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Harjeet Singh of the Satat Sampada Climate Foundation, said: “Cop30 will go down in history as the deadliest talkshow ever produced.”
https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2025/11/23/cop-30-its-no-joke/

COP 30: it’s no joke
The usual joke about the United Nations Climate Change Conferences (COPs) is that each one is a ‘cop-out’.  Each time there is a failure to agree on ending fossil fuel production as the source…

What did countries agree to at COP30? #environment

What did countries agree to at COP30?
The COP30 climate summit has drawn to a close after two weeks in the Amazonian city of Belem where protests, street marches and even a fire caused unexpected moments of drama.

The Colorado River is on the verge of crisis.
No one has a solution.
Once again, the Colorado River is heading toward a crisis. This time, the way out appears murkier than ever.

For months, the seven states of the Colorado River basin have failed to reach an agreement on new rules to share the river’s dwindling supply of water.
The current rules that divvy up water among 40 million people in the West, including Los Angeles, Phoenix and farming regions that provide most o…

The Colorado River is on the verge of crisis. No one has a solution.
The Colorado River faces a crisis as seven states struggle to agree on water-sharing rules.

Galaxy Digital plans to launch a hedge fund in Q1 2026 investing up to 30% in crypto tokens and the rest in financial stocks; sources say it has raised $100M (Nikou Asgari/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/7c96bafe-c25a-492d-b3ce-e8ebe37bd274

"Less arguing, more action: will Brazil’s unorthodox approach to Cop30 work?"
#Brazil #COP30 #ClimateSummit

Filings: Tether-owned Northern Data sold its bitcoin mining unit, Peak Mining, for up to $200M to a group including companies controlled by Tether executives (Nikou Asgari/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/352fc0e3-0f0d-4e72-abe6-dd992b040caa

"Le Monde – En France, une transition climatique laissée pour compte"
https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2025/10/27/en-france-une-transition-climatique-laissee-pour-compte_6649812_3232.html

En France, une transition climatique laissée pour compte
Avec une planification écologique à l’arrêt depuis 2023, le personnel politique accrédite l’idée qu’il est incapable de penser le long terme, même sur des enjeux aussi importants que ceux du changement climatique et de l’effondrement de la biodiversité.

California reaches a $50M settlement with Meta to resolve claims that Facebook users were misled about their ability to limit who could see personal details (The San Francisco Standard)
https://sfstandard.com/2025/12/19/facebook-users-dec…

Meta, California agree to settle Facebook privacy case
Third parties harvested personal data even though the company claimed to offer privacy, a lawsuit says.

EU in race against time to agree climate emissions target #EU

EU in race against time to agree climate emissions target
European diplomats are scrambling to agree on a 10-year target to cut EU carbon emissions this week, with time running out ahead of the United Nations COP30 climate summit.

Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi criticizes UK crypto promotion rules requiring clear risk warnings, saying they hinder retail investors by slowing fund movement (Nikou Asgari/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/3e5cfd5a-f1b6-4213-aac5-81da088306da