<h2>Understanding the purpose of the Pandemic Treaty</h2>The WHO's proposed pandemic treaty, which has not been approved by the member states (as of yet), is an agreement that would, among other things, regulate economic terms between the WHO, the State Parties (the different countries), and private businesses related to patent protections and the production of medical devices[fn]. The amended International Health Regulations (<a href="https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA77/A77_ACONF14-en.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">IHR)</a>, page 5, refers to relevant health products that “may include medicines, vaccines, diagnostics, medical devices, vector control products, personal protective equipment, decontamination products, assistive products, antidotes, cell- and gene-based therapies, and other health technologies”[/fn] around the world, as Spanish doctor Dr. Natalia Prego Cancelo <a href="https://nataliaprego.substack.com/p/aprobada-la-reforma-del-reglamento" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">explained</a> in her substack. Abrogated rights to intellectual property and economic gain resulting therefrom would negatively impact Pharma and the countries that benefit from Pharma's “largesse.”&nbsp;On the other hand, poorer countries did not want to provide wealthier countries with information about the pathogens they may discover and not be able to afford the resulting vaccines, as the Associated Press <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10523240/who-global-pandemic-treaty-disagreements/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">described</a> their concerns:<blockquote>Meanwhile, many developing countries said it’s unfair that they might be expected to provide virus samples to help develop vaccines and treatments, but then be unable to afford them.</blockquote>The pandemic treaty was expected to be the economic means by which the WHO's funders (primarily Bill Gates and Pharma) would benefit from implementing the IHR regulations, as Frontline News <a href="https://frontline.news/post/tedros-claims-need-for-aggressive-pushback-against-anti-vaxxers-but-is-the-science-on-his-side" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a>.<h2>The International Health Regulations amendments</h2>The IHR, which date back to 2005, enable the WHO to declare “public health emergencies of international concern” and provide guidance to member countries on countermeasures.The amendments were designed to give the WHO unilateral power to declare pandemics and tell countries or localities what countermeasures they must utilize. Since some of the proposed amendments have been adopted (others with more far-reaching implications have not) the WHO found cause to celebrate.&nbsp;However, as Dr. Prego Cancelo warned, “the approval of the amendments to the IHR at the World Health Assembly should not be a one-dimensional celebration as it has been by the WHO, but a call for critical reflection and citizen vigilance. Behind the facade of global progress and cooperation are shadows of opacity and possible abuses of power that should not be overlooked.”&nbsp;In other words, there were a lot of shenanigans employed in order to get the amendments approved.As Kat Lindley stated in her tweet, there was no vote on the amendments but a “consensus” among the few attendees.&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">The strategy for the United States going forward is for the individual States to pass legislation to REJECT the WHO Amendments to IHR based on the illegality of the process and violation of Article 55. While Tedros celebrates, it is time for THE WORLD TO REJECT the Amendments… <a href="https://t.co/Ep2XJYRmPl">pic.twitter.com/Ep2XJYRmPl</a>— Dr. Kat Lindley (@KLVeritas) <a href="https://twitter.com/KLVeritas/status/1797347435586400269?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The Assembly <a href="https://www.who.int/about/accountability/governance/world-health-assembly/seventy-seventh" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">webcast screenshot</a> (@1:32:50) below shows that very few delegates were in attendance.<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/aflds/image/upload/v1717658153/image_00a0d9fd57.png"></figure>&nbsp;<h2>Declaring a “potential pandemic” that hasn't happened yet</h2>One of the concerns that Dr. Prego Cancelo voiced is that “the amendments also expand the circumstances in which a pandemic emergency can be declared,” so that a pandemic can “be based solely on a potential risk, rather than a confirmed fact.” Particularly controversial, she stated, was the definition of a pandemic emergency which lacked clarity regarding who has the ability to declare a pandemic and what the criteria are. She says that without greater specificity about what a pandemic is, pandemics can be politically influenced.