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SUMMARY:Red Rebel International Day of Action: COP 29
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DESCRIPTION:Event details: https://xrboston.org/action/red-rebel-internati
 onal-day-of-action-cop-29/\n\nXR Boston will be participating in the Red R
 ebel International Day of Action on Saturday November 9 in protest of COP 
 29. The event will start at 2pm. Meet us at the Boston Public Garden entra
 nce at the intersection of Arlington and Boylston streets near the Arlingt
 on MBTA green line station. Together we will move through the Common and e
 nvirons as a funeral procession with die-ins.  Feel free to dress in black
 .\n\nThere is no lack of government inaction on the climate crisis in 2024
 . [According to a recent UN report](https://www.unep.org/resources/emissio
 ns-gap-report-2024)\, “countries have made no progress in cutting emissi
 ons and tackling global warming.” [(1)](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/
 24/climate/un-climate-change-global-emissions-report.html)  Massachusetts 
 was part of this lack of progress. Currently\, climate legislation is caug
 ht up in partisan politics. Private plane use is expanding at a rapid pace
  and the gas companies continue to build new infrastructure. The only thin
 g that the Healey administration seems to have managed was [helping Nibi t
 he beaver](https://www.mass.gov/news/photo-release-governor-healey-visits-
 nibi-the-beaver).  \n\nCOP 29 will also be one of the year’s biggest dis
 appointments. \n\nThe Conference of the Parties (COP)\, an annual UN-spons
 ored climate conference\, will be taking place in Baku\, Azerbaijan\, mark
 ing its 29th year.  [Oil makes up 90% of Azerbaijan's exports.](https://ww
 w.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/17/cop29-at-a-crossroads-in-azerb
 aijan-with-focus-on-climate-finance) This year’s focus is on determining
  financial reparations from the Global North to the Global South\, address
 ing the impacts of climate change caused by the North's fossil fuel use. T
 he Global South is already facing severe consequences\, including rising s
 ea levels\, flooding\, and drought. While many advocate for substantial re
 parations\, powerful interests in wealthy countries are lobbying to minimi
 ze these financial commitments. In response\, protests are taking place th
 roughout the world this week to demand meaningful support for those most a
 ffected by climate change. \n\nEven though\, the gathering doesn't start u
 ntil November 11\, we are anticipating the convention's failure. Past conf
 erences have not addressed the climate crisis. Wealthy nations with fossil
  fuel interests control the meetings. Research by economists Nicholas Ster
 n and Vera Songwe in 2022 [suggested about 2.4 trillion dollars would be n
 eeded annually for developing countries to tackle the climate crisis](http
 s://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/08/developing-countries-clima
 te-crisis-funding-2030-report-nicholas-stern) excluding China. It is unlik
 ely\, to say the least\, that COP 29 will be able to find an equitable sol
 ution for the Global South.\n\nThe rain date is Sunday November 10. Hope t
 o see you there!
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LOCATION:Public Garden\, at the corner of Boylston and Arlington
ORGANIZER;CN="Extinction Rebellion Boston":MAILTO:outreach@xrboston.org
URL:https://xrboston.org/action/red-rebel-international-day-of-action-cop-
 29/
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