When Mathilda Paul told her school drama teacher Helen Janke that it was her dream to be on stage, Mrs Janke stopped dead in her tracks."That shouldn't be a dream, that's a right," she said.At the time, Mrs Janke was running Initial Stages, a youth theatre program that she'd managed for 18 years.After speaking with Paul, she realised that unlike the students in Initial Stages, performers living with disability lacked an inclusive space that would foster their creative passion.Interest in the program had been fantastic and the result has been beyond expectations.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-11/drama-group-makes-dreams-come-true-performers-with-disability/103200202
So the CoP28 final statement finally included “transitioning away from
fossil fuels in energy systems, in a just, orderly and equitable manner”.
According to CoP28 President Jaber, this includes “A global goal to triple
renewables and double energy efficiency. Declarations on agriculture, food and
health. More oil and gas companies stepping up on methane and emissions”.
UN climate chief Simon Stiell added “Whilst we didn’t turn
the page on the fossil fuel era in Dubai, this outcome is the beginning of the
end - The Global Stocktake showed us clearly that progress is not fast enough.” https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/13/countries-agree-to-deal-at-cop28-climate-summit.html
