May 11, 2022 | Climate Change, Climate Justice, Corporate Globalization, Energy, Pollution, UN>UNFCCC
Note: Global Justice Ecology Project will be blogging daily from the UN Climate Conference in Durban, South Africa. Levels of greenhouse gases are higher than the worst case scenario outlined by climate experts just four years ago Cross-Posted from the Guardian...
Dec 3, 2018 | Bioenergy, Carbon Markets / Carbon Offsets, Climate Justice, COP24, Featured, Forests, Social Media News, UN Climate COPs
This week, countries gather in Katowice, Poland, for the latest round of UN climate negotiations, known as COP24. Their plan is to try to agree on how to implement the 2015 Paris Agreement. However, the Polish Government has invited coal and gas companies to sponsor...
Jun 14, 2017 | Bioenergy, Featured, Protests & Resistance, Social Media News, Videos
German energy company RWE has been put on notice that it will face major protest actions if it does not phase out coal mining by Aug. 23. Video below shows an activist from Ende Gelände putting RWE and its share holders on notice at a meeting. See the countdown clock...
Feb 7, 2017 | Bioenergy, Featured, Social Media News
Rachel Smolker, co-director of Biofuelwatch (BFW), published the following VTDigger.org commentary on the non-carbon neutral nature of biomass, which is often pitched as an environmentally friendly source of energy. Smolker, who holds a Ph.D. in biology, is an active...
Jun 6, 2016 | Bioenergy, Featured, Forests, Rainforest, Social Media News
Via Rainforest-Rescue.org: The Sundarbans – the world’s largest mangrove forest and home to Bengal tigers and millions of villagers – has weathered cyclones and tsunamis. Now the UNESCO World Heritage Site faces a new threat: the planned Rampal coal power plant in...
