Society & Culture
Swedish environmental activist, Greta Thunberg (pictured) has come out in support of that Nordic country's indigenous Sami population, protesting about plans for an iron ore mine in northern parts of the country. Read the story: "Greta Thunberg protests against Sweden iron mine on land of Indigenous Sami people". More Quick Climate Links for today are: "How does the COVID-19 pandemic compare to the worst years in human history?"; "Beneath the ice"; "Climate change: Deal to help end deforestation misses first deadline just months after it was signed at COP26"; "When you can't tell the snow from the sky"; "WA holds the key to Australia’s emissions goals. Can a government so committed to gas deliver?"; "Businesses are underestimating net-zero timeline: EY’s Blair Comley"; "‘Higher prices on the horizon’: Coal price surge stokes power bill warnings"; "Australia's bird-rich continent is no more"; "Greens set climate terms for backing Labor in the case of a hung parliament after 2022 election"; "Native birds have vanished across the continent since colonisation. Now we know just how much we’ve lost"; "Just 16% of the world’s coastlines are in good shape – and many are so bad they can never fully recover"; "A third of Americans are already facing above-average warming"; "‘I’m afraid’: Texas butterfly sanctuary forced to close after far-right threats"; "How ‘super-enzymes’ that eat plastics could curb our waste problem". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations