NASA Scientist James Hansen – Earthbeat Radio

admin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:34:27 +0000

Earthbeat Host and IPS Fellow Daphne Wysham conducted a special one-hour interview with Dr. James Hansen, NASA’s top climate scientist, as an Earth Day 40th anniversary special. Standard Podcast [57:00m]: Listen or Download

Durban Statement on REDD – Sign on here

admin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:36:08 +0000

Affiliates from the Durban Group for Climate Justice request urgent solidarity in a new statement rejecting schemes for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD). The REDD Statement recognizes the need to support the growing voices opposing REDD and REDD-like projects and draws attention to the dangers of REDD including land grabs and the inclusion of REDD in the carbon market.

Read the Statement: [ English ] [ Spanish ] [ Portuguese ]

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Timberwatch – New CDM plantation study document now available for download

admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 10:44:56 +0000

Potential Impacts of Tree Plantation Projects under the CDM

An African Case Study

Our newest project, which is supported by the Siemenpuu Foundation in Finland, involves a study that will focus mainly on tree plantation carbon sinks in Tanzania, and in particular the planned tree plantation project of a Norwegian company, Green Resources Ltd, at Idete in southern Tanzania.

AlJazeera interview – Is carbon trading a scam?

admin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:46:34 +0000

with Daphne Wysham, a critic of the trading scheme and founder of the Sustainable Energy and Economy Network in Washington, Joseph Romm, an advocate of the "cap-and-trade" system who runs the influential policy blog, Climate Progress, in Washington, and Patrick Birley, the chief executive of the European Climate Exchange

WRM Bulletin 152 – Special issue: International Women’s Day

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:00:13 +0000

THE FOCUS OF THIS ISSUE: WOMEN ON THE MARCH Doing honour once again to Woman’s Day, thousands of peasant, working and unemployed women are on the march in Brazil. They are marching to express their rejection of the criminalization of social movements, against violence falling on women, against agribusiness and monoculture eucalyptus and sugarcane plantations. They

The Corner House – NEW Books on Climate Politics

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:49:05 +0000

Several new publications have been posted in the climate section on The Corner House website: www.thecornerhouse.org.uk/subject/climate

Declaração de Durban sobre REDD – Assine aqui

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:26:09 +0000

[ Espanhol ] [ Inglês ] Camarada, Por favor, propague este documento através das suas redes e fóruns. Membros do Grupo de Durban pela Justiça Climática pedem urgentemente solidariedade com a nova declaração, que rejeita os instrumentos para a Redução de Emissões do Desmatamento e Degradação Florestal (REDD). A Declaração do Grupo de Durban reconhece a necessidade de apoiar

Declaración de Durban sobre el REDD – Firme aquí

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:10:57 +0000

[ Inglés ] [ Portugués ] Por favor reenviar a sus redes: Miembros del Grupo Durban por la Justicia Climática exhortan a adherir a una nueva declaración que rechaza los mecanismos de Reducción de Emisiones derivadas de la Deforestación y la Degradación de los Bosques (REDD). La declaración se pronuncia sobre la necesidad de apoyar el creciente

Climate Chronicle – Climate Justice news from COP15

admin — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:11:40 +0000

Climate Chronicle is a climate justice newspaper produced every two days of the Copenhagen climate talks. The newspaper aims to report and decode what is going on inside the climate negotiations, to report on actions and outside events in Copenhagen, and to reflect climate justice struggles that are happening in the world beyond the Copenhagen talks bubble

Social movements & labour groups demand indian government bring justice and equity to the centre of copenhagen talks

admin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:47:03 +0000

As the UN climate summit got underway in Copenhagen for two weeks of gruelling and acrimonious talks between the developed and the developing countries to arrive at an international treaty to address the climate crisis some 200 groups from India have shot off a clear message to the Prime Minister of India. The five page memorandum