&nbsp;<blockquote>Without a clear definition of the exact procedures to be followed to assess the situation, it opens up the possibility that the pandemic declaration is subject to subjective interpretations or political influences. Unilateral determination of an internationally important public health emergency (ESPII-PHEIC) can have significant implications for human rights and civil liberties, especially if they are used to justify extreme measures that limit individual freedoms.</blockquote><h3>What is a pandemic?</h3>The WHO has been watering down the definition of pandemic to allow increased pandemic declarations.&nbsp;Pandemic defined - 2003This is the archived definition in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20030202200410/http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/pandemic/en/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">2003.</a> Note the requirement for an enormous number of deaths and illness.<blockquote>An influenza pandemic occurs when a new influenza virus appears against which the human population has no immunity, resulting in several, simultaneous epidemics worldwide with enormous numbers of deaths and illness. With the increase in global transport and communications, as well as urbanization and overcrowded conditions, epidemics due the new influenza virus are likely to quickly take hold around the world.</blockquote>Pandemic defined 2009The definition was <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090505221413/http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/pandemic/en/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">changed</a> on May 5, 2009, to mean even mild illness and low numbers of deaths.<blockquote>A disease epidemic occurs when there are more cases of that disease than normal. A pandemic is a worldwide epidemic of a disease. An influenza pandemic may occur when a new influenza virus appears against which the human population has no immunity. With the increase in global transport, as well as urbanization and overcrowded conditions in some areas, epidemics due to a new influenza virus are likely to take hold around the world, and become a pandemic faster than before. WHO has defined the phases of a pandemic to provide a global framework to aid countries in pandemic preparedness and response planning. Pandemics can be either mild or severe in the illness and death they cause, and the severity of a pandemic can change over the course of that pandemic.</blockquote>Pandemic undefined 2024In the <a href="https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA77/A77_ACONF14-en.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">IHR amendments approved</a> (page 4), there is no definition of “pandemic” but of “pandemic emergency:”&nbsp;<blockquote>“pandemic emergency” means a public health emergency of international concern that is caused by a communicable disease and:(i) has, or is at high risk of having, wide geographical spread to and within multiple States; and(ii) is exceeding, or is at high risk of exceeding, the capacity of health systems to respond in those States; and(iii) is causing, or is at high risk of causing, substantial social and/or economic disruption, including disruption to international traffic and trade; and(iv) requires rapid, equitable and enhanced coordinated international action, with whole-of-government and whole-of-society approaches.</blockquote>Note that there doesn't have to be an actual “emergency” but a potential one and that there is no mention of the degree of illness or even deaths as a requirement. Many benign diseases are “communicable.”&nbsp;Furthermore, we've learned during COVID that hospitals had not been overrun like we were toldWide Awake Media's tweet below shows empty hospital corridors that they did not want you to see.&nbsp;<blockquote>Debbie Hicks was arrested, convicted of a public order offence and fined for filming a completely empty hospital in December 2020—at a time when we were told repeatedly that the hospitals were "overwhelmed"—in an attempt to prove that the so-called "pandemic" was a scam.</blockquote>&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Debbie Hicks was arrested, convicted of a public order offence and fined for filming a completely empty hospital in December 2020—at a time when we were told repeatedly that the hospitals were "overwhelmed"—in an attempt to prove that the so-called "pandemic" was a scam. A… <a href="https://t.co/cjfWiFsZne">pic.twitter.com/cjfWiFsZne</a>— Wide Awake Media (@wideawake_media) <a href="https://twitter.com/wideawake_media/status/1797188815892726218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>&nbsp;Similarly, the economic and social disruption and the disruption of international traffic were caused by countermeasures we have since learned were <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13481839/dr-anthony-fauci-social-distancing-masks-prevent-covid.