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Archive for December, 2023
Wednesday Night #2179
At last, something to celebrate – no, not world peace, but the days are about to get longer! On the eve of the win ...
Multilateralism 2023
Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network (MOPAN) The IMF Needs to Lead on Climate Finance Laurence Tubia ...
COP28 UAE Climate Change Conference
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) KPMG’s 2023 Net Zero Readiness Report 13-14 December Fa ...
Wednesday Night #2178
COP28 has ended – a day late – with a legally non-binding Agreement that tepidly endorses a transition away ...
Corruption & crime November 2021-December 2023
Transparency International The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Conference of the States Parties to ...
Water, Lakes and Rivers
More on Water Is-groundwater-a-renewable-or-nonrenewable-resource? Great Lakes Impact Investment Platform Thirst a power ...
Europe & EU – Poland
Jubilation and high expectations as Poland marks end of right-wing rule In a cathartic moment for many in Poland, centri ...
Climate change, uncertainty & security May-December 2023
UN Climate Change Conference COP28 United Arab Emirates 30 Nov-12 Dec, 2023 Anthropocene Working Group Net Zero Readines ...
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by repr ...
Alternative (clean) energy/renewables /2
World Energy Outlook Special Report The Age of Energy Insecurity What is renewable energy? Renewable energy is energy de ...
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Haiti 2022-
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Vladimir Putin & Russia August 2023-
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Israel, Palestine/Gaza/Hamas 10 April 2024 –
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Canada natural disasters & climate 2023-2024
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Small Island Developing (SIDS) and Pacific Island States
May 12, 2024, Comments Off on Small Island Developing (SIDS) and Pacific Island States
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Israel, Palestine/Gaza February – July 2023
July 31, 2023, 3 Comments -
Climate change, uncertainty & security February 2021- May 10, 2023
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SCOTUS & the US courts December 2020- May 2022
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Wednesday Night #1974
January 15, 2020, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1974
Christopher Goodfellow Hard to believe a lifetime has passed and Montreal the once great world city, gateway to North America,…
Re Ian Bremmer 'Could third-party candidates upend the 2024 US election?' 3 April The current political movement in the USA…
* Re PKP at the Mulroney funeral, We were reminded by several people that "Brian was on the Board of…
John W. Graham to Jeremy Kinsman and Diana Nicholson A footnote to add the impressive and growing compendium of Mulroney…
Police treatment of a Dartmouth professor stirs anger and debate A retired Dartmouth Dean and good friend who lives in…