The United Nations special rapporteur on environmental defenders, Michel Forst, has expressed his concern that climate activists in Sweden are being treated as “criminals” by the government and authorities.
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This Rebel Mom was forced from her government agency job for being a climate activist – now she is suing the Swedish state
In 2024, this “Rebel Mom” was forced from her job at the Swedish Energy Agency where she had been working on a security-classified position as a gas coordinator since 2023. Her employer had suddenly considered her to be a security threat because of her climate activism.
COP28 has begun – with alarms about record global heating
Today, the annual United Nations climate conference starts. From today and all the way through December 12th, thousands of people – including government leaders and representatives, business officials, scientists, and activists – will gather to discuss and agree on policies aimed at staving off the growing threats of climate change.
Current climate pledges are “half measures and hollow promises”, will result in a “catastrophic” 2.7C temperature rise
Ahead of the COP26 climate conference, the United Nations warned that the current commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions put the world towards a “catastrophic” 2.7-degree Celsius temperature rise this century.
Record high carbon dioxide levels, temperatures – and emissions are expected to rise sharply after the pandemic
The climate crisis remained relentless in 2020 and continued seemingly unabashed by the economic effects of the pandemic.