Chaos at COP29

Written by Paul Homewood

For those who have been living on Mars during the last few years, COPs, officially titled Conference of the Parties, are the annual UN-run climate jamborees, intended to forge global agreements to fight climate change.

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How Federal Funding Constrains Scientific Insight

Written by Stuart Buck

Most outsiders to big academic science might be surprised to learn that one of the most problematic constraints on scientific innovation comes from the federal agencies that pour many billions a year into the system.

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BRICS’ Kazan Declaration Trumps COP29 Climate Blather

Written by Vijay Jayaraj

Gathering in the Russian city of Kazan and hosted by that country’s “alienated and sanctioned” leader Vladimir Putin, the heads of some of the world’s most powerful nations made clear that the so-called climate emergency was a secondary priority for them.

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