World Conference of the People on Climate Change

Thursday January 14, 2010

Bolivia, one of a handful of poor countries which openly opposed the deal in Copenhagen, has invited countries and non-governmental groups which want a much stronger climate deal to the World Conference of the People on Climate Change.

The Copenhagen Accord

Monday December 21, 2009

We could spend time wishing the agreement was stronger and the process different. But now, more than ever, we need to direct our activities… The failure at Copenhagen should galvanise us all to work for positive outcomes in new and creative ways.

Schumacher in Copenhagen- Sustainable Living, Localism and Resilience

Tuesday December 15, 2009

Schumacher College and the Transition Network deliver a joint participatory session on Sustainable Living, Localism and Resilience to an audience of several hundred Klimaforum09 delegates.

Schumacher in Copenhagen- The March

Sunday December 13, 2009

An estimated 100,000 people marched through the streets of Copenhagen yesterday from Christiansborg Palace in the centre of the city to the Bella Centre, site of COP15.

Schumacher in Copenhagen- The Declaration

Saturday December 12, 2009

Klimaforum09 has released a global climate declaration expressing the hopes, ideas, and visions of citizens groups and social movements from all corners of the planet.

Needed: Government investment, political leadership and delivery

Friday December 11, 2009

The first week of the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit coincides with the UK governments pre-budget announcements. Meeting the challenge of the ‘triple crunch’ of the current financial, energy and environmental crises. News from the Green New Deal and Green Alliance.

The Most Inconvenient Truth of All

Friday December 4, 2009

Ahead of the Copenhagen Summit Survival international publishes a new report which reveals how tribal people, who have done the least to cause climate change, are being affected by attempts to stop it.

Human rights, exploitation and ecology collide

Friday November 20, 2009

Kumi Naidoo (the new International Executive Director of Greenpeace) has been one of the leading proponents in forging a broader civil society alliance that embraces environmental, social justice and international development ngos. When Kumi talks we should listen.

Will Copenhagen climate summit succeed?

Thursday November 12, 2009

In the lead up to December’s crucial climate conference in Copenhagen, The World Tonight (BBC) co-hosted a conference of experts with Royal Society and the Royal Institute for International Affairs at Chatham House.

Ecological Shift in the North Sea

Friday November 6, 2009

Dr Stephan Harding, MSc Co-ordinator and Resident Ecologist, Schumacher College: This terrifying news highlights what many of us have know all along – that our maintream economy is putting ecosystems, and indeed the entire Earth, under great strain.

Global treaty postponed

Thursday November 5, 2009

A global treaty to fight climate change will be postponed by at least six months and possibly a year or more, senior negotiators and politicians conceded today.

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