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- 1UK releases damning climate crisis national security report●UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report
The UK government has published findings of a national security report on the climate crisis that had reportedly been kept from public view. The findings are described as damning, linking climate breakdown directly to risks facing the country's security. Attention has focused on the roles of senior figures including Keir Starmer and Ed Miliband in the report's delayed release.
- 2Global Climate Strike of 2019 Drew 7.5 Million People●Today in Labor History September 27, 2019: was the final day of action during the Global Climate Strike. Over 7.5 millio
September 27, 2019 marked the final day of action in the Global Climate Strike, with more than 7.5 million people taking part in protests across 130 countries to demand action on the climate crisis. The mobilisation grew out of the Fridays for Future school strike movement, and the anniversary is being recalled today in labor history discussions.
- 3US scientists scramble to rescue disappearing federal datasets●"Until recently, the idea that the US science community would have to track or rescue lost datasets was unthinkable." #
US researchers are increasingly engaged in tracking down and rescuing government scientific datasets that have gone missing or been removed, a task that would have been unthinkable until recently. Commenters link the data losses to the Trump administration's policies, particularly on climate science, and warn that erasing records undermines research on the climate crisis and public accountability.
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres is keeping up his public warnings on climate change, refusing to soften his message despite political pushback. He continues to press governments to cut emissions faster and phase out fossil fuels, framing the climate crisis as an emergency that cannot be ignored. Observers note his increasingly blunt language as global climate talks stall.
- 5Teenager writes letters to jailed climate activists in new documentary▼Prison Letters: the teenager writing letters to jailed climate activists – documentary
A Guardian documentary follows Max, a 14-year-old struggling with climate anxiety, as he writes letters to climate activists held in prison. Through the correspondence he tries to understand the human stories behind direct action and why so many protesters have ended up behind bars. Viewers are drawn to the unusual perspective of a young person searching for hope amid the climate crisis.
- 6Al Gore says the world will win the climate fight●Al Gore on the Global Climate Crisis: “We’re Going to Win This” https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.moth erjones.com/poli
Al Gore, speaking during UN Climate Week in New York, expressed confidence in tackling the global climate crisis, declaring "We're going to win this." The former US vice president pointed to the momentum of renewable energy and growing climate action as reasons for optimism, despite the scale of the crisis, in remarks echoing the message of his landmark film An Inconvenient Truth.
- 7Thousands march for climate across France after hot summer●Thousands march for climate across France: 'I wish there were more of us, after the summer we've just had' https:// slrp
Thousands of people marched in cities across France to demand stronger climate action, with demonstrators saying the country's recent extreme summer should have drawn bigger crowds. One participant told reporters they wished more people had turned out 'after the summer we've just had'. The protests reflect growing public frustration in France over heatwaves and slow government responses to the climate crisis.
- 8Climate Anxiety Support Group Discusses Man-Made Crisis●Climate Change Anxiety Support Group Cafe:Let’sTalk-“This is not a natural calamity: it is being done to us knowingly”-Guardian UK
A climate anxiety support group, Cafe:Let'sTalk, is drawing attention after a discussion centred on the claim that climate change is not a natural calamity but something being done to people knowingly. The conversation, reported in connection with Guardian UK coverage, reflects a growing focus on the psychological toll of the climate crisis and feelings of anger over its human causes rather than treating it as an unavoidable disaster.