Coming Soon!
COP20: Gambling on INDCs
By refusing top-down assessments of intended climate change efforts, some countries are gambling with the future of our planet. Another clunky acronym was introduced into the negotiating process at the Warsaw climate conference...
COP20: An equitable understanding
Fairness and justice tend to be what comes to mind when asked for a definition of equity, a term that has haunted the discourse of climate conferences for years. Outright refusal of an agreement that is “equitable” is unhea...
COP20: Australia tightens belt on environmental spending
Australia’s federal government has slashed funding to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) by AU$4 million ahead of UN climate talks in Lima. Australia’s environment minister, Greg Hunt, said that other issues took precedenc...
The future of the war on drugs
The war on drugs in the Americas conjures up a broad array of images: assassinations, gangs, executions, cartels and battles with the police and armed forces. The war on drugs also brings home the images of those who are affect...
The Baba who wears saffron but talks ‘green’
At a time when the air in India hangs heavy with nauseating stories of corrupt babas (godmen), he comes across as a breath of fresh air. Though he wears a saffron robe, he does not talk religion or spirituality. He, surprisin...
COP20 Fossil Of The Day: Australia’s winning no mates
For a second time this week, Australia was awarded the Fossil of the Day for their dismal performance at the UN climate change negotiations. This should come as no surprise given Australia’s infamous reputation as a climate ...
