From the news on: the climate crisis, environmental issues, and nuclear threats [Note: Content Warning - links to reports on the climate crisis and nuclear risks. Reader discretion is advised]

Note: CONTENT WARNING - some of this content is about upsetting, disturbing or triggering events & attitudes. Seek competent help - including professional - if you need it. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that linked articles may contains names and/or images of deceased people. READER CAUTION IS RECOMMENDED! For anyone distressed by anything in this post, or for any other reason considering seeking support, resources are available in Australia here, here, and here. In other nations, you will have to do an Internet search using terms such as “mental health support - <your nation>” (which, for instance, may lead to this, this, and this, in the USA, or this, this, and this, in France [biased towards English-language - my apologies]), or perhaps try https://www.befrienders.org/. 

From the news on the climate crisis, environmental issues, and nuclear threats:

• “China and US reportedly agree to rare nuclear arms control talks”   https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/02/china-and-us-reportedly-agree-to-rare-nuclear-arms-control-talks   

 

• “The New Humanitarian | Documenting the human toll of Burundi’s climate disasters”   https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/2023/10/31/reporters-diary-documenting-toll-burundi-climate-disasters    

• “The New Humanitarian | UN warns of growing chasm between climate costs and adaptation funding”   https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2023/11/02/un-warns-growing-chasm-between-climate-costs-and-adaptation-funding   

• “Alan Kohler: America and China are wrestling over the tiller of a burning ship”   https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2023/11/02/climate-change-america-china-kohler  
  

• “Banks pumped more than $150bn in to companies running ‘carbon bomb’ projects in 2022”   https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/31/banks-pumped-more-than-150bn-in-to-companies-running-carbon-bomb-projects-in-2022   

• “Queensland’s fires are not easing at night. That’s a bad sign for the summer ahead”   https://theconversation.com/queenslands-fires-are-not-easing-at-night-thats-a-bad-sign-for-the-summer-ahead-216732   

• “Extreme weather is landing more Australians in hospital – and heat is the biggest culprit”   https://theconversation.com/extreme-weather-is-landing-more-australians-in-hospital-and-heat-is-the-biggest-culprit-216440   

• “New poll shows young Australians are wary of both AUKUS and the US – and want more action on climate instead”   https://theconversation.com/new-poll-shows-young-australians-are-wary-of-both-aukus-and-the-us-and-want-more-action-on-climate-instead-216824    

• “How Climate Adaptation Can Reduce Poverty and Promote Gender Equality” | Climate Security Series 
  Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters   “Today's episode was recorded as a live taping of the podcast, produced in partnership with CGIAR. It is part of a series of episodes about the nexus between climate and security. The episode kicks off with some opening remarks from, Shalini Roy, a Senior Research Fellow in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit at the International Food Policy Research Institute, IFPRI. It then includes a moderated discussion featuring : Dan Gilligan, Director of the Poverty, Gender and Inclusion Unit at IFPRI and Co-Lead of the CGIAR Gender Equality Initiative Ana Solórzano,  Social Protection Advisor for Climate and Resilience at the World Food Program Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed, Research Lead at the Centre for Disaster Protection Raashee Abhilashi, Regional Project Coordinator and Consultant, Climate Change Group, at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)”   Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/global-dispatches-world-news-that-matters/id593535863?i=1000633031371   

• “Animal-to-human disease outbreaks are becoming more frequent and deadly: research”   https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/science/2023/11/03/animal-human-outbreaks  

 

Assumptions / basis 

In writing this, I have assumed / started from the following: 

• this blog states quite clearly that it is about political and human rights matters, including lived experience of problems, and thus I will assume readers are reasonable people who have noted the content warning in the post header;

Possible flaws 

Where I can, I will try to highlight possible flaws / issues you should consider:

• there may be flawed logical arguments in the above: to find out more about such flaws and thinking generally, I recommend Brendan  Myers’ free online course “Clear and Present Thinking”; 
  
• I could be wrong - so keep your thinking caps on, and make up your own minds for yourself.
  

 

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