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COP20: Australia wins third fossil

Australia is cementing its place at the top of the leader board for being terrible at these UN climate change negotiations in Lima having taken out the Fossil of the Day for the third time this week. Australia won the dishonour...

by Sydney Pead

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WATCH: The True Cost of Coal

Jharia lies in India’s eastern state of Jharkhand and is India’s largest coal mining region supplying 67% of India’s electricity. For more than eighty years now fires have been burning underground on its coal ...

by Nicky Armstrong

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It Never Rains In Central Asia, But When It Does, It Pours

On May 30-31st torrential rainstorms caused chaos on Kazakhstan’s Almaty, Uzbekistan’s Tashkent and Kyrgyzstan’s Bishkek. While damage was mostly limited to floating cars and flooded houses, for Kyrgyzstan the...

by Global Voices

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Climate Summits Under the Auspices of Corporations

This week another annual climate summit begins. The media, as usual, do not show much interest in this issue; the issue that is already changing the quality of life of millions. Sometimes, it is incomprehensible why the leaders...

by Lívia Magdošková

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COP20: Day two sees things heat up

It was another hot day at Cuartel General del Ejército, the military barracks where this years COP is being held. Due to a last minute venue change, many of the buildings on site have been constructed in the past six weeks and...

by Evan Weber

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COP20: Trickling progress on day 4

Thursday in Lima, Peru at the UN climate change negotiations saw an intensified focus on our common future. When discussing climate change, it’s hard not to think about tomorrow, and the role of future generations in shaping ...

by Cleo Verkuijl

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SEAREPA: Asia needs Decentralised Development!

Renewable Energy campaigners share their triumphs and torments at the South East Asian Renewable Energy People’s Assembly. Welcome to day 2 of the People’s Assembly here in Sabah. Today, the participants are well into the w...

by Chris Wright

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COP20 Fossil Of The Day: Japan’s secret santa

Climate activists might hold on to their receipts this year if Japan’s gifts are anything to go by. The infamous prize, awarded daily for biggest obstruction to climate action, was given to Japan for spending money meant for ...

by Sydney Pead

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COP18: When did we stop caring?

Every year, there’s a new round of climate change negotiations. Another meeting where we fail to set emissions that will prevent catastrophic climate change. And the global community seems to care less about nothing happening...

by Jeremiah Brown

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COP20: Australia wins third fossil

WATCH: The True Cost of Coal

It Never Rains In Central Asia, But When It Does, It Pours

Climate Summits Under the Auspices of Corporations

COP20: Day two sees things heat up

COP20: Trickling progress on day 4

SEAREPA: Asia needs Decentralised Development!

COP20 Fossil Of The Day: Japan’s secret santa

COP18: When did we stop caring?

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