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Activists stage metal concert to sound of deep sea machinery outside London summit

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Ocean Rebellion activists stage a heavy metal concert outside the Deep Sea Mining Summit in London, April 18, 2024 Photo: Guy Reece

CLIMATE activist group Ocean Rebellion staged a heavy metal concert outside the Deep Sea Mining Summit in London’s Canary Wharf on Wednesday.

Recently, the UN International Seabed Authority awarded licences to mine up to 9,000 sq km of deep seabed at a time.

Miners search for mineral chunks in the deep sea known as manganese nodules, which can be used for “green” battery technology among other things.

Activists say the practice strips the seabed of all life, including deep-sea sponges and corals that have taken thousands of years to grow.

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Doctors protest medical regulator’s inaction on climate

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Doctors and patients protest against the medical regulator’s inaction on climate outside the General Medical Council, London, April 18, 2024

DOCTORS linked to the Planetary Health Coalition demonstrated outside the General Medical Council (GMC) today against its failure to address the devastating impact that climate change has on public health.

In a theatrical protest, health workers queued at a “moral injury unit” to present complaints about their difficulties witnessing the effects of the climate emergency.

Protesters placed a giant red whistle outside the regulatory bodies’ offices, urging the organisation to sound the alarm on the impact of environmental destruction, and to integrate these concerns into its ethical standards.

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Corbyn documentary pulled from Glastonbury now available online

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AFILM about how Jeremy Corbyn was targeted by a co-ordinated campaign to undermine his leadership of the Labour Party with false accusations of anti-semitism is now available online.

Oh Jeremy Corbyn — The Big Lie was due to be screened at last year’s Glastonbury festival but was dropped by organisers after they were hit by an online smear campaign which accused the film itself of anti-semitism.

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Oh Jeremy Corbyn — The Big Lie is available on https://youtu.be/PXvaWz4gpTc.

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UN appeals for £2.2bn for Gaza to help Palestinians in desperate need of food and other aid

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THE United Nations has appealed for $2.8 billion (£2.2bn) to provide desperately needed aid to three million Palestinians, stressing that tackling looming famine in the devastated Gaza Strip requires not only food but sanitation, water and health facilities.

Andrea De Domenico, the head of the UN humanitarian office for Gaza and the West Bank, told reporters on Tuesday night that massive operations are required to restore those services and meet minimum standards — and this can’t be done during military operations.

He pointed to the destruction of hospitals, water and sanitation facilities, homes, roads and schools by Israeli forces, adding that “there is not a single university that is standing in Gaza.”

Mr De Domenico said Israel’s recently ended so-called military operation at Shifa Hospital, Gaza’s largest medical facility, was so destructive the facility has been forced to shut down.

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Scotland to ditch key climate change target

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Scotland was aiming to cut emissions by 75% by the end of the decade

The Scottish government is to ditch its flagship target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030.

The final goal of reaching “net-zero” by 2045 will remain, but BBC Scotland News understands the government’s annual climate targets could also go.

Ministers have missed eight of the last 12 annual targets and have been told that reaching the 75% milestone by the end of the decade is unachievable.

A statement is expected at Holyrood on Thursday afternoon.

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) – which provides independent advice to ministers – warned back in 2022 that Scotland had lost its lead over the rest of the UK in tackling the issue.

Last year ministers failed to publish a plan it promised – required under the act – detailing how they were going to meet the targets.

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