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Climate News: Climate change as damaging as nuclear war, only slower - Melissa Parke from ICAN

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Seven years ago the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) won the Nobel Peace Prize and T,oday the Executive Director, Melissa Parke (pictured) was interviewed on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Sunday Extra program and pointed out that climate change could cause devastation equal to nuclear war, albeit slower., the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) won the Nobel Peace Prize. Today, the Executive Director, Melissa Parke (pictured). The program was called "Nobel Week Focus on Nukes". "Event: Nuclear power protestors declare it is "Too expensive. too dangerous. too slow"; "Nuclear energy debate draws stark gender split in Australia ahead of next year’s election"; "EV sales in Britain skyrocket year-on-year"; "Trump’s not a ‘fascist’, but the world is in trouble"; "Why democracies, from South Korea to France to the U.S., are in crisis"; "Divided over whether to stop making plastic, U.N. treaty talks collapse"; "INTRODUCING — The Weather That Changed Us"; "Vicious cycle: Wildfires are making climate change worse"; "A $13 billion, 30-year flop: landmark study reveals stark failure to halt Murray-Darling River decline"; "What Trump 2.0 Means for the Climate"; "Despite 2024’s ‘greenlash’, the fight against climate breakdown can still be won. Here’s how"; "Climate policy is on a collision course with physical reality"; "Storm Darragh leaves hundreds of thousands in the UK and Ireland without power, disrupts travel"; "Why so many Americans prefer sprawl to walkable neighborhoods"; "Plibersek made a vow on environmental reforms. Albanese has put that at risk"; "We finally have an explanation for 2023’s record-breaking temperatures"; "Climate Commission recommends carbon negative 2050 target"; "Why a two-year surge in global warmth is worrying scientists"; "It’s Do or Die Time for Philly Hydrogen Hub, and Some Green Groups Are Rooting for Death"; "Decline of Reflective Low Clouds May Have Contributed to Recent Record Heat"; "Have Climate Questions? Get Answers Here."; "The US is making and deploying more solar panels than ever before"; "Saving ‘old and wise’ animals vital for species’ survival, say scientists"; "Why prioritise the climate crisis given the high cost of living burdens lives in the UK right now?" "A River in Washington State Now Has Enforceable Legal Rights"; "New sodium-ion developments from CATL, BYD, Huawei"; "A rising danger in the Arctic"; "Climate tech company aims to clean up the dirtiest energy grids"; "How climate risks are driving up insurance premiums around the US – visualized"; "Fury as US argues against climate obligations at top UN court"; "How long will an EV last before it has to be replaced? A guide to electric car battery life"; "Could more charging stations help increase demand for EVs in Europe?"; "Nuclear energy debate draws stark gender split in Australia ahead of next year’s election"; "Reflections on COP29: Progress Amid Political Headwinds"; "Quarter of New Cars Sold in the UK Were Electric in November"; "‘Climate bomb’ warning over $200bn wave of new gas projects"; "Trusted partner to the Pacific, or giant fossil fuel exporter? This week, Australia chose the latter"; "Friday essay: ‘A future of dust’ – Jeff Sparrow on Gaza and why, in evil times, writers have a responsibility to take sides"; "<a href="https://www.sciencenews.org/article/climate-stress-male-spiders-gift-giving?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=N%2FA&amp;utm_source=D365&amp;

Seven years ago the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) won the Nobel Peace Prize and T,oday the Executive Director, Melissa Parke (pictured) was interviewed on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Sunday Extra program and pointed out that climate change could cause devastation equal to nuclear war, albeit slower., the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) won the Nobel Peace Prize. Today, the Executive Director, Melissa Parke (pictured). The program was called "Nobel Week Focus on Nukes". "Event: Nuclear power protestors declare it is "Too expensive. too dangerous. too slow"; "Nuclear energy debate draws stark gender split in Australia ahead of next year’s election"; "EV sales in Britain skyrocket year-on-year"; "Trump’s not a ‘fascist’, but the world is in trouble"; "Why democracies, from South Korea to France to the U.S., are in crisis"; "Divided over whether to stop making plastic, U.N. treaty talks collapse"; "INTRODUCING — The Weather That Changed Us"; "Vicious cycle: Wildfires are making climate change worse"; "A $13 billion, 30-year flop: landmark study reveals stark failure to halt Murray-Darling River decline"; "What Trump 2.0 Means for the Climate"; "Despite 2024’s ‘greenlash’, the fight against climate breakdown can still be won. Here’s how"; "Climate policy is on a collision course with physical reality"; "Storm Darragh leaves hundreds of thousands in the UK and Ireland without power, disrupts travel"; "Why so many Americans prefer sprawl to walkable neighborhoods"; "Plibersek made a vow on environmental reforms. Albanese has put that at risk"; "We finally have an explanation for 2023’s record-breaking temperatures"; "Climate Commission recommends carbon negative 2050 target"; "Why a two-year surge in global warmth is worrying scientists"; "It’s Do or Die Time for Philly Hydrogen Hub, and Some Green Groups Are Rooting for Death"; "Decline of Reflective Low Clouds May Have Contributed to Recent Record Heat"; "Have Climate Questions? Get Answers Here."; "The US is making and deploying more solar panels than ever before"; "Saving ‘old and wise’ animals vital for species’ survival, say scientists"; "Why prioritise the climate crisis given the high cost of living burdens lives in the UK right now?" "A River in Washington State Now Has Enforceable Legal Rights"; "New sodium-ion developments from CATL, BYD, Huawei"; "A rising danger in the Arctic"; "Climate tech company aims to clean up the dirtiest energy grids"; "How climate risks are driving up insurance premiums around the US – visualized"; "Fury as US argues against climate obligations at top UN court"; "How long will an EV last before it has to be replaced? A guide to electric car battery life"; "Could more charging stations help increase demand for EVs in Europe?"; "Nuclear energy debate draws stark gender split in Australia ahead of next year’s election"; "Reflections on COP29: Progress Amid Political Headwinds"; "Quarter of New Cars Sold in the UK Were Electric in November"; "‘Climate bomb’ warning over $200bn wave of new gas projects"; "Trusted partner to the Pacific, or giant fossil fuel exporter? This week, Australia chose the latter"; "Friday essay: ‘A future of dust’ – Jeff Sparrow on Gaza and why, in evil times, writers have a responsibility to take sides"; "<a href="https://www.sciencenews.org/article/climate-stress-male-spiders-gift-giving?utm_medium=email&utm_term=N%2FA&utm_source=D365&

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