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Excerpts from a superb op-ed by Dr. Farhana Sultana (@farhanasultana)...
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The climate crisis is a human-made catastrophe resulting from centuries of exploitation and disregard for the environment, driven by the relentless pursuit of capitalist profit and power. That makes it a crisis of governance and prioritization of how problems are presented, solutions are pursued and interventions are funded.

Climate change is also not a universal burden. Its impacts are unevenly distributed, with the most vulnerable communities bearing the brunt of its devastating effects. Meanwhile, the power to determine climate change responses and solutions has been concentrated in the hands of wealthy nations and corporations.

This is the essence of what is called climate coloniality. It refers to the various ways legacies of colonialism haunt the climate emergency — how colonial and imperial era’s exploitative and discriminatory ideologies and institutions not only shape who is disproportionately impacted by climate change globally but also who has the power to determine policies, solutions and financing.

Current climate governance and decision-making approaches are rooted in the same colonial mindsets that led us to this very crisis. They continue (and worsen) the same power dynamics, inequities and injustices. They are not just inadequate — they are part of the problem.

Decolonizing climate governance requires a radical shift in our approach to the climate emergency. It requires us to confront the colonial and capitalist legacies that enduringly shape our world. It necessitates challenging the power dynamics that perpetuate climate coloniality. It demands centering the voices, experiences and knowledge systems of diverse Black, Indigenous and people of color in climate solutions, while also learning from communities in the Global South.

Decolonization is not just about dismantling the structures of colonialism. It is also about healing from its wounds. It’s about acknowledging the violence and material outcomes of colonialism and capitalism and then creating pathways for decolonization toward climate justice.
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FULL ARTICLE -- truthout.org/articles/fossil-f

#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateJustice #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual
#COP28

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@ChrisMayLA6 @annaf worse they accidentally prevent small to medium businesses helping as they are focused entirely on a few giant corporations. As they fund them, which is why I am against corporate funding of political parties.
They haven't realised that helping 100 small businesses recruit 10 employees has a greater economic effect locally than 1 corporation employing 1000 new staff. And 100 are less likely to all fail at once.
Something the Germans managed to do

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@BeatlesLyricsB

you know my name, from Let it Be :)

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BBC News - Ecuador politician murder: Prison gangs in terror reign

Ecuador politician murder: Prison gangs in terror reign

bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-ame

> A presidential candidate has been killed in the latest assassination in Ecuador as gang crime soars.

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@Letha_Hughes

How can the Uk government condemn Iran for human rights abuses, when the same government is talking about with drawing from the ECHR. Iran will throw that back in their arrogant faces for sure.

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British Parliamentary Committee Calls on UK Secretary of State to Condemn Tehran's ... google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url= #IranianRevolution #WomenLifeFreedom

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Hawaii Is a Warning theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/

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Jedileah the cosplay transbian

#Transgender #lgbtqia
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#TransRightsAreHumanRights

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@Free_Press

Why not just make it Jan 6, to really rub it in.

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Lyme Regis named among most popular film and TV locations in UK
lyme-online.co.uk/news/lyme-re

#JaneAusten #Persuasion #AmReading #AmWriting #Regency @bookstodon @histodons #books #history #Bookstodon #PrideAndPrejudice #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity

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"Florida MAGA candidate caught committing 'egregious' plagiarism from Wikipedia: report"

salon.com/2023/08/10/florida-m #GOP #academia #plagiarism

"Anthony Sabatini swiped large portions of his honors thesis and 'largely fabricated' other parts, report says"

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MikeDunnAuthor

It wasn't until I started reading and found books they wouldn't let us read in school that I discovered you could be insane and happy and have a good life without being like everybody else.

#books #reading #JohnWaters #fiction #novel #author @bookstadon

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What would happen if rather then bombs, leaflets were dropped over Russian towns telling the TRUTH as to what is happening in Ukraine, from bombing civilian areas, hospitals, schools, tower blocks etc. It may help everyday Russians start to think about rising up.

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Damn Interesting

Hydrogen-powered planes almost ready for takeoff
arstechnica.com/science/2023/0

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Michael Busch

It remains way past time to stop letting corporations unilaterally make a mess of the sky.

QT Raf Shimunov @rafaelshimunov
2023 August 10

Astronomers are saying Musk's ridiculous number of satellites make the sky too bright for their work. And for, you know, regular people who like to look up and not corporate space junk instead of stars.

scientificamerican.com/article

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World News Feeds 🇺🇦

[Science] Scientists at Fermilab close in on fifth force of nature bbc.co.uk/news/science-environ

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World News Feeds 🇺🇦

Maui wildfire: 36 dead as Biden declares 'major disaster' dw.com/en/maui-wildfire-36-dea

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Virgin Galactic flies its first tourists to the edge of space aljazeera.com/economy/2023/8/1

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ZZ Bottom

hawaiimagazine.com/how-you-can

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Torbay Pride 2023

Returns to Torquay on Saturday 2nd September, this free one-day family event will take place on Torre Abbey Meadows Torbay Road, Torquay, TQ2 5DG.

torbaypride.co.uk/

The Torbay Trojans have a stand at this event, so we can support the community and also hopefully attract some new players.

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