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Discussion of climate, how it is changing, activism around that, the politics, and the energy systems change we need in order to stabilize things.

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A new economic superpower could spark a global retreat from fossil fuels | Eighty-five countries have sought a roadmap to phasing out fossil fuels. A conference this month offers hope they could unite (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 4 points 7 months ago

The conference is co-sponsored by Colombia and the Netherlands, a pairing rich with symbolism: Colombia is the world’s fifth-largest coal exporter, Royal Dutch Shell one of the world’s biggest oil companies.

Royal Dutch Shell has renamed itself to only Shell and has given up its Dutch site moving fully to London.

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