There are four countries in particular that are sufficiently low-lying to be already experiencing difficult challenges from rising sea levels. They are the Maldives, the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Kiribati. There’s a certain amount of simplified nonsense that gets talked on the subject, and there are some interesting dilemmas and grey areas. Let's have a look. Support this channel! https://patreon.com/mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show covers news, current affairs, science and politics. It aims to be independent, fact-focused and non-ideological. A rational and reasoned approach to some of the difficult issues of our time, including climate change, the Covid pandemic, and how we can best survive and thrive in the modern world. You can also find videos at: https://odysee.com/@mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show Clips channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_DHGJzhaR3U6nmNHy54KQg Follow the show page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mallenbakershow And my website https://mallenbaker.net Quotes reported in this video should not be taken as an implication of their author’s endorsement or involvement in this video. Shots from Tuvalu from 'Traveling to the Least Visited Country in the World' @Yes Theory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODuEl4oNae0 References Climate change: Mixed messages on the Maldives waterfront https://www.euromoney.com/article/b14qq2dslcm1zd/climate-change-mixed-messages-on-the-maldives-waterfront Infrastructure development pushing islands to ‘tipping point’ https://maldivesindependent.com/environment/infrastructure-development-pushing-islands-to-tipping-point-149739 Patterns of island change and persistence offer alternate adaptation pathways for atoll nations, Kench et al, 2018 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-02954-1 A pressure release valve? Migration and climate change in Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu https://apo.org.au/sites/default/files/resource-files/2019-02/apo-nid224491.pdf Maldives becomes 1st nation to benefit from new environmental fund launched at COP26 https://en.sun.mv/70188 New Zealand's "Climate Refugee" Visas: Lessons for the Rest of the World https://reliefweb.int/report/world/new-zealands-climate-refugee-visas-lessons-rest-world ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOwgAngNwFE

In this news round-up of the week, we cover the tortured and ultimately futile negotiations over the Global Pandemic Treaty at the WHO, Donald Trump's plea for $1 billion from the oil majors in return for his guarantee of action on their behalf, and the mastermind of Brexit, Dominic Cummings, has revealed his plan to destroy the Conservative Party once and for all. Support Mallen's work on Patreon! https://patreon.com/mallenbaker Support Mallen via Paypal https://paypal.me/mallenbaker The ‘Dangerously Reasonable’ channel by Mallen Baker covers news, current affairs, science and politics. It aims to be independent, fact-focused and non-ideological. A rational and reasoned approach to some of the difficult issues of our time, looking for how we can best survive and thrive in the modern world. Quotes reported in this video should not be taken as an implication of their author’s endorsement or involvement in this video. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8Fa7PdeQdI

Several questions from Patreon supporters about what a prime minister Keir Starmer would be likely to be like - moderate, or extreme? Centre ground, or captured by the left, or the woke? In my answer, I talk about how a lot of the answer will depend on the complex maths that comes out of the final election result. Support this channel! https://patreon.com/mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show covers news, current affairs, science and politics. It aims to be independent, fact-focused and non-ideological. A rational and reasoned approach to some of the difficult issues of our time, including climate change, the Covid pandemic, and how we can best survive and thrive in the modern world. You can also find videos at: https://odysee.com/@mallenbaker Follow the show page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mallenbakershow And my website https://mallenbaker.net Quotes reported in this video should not be taken as an implication of their author’s endorsement or involvement in this video. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50xdSn0iZSU

In this news round-up of the week for 30th December 2022, as Covid rages across China, some countries bring in restrictions on travellers blaming the fear of new variants. Russian oligarchs continue to die by sudden falling out of hotel windows syndrome. A controversial leading light of the manosphere Andrew Tate picks a fight with Greta Thunberg and ends up sad. And in this week’s short thought, one more thing about those new year resolutions. Support this channel! https://patreon.com/mallenbaker The Mallen Baker Show covers news, current affairs, science and politics. It aims to be independent, fact-focused and non-ideological. A rational and reasoned approach to some of the difficult issues of our time, including climate change, the Covid pandemic, and how we can best survive and thrive in the modern world. You can also find videos at: https://odysee.com/@mallenbaker Follow the show page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mallenbakershow And my website https://mallenbaker.net Quotes reported in this video should not be taken as an implication of their author’s endorsement or involvement in this video. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0ppOqPdhvE