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Climate Change and You: Kicking the can at COP

To subscribe to this fortnightly newsletter and get it in your inbox, Dear Reader, Welcome to the second issue of Mint’s fortnightly newsletter, Climate Change and You. The first dispatch, written by my colleague Bibek Bhattacharya, was a backgrounder on the state of global climate, the consequences of global average temperatures overshooting the 1.5 degrees Celsius target and India’s progress …

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4 weeks ago

India’s stand against inadequate climate finance at COP29

Hindustan Times

The Conference of Parties 29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, ended on a dramatic note as negotiators announced a pledge to triple annual climate finance to $300 billion by 2035, with an aspirational target of $1.3 trillion. Therefore, we oppose the adoption of this document.” India’s rejection of the climate finance package came in the face of celebration by developed …

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Half a loaf, at best, from the climate talks

Live Mint

THE SENSE that the COP29 climate talks were outstaying their welcome in Baku was tangible through growing absences. In 2021 in Glasgow the attendees committed themselves to a “New Collective Quantified Goal" for climate finance that would go beyond Paris’s $100bn a year from north to south. The most frequently cited estimate of what it would cost for developing countries …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Half a loaf, at best, from the climate talks

Live Mint

THE SENSE that the COP29 climate talks were outstaying their welcome in Baku was tangible through growing absences. In 2021 in Glasgow the attendees committed themselves to a “New Collective Quantified Goal” for climate finance that would go beyond Paris’s $100bn a year from north to south. The most frequently cited estimate of what it would cost for developing countries …

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‘Optical illusion’: Key takeaways from COP29 at Baku

Al Jazeera

Climate finance deal criticised at COP29 as inadequate, lacking real money and clear grants for developing countries. Here are the key takeaways from this year’s summit: ‘No real money on the table’: $300bn climate finance fund slammed While a broader target of $1.3 trillion annually by 2035 was adopted, only $300bn annually was designated for grants and low-interest loans from …

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1 month ago

Trump taps 'well-respected' ex-Tea Party congressman for Canadian ambassador

Raw Story

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped a former congressman — and co-founder of the House Tea Party caucus — to become his next ambassador to Canada. Trump said in a news release Wednesday night that Pete Hoekstra is his nominee for the position, a right-wing former lawmaker who has promoted baseless conspiracy theories about Democrats, Muslims and even suggested this year …

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1 month ago

Trump announces Matthew Whitaker as his pick to be US ambassador to NATO

CNN

CNN — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Matthew Whitaker, who served as acting attorney general during Trump’s first term, as his pick to be US ambassador to NATO. “Matt will strengthen relationships with our NATO Allies, and stand firm in the face of threats to Peace and Stability - He will put AMERICA FIRST.” If confirmed, Whitaker will lead the …

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1 month ago

Criminals using Netherlands as "hub" for people smuggling to United Kingdom

NL Times

Criminal organizations are using the Netherlands as a “hub” for people smuggling from Europe to the United Kingdom, the Public Prosecution Service told the Telegraaf. Criminals buy boats and the other nautical items they need here and sometimes also house people in the Netherlands who are waiting to make the dangerous crossing, the newspaper wrote. Think of the purchase, storage, …

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1 month ago

Hoekstra condemns Azerbaijan's allegations of Dutch "neocolonialism"

NL Times

European Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra has denounced accusations of "neocolonialism" made by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev against the Netherlands and France during the COP29 climate summit in Baku. Aliyev’s comments, delivered at the opening of the summit on Wednesday, criticized the two European nations for maintaining overseas territories, describing their actions as “brutal oppression” and “neocolonial.” The remarks prompted sharp …

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1 month ago

EU proposes voluntary contributions to ease COP29 climate finance deadlock

New Indian Express

BAKU: In a potential turning point for COP29 negotiations, the European Union on Monday signaled a softened approach to the contentious contributor base issue, which has hindered progress in climate talks. EU Climate Action Commissioner Worke Hoekstra offered a pragmatic solution - voluntary contributions - to bridge the divide between traditional categorisations of developed and developing nations. The EU proposed …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dutch PM will not attend climate summit due to aftermath of Amsterdam riots

NL Times

Prime Minister Dick Schoof will not be attending the climate summit in Azerbaijan next week, he announced on X. "Due to the major social impact of the events of last Thursday night in Amsterdam, I will remain in the Netherlands," said the Prime Minister. French President Emmanuel Macron, US President Joe Biden, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nauseous Optimism for Democrats Turns to Despair After Trump Win

Live Mint

An hour after polls closed in North Carolina on Tuesday night, Democrats in the downtown Raleigh Marriott described competing emotions as they swayed under arches of blue balloons to the Black Eyed Peas playing in the background. “It’s hard to watch them calling NC for Trump.” Across the key states that decided the election, similar emotions played out at Democratic …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Michigan GOP chair accuses Democrats of stealing votes ahead of 2024 election

Raw Story

While speaking in support of Republican U.S. Senate Candidate and former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers Monday, Michigan Republican Party Chair Pete Hoekstra said he feared Democrats would “steal some votes” in audio obtained by the Detroit News. While Hoekstra pointed to Roger’s past experiences winning close races, with Rogers winning the race for U.S. Representative in 2000 by 160 votes, …

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3 months ago

Republicans in swing states say they see scant signs of groups door-knocking for Trump

LA Times

Republican activists in swing states say they have seen little sign of the teams tasked with knocking on doors and turning out infrequent voters on behalf of Donald Trump, raising concerns about the party’s presidential nominee relying on outside groups for an important part of his campaign operations. “I don’t know if they are going door to door.” Trump aides …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Have to be evicted': Two different Republicans claim they're the head of Colorado GOP

