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December 19, 2022 - UK Edition ~~~~ DeSmog is hiring, but you’ll have to be quick! Applications for a new Deputy Editor close at 11.59pm on December 23. ~~~~ While many of us will be reflecting on how we can become better versions of ourselves in 2023, we all know others (the “new year, old me” types) who are stubbornly resistant to change. Step forward Benny Peiser, director of the UK’s main climate denial group, the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF). As Adam Barnett reports, Peiser spoke at a Heritage Foundationevent on December 8, where net zero was branded a “religion”. In the same year that the GWPF published two reports rejecting the science of the greenhouse effect, Peiser used the webinar to claim that the energy crisis is caused by “a dogmatic prioritization” of renewable energy over alternatives such as shale gas or nuclear. That’s strange, because according to the International Energy Agency, the energy crisis is caused by the high wholesale cost of gas and fuelled by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In other news, Matthew Green reported on Reuters Events how oil companies are targeting carbon markets to finance large-scale carbon capture initiatives and sell the world on – brace yourselves – “net-zero oil”. Northern Lights, a joint venture between Shell, TotalEnergies and Norway’s Equinor, aims to store carbon emissions from European industry in disused oil fields under the North Sea, the largest project of its kind in the world. All told, existing CCS projects store about 40 million tonnes of CO2 a year – amounting to just 0.1 percent of global emissions. Speaking of the North Sea’s buried secrets, last week DeSmog and the Times revealed that Russian-state owned energy giant Gazprom expects to continue exploring for new reserves in the North Sea, having paid itself a £28 million dividend from drilling operations in the area. Svitlana Romanko, founder of Ukrainian climate group Razom We Stand, was shocked that Gazprom was still being allowed to “fund Russia’s war machine” from North Sea profits. “Justice must be done by the UK government, by ending business with Gazprom,” she told DeSmog. If you're interested in what DeSmog's getting up to around the world, sign up to our international newsletter. As always, we love feedback on the newsletter. If you have anything to say, please email editor@desmog.uk. Image credit: Gary Bembrige/Wikimedia Commons Support DeSmog: donate today! DeSmog exists to hold the powerful to account on their climate pledges. If you think that's important too, then please support us. We are determined to keep DeSmog free to access. But we are independent, meaning we don't take advertising money and we don't have corporate donors. So we rely on the support of you, our dear readers, to continue our work. If you can, please donate today! NEW STORIES Gazprom ‘Anticipates’ Further North Sea Gas Exploration Amid Bumper Profits Gazprom expects to continue exploring for new reserves in the North Sea, having paid itself a £28 million dividend from drilling operations in the area, its latest accounts show. Subsidiaries of the Russian state-owned gas giant still have stakes in multiple fields more than nine months after the invasion of Ukraine began and despite its chief executive being under UK sanctions. Read more... Heritage Foundation Hosts UK Climate Science Denier at Event Opposing ‘Green Energy’ An influential US think tank has hosted a well-known UK climate science denier at an event attacking what one speaker called Europe’s “socialist” net zero policies. The Heritage Foundation panel on December 8, called “Lessons for America from Europe’s Green Energy Disaster”, featured Benny Peiser, director of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF). Read more... House Committee Wraps Up Historic Investigation Into Oil Industry Congressional investigators released a new set of documents that underscored the oil and gas industry’s ongoing attempts to block climate policies and confuse the public about their long-term investments in fossil fuels. The latest tranche of documents caps off a nearly two-year investigation that appears set to come to an end with Republicans taking control of the House of Representatives in January. Read more... 1.5 and 2°C: A Journey Through the Temperature Target That Haunts the World Two numbers. One long-term goal. In 2015, nearly 200 countries agreed to “Holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, recognizing that this would significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change”. Read more... A New Era for Germany’s Gas Industry Fuels Climate Fears   For 150 years, heavy industry has been the lifeblood of the German port of Wilhelmshaven, a hub for shipbuilding, plastics, coal and steel. Now, the city is at the forefront of the country’s dash to break its dependence on Russian gas. Read more... Flagship EU Farming Reforms in Peril as Lobbyists Exploit Ukraine War Europe’s leading farming lobby group Copa-Cogeca has used the war in Ukraine as a pretext to push back behind the scenes against flagship EU laws to protect nature, DeSmog can reveal. The meeting records reviewed by DeSmog are the latest evidence to emerge of a long-running effort by agribusiness lobby groups and pesticide firms to roll back rules aimed at safeguarding birds, bees, and butterflies. Read more... ENJOYED THE READ? WHY NOT SIGN UP?! Been forwarded this email? Seen it somewhere else? Why not skip the middleman and click here to sign up to get it delivered straight to your inbox every week. And if you want to support DeSmog UK, become a Patron today!

