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Amy as the high level talks at the u. N. Climate summit begin here in marrakesh, what impact will the election of donald trump have on the worlds effort to combat the Climate Crisis . We will speak to asad rehman of friends of the Earth International and Daniel Kammen, science envoy for the u. S. State department. Then we look at morocco and why thousands of protesters recently took to the streets after a fish seller was crushed to death in the compactor of a garbage truck while he was trying to retrieve fish confiscated by police. And i think what we see now is the tragic, tragic assassination has provided a venue, sort of a breath to bring that together, and maybe have uprisings act ii of of 2011. That was act i and this could be act ii. Amy and we will speak to leading nigerian environmentalist nnimmo bassey, author of the new book, oil politics echoes of ecological wars. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. We are broadcasting from marrakesh, morocco. The World Meteorological organization has announced here at the 22nd annual u. N. Climate summit known as cop 22, that 2016 is very likely to be the hottest year on record and that the average global temperature this year is 1. 2 degrees celsius above preindustrial levels. That is only three degrees celsius away from the limit of a 1. 5 degree rise set by the Paris Agreement in order to avoid catastrophic impacts of Climate Change. This comes as residents of la paz, bolivia, are facing extreme water shortages and rationing as the three dams that supply the citys water have run almost dry. Scientists say the drought is caused by the Rapid Retreat of glaciers due to Global Warming. Over the last three decades, bolivian glaciers have shrunk more than , affecting 2 Million People who rely on glacier melt as their water supply. In the United States, the wall street journrnal is reportingng former new york mayor Rudy Giuliani is currently trumps leading pick for secretary of state. Giuliani was the architect of new york citys stopandfrisk program, which disproportionately targeted people of color and was later ruled unconstitutional. Giuliani has called for measures to force m muslims on the governments terrorism watch list to wear electronic tracking bracelets and boasted about how he sent undercover nypd officers to infiltrate mosques. Speaking at the Republican National Convention Last july, giuliani proclaimed, what i did for new york, donald trump will do for america. Donald trump has already named stephen bannon, former head of the farright wing breitbart media, as his top strategist, and reince priebus, head of the Republican National committee, as his chief of staff. Trtrump is reportetedly also considering former u. S. Ambassador to the United Nations john bolton as a possible secretary of state if giuliani is not chosen. Bolton, who was nominated by president george w. Bush, famously talked about lopping off the top 10 stories of the United Nations headquarters. This comes as president obama said he was encouraged by Donald Trumps Election Night speech and urged americans to give trump the room and space to make his cabinet appointments and to get adjusted to the white house. Pres. Obama what i also discussed was the fact that i had been encouraged by his statements on Election Night and hise need for unity interest in being the president for all people and that how he staffs the first step he takes come the First Impressions he makes, the reset that can happen after an election, all of those things are important and should be thought about. I think it is important to give him the room and the space to do that. Amy cbs news also reported monday that donald trump had asked for his Adult Children donald, eric and ivanka and his soninlaw Jared Kushner to receive top security clearances, a claim which an official from trumps Transition Team denied during interviews with a pool of reporters later on monday. The children were also named to trumps Transition Team last week. If trumps children were to receive security clearances, it could represent a conflict of interests, as his children are also running trumps vast business networks. Jared kushners newspaper, the new york observer, has also stopped printing paper copies of the publication as of last week. In brussels, the European Union held an emergency meeting sunday night aimed at unifying the blocs approach to the election of donald trump. Although, this goal collapsed after a handful of top officials boycotted the event. Both france and hungarys Foreign Ministers boycotted the meeting. Hungarys Prime Minister supports trump. French right wing politician marine le pen, whom many are predicting could be the next president of france, hasas also supported donald trump, calling his election part of global revolution in the building of a new world. Britain, which is slated to leave the European Union boycotted the talks entirely. , the brexit plans, however, appear to be in disarray. A leaked memo said prime Minster