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Later
this month, negotiators, politicians and researchers will
gather for the annual effort to slow the planet’s slide into
an even deeper climate crisis. COP28, the UN Climate Change
Conference for 2023, runs from November 30 until December 12.
As always, we will have extensive coverage. Indeed, as you can
see below, and this
link our rich stream of content on this critical subject
never really stops.
But
an additional dimension this year will come from our new
colleagues at The
Conversation Brazil. Given the importance of the Amazon to
the Earth’s climate, researchers in South America’s largest
nation are at the forefront of the struggle to contain global
heating. And with the launch of our Brazilian edition we are
now in a position to bring more of their work to you, our
international readers, in multiple languages. Watch this space
for a series of translations on the latest from the Amazon in
coming weeks.
Another
key region facing rapid and fundamental change as a result of
the crisis is the South Pacific. The pressing nature of the
situation has been made clear by an Australian move to offer a
specific climate
migration scheme to the residents of Tuvalu. Indeed, this
issue of climate migration and environmental displacement will
be the subject of a special event in London tonight, brought
to you by The Conversation, in partnership with the academic
publisher Sage and the Campaign for Social Science. Tickets
(there is no charge) are still available if you fancy joining
us for what promises to be a fascinating
discussion. |
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Stephen Khan
Global Executive Editor, The
Conversation | |
Fossil fuel emissions are still growing in
much of the world. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
Kate Hua-Ke Chi, Tufts University; Maulik
Jagnani, Tufts University
With
many countries planning fossil fuel production increases and
continuing subsidies, negotiators have their work cut out for
them when the COP28 climate summit begins. |
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Jane McAdam, UNSW Sydney
Historically,
most Pacific visa programs in Australia have been tied
to labour mobility. And none has specifically
referenced climate change as a driving rationale.
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Lisa Vanhala, UCL
Rich
polluters have evaded any notion of compensating poor
countries at the UN
talks. | |
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Dominic Broomfield-McHugh, University of
Sheffield
Streisand
has consistently defied instructions not to do something by
doubling up her efforts. |
Eric Charry, Wesleyan University
The
extraordinary documentary Ballaké Sissoko: Kora Tales takes a
journey from Mali to The Gambia. |
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Rob Geist Pinfold, Durham University
Israel
has bitter experience of trying to control Gaza. Now
it must decide how to manage the territory in the
future.
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Ozgur Ozkan, Tufts University
Turkey
and Israel exchanged tit-for-tat diplomatic
withdrawals over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s
pro-Hamas stance in the regional conflict. But behind
that, the picture is more nuanced.
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Jay E. Self, University of Southampton
Cataracts
aren’t just something people develop in older age.
Some people are born with them.
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Nicole Huberfeld, Boston University;
Linda C. McClain, Boston University
The
new constitutional amendment to protect the right to
abortion in Ohio − as well as other wins for Democrats
− shows the importance of ballot initiatives and
focusing on abortion in elections.
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David Rothery, The Open University
The
Moon was formed when it collided with Earth billions
of years ago.
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Christina Philippou, University of
Portsmouth
Why
creating an independent regulator is a good
move. | |
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Subject: COP28 – more expert angles from around the
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