What’s happening in America today is something darker than a misinformation crisis.

“China and US push each other on priorities for UN COP29 climate talks…

“Washington’s top climate diplomat John Podesta has pressed Chinese leaders to come up with ambitious plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 in one of the final meetings between the world’s two largest polluters ahead of the UN COP29 climate summit in November.”

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“Good Cop, Bad COP29: Azerbaijan’s greenwashing ahead of crucial climate summit…

“Since it was announced as this year’s host in November last year, Azerbaijan has intensified crackdowns on independent media and academics, arresting dozens on falsified charges this year alone. And concerns are intensifying around Azerbaijan’s commitments to expanding its fossil fuel industry.”
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast-episode/good-cop-bad-cop29-azerbaijans-greenwashing-ahead-of-crucial-climate-summit/j5qm1xxq5

"Satellite data shows an increase in gas flaring since Azerbaijan last reported its emissions six years ago, calling into question BP and state oil company’s pledge to eliminate methane flaring by 2030."

"Under the 2015 Paris Agreement, countries are required to submit their emissions data every two years. Yet Azerbaijan, which will host the COP29 climate summit in November, has failed to do so since 2018. "
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"The Presidency of COP29 is headed by Mukhtar Babayev, who is currently serving as Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan, Babayev previously worked as the SOCAR’s Vice President for ecology."

https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/fossil-gas/cop29-host-azerbaijan-failing-report-ever-growing-methane-emissions/

Several major oil-producing countries, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, are pushing back against talks on an agreement at the upcoming COP29 climate summit to mitigate the use of fossil fuels.

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Petrostates-Push-Back-Against-UN-Talks-on-Shift-from-Fossil-Fuels.html

“COP29 host’s own climate plans are ‘critically insufficient’, says expert group…

“Campaigners have expressed concerns about the selection of yet another country that is heavily reliant on the sale of oil and gas to oversee the world’s most important climate negotiations. Questions about human rights followed after several arrests of government critics.”

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Over the past 50 years (1970–2020), the average size of monitored wildlife populations has shrunk by 73%,
as measured by the Living Planet Index (LPI). This is based on almost 35,000 population trends and 5,495
species of amphibians, birds, fish, mammals and reptiles. Freshwater populations have suffered the heaviest
declines, falling by 85%, followed by terrestrial (69%) and marine populations (56%).

In the natural world, a number of tipping points are highly likely if current trends are left to continue, with
potentially catastrophic consequences. These include global tipping points that pose grave threats to
humanity and most species, and would damage Earth’s life-support systems and destabilize societies
everywhere.

Food production is one of the main
drivers of nature’s decline: it uses 40% of all habitable land, is
the leading cause of habitat loss, accounts for 70% of water
use and is responsible for over a quarter of greenhouse gas
emissions. The hidden costs of ill health and environmental
degradation in the current food system amount to US$10–15
trillion annually, representing 12% of global GDP in 2020

Globally, over half of GDP (55%) – or an estimated US$58
trillion – is moderately or highly dependent on nature and
its services. Yet our current economic system values nature
at close to zero, driving unsustainable natural resource
exploitation, environmental degradation and climate change.