BBC NEWS DAILY

By Andrew McFarlane

NHS nurses to strike as ambulance crews plan walkouts     With about 10,000 NHS nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland set to walk out this morning, in the continuing dispute over pay, the language of the parties involved offers little hint of a resolution. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) says years of pay deals have effectively cut salaries, when measured against rising living costs. It wants a rise of 19% - 5% above the RPI measure of inflation.  And leader Pat Cullen says: "If this government isn't prepared to do the right thing, we'll have no choice but to continue in January." However, Health Secretary Steve Barclay insists: "The RCN's demands are unaffordable during these challenging times." It means more disruption for patients. As a result of last Thursday's strike action - the biggest in NHS history - 16,000 appointments and surgeries had to be rescheduled in England alone. Meanwhile, NHS bosses are warning hospitals to prepare for further challenges, ahead of a strike by ambulance crews tomorrow. People whose condition is not life-threatening are unlikely to get an ambulance and should make their own way to hospital, where safe to do so, service chiefs are warning. Mr Barclay has invited three unions representing paramedics to talks later today, in the hope of averting the walkout. But about 1,200 members of the military are set to be drafted in as cover. Read the details. Explainer What the strikes are about - and the areas affected Watch How a sick girl's mother challenged the health secretary Strike daily All the action affecting you today - and later this week

Charge Trump with insurrection, Capitol panel says     Former US President Donald Trump should face four criminal charges, including insurrection, over the Capitol riot. That's the verdict of a congressional inquiry into the events of 6 January last year, when Trump supporters stormed Congress to interrupt Joe Biden's certification as president. Mr Trump, who denies wrongdoing, has dismissed the panel as a "kangaroo court". It was made up of seven Democrats and two of Mr Trump's fellow Republicans who have been critical of the former president. While its recommendations carry little legal weight, US Justice Department prosecutors are already considering whether to bring a case against Mr Trump. Read the full story - and see Mr Trump's response.   The criminal charges recommended for Trump explained

Revenge porn made TV star feel 'worthless'     Reality TV fans know Georgia Harrison as the fun and adventurous face from Love Island and The Only Way is Essex. But for the last two years she has been absent from screens, during criminal proceedings against her ex-partner. Stephen Bear had used CCTV cameras in his garden to record them having sex, then sent it to a friend and sold the footage online - all without her consent. With Bear facing a possible prison term, having been convicted over his actions last week, Harrison has waived her right to anonymity so she can speak out to raise awareness of the effects of such "revenge porn" on victims. And she tells us how Bear's actions led to her being passed over for TV projects, suffering breakdowns and feeling "worthless". Read Georgia's story.

What's next for Trump - legally and politically?   If Mr Trump were convicted of the crimes the committee has accused him of committing, he could face hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines, up to 20 years in prison and be prohibited from running for future political office. The committee's vote, however, is largely symbolic. Congress does not have the ability to charge Mr Trump with any of the listed federal crimes. That power lies solely in the hands of the US Justice Department. With its vote, the congressional committee members have, in effect, recommended the Justice Department act. They have laid out the case - the means, the motive and the opportunity - as they see it. And, perhaps most importantly, they have provided a trove of the supporting evidence gathered over nearly two years of interviews, subpoenas, document reviews and legal battles.           Read full analysis >         Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent

What the papers say     Most front pages focus on the NHS pay disputes, with the Financial Times reporting Health Secretary Steve Barclay is to hold "crisis talks" with ambulance unions over Wednesday's strikes. "A&E? Call a taxi," is the Sun's headline, while the i says victims of heart attacks or strokes may not qualify for an ambulance in some areas. Separately, the Daily Express says the Royal College of Nursing chief is urging Rishi Sunak to personally negotiate a compromise pay deal. However, the Daily Mail quotes the prime minister saying he will not back down. Meanwhile, both the Metro and Daily Mirror focus on the mother of a seriously ill three-year-old criticising the health secretary over the government's policies and treatment of NHS staff.