Raw Story

Eli Bremer and a group of newly selected leaders in the Colorado Republican Party are moving forward with plans to rectify the “damage” done by the previous members of the executive board, even as those same people reject the results of the party central committee vote that sought to oust them, Bremer said. Bremer was elected chair by a group …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump-endorsed Mike Rogers triumphs in Michigan GOP Senate primary

Raw Story

Updated at 10:50 p.m. 8/6/24 To no one’s surprise, former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers has won the Republican nomination to run in November for Michigan’s U.S. Senate seat, where he will face U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, who won the Democratic primary. “Rogers wants to enact a dangerous agenda: banning abortion, supporting tax giveaways for big corporations, and jeopardizing Social Security …

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5 months ago

Former Dutch deputy PM nominated to continue as EU commissioner

China Daily

THE HAGUE -- Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof announced on Tuesday the nomination of former Deputy Prime Minister Wopke Hoekstra to continue as a commissioner in the new European Commission. In a letter to Ursula von der Leyen, the President-elect of the European Commission, Schoof expressed the Dutch government's strong support for Hoekstra's continuation in the role. "Looking ahead at …

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5 months ago

Former Dutch deputy PM nominated to continue as EU commissioner

China Daily

THE HAGUE -- Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof announced on Tuesday the nomination of former Deputy Prime Minister Wopke Hoekstra to continue as a commissioner in the new European Commission. In a letter to Ursula von der Leyen, the President-elect of the European Commission, Schoof expressed the Dutch government's strong support for Hoekstra's continuation in the role. "Looking ahead at …

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5 months ago

Schoof pushes for economic brief for EU commissioner Hoekstra

Dutch News

Prime minister Dick Schoof has said he will press for Wopke Hoekstra to be given a “substantial” porfolio in the new European commission. Hoekstra was seen as a pragmatic choice to maximise the Netherlands’ chances of securing an influential post in the new European commission after Ursula von der Leyen was elected for a second term as president. pic.twitter.com/qUOscc36BH — …

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5 months ago

Schoof pushes for economic brief for EU commissioner Hoekstra

Dutch News

Prime minister Dick Schoof has said he will press for Wopke Hoekstra to be given a “substantial” porfolio in the new European commission. Hoekstra was seen as a pragmatic choice to maximise the Netherlands’ chances of securing an influential post in the new European commission after Ursula von der Leyen was elected for a second term as president. pic.twitter.com/qUOscc36BH — …

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7 months ago

Scenes from a MAGA meltdown: Inside the 'America First' movement’s war over democracy

Raw Story

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. “With ‘America First’!” Over the opposition of Weiser and other longtime party operatives, the “America First” contingent nominated two election deniers for attorney general and secretary of state. The aim of this proposal, said Joel Studebaker, who was Karamo’s chief of staff, was to break up the “corruption club” that had ruled Michigan …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Harvard students end protest as university agrees to discuss Middle East conflict

Associated Press

— Protesters against the war between Israel and Hamas were voluntarily taking down their tents in Harvard Yard on Tuesday after university officials agreed to discuss their questions about the endowment, bringing a peaceful end to the kinds of demonstrations that were broken up by police on other campuses. The student protest group Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine said in …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Harvard students end protest as university agrees to discuss Middle East war

LA Times

Rotem Spiegler, a graduate of Harvard University, stands near an encampment set up at the university to protest the war in Gaza. Protesters against the war between Israel and Hamas were voluntarily taking down their tents in Harvard Yard on Tuesday after university officials agreed to discuss their questions about the endowment, bringing a peaceful end to the kinds of …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump slow to invest in states that could decide election as some in GOP fear ‘skeleton’ campaign

Associated Press

NEW YORK — In his bid to retake the White House, few states hold as much promise for Donald Trump as Michigan. The Trump campaign and its partners at the Republican National Committee haven’t yet made significant general election investments in the state, according to Michigan Republican Party Chairman Pete Hoekstra. “We have cut a lot of fat.” Facing internal …

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Climate Change and You: Kicking the can at COP

India’s stand against inadequate climate finance at COP29

Half a loaf, at best, from the climate talks

Half a loaf, at best, from the climate talks

‘Optical illusion’: Key takeaways from COP29 at Baku

Trump taps 'well-respected' ex-Tea Party congressman for Canadian ambassador

Trump announces Matthew Whitaker as his pick to be US ambassador to NATO

Criminals using Netherlands as "hub" for people smuggling to United Kingdom

Hoekstra condemns Azerbaijan's allegations of Dutch "neocolonialism"

EU proposes voluntary contributions to ease COP29 climate finance deadlock

Dutch PM will not attend climate summit due to aftermath of Amsterdam riots

Nauseous Optimism for Democrats Turns to Despair After Trump Win

Michigan GOP chair accuses Democrats of stealing votes ahead of 2024 election

Republicans in swing states say they see scant signs of groups door-knocking for Trump

'Have to be evicted': Two different Republicans claim they're the head of Colorado GOP

Trump-endorsed Mike Rogers triumphs in Michigan GOP Senate primary

Former Dutch deputy PM nominated to continue as EU commissioner

Former Dutch deputy PM nominated to continue as EU commissioner

Schoof pushes for economic brief for EU commissioner Hoekstra

Schoof pushes for economic brief for EU commissioner Hoekstra

Scenes from a MAGA meltdown: Inside the 'America First' movement’s war over democracy

Harvard students end protest as university agrees to discuss Middle East conflict

Harvard students end protest as university agrees to discuss Middle East war

Trump slow to invest in states that could decide election as some in GOP fear ‘skeleton’ campaign