Daily Archives: December 12, 2017

One Planet Summit: World Bank President Jim Yong Kim


FRANCE 24 English
Published on Dec 12, 2017

Meltdown – Bolivia

Journeyman Pictures

Published on Jul 16, 2007

July 2007 Bolivia’s Andes glaciers, which provide water for millions of people and power the country’s hydro-electric plants, are melting at an unparalleled rate. It’s estimated that the country will face water shortages within two years. Produced by ABC Australia Distributed by Journeyman Pictures

Climate change: Fighting the climate war in Bolivia | Guardian Investigations


The Guardian

Published on Apr 13, 2011

John Vidal reports from La Paz where Bolivians are living with the effects of climate change every day. Their president has called for an urgent 50% cut in emissions – action that is essential for the country’s survival. This video is one of a series of investigative documentaries about poverty, commissioned and editorially controlled by Guardian Films, produced in association with Christian Aid. Go to http://www.guardian.co.uk/poverty-over for more details.

One Planet Summit: Bolivian President Morales proposes to create “a climate justice court”


FRANCE 24 English

Published on Dec 12, 2017

Fish Farms and Environmental Impacts from Overfishing with David Kirby


The Real Truth About Health
Published on Dec 12, 2017

This lecture will cover the history of industrial agriculture, the impact it has on air, water and soil, the detrimental effects it has on human health through environmental contamination and food-borne pathogens, and what is being done at the grassroots level, in the courts, and among state and federal lawmakers to address the problem.

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Paris climate summit opens with Bill Gates, DiCaprio, but not Trump


euronews (in English)

Published on Dec 12, 2017

World leaders and philanthropists are in the French capital to try to give new momentum to the fight against climate change, despite the US withdrawal from the 2015 Paris climate accord.… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2017/12/12/pa…

Neil DeGrasse Tyson: We Are Witnessing The ‘Unraveling Of An Informed Democracy’ | MSNBC


MSNBC

Published on Sep 20, 2017

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how climate change deniers in government are ‘unraveling’ our informed democracy by making policees that are not based on scientific fact. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc

French president urges Trump to honor Iran nuclear deal


CNN

Published on Sep 19, 2017

President of France Emmanuel Macron tells Christiane Amanpour pulling out of the Iran deal “because President Obama negotiated it, I mean it’s not a good reason.”

Macron: “Mistake” for U.S. to withdraw from Paris climate accord


CBS Evening News
Published on Dec 11, 2017

CBS News had an extended conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron Monday on a number of issues including terrorism, the future of Jerusalem, and more. We began with the One Planet Summit, which was organized by Macron to focus on climate change following President Trump’s decision to pull the U.S. out of the Paris accord.

One Planet summit re-affirms commitment to Paris Climate Agreement – even without the U.S.


CGTN America
Published on Dec 12, 2017

On Tuesday, political, and business leaders came together in Paris, France to re-affirm commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement. Despite U.S. President Trump’s planned withdrawal from the 196 nation pact, speakers at the event expressed determination to keep moving forward.