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">made up</a> and ineffective. Socioeconomic <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/tale-two-pandemics-big-box-stores-rake-record-profits-while-n1237464" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">impact</a> was also an artifact of the countermeasures and not the virus.As shown in Erin Elizabeth Health Nut News's tweet below, showing congressional hearings into the COVID countermeasures, Dr. Fauci “lied about jabs, masks, ivermectin and much more.”&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Wow. ‼️‼️‼️Dr Rich McCormick was one of the doctors censored in 2020, ran for office, won, and is now grilling Dr Fauci over his covid policies Fauci committed <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CrimesAgainstHumanity</a> He lied about jabs , masks, ivermectin and much more. <a href="https://t.co/m1iIReEvWf">pic.twitter.com/m1iIReEvWf</a>— Erin Elizabeth Health Nut News (@unhealthytruth) <a href="https://twitter.com/unhealthytruth/status/1797881802654355889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>&nbsp;This leaves the WHO free to declaring frequent “pandemic emergencies” and draconian countermeasures at will.<h2>How the Pandemic Treaty and IHR were designed to work in tandem</h2>The WHO's explanation of the International Health Regulations includes the following:<blockquote>The IHR are an instrument of international law that is legally-binding on 196 countries, including the 194 WHO Member States. The IHR &nbsp;grew out of the response to deadly epidemics that once overran Europe. They create rights and obligations for countries, including the requirement to report public health events. The Regulations also outline the criteria to determine whether or not a particular event constitutes a &nbsp;“public health emergency of international concern”. (Emphasis added.)</blockquote>The reference to deadly epidemics that “once overran” Europe essentially means that there are no more. This also means that for the IHR to have any purpose, new pandemics must be continuously “found.” And for Bill Gates and Pharma, WHO's primary funders, and globalists to benefit from new pandemics, the pandemic treaty would put in place the intellectual property and economic/manufacturing requirements for what Dr. David Bell termed “<a href="http://Deadly pandemics are rare, so why is the WHO obsessed with them?" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">the greatest show on earth</a>.” &nbsp;&nbsp;Related articles:<ul><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/tedros-claims-need-for-aggressive-pushback-against-anti-vaxxers-but-is-the-science-on-his-side" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tedros claims need for aggressive pushback against 'anti-vaxxers' — but is the science on his side?</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/deadly-pandemics-are-rare-so-why-is-the-who-obsessed-with-them" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Deadly pandemics are rare, so why is the WHO obsessed with them?</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/your-personal-freedoms-are-dangerous-to-the-who" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Your personal freedoms are dangerous — to the WHOhttps://frontline.news/post/tedros-claims-need-for-aggressive-pushback-against-anti-vaxxers-but-is-the-science-on-his-side/preview</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/dont-just-reject-the-pandemic-treaty%E2%80%93get-us-out-of-the-who" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Don’t just reject the Pandemic Treaty – Get US Out! Of the WHO</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/greatest-single-threat-to-the-sovereignty-of-our-constitutional-republic-congressmen-warn-about-who-treaty" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">'Greatest single threat to the sovereignty of our constitutional republic' - Congressmen warn about WHO treaty</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/emergency-response-or-planned-takeover-who-pandemic-treaty">Emergency response or planned takeover? WHO Pandemic Treaty</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/who-vs-first-amendment-white-house-to-decide-by-may-on-ceding-authority-to-global-body">WHO vs First Amendment; White House to decide by May on ceding authority to global body</a></li></ul>&nbsp;

