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Photography by Mary Robinson

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The Elders in support of the ICC & ICJ, and against "double standards" re Gaza

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#OTD in Irish History | 21 May:

1639 – Lord Deputy Thomas Wentworth imposes the Black Oath of loyalty to Charles I on all Ulster Scots over the age of 16. 1745 – Count Daniel O’Connell, a soldier in French and British services, is born in Derrynane, Co Kerry. 1799 – Bill of Union (later the Act of Union) introduced in Irish House of Commons. 1862 – Death of actor, John Drew. Born in Templeogue, Co Dublin, his family emigrated…

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1918 - Gish Sisters and Mother Mary Robinson McConnell (and John the parrot) - photographer Gerald Carpenter

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The shy bachelor Godwin thought that Mary Robinson was not only intelligent and "Rational," but also incomparably beautiful. His daughter Mary Shelley recorded that "Among his acquaintances were several women, to whose society he was exceedingly partial, and who were all distinguished for personal attractions and talents. Among them may be mentioned the celebrated Mary Robinson, whom to the end of his life he considered as the most beautiful woman he had ever seen, but though he admired her so greatly, their acquaintance scarcely attained intimate friendship."

Perdita: The Literary, Theatrical, and Scandalous Life of Mary Robinson (2004) by Paula Byrne, page 322, contained in the beginning of Chapter 22: Radical

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Louis Tomlinson receives the Praeses Elit Award at Trinity College of Dublin

January 11th, 2024: Today the Instagram account of the Trinity College in Dublin posted that Louis Tomlinson has been awarded the Praeses Elit Award. Theirs was a recap of the major events during last semester at the college and they included the award of of the Praeses Elit Award to Louis Tomlinson and other two individuals. They posted “As we head towards the start of a new semester here’s…

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Edge and Adam present the award.

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Mary Robinson: Absolute poverty

‘When I am asked, “What, in your view, is the worst human rights problem in the world today?” I reply: “Absolute poverty.” This is not the answer most journalists expect. It is neither sexy nor legalistic. But it is true.’ —Mary Robinson, 7th President of Ireland.

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Too SAD for our beautiful Mother Earth!

Let's hope, it won't be too late when the Fossil Fuel Lobby finally decides to take proper action!

Cause Fossil Fuel phase needs to be pushed to a full phase out!

There are countries already suffering tremendously from the climate change!

What do we wait for?

The greedy will never have enough!!!

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Dubai’s Expo City and the Al Wall Dome, where the United Nations climate conference started on Thursday.

(Photo: Kamran Jebreili/Associated Press)

Fossil Fuels and Frustration at COP28

The United Arab Emirates, one of the world’s biggest oil producers, is hosting this year’s COP28 climate summit.

World leaders, delegates and negotiators from almost every country on the planet will work on redoubling their efforts to combat climate change.

While hopes are high that countries might find ways to rapidly reduce greenhouse gases and limit the use of coal, oil and gas, the reality is that fossil fuel emissions are still growing. Meanwhile, the destructive effects of climate change are getting worse, with floods, fires, droughts and storms ravaging every corner of the globe.

Frustrations with the U.N. process, and the plodding pace of progress, are running high.

By David Gelles

The New York Times- November 30, 2023

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Sultan Al Jaber, president of the COP28 climate summit 2023, at the talks on Monday.

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UAE’s Sultan Al Jaber faces a firestorm over fossil fuels

By Lisa Friedman

The New York Times - December 4, 2023

The Emirati oil executive leading the global climate summit faced intense criticism on Monday over his claim that there was “no science” that shows fossil fuels must be phased out to prevent disastrous levels of global temperature increases.

Sultan Al Jaber, the COP28 president and chief executive of the state-owned oil company Adnoc, said in a newly surfaced video there was “no science out there, or no scenario out there, that says that the phaseout of fossil fuel is what’s going to achieve 1.5.”

Scientists say if temperatures rise more than 1.5 degrees Celsius over preindustrial levels, humans would struggle to adapt to increasingly severe storms, drought, heat and rising sea levels.

Al Jaber made the controversial comments two weeks ago, but they only came to light on Sunday when they were reported by The Guardian.

“Please, help me, show me a road map for a phaseout of fossil fuels that will allow for sustainable socioeconomic development, unless you want to take the world back into caves,” Al Jaber told a panel discussion led by Mary Robinson, the former president of Ireland, who is now a prominent climate advocate.

His remarks set off a firestorm at the climate talks being held in Dubai, known as COP28.

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, who has called for fossil fuels to be replaced with wind, solar and other renewable energy, assailed Al Jaber.

“From the moment this absurd masquerade began, it was only a matter of time before his preposterous disguise no longer concealed the reality of the most brazen conflict of interest in the history of climate negotiations,” Gore said in an email. “Obviously, the world needs to phase out fossil fuels as quickly as possible.”

On Monday, a defiant Al Jaber suggested he did not say what he can be heard saying on the video. And he indicated that anyone who claimed otherwise was trying to undermine his leadership of COP28.

In front of a packed and hastily arranged news conference, Al Jaber appeared to take the criticism personally and described his background as an economist and an engineer. “I respect the science in everything I do,” he said.

“I have said over and over that the phase-down and the phaseout of fossil fuels is inevitable,” Al Jaber said.

He insisted that he has called many times for a phase out of fossil fuels and said that his efforts to champion climate change had been ignored by the media.

Al Jaber appeared aggrieved, taking issue with “one statement, taken out of context with misrepresentation and misinterpretation that gets maximum coverage.”

The planet has already warmed about 1.2 degrees since the industrial revolution, driven by the burning of coal, oil and gas.

Jim Skea, the chairman of the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, said on Monday while sitting next to Al Jaber that fossil fuels would need to be “greatly reduced” by 2050 in order to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. Coal plants without technology to capture and store emissions would need to be phased out completely, he said.

The fossil fuel industry has responded to suggestions of a phaseout by saying that technology could capture and store carbon emissions, which would allow it to continue to operate. But scientists widely agree that the technologies that the oil industry is depending upon, like carbon capture and storage, cannot be deployed at the scale or pace required to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

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Sultan Al Jaber: ‘There is no science out there that says that the phase-out of fossil fuel is what’s going to achieve 1.5C.’

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Cop28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels

The president of Cop28, UAE’s Sultan Al Jaber, has claimed there is “no science” indicating that a phase-out of fossil fuels is needed to restrict global heating to 1.5C, the Guardian and the Centre for Climate Reporting can reveal.

Al Jaber also said a phase-out of fossil fuels would not allow sustainable development “unless you want to take the world back into caves”.

The comments were “incredibly concerning” and “verging on climate denial”, scientists said, and they were at odds with the position of the UN secretary general, António Guterres.

By Damian Carrington and Ben Stockton

The Guardian - 3 December 2023

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