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Obama can act on climate change without Congress
Phil England
11th December, 2009
There's a popular myth that without the US Congress passing a climate change bill, President Obama can't sign up to binding emissions targets. It's wrong, says Kassie Siegel, of the Center for Biological Diversity more...A 'Dow Jones' index for the world's climate
Ecologist
12th December, 2009
The sheer number of different measurements used to show evidence of climate change is dizzying. Now, the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme has boiled them down to one, simple graph more...Atlantic Rising: Why Sierra Leone will be screwed at COP15
Will Lorimer
10th December, 2009
The costs associated with sending delegates to a conference like Copenhagen are prohibitive for many countries more...Video: Yvo De Boer plays down the 'Danish text' at Copenhagen
Ecologist
10th December, 2009
Listen to three high-level responses to the leak of the now infamous 'Danish text' more...Fight climate change as a recruit in BTCV's Carbon Army
Emma Bocking
11th December, 2009
The British Trust for Conservation Volunteers has created a 'Carbon Army' with marching order for hands-on action during the Copenhagen summit more...A toothless cap-and-trade scheme is a planetary wrecking ball
Alison Smith
10th December, 2009
The theory of cap-and-trade is brilliantly simple; in practice, however, it's just not moving fast enough, says Alison Smith. A runner-up in the Ecologist/nef essay competition... more...Copenhagen Daily: Wednesday 9th December
Phil England
9th December, 2009
Phil England offers his thoughts on the now infamous 'leaked draft' agreement, as well as some new positive reports from green NGOs more...GRAPHIC: What business wants in Copenhagen
Ecologist
10th December, 2009
Copenhagen is awash with lobbyists of all creeds and colours, but those representing big business interests have more power than most. Here are their demands... more...Copenhagen Daily: Tuesday 8th December
Phil England
8th December, 2009
In this, the first of a two week series of programmes from the Copenhagen climate conference, Phil England talks to some of the activists making their presence felt in the Danish capital more...Protecting forests AND the rights of forest peoples
Laura Sevier
8th December, 2009
The plans currently under consideration for saving forests might help the trees, but they could ride roughshod over indigenous communities. Here are some ways to change that more...Copenhagen climate summit in disarray after 'Danish text' leak
John Vidal
8th December, 2009
Developing countries react furiously to leaked draft agreement that would hand more power to rich nations, sideline the UN's negotiating role and abandon the Kyoto protocol more...Copenhagen deal taking world to 3.5 degree rise
Ecologist
7th December, 2009
Industrialised countries need to decrease their emissions to between 25-40 per cent on 1990 levels by 2020, according to IPCCmore...
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Agriculture: Copenhagen's blind spot
Peter Melchett
7th December, 2009
By not properly discussing agriculture at national or international climate negotiations, we are avoiding tackling not just a huge source of emissions, but also a potential carbon sink more...Jim Hansen in the same bed as Exxon and Shell?
Dan Box
7th December, 2009
It's an unlikely alliance, but when one of the world's leading climate scientists and the world's biggest fossil fuel companies declare a common interest, it should draw attention more...Climate justice: should the unborn have legal rights?
Andrew Hickman
8th December, 2009
The biggest victims of climate change have no voice - in fact they are not even born yet - but the argument for giving them legal rights is not so far fetched more...The 300-350 Show: Civil Society for Climate Justice
Phil England
2nd December, 2009
Climate Radio gets the lowdown on the climate rally taking place in central London this weekend, 'The Wave' and also hears from a Climate Justice hunger striker more...Edenbee aims to turn Facebook green
Andrew Hickman
20th November, 2009
As the Copenhagen summit becomes shrouded in pessimism, the Edenbee Facebook application is bringing individuals and groups together to make carbon-cutting commitments. more...The 300-350 Show: Civil disobedience for climate justice
Phil England
26th November, 2009
Climate radio meets the activists who will be attempting to set a different agenda at the climate summit in Copenhagen more...Will the US get 'squatters' rights' to the atmosphere?
Navroz K. Dubash
25th November, 2009
India has a substantial part to play in a climate deal, but failing to acknowledge historical responsibility is akin to giving the US 'squatters' rights' to the atmosphere more...Three Thousand Days of Action - until 18 Dec
The BTCV launches its Carbon Army's on 25th November in London's Highgate - be part of the action during December more...The 300-350 Show: Climate Justice Fast
Phil England
18th November, 2009
Climate Radio reports on a hunger protest started in response to the lack of progress at recent climate talks more...We shouldn't expect a single Copenhagen treaty to solve things
Mike Hulme
16th November, 2009
We've bundled so many issues up together into 'climate change' that we've made a single treaty unworkable. Let's start thinking about a many-sided solution... more...EU must 'step-in' to save Copenhagen from disaster
Ecologist
16th November, 2009
Postponing an agreement on cutting emissions will delay key decisions on providing funding to less industrialised countries for adaption and mitigation, including tackling deforestation more...Biodiversity 'invisible' in current economic model
Ecologist
13th November, 2009
The steady loss of forests, soils, wetlands, fisheries, species and coral reefs around the world is closely tied to the lack of value we put on nature, says three-year study more...Why carbon trading cannot work
Molly Scott Cato
13th November, 2009
Carbon trading cannot work. How do we know this? Because economic theory tells us so more...