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EPISODE · Jul 26, 2026 · 53 MIN

Climate News: Humanity must have a suicide pact with itself as an objective look around the world will take us to carbon-intensive wars and sporting events causing similar damage to our climate

from Climate Conversations · host Robert McLean

Is humanity on a trajectory toward death - does it have an unwritten suicide pact with itself?Wars and major international sporting events contribute massively to the worsening of the world's climate, resulting in wildfires in both Canada and Europe."More than 200,000 people flee or lock down as wildfires sweep France and Spain";"A Tempting Remedy for Heat-Stricken France: Be More Like Spain";"What to Know About the Wildfires Raging in Western Europe";"MAGA’s Response to Wildfire Smoke? Blame Canada!";"Piketty Offers a Vision for Sharing What We Have Left, But How Do We Convince the 1%?".

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