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The shocking redefinition of pandemic in the IHR amendments 

WHO no longer needs a pandemic to declare one

<h2>Move over book burning, hello de-platforming?</h2>Closed out of your Facebook or Instagram account? Maybe your website suddenly disappeared, or your YouTube channel was demonetized or deleted? Perhaps you lost access to thousands of hours of posts and videos you produced, and your years of work were gone in an instant? That's de-platforming; the modern version of book burning, a “punishment” for going against the mainstream narrative. And, the censorship doesn't stop with social media, it includes PayPal accounts and more.<h3>Getting up again</h3>How do individuals who went afoul of the globalists, who didn't keep quiet and let others do their thinking for them, respond when they find themselves de-platformed by social media companies and other services? Here's what London Real's Brian Rose, Americas Frontline Doctor founder Dr. Simone Gold, and independent researcher James Roguski did to pick themselves up and continue their work despite the heavy-handed censorship they experienced.Brian RoseWhen London Real YouTuber Brian Rose publicly began trying to understand COVID-19 and its countermeasures, he soon found his entire life seemingly deleted from the internet by the social media giants.&nbsp;Not only did he lose all his years of work, amounting to thousands of videos which he had uploaded to the internet. He also lost access to his Paypal account, and more, because in his search for the truth about the pandemic; his counter-narrative interviews with David Icke were too dangerous for the globalists to allow. &nbsp;In his below documentary, Rose&nbsp;recounts his experiences and how he ultimately started a channel of his own. He explains that he was wholly unprepared for what happened on May 3, 2020, even though he knew that many would want to stop the interview (@about 3:36):<blockquote>Over the past few weeks, our entire world has been transformed. Everything we took for granted has now been taken away and our freedoms have been replaced with fear. All those rights we fought centuries for have been handed over without a second thought.&nbsp;We all process fear in different ways. I cope by immersing myself in my work and today my job is to ask questions. One million people will be watching and they all want answers.&nbsp;Countless others are trying to stop this from happening. At any moment they can walk through that door or lock this broadcast. I'm scared but I don't know what else to do. I prepared my whole life for a moment like This. But nothing would prepare me for what happened next. . .</blockquote>&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">WATCH THE MOVIE THAT YouTube DOES NOT Want YOU TO SEE (and SHARE IT Far And Wide ) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonReal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LondonReal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeWillNotBeSilenced?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeWillNotBeSilenced</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StopCensorship?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StopCensorship</a> <a href="https://t.co/txcVpjPDWz">https://t.co/txcVpjPDWz</a>— Brian Rose, Founder &amp; Host of London Real (@LondonRealTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/LondonRealTV/status/1796285778517221575?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>&nbsp;Dr. Simone GoldDr. Simone Gold, founder of <a href="https://www.aflds.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">America's Frontline Doctors</a>, was one of the first doctors to understand that how she was being told to treat COVID patients wasn't normal. Very alarmed at what was taking place she, along with other doctors, held the “<a href="https://www.whitecoatsummit.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">White Coat Summit</a>” on July 27, 2020, as well as a press conference on the Supreme Court steps. As she tweeted below, the press conference went viral, garnering millions of views before Big Tech and Big Media took the video down.She concluded by explaining their purpose and the result:<blockquote>Our fight was to show America the propaganda vs the truth, and then we were censored.</blockquote>&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Our press conference in front of the Supreme Court on July 27th, 2020 was a turning point in the fight against COVID Tyranny. After 20 million views in 8 hours, Big Tech colluded to wipe the video from online platforms. We knew in this moment that we would win the fight. <a href="https://t.co/9CP0Ogpnfp">pic.twitter.com/9CP0Ogpnfp</a>— Dr. Simone Gold (@drsimonegold) <a href="https://twitter.com/drsimonegold/status/1610416861723729921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Dr. Gold continues to <a href="https://aflds.org/about-us" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">advance</a> the mission of America's Frontline Doctors, to protect medical freedom and civil liberties.'James RoguskiIndependent researcher James Roguski who, <a href="http://jamesroguski.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">according</a> to his website, has been calling out lies and propaganda for decades, found years of work gone when the company that hosted most of his websites terminated his account for what they said were “terms of service” violations. It did not deter him from continuing his work, either.<blockquote>They deleted many of my websites, but they ignited my passion to burn even brighter. I now have most of my work on Substack.&nbsp;</blockquote>Roguski is interested in building a holistic alternative to the WHO and <a href="https://jamesroguski.substack.com/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">recruits</a> others to join him.<blockquote>The old system is crumbling, and I intend to help speed its demise, but we must build its replacement quickly.If you are fed up with the government, hospital, medical, pharmaceutical, media, industrial complex and would like to help , then feel free to contact me directly anytime.</blockquote>&nbsp;The information contained in this article is for educational and information purposes only and is not intended as health, medical, financial or legal advice. Always consult a physician, lawyer or other qualified professional regarding any questions you may have about a medical condition, health objectives, or legal issues.&nbsp;Related articles:<ul><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/covid-sceptics-won-out-globalists-fear-an-increasingly-disbelieving-public" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">'COVID skeptics won out' — Globalists fear an increasingly disbelieving public</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/colorado-governor-signs-off-on-bill-establishing-state-ministry-of-truth-students-atarget-of-new-law">Colorado governor signs off on bill establishing state 'ministry of truth'? Students a target of new law</a></li></ul>

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Censorship

Globalism

How three individuals got up again after being de-platformed

Who's afraid of Big Bad Tech? 

