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You may have heard on the news in the past week that the BC government has DEFERRED logging on a lot of old growth trees in the province. The truth is that in the near future, maybe even for years, they haven’t stopped the logging of one single tree. Keith Wiley unpacks government spin.
Several reports on COP26 in Glasgow. Nelsonites Linn Murray and Jamie Hunter are at COP 26 in Glasgow give us their impressions. Stirring words from Greta Thunberg. The Energy Mix with Mitchell Beer and Catherine Abreu discuss net zero and COP26 outcomes.
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EVENTS:
Creating a liveable climate future: an interactive workshop
The West Kootenay Citizens Climate Lobby has aWednesday Nov. 10, 4-5:30 pm PT on Zoom
Register here: https://bit.ly/En-ROADS-workshop
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What are locals doing to inspire a sense of the possibility and accelerate climate action?
Sunday, November 21, 3-5 pm PT WestKootenayClimateHUB.ca
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Wednesday, November 17 at 4pm, for the first in our 4-part series on Indigenous Perspectives on Climate Action, titled Busting the Fossil Fuel Corridor.
Register here (free): tinyurl.com/webinarwecan26
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NOT ONE TREE SAVED – RESEARCH
Keith’s Editorial NOT ONE TREE SAVED
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CBC Radio: Sarah Penton on Radio West interviews Rachel Holt. You may have to scroll to the Nov. 2 Segment.
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-96-radio-west
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Analysis of changes to Forests and Range Practices Act
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FIRST NATIONS RELEASE ON OLD GROWTH LOGGING ANNOUNCEMENT
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BC GOVERNMENT NEWS RELEASE ON OLD GROWTH DEFERRALS
https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021FLNRO0068-002088
ENVIRONMENT NEWS AND LINKS
The carbon dioxide emissions of the richest 1% of humanity are on track to be 30 times greater than what is compatible with keeping global heating below 1.5C, new research warns, as scientists urge governments to “constrain luxury carbon consumption” of private jets, megayachts and space travel.
In keeping with the Paris climate goals, every person on Earth needs to reduce their CO2 emissions to an average of 2.3 tonnes by 2030, about half the average of today.
The richest 1% – which is a population smaller than Germany – are on track to be releasing 70 tonnes of CO2 per person a year if current consumption continues, according to the study. In total they will account for 16% of total emissions by 2030, up from 13% of emissions in 1990. Meanwhile, the poorest 50% will be releasing an average of one tonne of CO2 annually.
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More than 100 countries have joined a U.S.- and EU-led effort to slash emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane 30 per cent by 2030 from 2020 levels, an initiative aimed at tackling one of the main causes of climate change.
Methane is the main greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide. It has a higher heat-trapping potential than CO2 but breaks down in the atmosphere faster – meaning that cutting methane emissions can have a rapid impact in reining in global warming.
The Global Methane Pledge, launched at the COP26 summit in Glasgow after being announced in September, now covers countries representing nearly half of global methane emissions and 70 per cent of global GDP, U.S. President Joe Biden said.
“Together, we’re committing to collectively reduce our methane by 30 per cent by 2030. And I think we can probably go beyond that,” Biden said.
“It’s going to boost our economies, saving companies money, reducing methane leaks, capturing methane to turn it into new revenue streams, as well as creating good paying union jobs for our workers.”
Among the new signatories was Brazil – one of the world’s five biggest emitters of methane.
China, Russia and India, also top-five methane emitters, have not signed on to the pledge. Those countries were all included on a list identified as targets to join the pledge, first reported by Reuters.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-cop26-climate-change-conference-nov-2/
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There are more delegates at COP26 associated with the fossil fuel industry than from any single country, analysis shared with the BBC shows.
Campaigners led by Global Witness assessed the participant list published by the UN at the start of this meeting.
They found that 503 people with links to fossil fuel interests had been accredited for the climate summit.
These delegates are said to lobby for oil and gas industries, and campaigners say they should be banned.
“The fossil fuel industry has spent decades denying and delaying real action on the climate crisis, which is why this is such a huge problem,” says Murray Worthy from Global Witness.
“Their influence is one of the biggest reasons why 25 years of UN climate talks have not led to real cuts in global emissions.”
About 40,000 people are attending the COP. Brazil has the biggest official team of negotiators according to UN data, with 479 delegates.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-59199484
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The 196 countries involved in implementing the Paris climate agreement have under-reported their greenhouse gas emissions by 8.5 to 13.3 billion tonnes per year. That means that the delegates in Glasgow for COP 26 negotiations are working with flawed data. That’s according to a special report in the Washington Post.
The review of emissions data filed with the United Nations climate secretariat “reveals a giant gap between what nations declare their emissions to be versus the greenhouse gases they are sending into the atmosphere,” the Post reports. The difference between the data and the reality is “big enough to move the needle on how much the Earth will warm.”
At minimum, the Post says, the difference in numbers is larger than the total annual emissions of the United States. At worst, it approaches the annual emissions from China, amounting to 23% of the warming caused by human activity.
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