“THE U.S. MUST STOP OBSTRUCTING CLIMATE JUSTICE FOR THE 99%”
What: A peaceful speakout in front of the U.S. Consulate in Durban, as part of the 1000 Durbans Global Day of Action for Climate Justice. This speakout is the South […]
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The petroleum civilization at its limits (DECLARATION BY OILWATCH)
1. Despite the economic, environmental and social signs of the urgent and now unavoidable need to move away from dependence on fossil fuels, corporations, the financial system and the world’s […]
Civils snub Zuma’s African agri solution
by By Thobile Hans. Published in SABC. South African President Jacob Zuma’s declaration on “climate smart and carbon markets” as a climate change solution for African agriculture has raised suspicions […]
Photo Essay: Global Day of Action Against UN Conference of Polluters (COP) in Durban
3 December 2011–Thousands of people from around the world hit the streets of Durban, South Africa to protest the UN Climate Conference of Polluters. Photo Essay by Orin Langelle/Global Justice […]
Deep divide over legal form
Durban, 2 Dec (Meena Raman) – Parties in the informal group on “legal options” for the form of the agreed outcome under the Ad-hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action […]
Climate Smart Agriculture and carbon markets will be a disaster for Africa: Groups warn against Zuma’s agriculture prize at COP17
South African president Jacob Zuma has declared his intention to have a decision on Agriculture at the UN COP17 climate negotiations in Durban; while the World Bank is promoting so-called […]
They are members of civil society groups and trade unions. Among them are 500 activists from the Million Climate Jobs campaign and the anti-capilatist Democratic Left Front, as well as […]
Global Day of Action rallying call as thousands expected to join Durban climate march
As world leaders struggle to reach agreement at the COP17 negotiations, the COP17 civil society committee (C17) is issuing a rallying call to all South Africans to join civil society, […]
Climate fund to be decided in Durban, climate activists worry about business role
Through the fourth day of the 17th Conference of Parties (COP 17) in Durban, South Africa, national representatives heatedly debated on the issue of reopening for discussion the draft governing instrument […]
Small Island States join Occupy COP17 to say “we are all one and the same”
By Tierney Smith RTCC in Durban “We are all one and the same”, said Ronald Jumeau, Ambassador to the UN for the Seychelles when he joined the Occupy COP17 movement […]