Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, December 11, 2023
Posted: 11th December 2023
Sultan Al Jaber (center), COP28 President, and participants applaud at the UNFCCC Formal Opening of COP28. (Photo by COP28 / Christopher Pike / Flickr CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Deed)
ALEX RAFALOWICZ
At COP28, Vanuatu & Tuvalu lead the call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
If global leaders can’t agree on how to phase out fossil fuels, countries should do so independently by signing on to a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, writes the Director of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. Read more.
GABRIELE DI DONFRANCESCO
Italian utility in hot water for draining a picturesque lake to send water to Rome
The legal battle the local community is waging against Acea could set an important new environmental precedent in the European Union, reports an Italian freelance journalist based in Rome. Read more.
Bulletin Virtual Program: The climate-nuclear nexus
On January 11 at 12p.m. CST, join us to discuss how climate change acts as a “threat multiplier,” what policymakers think of this issue, and what we can do to mitigate impacts from new climate threats.
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