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30 June
The climate crisis and devastation in Palestine are inextricably linked!
Hear from Extinction Rebellion activist, Anna Slynn!
Climate activists around the world are linking the degradation of the environment that underpins climate change to the destruction of Gaza and the occupation of Palestine.
Middle East Eye (MEE) reporting on a protest in New York outside the Citigroup Headquarters, quoted a climate activist as saying
"The corporations and institutions that are profitting off of the genocide and the ongoing war are also profitting off of the destruction of the environment and the planet."
MEE goes on to report
“Activists say that this link has been further exemplified since 7 October, with recent research showing that emissions generated within the first two months of Israel's war on Gaza surpassed those of nearly two dozen of the world's most climate-vulnerable countries.
Around 99 percent of the estimated 281,000 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide generated in the first 60 days of the war was due to Israel's aerial bombardment and ground invasion of Gaza. It said that it was equivalent to burning at least 150,000 tonnes of coal.
Meanwhile, weeks into the bombing campaign, Israel simultaneously awarded six companies 12 licences to explore natural gas fields off the coast of the besieged territory.
Israel's decision to pump seawater into the ground in Gaza and its use of white phosphorus during military operations have also come under heavy criticism for their potentially devastating ecological effects.
For decades, Israel's occupation infrastructure and illegal uprooting of native Palestinian olive trees have threatened similar irreversible harm to the region's environment.
no climate justice without a free Palestine!
Anna Slynn is a Musician and has been an activist with Extinction Rebellion SA (XRSA) for 3 ½ years where she is currently Finance Officer and works with the XRSA Media and Messaging team. She is a passionate advocate for Climate justice, First Nations justice and land rights, and the rights of all people to live in peace, free from oppression, war and genocide.