Posts Tagged ‘Climate Change Conference’
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Watch Hugo Chavez: Capitalism is the way to the destruction of the planet
Yesterday Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela, made a passionate and courageous speech at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. Chavez criticized President Obama’s “laughable” promise to help climate change and also said that capitalism will destroy our planet. Watch …
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The “Danish text” makes developing nations furious and Naomi Klein says the deal we really need is not even on the table
Here are some of the biggest and most interesting news today related to the ongoing COP15 climate conference in Copenhagen: A draft text for a potential final agreement in Copenhagen was leaked today to the Guardian. The “Danish text” has …
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Climate change: the good and the astoundingly awful bad news
Photo credit: azrainman When discussing climate change, the old saying needs to be amended to “What do you want first, the somewhat good news, or the astoundingly awful bad news?” The bad news is piling up fast: * The ice …
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Summary of the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Change Conference Synthesis Report
The key moral imperative of the Synthesis Report is “Inaction is inexcusable”. In December 2009 the governments of the world will discuss their responses to the climate emergency facing the planet. Civilized, educated , humanitarian people dread the outcome which …
