![[:en]Todd Stern, why don’t you acknowledge the ecological debt?[:]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Ecological-Debt-240x213.jpg)
[:en]Todd Stern, why don’t you acknowledge the ecological debt?[:]
[:en][By Joan Martinez-Alier on Ejolt.org] In one of the last days of the COP21 in Paris in December 2015, where the pressure in the streets from the environmental justice movement was lacking, the special ambassador from the United States, Todd Stern, reiterated again that “there’s one thing that we don’t accept and won’t accept in this agreement and that is the notion that there should be liability and compensation for loss and...
![[:en]For a Critique of Carbon Trading Dogma[:]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Climate-Justice-240x213.jpg)
[:en]For a Critique of Carbon Trading Dogma[:]
[:en][By Emanuele Leonardi* on Entitleblog.org] Market fundamentalism must be reversed if a politically sound solution to climate change is to be found. From this perspective, Cop 21 will not deliver. As expected, there was much talk about the ongoing Cop 21 in Paris. Most of it concentrated on the geopolitical dimension of climate negotiations: for example, Jason Box and Naomi Klein stress the link between global warming catastrophic...
[:en]Paris attacks – COP21 and the war on terror[:]
[:en][By Oliver Tickell on Theecologist.org] Is it a coincidence that the terrorist outrage in Paris was committed weeks before COP21, the biggest climate conference since 2009? Perhaps, writes Oliver Tickell. But failure to reach a strong climate agreement now looks more probable. And that’s an outcome that would suit ISIS – which makes $500m a year from oil sales – together with other oil producers. The first thing...
![[:en]COP21 Day 3: fossil fuel divestment movement hits $3.4trn[:]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/centrale-a-carbone-1024x689-240x240.jpg)
[:en]COP21 Day 3: fossil fuel divestment movement hits $3.4trn[:]
[:en][By editorial staff on Climateactionprogramme.org] The third day of the COP21 UN climate summit on Wednesday saw the global fossil fuel divestment movement pass $3.4 trillion. More than 500 organisations worldwide, representing over $3.4trn in assets, have now made divestment pledges after a set of new commitments were registered in Paris. Day three of the historic UN Climate Change Conference saw 19 French cities and the French...
![[:en]COP21 Day 2: dominated by deforestation[:]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/deforestazione-wwf-240x240.jpg)
[:en]COP21 Day 2: dominated by deforestation[:]
[:en][By editorial staff on Climateactionprogramme.org] The second day of the COP21 UN climate summit was dominated by forests on Tuesday, as ministers, businesses and NGOs unveiled global reforestation pledges. They underlined the importance of carbon sequestration in reducing emissions and are aiming to include strong reforestation measures in a new international climate agreement. A coalition of big businesses, including Unilever...
![[:en]‘This Changes Everything’: What the Paris attacks mean for the climate protests[:]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Vs-Paris-2015-240x213.jpg)
[:en]‘This Changes Everything’: What the Paris attacks mean for the climate protests[:]
[:en][By Claire Fauset on Newint.org] Key organizers are pushing for the climate marches and protests to go ahead in Paris despite threats of a government clampdown (see last night’s press statements by 350.org and Climate Coalition 21). Claire Fauset, one of many climate justice activists planning to attend the talks, explains why it’s more important than ever to take action in Paris. This changes everything. The title of Naomi...
