jews to Ban Free Speech: The Ultimate in Antisemitism

Trump using Jews to Ban Free Speech: The Ultimate in Antisemitism

In an extraordinarily effective work of political theater the Heritage Foundation dubbed its political opponents supporters of terrorism

Tomdispatch

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Türkiye to host Climate Meet COP31: Can it Rise to Green Energy Leadership Challenge?

Türkiye to host Climate Meet COP31: Can it Rise to Green Energy Leadership Challenge?

Türkiye has achievements in low-carbon renewable energy. It is the site of the largest solar power installation in a European country

Juan Cole

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Trump Shifts to Monarchy Promotion in Middle East

Trump Shifts to Monarchy Promotion in Middle East

Forget about democracy promotion. The Trump administration is advocating for monarchy

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Trump’s Assault on Green Energy could Kill 1.3 million in Climate Disasters

Trump’s Assault on Green Energy could Kill 1.3 million in Climate Disasters

Most of the people expected to suffer these temperature-related deaths live in poor countries in Africa and South Asia

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