Theresa mays cabinet is divided on how to exit the European Union and that there was so much work required to leave the eu, the government might have to hire as many as 30,000 additional people. Meanwhile, donald trump and russian president Vladimir Putin spoke on the telephone monday, agreeing to work to improve relations between the two countries. Protests against president elect donald trump continue across the United States. On monday, thousands of High School Students walked out of classes in seattle, los angeles, silver spring, maryland, and the San Francisco area as well as portland, oregon. Students chanted not my president and no trump, no kkk, no fafascist usa as they poured out of highgh schooools m coast to coast. Students and young people also staged a sitin monday at t new york senator Chuck Schumers office on capitol hill, demanding schumer step aside from becoming Senate Minority leader and instead support vermont senator Bernie Sanders for the position. We are here today at chuck that the office to say democrat establishment cannot lead the opposition right now. And that Chuck Schumer must step aside and allow for new leadership, so were here to demand that Chuck Schumer step aside for minority leadership, take your name out of the running. Amy protests against 3. 8 billion Dakota Access pipeline are planned in more than 100 cities worldwide today. Many of these protests against the pipeline are taking place at u. S. Army corps of engineers offices to demand the army refuse to grant a final permit for the Pipeline Company to drill underneath the missouri river. In a joint statement by the army and the interior Department Released monday, the army announced it is holding off issuing the final permit, saying the army has determined that additional discussion and analysis are warranted in light of the history of the great sioux nations dispossessions of lands, the importance of lake oahe to the tribe, our governmenttogovernment relationship, and the statute governing easements through government property. This is tara houska, National Campaigns directct for honoror e earth. The indigenous and Terminal Network come under the earth, and many of our allies are calling for a nationwide day of solidarity on novemberer 15 a wk after the election at Army Corps Offices around the country. Or hundreds of years, the United States army and native people have been at odds. It is time we step forward and begin a new chapter together at one inhich indigenous rights are respected, our lands are respected, and our waters are respected by the u. S. Government. Amy protests were also planned here at the Climate Summit in marrakesh, morocco, today, but today is the day of the highlevel meetings with the king of morocco and other World Leaders so all protests at the , cop22 have been banned. You may have heard hundreds of reporters shouting. It is because the president of morocco just want in to the u. N. Climate summit just behind me. A new report by the International Criminal court top Prosecutor Says United States may have committed war crimes in afghanistan. The report accuses the u. S. Military of torturing at least 61 prisoners in afghanistan during the ongoing 14 year war. The longest war in u. S. History. Report also accuses ththe cia of susubjecting at least 27 prisons toto torture, including rape, at cia prison sites in afghanistan, poland, romania, and lithuania. The International Criminal court says it is deciding whether to open an official investigation. This could lead to the prosecution of u u. S. Officialas for war crimes, even though the United States is not a member of the court becacause e crimes were allegedly committed within afghanistan, which is a member of the icc. Wikileaks cofounder Julian Assange was questioned monday by a swedish prosecutor at the Ecuadorian Embassy in london where he has been holed up for more than four years over allegations of sexual misconduct, although charges have never been filed. The questioning could last as many as three days. Assanges swedish lawyer, per samuelson, says he has so far been prohibited from attending the interviews. Assange has been confined to the ecuadorean embassy, fearing that if he were to attempt to leave, he would be arrested by British Police and ultimately extradited to the United States where it is believed there is a sealed indictment against him over wikileaks release of documents. And the awardwinning journalist and news anchor gwen ifill has died of cancer at the age of 61. 