A British vigilante group known as the “Blade Runners” is receiving widespread support from British taxpayers as it continues to destroy climate surveillance cameras across London.<h2>The ULEZ mandate</h2>By order of London Mayor Sadiq Khan, the city is peppered with ultra-low emission zones (ULEZs), areas accessible only to low-emission vehicles. Cars that do not meet the city’s environmental standards are charged £12.50 ($16) for entering the ULEZ. Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras positioned around the zones read license plates and check them against the vehicles’ make and model in real time. If a vehicle does not meet the environmental threshold, a fine is levied against the car owner.&nbsp;The ULEZ climate mandate has drawn heavy&nbsp;<a href="https://frontline.news/post/london-hundreds-protest-against-climate-mandates">protests</a> from residents, including&nbsp;<a href="https://frontline.news/post/british-veteran-launches-hunger-strike-as-unrest-grows-over-climate-mandates">hunger strikes</a> and refusals to pay fines. Taxpayers have also taken to disabling the ANPR surveillance cameras which Transport for London (TfL), the city’s transportation department, said will be used both for climate and law enforcement.<h2>Taxpayers cheer the ‘Blade Runners’</h2>Since the climate restrictions were expanded last year, the Blade Runners have taken to disabling and destroying hundreds of cameras. Between April and September 2023, Metropolitan Police recorded 200 reports of cameras being stolen and 595 reports of cameras being vandalized.TfL began placing black boxes around ULEZ camera wirings to protect them from being cut, but taxpayers found other ways to disable the cameras — like removing them completely.<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"> MUST SEE: Blade Runners topple THREE ULEZ cameras in a coordinated strike… The people are fighting back! <a href="https://t.co/Yvr2Xr7Lun">pic.twitter.com/Yvr2Xr7Lun</a>— David Morgan #StayFree (@david_r_morgan) <a href="https://twitter.com/david_r_morgan/status/1802726912050995623?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>In response, the city&nbsp;<a href="https://frontline.news/post/london-taxpayers-attack-surveillance-vans-in-continued-revolt">deployed</a> mobile surveillance vans mounted with ANPR cameras across London in the hopes of evading attacks, but Blade Runners soon began targeting those as well. Some surveillance vans have been spotted covered in graffiti with their tires slashed, while others have been completely covered in tarp.Last month, 21 cameras were destroyed in the hours after Sadiq Khan was re-elected mayor of London, the&nbsp;Daily Mail&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13538797/Moment-Blade-Runner-uses-power-tool-cut-ULEZ-camera-traffic-light-latest-attack-Sadiq-Khans-hated-scheme.html">reported</a>. Last weekend, Blade Runners used power tools to topple a ULEZ camera and traffic lights to the delight of some fellow taxpayers. In a video that was posted to social media, passing cars can be heard honking in support.The video received over 37,000 likes. Comments on the post were largely supportive, with users writing that, “When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty,” and “Fair play to them, it's a complete scam that does nothing.”Blade Runner Matt Hardy told the&nbsp;Daily Mail&nbsp;that the Blade Runners are “people pissed off about the tyranny reigning over us and getting out and doing things about it – real votes, real boys here.”<h2>‘These cameras are not about the climate. They are about control’</h2>British actor and influencer Laurence Fox said this week he was just given back his electronic devices by police after being arrested earlier this year for cheering on the Blade Runners:<blockquote>These cameras are not about the climate. They are about control. They are the primary infrastructure for all sorts of things that ideologues like the midget dictator [Sadiq Khan] would like to impose upon us.I can now finally say the word ‘Bladerunners’ again. One of the ridiculous restrictions on free speech imposed by the police.It’s a dreadful shame to see so many of these cameras dying suddenly. I’m not at all thrilled about it. Just because I am smiling like a Cheshire Cat, it doesn’t mean that I am over the moon that these scameras continue to topple in high winds.&nbsp;Vive la résistance!</blockquote><div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">POLICE UPDATE Following 6 coppers bursting into my house earlier this year to arrest me for saying how pleased I was that the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ULEZ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ULEZ</a> scam was meeting such robust resistance, this morning the <a href="https://twitter.com/metpoliceuk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@metpoliceuk</a> were ordered by the magistrate to hand back all my devices, including my…— Laurence Fox (@LozzaFox) <a href="https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1803030521095622912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> &nbsp;

