Jan 4, 2016 | Environmental Justice, Fracking, Tar Sands & Pipelines, Social Media News, UN Climate Blog, UN Climate COPs
By Steve Horn Just over a week before the U.S. signed the Paris climate agreement at the conclusion of the COP21 United Nations summit, President Barack Obama signed a bill into law with a provision that expedites permitting of oil and gas pipelines in the...
Dec 22, 2015 | Climate Justice, Forests, Protests & Resistance, Social Media News, UN Climate Blog, UN Climate COPs, Videos
By Ducky Slowcode Paris, France — In light of the 21st and most recent UN Conference of the Parties, the annual gathering to discuss and renegotiate global progress in climate change policy, thousands of activists from every corner of the globe converged on...
Dec 18, 2015 | Carbon Markets / Carbon Offsets, Geoengineering, Social Media News, UN Climate Blog, UN Climate COPs
Nnimmo Bassey, a Nigerian activist, was the winner of the Right Livelihood Award (alternative Nobel Peace Prize) in 2010. Here is his very sharp critique of the Paris agreement. Originally published on Earthy Tales. COP21 has come and gone, and like most others...
Dec 18, 2015 | all other, Bolivia, Carbon Markets / Carbon Offsets, Deforestation, Forests, Indigenous Peoples, Social Media News, Tree Plantations, UN Climate Blog, UN Climate COPs
By Steffen Böhm Professor in Management and Sustainability, and Director, Essex Sustainability Institute, University of Essex Originally published by TheConversation.com. The Paris Agreement has mostly been greeted with enthusiasm, though it contains at least one...
Dec 18, 2015 | Climate Justice, Social Media News, UN Climate Blog, UN Climate COPs
Counterpunch.org recently published Eric Mann’s piece titled, “The Paris Climate Talks: a Victory for President Obama, a Defeat for the Planet and a Challenge to the Climate Justice Movement.” Mann’s organization, the Labor/Community Strategy...