Daily digest         Weinstein Hollywood mogul guilty in second sex crimes trial       Specials Read tributes to singer Terry Hall, who has died aged 63       Banknotes See the first fiver to feature King Charles       Forecast Next year will be hotter than 2022, Met Office predicts

If you watch one thing today Risking death in the jungle to seek a better life

If you listen to one thing today 'My friend was a serial killer - I had to stop him'

If you read one thing today McCartney shares his Glasto story and photos

Need something different?     The tributes were warm and fulsome as hundreds of people gathered in the Scottish borders to celebrate the life of international rugby star Doddie Weir, who died last month. He had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease six years earlier, and raised millions of pounds for research into the condition. Watch as fans explain how much he meant to them.  Another remarkable man, with a story to warm the cockles of your heart, is plumber James Anderson. He's no stranger to sadness, having been homeless and then lost a baby son. But he made a promise to his boy, William, that he would be "the man that he would have grown up to have been". And for almost a decade since has been showing kindness to people in need. Take five minutes to hear how he's helping others. And one more inspirational story involves a nine-year-old girl, who doctors believed might never walk, coming on in leaps and bounds - quite literally. Having undergone pioneering surgery, she's been showing off ballet skills that have amazed doctors. Watch her in action.

On this day         1995 Queen Elizabeth II writes to the Prince and Princess of Wales Charles and Diana, urging them to seek "an early divorce".

From elsewhere       What's going on with the UK's bonkers weather? (HuffPost UK)         They won’t be home for Christmas - the Ukrainians living in the UK (Big Issue North)             What adults don’t get about children’s books (Spectator)       Reaction to Lionel Messi lifting the World Cup trophy wearing a bisht shows cultural fault lines of Qatar 2022 (CNN)

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विश्व गुरु हमें जज करते हैं

सभी मनुष्य अविभाज्य मानवीय गरिमा हैं

ऐसे लोग हैं जो अविभाज्य मानवीय गरिमा को रौंदते हैं

एक परिवार के बराबर विश्व नागरिकता की एकता की कोई बात नहीं हो सकती

प्रस्तावना में आध्यात्मिक अभिजात वर्ग के उपदेश गरीबों, पीड़ितों, कमजोरों पर लागू नहीं होते हैं

शास्त्रों में जो है वह चुने हुए को बढ़ावा देता है न कि अछूत और कोढ़ी को

विश्व गुरु कमजोरों को वश में करने के लिए आध्यात्मिक वर्चस्व चाहते हैं

विश्व गुरु हमें जज करते हैं; कि हम छोटे दिमाग वाले हैं जब हम अपने लिए सोचना चाहते हैं और अपनी मान्यताओं और सिद्धांतों का पालन नहीं करना चाहते हैं

SP / Schweiz

Am Freitag war der letzte Tag der Wintersession. Das waren die wichtigsten Geschäfte: Eine BVG-Vorlage, die zu tieferen Renten führt, ein neues Steuerprivileg für Konzerne und die Mitte-Partei, die ihren eigenen Kaufkraft-Vorstoss versenkt.

Bei der beruflichen Vorsorge bricht die bürgerliche Mehrheit ihr Versprechen, dass die Frauenrenten endlich erhöht werden. Im Gegenteil: Die aktuelle Vorlage führt zu Rentensenkungen und tieferen Netto-Einkommen. Unser Magazin «direkt» zeigt, wo die drei Knackpunkte der aktuellen Vorlage liegen. Wollen Sie über die wichtigsten Themen aus Politik, Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft auf dem Laufenden bleiben? Melden Sie sich für den «direkt»-Newsletter an.

