Will Policymakers Listen to Climate Change Science This Time Around?
All countries need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions drastically in the middle of this century if Paris Agreement targets are to be reached. Credit: BigstockBy Busani BafanaBREMERHAVEN, Germany, Nov 8...
View ArticleEconomic Development vs. Climate Action: Rebutting Deniers and Wafflers
U.S. President Donald Trump with Chinese President Xi Jinping during Trump’s visit to Asia. As the US pulls out of the Paris Climate Agreement, China has shown huge growth in clean energy and its...
View ArticleOn Gender Day at Climate Meet, Some Progress, Many Hurdles
Representatives of over a dozen women’s organizations from Latin America, Africa, the MENA region and Asia stage a protest at the COP23 talks in Bonn. Credit: Stella Paul/IPSBy Stella PaulBONN,...
View ArticleCoal Pollution Continues to Spread in Latin America
In the Nov. 11 Climate March through the main streets of the German city of Bonn, protesters called for an end to the use of coal as a power source, especially by German companies, such as RWE. Credit:...
View ArticleAt Climate Summit, Two Global Energy Alliances Emerge
Protesters at the COP3 in Bonn demand the complete phase-out of coal, a major contributor to carbon emissions. Credit: Stella Paul/IPSBy Stella PaulBONN, Nov 19 2017 (IPS)As the summit of governments...
View ArticleCombating Climate Change? Combat Land Degradation, Says UNCCD Chief
Women restore degraded land in southern India under a government-funded program. Credit: Stella Paul/IPSBy Stella PaulBONN, Germany, Nov 24 2017 (IPS)Land restoration is not a “glamorous subject even...
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