The climate justice approach and the politics of climate change
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 […]
Negociations
Tanzania:Rufiji Delta Project Still On
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 […]
Setback in designing Green Climate Fund
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 […]
Letter from the State of Acre : In defence of life and the integrity of the peoples and their territories against REDD and the commodification of nature
We gathered in Rio Branco, in the State of Acre, on 3-7 October 2011 for the workshop “Serviços Ambientais, REDD e Fundos Verdes do BNDES: Salvação da Amazônia ou Armadilha […]
New Report Details Consequences of World Bank’s Fossil Fuel Bing
Bank’s pattern of harmful lending disqualifies it from role in climate finance WASHINGTON, D.C. — The World Bank continues its fossil fuel financing binge, evading environmental standards and worsening poverty […]
Bangkok Assessment: Moment of Truth
8 APRIL 2011: Latest assessment of the climate negotiations from some groups following the talks this week in Bangkok. http://climate-debt.org/2011/04/climate-negotiations-moment-of-truth/
Submission by CJN! to LULUCF Workshop 3 August 2010
Distinguished delegates: We appreciate this opportunity to share the views of some members of Climate Justice Now!, and from members of the women and gender constituency with you. We wanted […]
South-South summit on climate justice and finance
Cancun Declaration We, peoples’ organizations from throughout the global South, representing a diversity of networks in Africa, Asia, the Pacific, Latin America, and the Caribbean, convened in Cancun, Mexico, for […]
Cancún Betrayal: UNFCCC Unmasked as WTO of the Sky
Cancún, Mexico — As representatives of Indigenous peoples and communities already suffering the immediate impacts of climate change, we express our outrage and disgust at the agreements that have emerged […]
Bolivia Decries Adoption of Copenhagen Accord II Without Consensus
December 11, 2010 (Cancun, Mexico) – The Plurinational State of Bolivia believes that the Cancun text is a hollow and false victory that was imposed without consensus, and its cost […]