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      Big Ag Shouldn’t Get to Dominate the Food Discussion at COP28

      Agribusiness corporations that wield outsized power in the food system are using the exact same playbook as the oil and gas industry to delay meaningful action.

      Sophie Nodzenski
      Dec 08, 2023

      If you haven’t been following food and agriculture developments at COP28, then you might not know that this year’s COP has been dubbed as the first “Food COP.”

      Food systems are responsible for a third of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and they are rarely subjected to scrutiny. But food-related emissions are finally under the spotlight at the annual climate negotiations, to complement actions on the much-needed fossil fuel phaseout.

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      Beacons of Civilization: On Kindness in a Small Town

      We fill up the soul of communities by giving what we can. It's not charity, but simply being a good neighbor.

      H. Patricia Hynes
      Dec 07, 2023

      Civilization has been described as “the slow process of learning to be kind.” This past summer and early fall, while I stood with peace and justice companions on the Greenfield Commons in Greenfield Massachusetts, I witnessed a pervasive culture of kindness.

      Karen Boyden, with the assistance of some family and friends, folded and laid out free shoes and summer clothes and, later, fall sweaters, pants and heavier shoes on a table and blanket on the Commons. A sign welcomed all passing by to help themselves to “Dippy’s Closet.” Some who chose clothing and shoes, with the advice of friends, left with smiles; others were discreet, not wanting to draw attention to themselves.

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      A person takes a photo of a video of someone harvesting lettuce.

      3 Reasons to Be Optimistic About COP28

      COP28 skepticism is understandable, but we owe it to the planet and future generations to remain hopeful, ambitious, and bold.

      Patty Fong
      Dec 02, 2023

      As delegates gather in Dubai for the United Nations Climate Conference, COP28, the mood is not upbeat. Hopes, already muted, that this would be a transformational gathering have been further dampened by revelations that the hosts, the UAE, have been planning to use their position to strike new oil and gas deals; a clear breach of U.N. protocol. So far, so demoralizing.

      Indeed, the fact that the world’s seventh largest oil producer put the head of their national oil company in charge of negotiations, and no one was able to stop them, raises understandable questions about the credibility of these multilateral negotiations and their fitness to respond to the oh-so-real dangers of climate change.

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