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Climate Change

‘Pissed off about the tyranny reigning over us’

British taxpayers cheer vigilante group destroying climate cams

Fisker is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the electric vehicle (EV) company announced Tuesday.<h2>‘Like other companies in the electric vehicle industry’</h2>“Fisker has made incredible progress since our founding, bringing the Ocean SUV to market twice as fast as expected in the auto industry and making good on our promises to deliver the most sustainable vehicle in the world,” a spokesperson <a href="https://assets.ctfassets.net/cghen8gr8e1n/6W19OiEBJDVIFVEmo4feHA/df902c5cb2b067251a300efb0b35f611/Fisker-Filing-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">said</a>.The California-based company added it is not the only EV maker that has been struggling to stay in business.“We are proud of our achievements, and we have put thousands of Fisker Ocean SUVs in customers’ hands in both North American [sic] and Europe. But like other companies in the electric vehicle industry, we have faced various market and macroeconomic headwinds that have impacted our ability to operate efficiently. After evaluating all options for our business, we determined that proceeding with a sale of our assets under Chapter 11 is the most viable path forward for the company.”Fisker’s collapse is the latest indication that the EV industry is folding due to sinking demand. Other EV industry players are also cutting their losses as they jump ship.<h2>Hertz</h2>In March, Hertz CEO Stephen Scherr&nbsp;<a href="https://www.motorfinanceonline.com/news/hertz-ceo-resigns-amid-ev-investment-setback/#:~:text=Scherr's%20departure%20coincides%20with%20Hertz's,electric%20vehicle%20(EV)%20rentals">resigned</a> after his bet on EVs cost the car rental giant its biggest quarterly loss since 2020. Hertz had been praised by the Biden administration for its ambition to convert 25% of its fleet to EVs by the end of this year. In January, however, the company announced it would instead be selling its 20,000 EVs — including Teslas — at heavily discounted prices and replacing them with gas-powered cars.<h2>Mercedes-Benz</h2>Mercedes-Benz also recently had to give up its ambition to only sell electric cars by 2030. Instead, EVs are expected to make up only 50% of the German carmaker’s sales over the next decade.<h2>Apple</h2>In February, Apple abandoned its multi-billion dollar effort to create an electric car. Despite being a decade in the works and employing 2,000 people, Project Titan was axed due to falling consumer demand.<h2>Aston Martin</h2>A lack of consumer demand is also partly to blame for Aston Martin&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13138123/Aston-Martin-puts-brakes-new-electric-supercar-2026-bosses-say-drivers-want-engines-throaty-roar.html">placing</a> its battery-operated “supercar” on hold until 2026.“Demand, certainly at an Aston Martin price point, is not what we thought it was going to be two years ago,” said Aston Martin Executive Chairman Lawrence Stroll.&nbsp;<h2>Ford</h2>In December, Ford slashed production of its flagship EV at its assembly plant in Dearborn, Michigan by half. The automaker cut the monthly production quote for the all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck from 3,200 units to 1,600 units per month.<h2>Biden administration continues to force EV production</h2>Nevertheless, the Biden administration in March issued new climate mandates aimed at forcing more EV production. The new rules from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) contain tight emissions standards that will&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/epa-electric-vehicles-emissions-limits-climate-biden-e6d581324af51294048df24269b5d20a">require</a> 56% of new vehicle sales to be fully electric by 2032, with an additional 13% required to be hybrids.

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US News

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