Christiana Figueres

Opinion: Paris Will Be Make or Break for the Planet

By Renee Juliene Karunungan
December 2015 will define the course of humanity’s survival at the crunch U.N. climate conference in Paris, known in technical jargon as the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21).

Climate Change: Some Companies Reject ‘Business as Usual’

By A. D. McKenzie
When it comes to climate change, business as usual is simply “not an option”.

Africa Laments as Kyoto Protocol Hangs in Limbo

By Wambi Michael
African countries fought hard for the Kyoto Protocol not to die on African soil at the 2011 Climate Change Conference in South Africa, but they say it is now languishing in limbo because developed countries are taking what they called “baby steps" towards ratification of the Doha Amendment that gave it a new lease of life.

Will Climate Change Denialism Help the Russian Economy?

By Mikhail Matveev
The recent call from Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev for “tightening belts” has convinced even optimists that something is deeply wrong with the Russian economy.

Churches at the Frontline of Climate Action

By Melanie Mattauch
Johannes Kapelle has been playing the organ in the Protestant church of Proschim since he was 14. The 78-year-old is actively involved in his community, produces his own solar power and has raised three children with his wife on their farm in Proschim, a small village of 360 inhabitants in Lusatia, Germany.


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