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US joins Swedish-Indian global group for climate change ​ By IANS | ​ 3 Views   Biden to nominate Vietnam envoy as Asst Secy of State for East Asia. Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, April 24 : The United States has joined the global Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT), which was launched by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Swedish counterpart Stefan Lofven at the UNSG Climate Action Summit in New York in 2019. LeadIT is aimed at driving climate change in heavy ...

Blood Lemon – Photo Credit: Matthew Wordell Blood Lemon’s self-titled debut album is a flinty and socio-politically relevant 40-minute affair that, thanks to the mastering work of Mell Dettmer (Earth, Sunn O))) and Black Mountain) and inspiration from Sleater-Kinney, Hole, Earth and The Breeders, is heavy in so many ways. Tackling the modern state of discontent through topics like climate change, American politics, social justice, and navigating adulthood as women, Blood Lemon have deftly...

7 Young Activists Share What Made Them Join the Climate Movement For young people, climate activism is often not even a choice. Why Global Citizens Should Care The climate crisis threatens the future of all people, especially young people. The United Nations urges countries to rapidly phase out fossil fuels to limit global warming. You can join us in taking action on this issue here.  Many young people know how many carbon dioxide particles were in the atmosphere the year they were born. For t...

Apr 22, 2021 Selena Gomez by Lisabjo and Cate Blanchett by Gage Skidmore and Salma Hayek by Gage Skidmore and Mark Ruffalo by Gage Skidmore is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Orlando Bloom en El Hormiguero de Pablo Motos by ElHormiguero is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0. Pharrell by Karl Hab and Meryl Streep from ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’ at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2016 by Dick Thomas Johnson is licensed under CC BY 2.0 It’s the 51st anniversary of Earth Day, a...

Background The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the worlds largest humanitarian organization, with 192 member National Societies. As part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, our work is guided by seven fundamental principles; humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity and universality. Organizational Context Launched at the UN Climate Action Summit in September 2019, the Risk-informed Early Action Pa...

10 Apr 2021 Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder and conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk will be joining Talkradio 77 WABC, New York, where the late conservative pioneer and greatest radio host of all time Rush Limbaugh first launched his national career. Talkradio 77 WABC, New York, and 107.1 FM WLIR, Long Island, announced Friday that Salem Radio Network’s syndicated talker Charlie Kirk will be joining the two stations’ lineup at noon EST, starting Monday. 77 WABC is known as one of America...

DeSmog Sep 20, 2019 @ 05:51 This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story.   Millions of children and adults are expected to strike across the globe today, inspired by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg’s call for climate action.  The strikes are happening ahead of the UN Climate Summit, which is taking place in New York on 23 September.  Climate strikers are calling for a “rapid revolution�...

SHARE Next week will see a high-level summit in Abu Dhabi to advance global action against climate change. Attending the GCC and Mena Regional Dialogue for Climate Action, and visiting the region for the first time since his appointment, will be John Kerry, the US special envoy on climate. The Regional Dialogue will provide an important preview of the conversations that will take place later this month at another climate summit, to be held in Washington. That meeting will see 40 leaders, includ...

Greta Thunberg: It just spiralled out of control 13 minutes to read By: Leslie Hook Three years after bursting on to the global stage, whats next for the most famous climate activist of her generation? Greta Thunberg turned 18 a few months ago but occasionally she forgets that. "I actually can vote now," she grins. But the words "we children" still sometimes slip into her sentences, out of habit. She is sanguine about the change, but it is a bigger shift than she lets on: that...

Today, we have the likes of Kamala Harris, Tsai Ing-wen, Naomi Osaka, Sarah Al-Amiri — a few of the many women who have won the respect of the international community with inspiring leadership and achievements in their respective fields. Whether it’s showing how to effectively fight a pandemic, restoring peace in a polarised democracy, triggering important social movements or charting a new course in space exploration, here are some female world leaders who are giving us hope for a better t...