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As 2020 Ends, It s Time for News Outlets to Declare a Climate Emergency

Some of my media colleagues will feel uneasy about taking such a step, fearing that this would cross the line between journalism and advocacy. That is a serious, understandable concern after all, activists from Greta Thunberg’s Fridays for Future movement, Extinction Rebellion, and the Sunrise Movement, among others, have all repeatedly invoked the “climate emergency” as a rallying cry to demand a rapid decarbonization of the world’s economies. But here is a companion fact that too many newsrooms seem unaware of or, worse, ignore: It’s not just activists who talk about a “climate emergency.” As this column has mentioned more than once, more than 11,000 leading scientists have expressly chosen the phrase “climate emergency” to describe the situation currently facing our civilization. Skeptical journalists should bear in mind that scientists tend to be data-driven, rationally inclined individuals who generally shun emotionally charged words. Scientists are embracing

Zimbabwean diplomat lands top UN post - Zimbabwe Situation

Zimbabwean diplomat lands top UN post Mr Raisedon Zenenga WASHINGTON. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced yesterday the appointment of Zimbabwean Raisedon Zenenga as Assistant Secretary-General and Mission Coordinator of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). This position is established pursuant to Security Council resolution 2542 (2020). Mr Zenenga brings with him diverse and substantial experience in supporting political processes and mediation, proven skills in managing complex peace operations and significant experience in working with Government and other key stakeholders in conflict and post-conflict settings. He has over 30 years of United Nations, Government and diplomatic service experience, 21 of which serving with the Organisation in field offices including in Liberia, Iraq-Kuwait, Sierra Leone, Somalia and South Sudan.

Journalists have a moral obligation to declare a climate emergency

Journalists have a moral obligation to declare a climate emergency , a global journalism initiative strengthening coverage of the climate story. “I CALL ON ALL LEADERS WORLDWIDE to declare a State of Climate Emergency in their own countries until carbon neutrality is reached.” So said United Nations Secretary General António Guterres in his speech to the Climate Ambition Summit on December 12, the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement. Guterres’s appeal seemed aimed at leaders of national governments; the Secretary General noted that “thirty-eight countries have already” made such declarations [among them, such big emitters as the United Kingdom, Japan, and Canada]. But it’s time for media leaders to declare a State of Climate Emergency as well.

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