For the second year running CO2 emissions flatlined even as the global economy was growing at around 3%, writes Alex Kirby. But sharply rising temperatures show the need for further massive renewable energy deployment to actually bring emissions down.
… Global emissions stand still as temperatures … running CO2 emissions flatlined even as the global economy was growing at around 3%, … of preliminary data for the year reveals that global energy-related emissions of carbon …
The protests erupting across China deserve international solidarity. The future of the planet could be determined by their success - or failure.
… knew anything. It’s not just Britain either. Globally, environmentalists and the social … workers live in China. Almost 30 per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions come from … China will replace the United States as the global economic and political power. And what …
Their grasp of science can’t be faulted but William Antholis and Strobe Talbott need to offer solutions too, says Mark Newton
… Forward: Ethics and Politics in the Age of Global Warming Mark Newton | 20th October 2011 … Does the world really need another book on global warming? No matter how many more lines … science is sound; the importance of tackling global warming is clear for all to see. They …
The increasingly militant protests by dairy farmers against low prices forced on them by the corporate 'free market' represent serious and effective resistance against the 'free trade' agenda being forced on the world by neoliberal governments, writes David Miller. They are the first steps to building a new global food system that respects food, people, culture and environment.
… They are the first steps to building a new global food system that respects food, people, … that milk was now "cheaper than water" . Global trade deals accelerate 'race to the … Following two years of rapidly decreasing global demand for milk, and already increasing …
The Trade in Services Agreement is a multilateral deal like TPP, TTIP and CETA, writes Zachary Davies Boren. But while the 50-nation negotiations are even more secretive, its impacts could be even greater: undermining national sovereignty; allowing only corporate regulation deemed 'necessary' by a panel of WTO lawyers; and allowing no rollback on trade liberalisation.
… Leaked: ‘new TTIP' TISA deal could prevent global action on climate change Zachary Boren … to drive deregulation across the vast global services sector - increasing … deals appear to be forming the basis of most global trade negotiations, including bilateral …
A sufficient reduction in emissions can only be achieved if all countries are fully committed to a coordinated, cooperative effort.
… and those that would be required to limit global warming to 1.5°C (or 2°C). The news is … in 2030 than what would be necessary to limit global warming to 1.5°C. Between today and 2030, annual global emissions must decrease by roughly 7 …
As the new year begins, the global clean energy transition is progressing much faster than most people realise, and is probably irreversible, writes Jeremy Leggett. President-elect Trump's prospects of revitalising the US coal industry, and giving the oil and gas industry the expansionist dream ticket it wants, are very low.
… Never mind Trump - the global energy transition is racing forward … As the new year begins, the global clean energy transition is progressing … breaking out all around them of a fast-moving global energy transition threatening to strand …
Mainstream energy analysts cling firmly to the belief that fossil fuels will attract the lion's share of world energy investment for a long time to come, writes Michael Klare. But there are four compelling reasons why they are wrong. The renewable revolution is under way, and has already gathered an unstoppable momentum.
… to coal or coal to oil in previous centuries. Global economic growth has, of course, long … renewables will claim a larger share of the global energy budget in the years ahead. … to UN authorities in preparation for a global climate summit to be held this December …
The past several years have witnessed a rush to the courthouse by lawyers around the world seeking to tackle climate change.
… oil and chemical companies for damages from a global warming-intensified Hurricane Katrina, … for its failure to assess the impacts of global warming on polar bears and the Pacific … their success in mitigating the causes of global warming and remunerating the injured …
As China pursues a startling array of energy, mining, logging, agricultural, transport and other infrastructure projects on virtually every continent, it is having an unprecedented impact on the planet, writes William Laurance. It's not that China is any worse than historic colonial powers - the difference is in the sheer scale and pace of environmental destruction, and the total lack of oversight under which Chinese mega-corporations operate.
… The dark legacy of China's drive for global resources William Laurance | 11th April … and corporations are causing worldwide. Going global ... and they meant it The country's … in earnest in 1999, when China's ' Going Global Strategy ' liberalized investment …
Two firms in the wind power sector illustrate how companies in the developing world can take advantage of increasing access to technological know-how, while staying within the bounds of intellectual property law, says Joanna Lewis.
… and China are both home to firms among the global top 10 wind turbine manufacturing … an Indian-owned company, emerged on the global scene over the past decade, and is … 2006, it had captured 8% of market share in global wind turbine sales: a modest share, but …
Land grabbing has been going on since the mists of time, writes Nikita Sud, and took off like never before under European colonialism. But now 'developing' countries are also getting in on the act - notably China, an economic superpower in its own right, as it ruthlessly, and often corruptly, expands its global land holdings at the expense of nature and small scale farmers.
… 'developing' superpowers join the global land grab Nikita Sud University of … ruthlessly, and often corruptly, expands its global land holdings at the expense of nature and small scale farmers. Much of the global south - broadly comprising the …
Canada's 'Anti-Terrorism Bill' proposes a massive increase in the power of security services, writes Pete Dolack - and in the crosshairs are campaigners against a tar sands industry that's intent on releasing 240 billion tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere, and those fighting the pipelines needed to get the heavy crude to market. Who are the real 'extremists'?
