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  New Zealand scraps world-first smoking ‘generation ban’ to fund tax cuts

  The Guardian - Eva Corlett in Wellington

  Health experts say axing plan to block sales of tobacco products to next generation will cost thousands of lives New Zealand’s new government will scrap the country’s world-leading law to ban smoking for future generations to help pay for tax cuts – a move that public health officials believe will …

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  Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, report says

  The Guardian - Jonathan Watts Global environment editor

  ‘Polluter elite’ are plundering the planet to point of destruction, says Oxfam after comprehensive study of climate inequality The richest 1% of humanity is responsible for more carbon emissions than the poorest 66%, with dire consequences for vulnerable communities and global efforts to tackle the …

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  Cop28 host UAE breaking its own ban on routine gas flaring, data shows

  The Guardian - Damian Carrington Environment editor

  Exclusive: Fields run by climate summit host have burned gas near daily despite 20-year-old pledge, satellite monitoring reveals State-run oil and gas fields in the United Arab Emirates have been flaring gas virtually daily despite having committed 20 years ago to a policy of zero routine flaring, …

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  Chris Slane

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  Covid hates Jacinda Ardern #archive Doonesbury

  

  Chris Slane

  Nov 17
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  Cartoon: Mike Luckovich on Clarence Thomas

  dailykos.com - by Mike Luckovich for Comics

  A cartoon by Mike Luckovich.