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Change the politics, not the climate!

Inequality between rich and poor nations helps fuel a climate of mistrust and sabotages efforts to secure a climate deal

13 February, 2010

The 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen, which many have said was our last chance to take action against “the greatest threat the world has ever faced”, ended in a failure. For over 15 years delegates and … Continue reading

The “Danish text” makes developing nations furious and Naomi Klein says the deal we really need is not even on the table

8 December, 2009

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 … Continue reading

What price will children have to pay for three or four carbon-happy generations?

23 November, 2009

Photo credit: Julien Harneis Lord David Puttnam, ambassador for Unicef UK, asks on BBC’s Green Room what kind of price our children and future generations will have to pay for “the three or four carbon-happy generations that have lived before … Continue reading

Accountability of People, Politicians, Corporations and Countries for War Crimes and Climate Crimes

4 October, 2009

Photo credit: andriux-uk Top climate scientists in the top scientific journal Nature recently stated that we have exceeded crucial planetary boundaries beyond which we are at high risk of unacceptable environmental change. These and other top climate scientists and biologists … Continue reading

Gordon Brown warns that climate deal is in grave danger, urges world leaders to attend climate conference

1 October, 2009

Photo credit: World Economic Forum British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is now warning that the upcoming climate talks this December in Copenhagen, Denmark, are in “grave danger” of failing. The UN climate change conference, also known as Cop15, in Copenhagen … Continue reading

UK Foreign Secretary warns that the UN climate talks could fail

11 September, 2009

Foreign Secretary in the UK, David Miliband, doesn’t seem to have much hope on the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (Cop15) this December in Copenhagen, Denmark. Miliband even warns that the climate talks are in “real danger” of failing, the … Continue reading

Paleoclimate scientist Glikson: Cut carbon emissions 80% by 2020 to avoid catastrophe

4 August, 2009

We are running out of time – so what can decent folk do in the face of greedy, corrupt, climate racist, climate genocidal, climate criminal intransigence? The world must cut carbon emissions by 80% by 2020 to avert catastrophe, according … Continue reading

George Monbiot: The rich can relax. We just need the poor world to cut emissions. By 125%

25 July, 2009

George Monbiot, Europe’s leading green commentator, gives his rather negative opinion about the British and G8 climate strategy which he says “just doesn’t add up”. Monbiot argues that the British climate plan, which the G8 pretty much adopted as its … Continue reading

France must shut down nuclear plants due to heatwaves

25 July, 2009

Photo credit: christian.senger The Times Online are reporting that France have been forced to close down a third of its nuclear power stations this summer due to heatwaves: “France is being forced to import electricity from Britain to cope with … Continue reading

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Overpopulation is not the problem – overconsumption by the rich few is

14 July, 2009

I often hear people saying that overpopulation is the main problem to our environmental and ecological problems. Some people even claim that it’s responsible for global warming. I also agreed with this idea before. But after reading more about the … Continue reading

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