COP28 President-designate praises India for its energy transition vision

COP28 President-designate praises India for its energy transition vision

United Arab Emirates Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and CEO of ADNOC Sultan Al Jaber. | Photo Credit: REUTERS COP28 President-designate Dr. Sultan Al Jaber on November 12 praised India, the current hosts of the Presidency of the G20, for its energy transition vision even as he acknowledged the critical need for a “new … Read more

Judge blocks Arkansas ban on gender transition treatment for minors

Judge blocks Arkansas ban on gender transition treatment for minors

During an eight-day trial over the ban, the judge heard from children, parents and physicians, who said the children’s lives had changed for the better as a result of transitioning treatment. The state meanwhile called four expert witnesses who questioned the safety of such treatment and the reliability of research on gender dysphoria, as well … Read more

India wants energy transition on its own terms — without phasing out coal and with more grants

India wants energy transition on its own terms — without phasing out coal and with more grants

India is unlikely to sign a deal with richer nations this year for a just energy transition, as international funding rests on India committing to a timeline to phase out coal, an “unviable” proposition for the country, energy analysts said. The Group of Seven (G7) industrialised nations, together with Norway, Denmark and the European Union, … Read more

Personal Essay: I Started Transitioning at the Beginning of the Pandemic. Here’s What It Was Like

Personal Essay: I Started Transitioning at the Beginning of the Pandemic. Here’s What It Was Like

Two years ago, just when the world was shutting down, I opened up – to my true self. Having discovered that I was a transgender man, I set out to medically transition at the onset of the pandemic. In early March of 2020, I could count on one hand the people who knew I was … Read more

Parents of Trans Teen Sue Texas to Stop Investigations

Parents of Trans Teen Sue Texas to Stop Investigations

March 1, 2022 The parents of a transgender teenager in Texas filed a lawsuit to stop state agencies from investigating reports of gender-transition procedures on children as cases of possible child abuse. The parents, identified as John and Jane Doe, and their child, identified as Mary Doe, say in the complaint that an investigator from … Read more

Texas Governor: Investigate Gender Transition Procedures as ‘Child Abuse’

Texas Governor: Investigate Gender Transition Procedures as ‘Child Abuse’

Feb. 23, 2022 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered state agencies to investigate reports of gender-transition procedures on children as child abuse, which could result in the criminal prosecution of teachers, doctors, and parents of trans children who don’t report the procedures. Abbott sent a letter to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services … Read more