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Historian: US Escalation Against Venezuela Isn’t About Drugs — It’s About Maduro
Trump declared a blockade on all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela amid a vast US military buildup.
COP30 Ended With a Watered-Down Agreement That Doesn’t Even Mention Fossil Fuels
Two attendees of the UN climate summit break down the final deal and discuss the few positive outcomes.
Biofuels Push at COP30 Could Accelerate Climate Crisis and Threaten Food Supply
Despite their positioning as a green alternative, experts warn biofuels expansion could have catastrophic consequences.
The Real Models for Sustainability in Brazil Are to Be Found Outside COP30
These Amazonian communities don’t count on Brazil or UN conferences to protect them. They defend themselves.
Climate Disasters Displace More Than 67,000 People Per Day
Calls grow at COP30 for stronger protections for refugees and migrants forcibly displaced by climate disasters.
As US Skips COP30 in Brazil, the Global South Fights for Climate Financing
Environmentalist and human rights leader Kumi Naidoo speaks about climate justice and violence in Gaza and Sudan.
Tens of Thousands Join Indigenous-Led Protest at COP30 Demanding Urgent Action
Demonstrators denounced false solutions at the UN climate summit and called for respect of Indigenous sovereignty.
Big Banks Poured $2B Into Oil and Gas Financing in the Amazon Since Last Year
“These investments are complicit in genocide,” said Jonas Mura, chief of the Gavião Real Indigenous Territory in Brazil.
Targeting Venezuela, Trump Escalates US Campaign of Aggression in Latin America
The US and Latin American right have long mobilized to remove challenges to their traditional privileges and control.
US Guts Mentions of Indigenous Rights, Climate Change From Human Rights Reports
The reports also reduce criticism of human rights records of Trump administration allies like Israel and El Salvador.