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At COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, civil society members held a People’s Plenary called “Pay Up, Stand Up: Finance Climate Action, Not Genocide” outside negotiation rooms in which U.N. member states attempted to hammer out a global climate finance deal. In the face of the conference’s restrictions on protest, civil society members unfurled the names of Palestinians who have been killed, reading out the names of those killed by Israel’s military aggression and calling for an end to ecocidal violence worldwide. We hear from three people who participated in the action, including Palestinian activist Jana Rashed and Sudanese activist Leena Eisa — both of whom call on nations to stop providing fuel for genocides being perpetrated against Palestinian, Lebanese and Sudanese people — and the plenary’s co-chair Lidy Nacpil, who calls the gathering a “celebration” of marginalized voices at the climate summit.
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We continue our look at COP29’s ongoing negotiations for an international climate finance agreement, which is still under contention as of Thursday morning due in large part to wealthy countries’ refusal to commit to a proposed monetary target on the financing of developing nations’ transition from fossil fuels. Countries that have already industrialized off the backs of fossil fuel exploitation have a “responsibility” to offset these “injustices,” according to Indian climate activist Harjeet Singh. “Developed countries are trying to pose themselves as climate leaders … but back home they’re expanding fossil fuels,” says Singh. “The core of the issue remains finance. Unless money is put on the table, the transitioning away from fossil fuels is not going to be a reality in developing countries.”
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As the U.N. climate summit nears its close, we examine a proposed climate finance deal that is already being contested by participants. Among the major issues is the absence of a firm number in the draft text on how much rich countries will pay. Poorer nations bearing the brunt of the climate crisis say at least $1.3 trillion a year is needed, a target that comprises just 1% of the global economy. “We’re here to negotiate a global settlement on climate finance, which is all about getting the funds that the poor world needs in order to cut greenhouse gas emissions, shift to a low-carbon economy and adapt to the impacts of extreme weather driven by the climate crisis,” explains our guest Fiona Harvey, a longtime environment editor at The Guardian. Developed countries’ resistance to shifting their methods of industrial development, as well as the outsized role of fossil fuel lobbyists at the summit, has led to a deal that satisfies no one. However, says Harvey, for as long as their investment in fossil fuels creates the very problem “we are trying to solve,” it is crucial that wealthy nations commit to setting aside funding for poorer nations, as “the future of these countries depends on getting this finance.”
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As the U.N. climate summit nears its close, we examine a proposed climate finance deal that is already being contested by participants. Among the major issues is the absence of a firm number in the draft text on how much rich countries will pay. Poorer nations bearing the brunt of the climate crisis say at least $1.3 trillion a year is needed, a target that comprises just 1% of the global economy. “We’re here to negotiate a global settlement on climate finance, which is all about getting the funds that the poor world needs in order to cut greenhouse gas emissions, shift to a low-carbon economy and adapt to the impacts of extreme weather driven by the climate crisis,” explains our guest Fiona Harvey, a longtime environment editor at The Guardian. Developed countries’ resistance to shifting their methods of industrial development, as well as the outsized role of fossil fuel lobbyists at the summit, has led to a deal that satisfies no one. However, says Harvey, for as long as their investment in fossil fuels creates the very problem “we are trying to solve,” it is crucial that wealthy nations commit to setting aside funding for poorer nations, as “the future of these countries depends on getting this finance.”
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Just hours after the United States vetoed yet another U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza, the U.S. Senate on Wednesday rejected three resolutions supported by less than two dozen Democratic senators that sought to block the sale of U.S. tank rounds, bomb kits and other lethal weapons to Israel. HuffPost correspondent Akbar Shahid Ahmed reveals that the White House lobbied against the Senate resolutions and suggested that lawmakers who support blocking arms sales to Israel were aiding Hamas. In the face of such stringent opposition from Democratic leadership, even partial support from party members is “historic and symbolic.” As the Biden administration continues “working hand in glove” to provide weapons and rhetorical cover for Israel’s genocidal war, says Ahmed, such willingness to buck the status quo proves dissatisfaction with the U.S.’s role is “not going away.”
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The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed during Israel’s assault on Gaza. The court also issued a warrant for Hamas’s military chief Mohammed Deif, whom Israel said they killed in August. This is a major development on the international stage, says HuffPost correspondent Akbar Shahid Ahmed, particularly in its implications for U.S. culpability in Israeli war crimes. The Biden administration, as Netanyahu’s “ultimate enabler,” is visibly “totally alone” in its refusal to recognize Israel’s crossing of “red lines,” as even its ally nations who are party to the ICC are now legally required to cooperate with the court’s decision.
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Democracy Now! Thursday, November 21, 2024
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We speak with the celebrated Palestinian human rights lawyer Raji Sourani after the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. “This is a great day for justice,” says Sourani. “It’s a great day for the rule of law.” Sourani is now Cairo, where he fled with his family after his home in Gaza was bombed by Israel last year.
