From global finance hopes to commercialization of weather reporting

1. Doomsday Clock 2025

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists sets the Doomsday Clock to 89 seconds to midnight in 2025, the closest it has ever been to catastrophe. The statement warns of the dangers of nuclear risk, climate change, biological events, and disruptive technologies, and urges global leaders to take bold action.

• Link: thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/2025-statement/

2. We Don’t Have Time

We Don’t Have Time (app.wedonthavetime.org) is the world’s largest media platform for climate action—with a mission to democratize knowledge about climate solutions and inspire and mobilize global action toward a prosperous, fossil-free future. Some recent items:

• Despite the headlines, CFOs around the world are stepping up for climate action. According to a recent report , data reveals a shift in corporate finance: sustainability is no longer viewed as a niche concern but as a core business strategy.
• Ecuador’s historic ruling, coastal ecosystems gain legal rights to protection. A first-of-its-kind ruling for nature! Ecuador’s Constitutional Court, its highest court, has affirmed that coastal marine ecosystems possess intrinsic value and legal rights.
• How small hydro plants are transforming rural communities in Kenya.
• Protecting peatlands and mangroves could halve Southeast Asia’s land-use emission.
• Filling Greta’s Shoes: A New Generation Of Young Climate Activists Steps Up — Watch for Agustin Ocaña, an inspiring young climate activist from Ecuador and leader of Global Youth Coalition.
• The Trump administration is not just rolling back climate initiatives—it is actively dismantling the ability of federal agencies to respond to climate-driven disasters. It is a calculated attempt to align government messaging with fossil fuel interests, disregarding both scientific reality and public safety.
• Pay to Receive Tornado Warnings? Trump’s Commercialization of Weather — Sweta Chakraborty discusses the implications of the Trump administration’s crusade to privatize the US government’s meteorology services.

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From wildfires to Heavy Metal Playlist

1. Los Angeles Fires

• Insurance Premiums Spike as Natural Disasters Strike. What Homeowners Can Do.
• Hurricanes, floods and wildfires are wreaking havoc, and property owners are paying the price.
• Private firefighters are helping out in LA wildfires. It raises ethical questions.

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1. COP 16, Colombia

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/11/1156456

The world’s largest biodiversity summit, known as COP16, concluded this weekend in Colombia, with several landmark decisions, including first ever agreements on nature’s genetic data and on recognising people of Africa descent and Indigenous Peoples as key stewards in conservation efforts. Efforts to get a seat at the table have spanned three decades.

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1. COP 16 – Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Oct 21-Nov 1 in Cali, Colombia

The UN biodiversity summit known as COP16 officially opened in Cali, Colombia. Considered the world’s most important event to conserve biodiversity will host some 15,000 attendees, including a dozen heads of State, 103 ministers and over 1,000 international journalists.

Secretary-General António Guterres urged delegations from some 190 countries to “make peace with nature” and shore up a plan to stop habitat loss, save endangered species, and preserve our planet’s precious ecosystems

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G7 summit, Borgo Egnazia, Apulia, Italy, 13–15 June 2024

Energy, climate, environment — The G7 reiterated its determination to address the triple global crises of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. They remain steadfast in their commitment to :

• staying within the threshold of a 1.5°C increase in global temperature;
• halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2030;
• holistically addressing energy security, the climate crisis and geopolitical risks.

The G7 Summit 2025 will be held in Kananaskis, Alberta!

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