
Simon Kofe, foreign minister for the small Pacific nation of Tuvalu, brought a slice of reality to the COP26 hot-air festival by giving his address in knee-deep ocean, standing on what he said was once dry land. His address which can be found in full on his YouTube channel.
Australian activists/satirists The Juice Media, ‘making government ads honest’, got an international boost recently when Greta Thunberg agreed to sign off at the end of one of their videos, saying she was a huge fan of their work. You can find it on their YouTube channel under the title ‘Net F***ed by 2050’.


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