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Auf «direkt» finden Sie viele weitere Hintergrundinformationen, unter anderem: Tonnage-Tax - warum diese ein neues Steuerprivileg für Reedereien und Rohstoffkonzerne wäre; Neue Taskforce - wie diese die Milliarden an ungesperrten Oligarchen-Geldern bei Schweizer Banken angehen will; Working Poor - wie die bürgerliche Mehrheit die kantonalen Mindestlöhne aushebeln will.

die Tatsache

Wir sagen
dass wir
die Früchte
der Erde
zu teilen
bereit sind

die Lüge
mit dem Vorwand

der Angst
nicht genug
für den
eigenen Vorrat
zu haben

wir wollen
die Tatsache
dem was wir
wirklich
im Sinn haben
verheimlichen
es soll
ungesagt bleiben

im Schlamm

Bewegung
das Leben
im Dunkeln
im Schlamm
unter meinen
Schritten
gedeiht

Deine
Nähe lässt
mich warm
werden 
weit

zum Übergang

Wellen von
Wasser
Kaskaden 
von Stein
und Geröll
eine Stimme
von damals
hält den
See trocken
eine Strasse
inmitten
dem Inferno
zum Übergang

Dem Gemeinsamen

Blau die
Blume
in der
Hand
ganz klein

Menschen
im Kirchenschiff
sich selbst
zugewandt 

Ein Kaspar
der dem
Wesen von
Leben den
anderen
im Raum
das bessere
weiss

Dem Gemeinsamen
der
einen Seele
ihr Flüstern
in jedem
Gemüt
ihr Gesang

dem Gebot

Fussgängerstreifen
über die
Strasse im
Innern helfen
nicht das
eigene Recht
als Klein ich
auf den Vortritt
zu bestehen
folgt man
dem Gebot 
nicht wird
man von gelben
grossen Lastwagen
von der Hupe
gewarnt und
überfahren

Worte

Worte 
verweigern sich
auf dem
keuschen
weissen
Blatt

dem Eingang

Nicht 
schwerelos
dem Eingang
ins Haus
an der
Decke
auf den
Kopf 
gefallen

als Beischläfer

Der Geist im Stein
ist derselbe

Will er
fällt er
in seinen Kern
der Geschichte
der Zeit
im Universum
dem Traum
des Lebendigen
in sein Dingsein
zurück

Der Tod
als Beischläfer
egal was wir tun
wächst in
uns beim
Aufwachen
zur Geburt

Als Held oder
als Schwacher
findet er uns
wieder beim
letzten Atemzug

Nichts sind wir
der Seele
ihrem Leib
der Gefangenschaft
angelehnt
in unserem Körper
ihrem All Ein
ihrer alles
bewegender
Geistnatur

Kunst

In Schichten der Zeit
nicht Kunst
als die Kunst

Schweiz

Die Fahnenflucht war, wie im heutigen Militärrecht, eine unerlaubte Entfernung in der Absicht, sich dem Wehrdienst dauerhaft zu entziehen; auch der Versuch war strafbar. Zur Aburteilung von Fahnenflucht waren Militärgerichte berufen.

Fahnenflucht, Desertation oder Desertion bezeichnet das Fernbleiben eines Soldaten von militärischen Verpflichtungen in Kriegs- oder Friedenszeiten – benannt nach der Flucht von der Regimentsfahne, unter der sich alle Soldaten zum Gefecht zu versammeln hatten.

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Die unteilbare Menschenwürde verlangt, dass Fahnenflüchtigen des Kremls ungehindert eine Zuflucht gewährt wird.

Wladimir Michailowitsch Gundjajew

Dimitri Anatoljewitsch Medwedew / Wladimir Wladimirowitsch Putin / Wladimir Michailowitsch Gundjajew

Ukraine verstärkt belarussische Grenzverteidigung, da Putin mit Lukaschenko zusammentrifft

Die Lektionen für den Kreml, der aus den historischen Erfahrung, durch Genozid an der eigenen Bevölkerung, unter Иосиф Виссарионович Сталин nichts gelernt hat. Stalins Genozid in der Ukraine: „Eine Wahrheit, die man jahrzehntelang zu vertuschen versuchte“ Der Genozid und der Terror in der Ukraine geht weiter.

Die neoimperialen Angriffskriege des Kreml sind ein Verbrechen.

Donald John Trump

Das Gremium fordert, dass Trump wegen Aufstands angeklagt wird

Wichtig ist, dass Donald John Trump nicht wieder gewählt wird.