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WEBAugust 31, 2020. 0. The Globe Post spoke with Gregory C. Brown about racism in policing, accountability, and his experiences as Leesburg Virginia's first Black police chief. Breaking and daily news from the US and the world, including opinion, features, interviews, book reviews, in-depth investigations, and videos.
To Be the Climate Leader We Need, Harris Must Prioritize Phasing …
WEB14 hours ago · Alice Hu is Senior Climate Campaigner at New York Communities for Change, a lead organizer of the March to End Fossil Fuels in 2023, and currently helping coordinate the Summer of Heat on Wall Street campaign. As the election looms, Harris must be the climate leader who can put the US on a path to climate stability and save the world from the ...
Dana Fisher and Alice Hu, Author at The Globe Post
WEB14 hours ago · Dana R. Fisher is Director of the Center for Environment, Community, & Equity and a Professor at American University. She is the author of Saving Ourselves: from Climate Shocks to Climate Action. Alice Hu is Senior Climate Campaigner at New York Communities for Change, a lead organizer of the March to …
As Climate 'Net-Zero' Plans Grow, So Do Concerns From Scientists
WEBDec 8, 2021 · Faced with the prospect that climate change will drive ever deadlier heat waves, rising seas and crop failures that will menace the global food system, countries, corporations and cities appear to have come up with a plan: net zero.
Globe Post Turkey -- Daily News, Analysis and Opinion from Turkey
WEBMar 19, 2020 · Turkey's civil society swung from hope to despair Tuesday after a new arrest warrant was issued for leading rights defender Osman Kavala just hours after a court ordered his release from jail. Globe Post Turkey is news website covering daily news, features and opinion from Turkey. It's part of Globe Post Media, a …
UN Warns of Up to 500,000 More Afghan Refugees by Year End
WEBAug 27, 2021 · The United Nations is bracing for a possible exodus from Afghanistan of up to half a million more refugees by the end of 2021.
COP26: World Leaders in Glasgow for ‘Last, Best Hope’ Climate Summit
WEBNov 1, 2021 · British Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomed more than 120 world leaders to historic climate talks in Glasgow with a stark warning.
World Running Out of Time to Tackle Climate Crisis: UN - The …
WEBApr 19, 2021 · 2021 must be the year of action for protecting people against the “disastrous” effects of climate change, the United Nations said on Monday ahead of a crucial US-convened summit. Time is fast running out to tackle the climate crisis, the UN warned, with the Covid-19 pandemic having failed to put the brakes on “relentless” climate change.
Greenhouse Gas Levels Reach New Record High: UN
WEBOct 25, 2021 · Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached record levels last year, the United Nations said Monday in a stark warning ahead of the COP26 summit about worsening global warming.. The UN’s World Meteorological Organization said that continued rising greenhouse gas emissions would result in more extreme weather and wide-ranging impacts on the environment, the economy and humanity.
COVID Infections on the Rise Worldwide: AFP Tally
WEBJul 15, 2021 · New Covid-19 infections have been on the rise across the world since late June, topping half a million on Tuesday and Wednesday, increases not seen since May 28, according to an AFP tally.. As of 1400 GMT Thursday based on official figures, 188,347,302 cases have been recorded since the start of the pandemic in December 2019.