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COP20: The state of the ocean in climate negotiations

“For there is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men.” – Herman Melville, Moby Dick The 20th UN Conference of the Parties (COP) on climate change, kicks off this week in ...
by Malcolm Johnson
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COP20: …And so it begins

Yesterday saw the start of the latest round of the UN climate talks, COP20, in Lima, Perú with traditional outgoing remarks from the former Polish COP19 President Korolec and a welcome from Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, the incoming Pr...
by Evan Weber
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COP20: Sun shines from Machu Picchu

Activists from Greenpeace have used the world-renowned Temple of the Sun at Machu Picchu to publicise a pro-solar message to global leaders. As the climate world gathers in Lima, Perú, to negotiate a new agreement on climate c...
by Hamish McKenzie
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COP20: A five minute history of climate politics

Today begins the UNFCCC’s COP20 which, since the failure of the Copenhagen Accord, will build on the Durban Platform which follows the Bali Roadmap and the Warsaw Outcomes to replace the Kyoto Protocol. Overwhelmed? Fair enou...
by Hamish McKenzie
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Fast For Climate Justice

Typhoon Haiyan served as a stark reminder to delegates at the UN climate change negotiations in Warsaw, Poland last year. It also spurred a chain of fasting for climate justice. Last year Yeb Saño, lead delegate for the Filipi...
by Ayesha Constable
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No #YebInLima?

The 11th hour sacking of climate superstar Yeb Saño casts a pall over Lima as the UN climate negotiations kick off. The Philippine Climate Change Commissioner, and world famous icon of the climate movement Yeb Saño, has repo...
by Hamish McKenzie
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30 Years After The UN Convention, Torture Is Still Flourishing

Imagine being beaten, blindfolded, kicked, electrocuted, wrapped in plastic and sexually harassed. For Claudia Medina Tamariz, mother of three, this wasn’t just a nightmare you wake from in the middle of the night. She wa...
by Catarina Demony
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North Korea: Business As Usual

Whilst almost every sovereign state has, to some degree, embraced the progress of the 21st century, the DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea), by its own volition, has isolated itself from the rest.
by Simon Fraser
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Information Revolution And Climate Action: A Marriage With A Promise?

On September 23, 2014, as world leaders, corporations and other actors at the UN New York headquarters gave pledges on how they plan to address the challenge of climate change, climate-oriented blogs and social media platforms...
by Kennedy Mbeva
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