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- ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Ex-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant
- Sanders's Senate Resolutions Blocking Arms Transfers to Israel Fail But Gain Unprecedented Support
- Israeli Soldiers and Settlers Continue Assault on West Bank Palestinians
- Israeli Strikes Kill 36 in Syria, 9 in Lebanon as Hezbollah Responds to U.S.-Led Ceasefire Proposal
- U.S. Stands Alone in Vetoing Gaza Ceasefire Resolution at U.N. Security Council for Fourth Time
- Kyiv Says Russia Launched ICBM for 1st Time as Ukraine Uses U.S.- & U.K.-Supplied Missiles in Russia
- COP29 Draft Deal Stirs Anger; Ukraine and Palestine Lay Out Wars' Climate Devastation
- Doctors Without Borders Suspends Aid Operations in Haiti as Violence Roils Port-au-Prince
- Brazil and China Deepen Ties with New Trade and Development Deals
- Greek Workers Hold 24-Hour General Strike to Protest High Cost of Living
- Trump Taps Loyalist Matthew Whitaker as U.S. NATO Envoy, Project 2025 Author Russ Vought for OMB
- House Will Vote Again on Bill Granting President the Power to "Kill Nonprofits"
- DOJ Asks Court to Break Up Google's Internet Search Monopoly
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Thursday Democracy Now! show for rebroadcast – HD
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President-elect Donald Trump has tapped several TV personalities for key posts in his incoming administration, including Dr. Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, an agency that oversees health coverage for 150 million people. Oz, who ran an unsuccessful campaign for Senate in Pennsylvania in 2022, supports privatizing Medicare. “His background really has nothing to do with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,” says Dr. Robert Steinbrook, director of the Health Research Group for Public Citizen.
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Democracy Now! Wednesday, November 20, 2024
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The search for an energy alternative to fossil fuels has renewed interest in nuclear power production across the globe. Despite nuclear boosters’ promotion of the energy source, Tim Judson of the Nuclear Information and Resource Service calls nuclear power an “elaborate greenwashing scheme.” Nuclear is “not carbon-free,” says Diné organizer Leona Morgan, who highlights the fuel costs and environmental contamination — particularly within and around Indigenous communities in the southwest United States — of the uranium mining required to produce nuclear power. Because the carbon costs before and after nuclear generation are not factored into energy calculations, says Morgan, “it’s really not going to solve the energy crisis.”
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Tech companies are turning to nuclear to fulfill the skyrocketing energy needs of artificial intelligence, with major corporations like Amazon, Google and Microsoft announcing plans to invest in nuclear power. But the speed at which energy needs are growing may not align with the construction or revitalization of nuclear infrastructure, says Alex de Vries, who researches the unintended consequences of AI and cryptocurrencies. There may be a “mismatch between the needs of tech companies today” and the future, while nuclear power continues to carry the same safety risks that led to its phasing out in the first place.
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Democracy Now! Tuesday, November 19, 2024
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Tuesday Democracy Now! show for rebroadcast – HD
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As we broadcast all week from the COP29 talks in Azerbaijan, we look at what Donald Trump’s reelection as U.S. president means for the climate. Clean energy and environmental advocates are raising alarm over Trump’s picks for key roles in his administration, including fracking magnate Chris Wright to serve as energy secretary and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department, where he could greatly expand drilling on federal lands. Burgum, a major ally of the fossil fuel industry, was also tapped to head a newly created National Energy Council aimed at increasing oil and gas production. For more on the White House transition, we speak with Manish Bapna, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council and Natural Resources Defense Council Action. He calls Trump’s picks “deeply troubling” but says there is still room for optimism. “The clean energy transition in the United States is unstoppable. It’s going to hit some speed bumps now, but it will move forward,” says Bapna.
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As we broadcast this week from the U.N. climate talks in Baku, human rights groups have warned of Azerbaijan’s escalating crackdown on civil society groups, government critics and the press. Since the announcement last year of Azerbaijan as the host of COP29, dozens of activists and journalists have been arrested, arbitrarily detained or prosecuted on “bogus charges,” says Giorgi Gogia, associate director of the Europe and Central Asia Division at Human Rights Watch. “Azerbaijan has had an abysmal rights record for many years, but it has dramatically deteriorated in the run-up to COP29,” states Gogia, who joins us from Tbilisi, Georgia, and co-authored the recent HRW report titled “'We Try to Stay Invisible': Azerbaijan’s Escalating Crackdown on Critics and Civil Society.”
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Democracy Now! Monday, November 18, 2024
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Democracy Now! 2024-11-18 Monday
- Headlines for November 18, 2024
- Live from COP29: Climate Justice Activists Demand Action as Trump's Return Looms Over U.N. Summit
- "The Finance COP": Activists at U.N. Climate Talks Push Rich Countries to Pay for Green Transition
- Crackdown in Azerbaijan: COP29 Host Country Arrests Climate Activists & Journalists Ahead of Talks
- Trump Picks Climate-Denying Oil & Gas Magnate as Energy Sec. He Once Drank Fracking Fluid on Live TV
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Monday Democracy Now! show for rebroadcast – HD
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