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G77 Walk-out at COP19 as Rich Countries Use Delaying Tactics
The G77+China group of 133 developing countries negotiating a new international deal at COP19 in Warsaw to combat climate change walked out of the talks in the wee hours of Wednesday morning to protest developed countries’ reluctance to commit to loss and damage.
Carbon Emissions on Tragic Trajectory
Burning of fossil fuels added a record 36 billion tonnes of CO2 to the atmosphere in 2013, locking in even more heating of the planet.
New Hope for Haiti’s Decimated Forests
Small farmers could play an important part in making Haiti – where just two percent of trees are still standing – green again.
Driving Home the Link Between Gender and Climate Change
Tuesday was Gender Day at the COP19 climate summit in Warsaw, and many of the events that took place in the National Stadium focused on the topic of gender and its relation with climate change, and tried to shed a light on problems that require action from policy-makers.
Coal Tries to Clean Up Its Image
An International Coal and Climate summit organised by the Polish Ministry of Economy and the World Coal Association kicked off Monday in the Polish capital Warsaw in parallel to the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP19, amid outcry from environmentalists who accused COP host Poland of bias in favor of the coal industry.
Japan Bails Out on CO2 Emissions Target
Japan announced Friday that it will renege on its carbon emissions pledge, likely ending any hope global warming can be kept to 2.0 degrees C.
Fishing Communities Will Face Warmer, Acid Oceans
Eating fish has been an integral part of the Caribbean's cultural traditions for centuries. Fish is also a major source of food and essential nutrients, especially in rural areas where there are scores of small coastal communities.
Brazil Headed Towards an Energy Revolution
Energy consumption and production are undergoing fundamental shifts but the world is still on course to a 3.6 degree C hotter climate according a report released during the U.N. climate talks in Warsaw.
Concerns Over Role of Corporates at Climate Talks
As deliberations continue in earnest at the 19th United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Warsaw, negotiators from the Global South welcome a focus on financing adaptation – but reject a new emphasis on a role for the private sector.
Developing World Pushes for Rescue of U.N. Carbon Credit Fund
Negotiators from Least Developed Countries are calling for the United Nations climate body to urgently establish a rescue fund to save Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism from collapse.
Q&A: Indonesia Still at High Risk for Catastrophic Fires
In June, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia were enveloped in haze as hundreds of forest fires burned across the island of Sumatra, in the worst pollution crisis to hit Southeast Asia in more than a decade.
U.S. Fights G77 on Most Counts at Climate Meet, Leaked Doc Shows
The U.S. delegation negotiating at the U.N. international climate change conference in Poland is pushing an agenda of minimising the role of “Loss and Damage” in the UNFCCC framework, prioritising private finance in the Green Climate Fund, and delaying the deadline for post-2020 emission reduction commitments, according to a State Department negotiating strategy which IPS has seen.
Protecting Tanzania’s Farmers from Weather Extremes
When Habiba Msoga from Kiroka village, in Tanzania’s Morogoro Region, first began applying a method of rice cultivation that was different from what her fellow farmers traditionally used, they laughed at her.
U.N. Climate Meet: “It’s About Survival”
For the small island developing states of the Caribbean, there is nothing more important than the United Nations Climate Change Conference taking place here at the national stadium of Poland from Nov. 11-22.
Relief Slowly Makes Its Way to Typhoon-Battered Philippines
Relief operations in typhoon-devastated parts of the Philippines picked up pace Wednesday, but still only minimal amounts of water, food and medical supplies were making it to increasingly desperate survivors in the hardest-hit places.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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Now you can hear an in-depth interview with Paul Ehrlich on why he and his fellow scientists are "scared" of what is coming. Radio Ecoshock's host Alex Smith brings you a fascinating discussion with one of the grand older men of science and popular culture. [http://198.23.252.42/downloads/ES_Ehrlich_Collapse_LoFi.mp3]
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