The United Nations COP27 climate plan calls on nations to spend eight to ten trillion dollars annually to invest in green energy and rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Governments, central banks, commercial banks, and investors will have to spend $4 to $6 trillion annually to create a global “low-carbon economy,” according to the COP27 Implementation Plan. Furthermore,…
UN Declaration Calls for as Much as $10 Trillion a Year to Meet Climate Targets
November 22, 2022
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OECD Warns of ‘Significant’ Economic Slowdown, Persistently High Inflation
The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), which includes the United States as a key member, has warned of a “significant growth slowdown” for the world economy in 2023 along with high inflation that has become broader and more persistent. “The global economy is facing significant challenges,” the OECD said in a Nov. 22…
US Activates Space Force Command in Indo–Pacific Amid Tensions With North Korea, China
November 22, 2022
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The U.S. Space Force activated its first component command in the Indo-Pacific region on Nov. 22, with the goal of deterring aggression in the region, as tensions with China and North Korea continue to rise. U.S. Space Forces Indo-Pacific Command joins the U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. Pacific Air Forces, U.S. Army Pacific Command, and U.S. Marine…
US to Activate New Space Force Command in Indo–Pacific Amid Tensions With North Korea, China
November 22, 2022
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The United States Space Force will activate its first component command in the Indo–Pacific this week, aimed at deterring aggression in the region, as tensions with China and North Korea continue to rise. The U.S. Indo–Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) said on Twitter that the new Space Force unit will be activated Tuesday, making INDOPACOM the first…
Ukraine Braces for Harsh Winter as Russian Strikes Cripple Power Facilities
KYIV—Ukrainians braced for a winter with little or no power in several areas including the capital where temperatures have already dropped below freezing as Russian strikes crippled the country’s energy capacity. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged people to conserve power, particularly in hard-hit areas such as Kyiv, Vinnytsia in the southwest, Sumy in the north, and…
‘Close Call’ in Shelling Near Nuclear Reactor on Ukraine’s Frontline
KYIV—Ukraine narrowly escaped disaster during fighting at the weekend that rocked Europe’s largest atomic power plant with a barrage of shells, some falling near reactors and damaging a radioactive waste storage building, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said. Russia and Ukraine on Monday traded blame for at least a dozen explosions at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power…
Prominent Australian Health Expert Apologises for Incorrectly Linking COVID to Deaths
Australia’s public broadcaster has been forced to apologise on behalf of prominent health editor and broadcaster Norman Swan for incorrectly linking the deaths of cricketer Shane Warne and Labor Senator Kimberley Kitching to COVID-19. For much of the pandemic, Swan was a regular public face on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) where he pushed governments to…
Meloni Calls out Illegal Immigration Hypocrisy
Commentary As we know, the reaction of many Western leaders to new Italian (and first female) Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s victory in the recent national elections varied from the downright deranged to the cold and aloof. The Prime Minister of France, Elisabeth Borne, promised to keep a close eye on Meloni to ensure she respected…
Paper Could be in Short Supply After Environmental Court Order Hamstrings Aussie Logging Activity
Paper could be in short supply in Australia after a court order handed down last week to protect sugar gliders could end up forcing the Maryvale Paper Mill into cutting its operations. The Mill, owned by Opal Australia, employs over 800 people and is expected to run out of hardwood, the main ingredient for white…
‘M’-arginalisation of the Elderly
Commentary The most recent compilation of Australia’s Age Discrimination Act 2004 is dated Nov. 10. Its section three states that the main object of the law is “to eliminate, as far as possible, discrimination against persons on the ground of age,” including in areas of work, education, access to premises, and more. Although age discrimination…
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