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30 years on from Rio Earth Summit not that much has been achieved.

Climate change: 30 years on from Rio Earth Summit, did it actually achieve
anything? – Dr Richard Dixon. Thirty years ago tomorrow, the United
Nations Conference on Environment and Development opened in Rio de Janeiro.
Nearly 200 countries met for 11 days and four international agreements were
signed.

But has it made any difference? More familiarly known as the Earth
Summit, the event was held 20 years on from the 1972 Human Environment
Conference and followed the 1987 Brundtland report which cemented the
concept of sustainable development. There was a great deal of optimism that
humankind might finally be about to get really serious about the damage we
were doing to the planet.

Sadly the best we seem to be able to say about
the Earth Summit and the subsequent 30 years is that things aren’t quite
as bad as they would have been if we hadn’t bothered. 

Scotsman 2nd June 2022https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/climate-change-30-years-on-from-rio-earth-summit-did-it-actually-achieve-anything-dr-richard-dixon-3716466

June 4, 2022 Posted by | 2 WORLD, climate change | Leave a comment

Belgian government pressed to pay for extension of nuclear reactors Doel 4 and Tihange 3

Power suppliers Engie up the pressure, ask Belgian government to step in
to share nuclear burden. In a letter to PM Alexander De Croo, the French
power suppliers Engie are asking the federal government to pay part of the
bill for the lifetime extension of Belgium’s youngest nuclear reactors Doel
4 and Tihange 3. Earlier, the federal government had decided to extend the
time frame for the youngest two nuclear reactors with 10 years – until 2035
– to guarantee power supplies. The rest will have to close in 2025 as part
of a larger energy deal. Flanders News

2nd June 2022 https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2022/06/02/power-suppliers-engie-ask-federal-government-for-extra-cash-if-t/

June 4, 2022 Posted by | business and costs, EUROPE | Leave a comment

June 3 Energy News — geoharvey

Opinion:  ¶ “The World May Be Careening Toward A 1970s-Style Energy Crisis – Or Worse” • The world is grappling with energy price spikes on everything from gasoline and natural gas to coal. Some experts fear this may just be the beginning of a situation that may rival or even exceed the oil crises of […]

June 3 Energy News — geoharvey

June 4, 2022 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Washington: NATO chief meets with Biden, Blinken, Austin, Sullivan to prolong Ukraine war — Anti-bellum

NATOJune 2, 2022 NATO Secretary General visits Washington D.C. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is visiting Washington D.C. to discuss the implications of Russia’s war in Ukraine and preparations for the NATO summit in Madrid with senior US officials. He will meet President Joe Biden, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. […]

Washington: NATO chief meets with Biden, Blinken, Austin, Sullivan to prolong Ukraine war — Anti-bellum

June 4, 2022 Posted by | Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Following U.S., Britain to supply Ukraine with multiple rocket launchers — Anti-bellum

Ukrainian News AgencyJune 2, 2022 Britain Will Give Ukraine Missile Systems With A Range Of 80 Km The United Kingdom will send multiple rocket launchers to Ukraine…. This, according to Yevropeiska Pravda online media with reference to CNN, was announced on Wednesday by British Defense Minister Ben Wallace. Britain will send M270 MLRSes capable of […]

Following U.S., Britain to supply Ukraine with multiple rocket launchers — Anti-bellum

June 4, 2022 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

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