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At Global Climate Talks, Food Systems Changes Are Kept Off the Table
At the G7 summit and the annual Bonn Climate Change Conference, talks glossed over big agriculture's climate impact.
G7 Countries Spend 62 Times More on Military Than Humanitarian Aid
Amid historic levels of forced displacement due to armed conflict, G7 countries' military spending has hit record highs.
“A Death Sentence”: Climate Groups Condemn G7 Support for More Gas Investments
“G7 must stop using fossil fuels immediately — the planet is on fire,” said the head of inequality policy at Oxfam.
Climate and Vaccine Equity Advocates Condemn G7 as “Colossal Failure”
Critics said the international summit ended without serious commitments to address inequality or the climate crisis.
Activists Demand G7 Take Urgent Action on Climate, Vaccine Apartheid and Poverty
Protests are planned throughout the G7 summit amidst a heavy police presence.
G7 Heralds 15 Percent Corporate Tax Rate. Critics Say It Fails Poorer Nations.
Tax justice advocates warn that a minimum tax rate lower than 25 percent is likely to benefit rich nations only.
Amid G7 Meeting, Pressure Mounts for Biden to Remove Global Barriers to Vaccines
As of Wednesday, 130 countries hadn’t yet received a single dose of the vaccine.
Mick Mulvaney Admits Trump Still Considers Himself to Be in Hospitality
Trump's acting chief of staff said the president is still running his businesses in office.
Coup-Like Suspension of Parliament Sends UK Hurtling Toward Brexit
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is suspending parliamentary sovereignty in order to force Brexit through.
France Upstages Trump at G7 by Inviting Iran to Salvage Nuclear Deal
French President Macron is still attempting to salvage what he can of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.