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Carte Blanche: Chevonne’s Story – WATCH

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Sunday, 11 February’s episode of Carte Blanche recounts the tale of a two-year-old girl enduring abuse and neglect. Despite pleas from family and friends for intervention, authorities remained inactive. Could this tragedy have been averted? SET YOUR ALARM | What time is Carte Blanche this Sunday? For more on this story, don’t miss this Sunday’s episode. … Read more

After scrapping nuclear reactors, Germany to spend billions on new gas power plants – POLITICO

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The government has described the fossil gas power plants as “modern, highly flexible and climate-friendly” because they will be capable of conversion to use clean-burning hydrogen gas produced from renewable sources. The plants are projected to produce up to 10 gigawatts of electricity. Tenders for the projects will begin soon. German energy firm Uniper, which … Read more

Greens push for EU climate neutrality by 2040 in election manifesto – POLITICO

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The earlier target represents a loss for the German Greens who, ahead of a three-day party congress in Lyon this weekend, had pushed for the climate neutrality target to be delayed to 2045, according to amendments seen by POLITICO. The election manifesto, which was adopted by a large majority of national delegations, warned that meeting … Read more

Greta Thunberg cleared of public order charge over London climate demo – POLITICO

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Activists at the October protest, including Thunberg, attempted to block the entrance to the meeting at London’s InterContinental Park Lane Hotel.  Thunberg warned that “the world is drowning in fossil fuels” before being escorted away from the event by police. She told journalists before her arrest that “spineless politicians” were gathering at the meeting with … Read more

Why Greta Thunberg is up in a London court – POLITICO

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Protesters attempted to block the entrance to the meeting at London’s InterContinental Park Lane Hotel. Thunberg warned that “the world is drowning in fossil fuels” before being escorted away from the event by police. She told journalists before her arrest that “spineless politicians” were gathering at the meeting with fossil fuel lobbyists, according to a … Read more

2024 is the year the world could reach peak coal use. But it’s a tough habit to quit

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With the COP28 climate summit now in the rearview mirror, some researchers say the moment is here when coal consumption in power plants around the world will finally peak before beginning a perpetual fall. For more than a century, coal has been used to produce electricity, and to this day remains the workhorse of the global power … Read more

Colorado legislature begins session with priority bills unveiled

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From the moment the Colorado General Assembly’s leaders gaveled their chambers into session Wednesday, they acknowledged the undercurrent of acrimony that’s seeped ever more deeply into state politics. The Capitol’s two top Democrats touted past achievements and pledged to do more this year, but they also made repeated references to social media eroding civility. They … Read more

POLITICO Europe’s most-read stories of 2023 – POLITICO

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Well, here we are folks, at the end of another turbulent year. When we put this list together at the end of 2022, its contents largely covered something many of us thought we would not see again in our lifetime: a major war in Europe. Now, we are grappling with two wars in our immediate … Read more

Ukraine digs in as the West stumbles to keep up with Russian war production

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“War,” said British philosopher, mathematician and pacifist Bertrand Russell, “does not determine who is right — only who is left.” Those words might be the perfect lens through which to view what probably lies ahead for Ukraine in the coming year as its troops dig in — and dig deep — along a front roughly 960 kilometres wide. … Read more