BRAZIL: TIME FOR SOLAR ENERGY
Decentralised electricity generation could reduce costs and avoid damaging the environment.
LATIN AMERICA: US$100BN DAMAGE FROM CLIMATE CHANGE
Latin America and the Caribbean face massive economic damages from global warming, report warns.
“A CONFERENCE OF COWARDICE,” SAYS VITAE CIVILIS
The Brazilian NGO, Vitae Civilis, says that governments and the UN had two years to prepare the final document of Rio+20, but they failed to respond to the challenge. Wose still, the document paves the way for 'greenwashing'.
Bolivia: Cancun text is “hollow” and “false”
The Bolivian government has decried the agreement reached in Cancun. "An accord where only the powerful win is not a negotiation but an imposition", it says in a statement.
New role for banana skins
A Brazilian scientist has discovered that the much derided banana skin can play an important role in cleaning rivers polluted with heavy metals.
Climate Change in Latin America: Running out of time
After the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba, Javier Farje, from LAB analyses the consequences of global warming in Latin America.
Cancun: March against “false solutions”
A UN report, published this weeks, said that the number of people in Latin America and the Caribbean affected by extreme weather events grew from five million in the 1970s to more than 40 million between 2000 and 2009. Yet the official talks in Cancun
Indigenous peoples cannot be solely responsible
Marcos Colón argues that Indigenous peoples cannot be made solely responsible for dealing with climate change and saving our planet. All of us must share that responsibility.
Peoples agreement on climate change
Final agreement of Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth.
Mexico: Activists Prepare for Climate Change Summit in Cancun
During the build up to the latest Climate Change Summit in Cancun, activists are preparing to educate and mobilize people.