Crisis looms in the Amazon
Crisis looms in the Amazon: "In a five year period we have had the worst drought in the Amazon, the third worst drought, and the most serious flooding ever", warns Carlos Nobre, one of Brazil's leading climatologists, in an interview (
MEXICO: Worlds Collide at Cancun Climate Talks
As the next round of climate change talks approaches in Cancun later this month Laura Carlson discusses the problems with pursuing solutions based on the current world economic and political model. Caravans will approach Cancun from across Mexico to ho
U.S. cities trail Latin America in climate change efforts
Latin America is more prepared for climate change than the USA.
Latin America: new governments, old economies
Progressive governments fail to develop real economic alternatives.
Durban: Frying the Planet
Pablo Solón, former Bolivian ambassador to the UN, issued a statement just before the climate change talks got underway in Durban. Once again, he warns that the world is doing too little too late.
Protesters Say “No” to Climate Market in Cancun
While the climate talks continued, so did the protests. Progressive groups, concerned about the lack of a resolution, flooded the streets of Cancun on 7th December to protest against inequality and a market based solution.
CARIBBEAN: Rising sea level threatens ‘hundreds’ of Caribbean resorts, says UN...
As climate change impacts begin to be felt it is the small island states which are already suffering the worst effects. Michael McCarthy reports from the Cancun Climate Conference.
Amazon: indigenous summit denounces hypocrisy of global powers
Indigenous groups from nine Amazon countries say that, while the climate crisis gets worse ever year, the global powers are still pushing ahead with so-called 'green deals' that, in practice, threaten the survival of mankind.
Mexico: COP 16 Ends: Cancun Climate Change Talks Disappoint Global Expectations
As the climate talks in Cancun come to an end they have laid bare the fact that Northern countries are unwilling to reduce their emissions as Southern countries are left vulnerable.
COP28: protest against Brazilian miner Vale’s ‘demagogy’
Black and Indigenous Brazilian protestors halted a joint panel at the COP28 climate conference, where the mining company Vale and government representatives were talking complacently about 'energy transition'.