Boris Johnson's 4 key areas he just told the #UNGA he wants to use to tackle #climatechange.
Boris Johnson thanks Chinese President Xi Jinping for ending investment in coal production outside China. Calls on him to now tackle coal use in China.
Johnson to #UNGA says UK will cut carbon output by 68% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels.
Says not all climate change action is technological and says more trees need to planted worldwide.
#UNGA Johnson says developed world should follow Pakistan PM Imram Khan's pledge to plant 10 billion trees.
Says UK will keep 11.6bn commitment to help developing countries tackle climate change. Praises Denmark and US for new commitments.
2/ NEW - The Leader of the coup d'etat in Guinea, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya was a French Legionarie who reached the the rank of corporal before he returned to Guinea to lead a new Special Forces Unit created by the now deposed Alpha Condé.
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3/ In 2018, Aladji Cellou Camara, the director of information and public relations of the Guinean Army said:
“Commander Mamady Doumbouya brilliantly completed the operational protection specialist training at the International Security Academy (Israel),"
1/🇬🇧 The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation #JCVO has decided to invite another 200,000 12 to 15-year-olds with underlying health problems for Covid vaccines.
However, has stopped short of extending it to all teenagers.
2/ Instead, health ministers from all 4 devolved Parliaments in the UK will ask their Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) to decide. They will consider the impact on education which the JCVI did not.
3/ This means that approximately 350,000 12 to 15-year-olds with underlying health conditions will now be eligible for vaccination.
The JCVI experts did say the benefits to children do "marginally outweigh the risks" but that stopped short of recommending universal vaccination.4
THREAD 1/ 🏴 The Scottish Social Services Council have released their 2020 report on the social work, social care & early years workforce.
The size of the workforce has increased to 209,690, a rise of 1.6% since 2019. This is the highest level recorded since these reports began.
2/ The Scottish social service workforce makes up approximately 8.0% of all Scottish employment.
The stability index of the workforce is 80.8%. This means over four fifths of the workforce remained in the same post since last year.
3/ The largest employer type differs between 🏴 local authority areas, with services in Orkney, Shetland and Na h-Eileanan Siar (the three island authorities) provided mainly by the public sector.
However, in most areas the private sector is the largest employer
1 reason the Met could face action, is as a result of a Supreme Court ruling that said the blocking a public highway is a legitimate form of protest.
An officer in the video arrested 1 protester for Obstruction of a Highway, which a judge advised against independent.co.uk/climate-change…
The Met and CPS have been repeatedly warned by judges that continuing to arrest XR protesters using Obstruction of a Highway, *may result in unlawful arrests.
That would result in legal bills & a squeeze on their already tight budget.