1999, gwen ifill became the first africanamerican woman to host a Major National political talk show when she took the helm of Washington Week in review. In 2013, she became cohost of the pbs newshour, taking a chair next to judy woodruff. Gwen ifill continued covering the president ial election throughout the year, even as she underwent cancer treatment. Last spring, she moderated a democratic primary debate between Hillary Clinton and senator Bernie Sanders. At a news confererence on monda, president barack obama reaeacted to gwen ifills passing. Pres. Obama michelle and i went to extend our deep condolences to gwen ifills family and all of you, her colleagues, on her passing. She was an extraordinary journalist. She always kept faith with the fundamental responsibilities of her profession, asking tough questions, Holding People in power accountable, and defending a strong and free press that makes our democracy work. I always appreciated her reporting, even when i was at the receiving end of one of her tough and thorough interviews. Whether she reported from a Convention Floor or from the field, whether she sat at the debate moderators table or at the anchor desk, she not only informed todays citizens, but she also inspired tomorrows journalists. Amy and those are some of the headlines. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. We are broadcasting from marrakesh, morocco, here at the u. N. Climate summit or cop22, the conference of parties. The high level talks began earlier this morning. The United Nations has annonound that 201016 is very likely to be ththe hottest year on recordrd, surpassing 2015, which had been the warmest year since records began. Wowod meteorolological Organization Secretary general Petteri Taalas spoke here in marrakesh, morocco, onon monday. Records so far, and if you look at the first the nine months of this year, we are fairly high up again, breaking records. It is likely we will reach 1. 2 degrees warmingg levevel this yr and we are going t the wrong therection if you think of 1. 5 degrees warming level, which was agreed last year in pariis. Amy m meanwhile, r reuters is reportining donaldld trump is seekining was to q quickly withw the United States from the paris accord to combat Climate Change. Trump is a longtime Climate Change denier who has described globobal warmiming as a ininese hoax. On monday, the u. S. Special envoy on Climate Change Jonathan Pershing reveaealed that no o oe from trumps transisition team s reachehed out to hihim to discus u. U. S. Climate pololicy. I dont really have any good insight for you. We are not yet in touch with the Transition Team. They have not yet been named for our r agency. We are waititing to talk with them. I anticipate that will happen soon after i returned to washington. In the absence of that, we do not have any permission toto ofr about our expectation for them. They have not been in touch with us. Amy talk more about the u. N. Climate talks here in marrakesh, morocco and the significance of Donald Trumps election on the world class effort to combat Climate Change, we are joined by two guests. , science envoy for the state department and professor of energy at university of california at berkeley. And asad rehman is spokesperson for friends of the Earth International. He is based in britain. Daniel kammen, you are the science envoy here at the state department. John kerry is expected to arrive in a couple of hours here at the u. N. Summit. There are a number of World Leaders who, the king of morocco just past behind us. A new leader has been chosen in the United States not by popular vote, i still believe Hillary Clinton has around 2 million votes more and votes are still being tallied that when it comes to the electoral college, looks like donald trump will be the next president. Your response as a Climate Science envoy to the state department . I would like to think that fromew heaead of state, whatever ideological background, will recognize the science of Climate Change is really undisputed will. I have been a member of the ipc see, the group that does the research to inform the u. N. , for 15 years. The e hottest year records for your after year. The economomics of clean energy are overwhelmingly positive in terms of the low prices of solar and wind will step the ability to meet both largescale Energy Systems in the u. S. And china, but also other options. And really show thatat clean energy is actually a populist tool to bring resources to people who need it. I would like to think that message will make it through, but we will see what happens as the politics plays out in d. C. Amy so what does that mean for this summit . Donald trump has been very clear, one of his first acts would be to pull out of the paris climate agreement. Thankfully for this summit in morocco, were still under the current Obama Administration where the u. S. Is playing a strong rolled a a highlight goas for 2030 in the United States for the clean power plan, but most important, to be a partner overseas and around the world with governments like morocco and kenya that want to develop clean energy plans. Youre asking about what will happen at the next cop. Opinions vary widely. Legallyout of the dop is a process that would take some time because not only was it signed and ratified under a month ago, but there is a process to pull out that takes a few years. The challenge is that you can be a passive aggressive obstructionist by not sending a delegation, by not coming through with u. S. Obligations. To my mind, that would be turning your b