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The United States is now the only country trying to undermine the Paris Agreement on climate change. While other countries are pledging to cut their emissions — often inadequately, but at least accepting the need — the US intends to raise them.

Meanwhile, the US is taking a step forward on the geoengineering path. Geoengineering, specifically Solar Radiation Management (SRM), refers to large-scale human interventions into the Earth’s climate. These aim to cut the levels of solar radiation that reach the Earth’s surface to artificially cool the planet.

Some of the worst fears and dire predictions of opponents of the Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline came true on November 16 when pipeline owner TransCanada announced that more than 200,000 gallons of oil had spilled from the existing portion of the Keystone system in Marshall County, South Dakota.

It’s that time of year again when countries get together to discuss taking action on climate change. Progress is painfully slow at these United Nations Climate Change Conferences (known as COPs). We are up to number 23 — hence it is called COP23.

COP23, held in Bonn, Germany from November 6-17, is not as significant as COP21 in 2015, when the Paris Agreement was negotiated. Much of this year’s conference is concerned with fleshing out details of the Paris Agreement, the so called rulebook, for adoption in 2018.

As the world economy spirals down into its deepest crisis since the great depression, the writings of Karl Marx have made a return to the top seller lists in bookstores. In his native Germany, the sales of Marx’s works have trebled.

March 5, 6pm. Resistance Centre, 22 Mountain St, Ultimo

A discussion starter on building a radical green new deal project. What would it look like? What would it take? How can we achieve a just transition for affected communities?

With:

Frank Stilwell, University of Sydney, Department of Political Economy, author of 12 books the most recent being The Political Economy of Inequality

Dr Steve O'Brien, former Newcastle steel worker, unionist, educator

Susan Price, Green Left editor and climate campaigner

Location: Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, 21 Mounts Bay Rd, Perth WA

Where: Alpha Hotel Eastern Creek
Address: Cnr Brabham Drive & Peter Brock Drive, Eastern Creek 2766
When: 10am - Wednesday 29th April 2020

The next court date for Blockade IMARC Arrestees is the 12th of March! Please come down to the Melbourne Magistrates Court and show your solidarity.

Bring signs, banners and your voice, let's show everyone facing court that day that they're not in this alone. None of us are free until all of us are free!

Gathering from 9am as court starts at 10am

Please message Blockade IMARC if your group happy to co-host, and share through your networks

Water is not for Sale! In the lead up to World Water Day on March 20, and in solidarity with river communities Walgett, Brewarrina and Bourke join us at Sydney Water offices in Parramatta to say:

Water is not for Sale! Water for Rivers and Communities!
Take Water off the Market, end Water Trading!
Stop big corporate pumping when rivers have low to medium flows!
Ban floodplain harvesting!

This fun, social idea came out of the 10 year celebration/future forum last November — We are inviting sustainability interest groups together for a social gathering called ‘Green Drinks’. To be honest the original idea was by Dave Carr organising similar get togethers for the enviro-sector in previous years. But what is original is the cool new venue for the get together.

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