… the very idea that human activity is causing global warming or that global warming is even a problem. At least … agree that human activity is causing global warming. The basis on which a police …
Nigeria is suffering political instability resulting from desertification and pollution, writes Senator Bukola Saraki. As Africa's most populous country it has no choice but to engage in the fight against climate change, its causes, and its consequences.
… and floods in Europe are all grabbing global attention - perhaps coincidentally … because they are all happening in leading global economies. We are not naive to the fact … until it is too late. A fair amount of the global attention on Nigeria focuses on one …
King Coal's reign is coming to an end, writes Chris Rose, at least as a fuel for generating electricity. Following a price collapse half of all production is being sold at a loss - and major coal users like China are still moving away from the high-carbon fuel.
… Tide turning against global coal industry Chris Rose DeSmogBlog | … of the world's dirtiest fossil fuel, from a global oversupply to plummeting prices to … Ann Marie Hann agreed that about half of the global coal output at current pricing was …
In a landmark ruling, judges have ordered the Netherlands to do more to tackle the 'imminent danger' of climate change. Meanwhile an expert commission reports of an impending global health breakdown from unmitigated global warming.
… an expert commission reports of an impending global health breakdown from unmitigated global warming. A Dutch court has made history … last half-century of gains in development and global health. Writing in The Lancet medical …
A crucial component of concrete, sand is vital to the global construction industry, writes Nick Meynen. China alone is importing a billion tonnes of sand a year, and its increasing scarcity is leading to large scale illegal mining and deadly conflicts. With ever more sand fetched from riverbeds, shorelines and sandbanks, roads and bridges are being undermined and beaches eroded. And the world's sand wars are only set to worsen.
… or beaches? World's sand running out as global construction booms Nick Meynen | 9th … component of concrete, sand is vital to the global construction industry, writes Nick … with hotels and expensive villas. When the global recession hit Dubai in 2009, the world …
Gaia Vince's remarkable book is far more than a litany of the problems of global warming and mass extinction, writes Robert Hunziker. It's also an inspiring account of how people can respond to such crises in wonderful, imaginative, creative ways, achieving seemingly impossible tasks from seeding glaciers in the Himalayas, to holding back the desert with dew.
… is far more than a litany of the problems of global warming and mass extinction, writes … disorder because of heightened concerns about global warming, awakening in the middle of the … Remarkably, the very people most impacted by global warming / radical climate change are …
The global catch of fish and seafood is falling at three times the rate reported by the United Nations and urgently needs to be slowed to avoid a crash, reports Christopher Pala. The finding comes in a new study for Nature which quantifies the huge illegal industrial fish pillaging taking place around the world, together with artisanal catches, which in 2010 added over 50% to UN estimates.
… Law Un Food fish-auction-tokyo-cut.jpg The global catch of fish and seafood is falling at … multiplicity of languages, reconstructed the global catch from 1950 to 2010 from a wide … to monitor. The study's conclusion: the global catch has been 32% higher than the …
Gigantic global corporations are seizing ever more power, writes Aisha Dodwell, as they reshape the world to serve their quest for profit: corrupting politicians, subverting governments, and breaking international law on labour, environment and human rights with impunity. We need a new UN Treaty to force corporations to act within international law - wherever they may be.
… stop them while we still can! Aisha Dodwell Global Justice Now | 13th September 2016 … Law Un Corporations g4s-cut.jpg Gigantic global corporations are seizing ever more … permeates the governing institutions of the global economy, like the World Trade …
Italian prosecutors have raided Shell's offices to investigate the suspicious acquisition of a huge offshore oil field in Nigeria, writes Vanessa Amaral-Rogers. The oil block, sold by the Government for $20 million to a shell company owned by the oil minister, was later acquired for $1.1 billion by Shell and Eni.
… OPL 245 deal has been under investigation by Global Witness, together with Nigerian … of Shell's role in the transaction. A Global Witness investigation discovered that … ultimately go to Etete, despite evidence from Global Witness showing otherwise . "Shell and …
Over in Davos world leaders are desperately trying to find a 'fourth industrial revolution' to keep the 'growth' juggernaut rolling, write Bennet Francis & Rupert Read. But their efforts are doomed: the real challenge we face is to build a healthy, more equal society and a green, sustainable future for us all.
… that trillions of dollars have been wiped off global markets, a dramatic shock which has … growth has been a fixed point in the global economic constellation for the last 25, … from the tremors that were rocking the entire global economy. Yet viewed with clear eyes, …
China's plans for 400 nuclear reactors threaten global catastrophe, writes Oliver Tickell. In the normal way of things we could expect major accidents every few years, but with 300 reactors along China's seismically active coast, a major tsunami would be a Fukushima on steroids - wiping out much of China and contaminating the whole planet.
… Fukuzilla? China's nuclear boom threatens global catastrophe Oliver Tickell | 28th … plans for 400 nuclear reactors threaten global catastrophe, writes Oliver Tickell. In … the coastal regions." The world's first truly global nuclear catastrophe I have done no …
A new movement has been launched at COP21 in Paris to give legal effect to the rights of nature and communities, writes Hal Rhoades, providing effective protection against the gross environmental damage and human rights violations that accompany extractive industries from mining to oil development and agri-business projects, and which underlie climate change.
… how these individual co-violations reflect a global pattern of violence that is a result of … food system, which accounts for 44-57% of global emissions. Witnesses from civil society … this relationship with people from the global north here at the UNFCCC and challenge …