The Mercury, 25 October 2011 You can sympathise with our city’s community, environmental, labour and faith leaders who in preparing for the world climate summit here in one month’s time, […]
by Lim Li Lin There are two main treaties governing global climate change action, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which was part of the package of environmental […]
by Lim Li Lin The climate change talks have been going on for a long time. Since Rio in 1992, when the Climate Convention was adopted, there have been 16 […]
The following comment has been produced by members and affiliates of the Climate Justice Now! network. The network numbers more than 1000 organizations in the global north and south. It […]
by fred pearce This year’s UN climate negotiations are in Durban, South Africa. Many delegates will already be looking forward to the chance of going on safari after their labors, […]
by Finnigan Wa Simbeye Replacing community conservation of mangrove forests at Rufiji delta in favour of fortress conservation by the state to meet carbon trading needs will not work. Reduced […]
Protest at 18th AFRICA OIL WEEK, Waterfront, Cape Town. At access roads to the Waterfront: (corner of Coen Steytler &Buitengracht, corner of Portswood& Beach) Time: 7h30 – 10h00, on Mon […]
by Martin Khor (Executive Director, South Centre) The Green Climate Fund which developing countries are relying on to support their actions against global warming suffered a setback when a committee […]
The failure of Durban’s COP17 – a veritable “Conference of Polluters” – is certain, but the nuance and spin are also important. Binding emissions-cut commitments under the Kyoto Protocol are […]