Time to Remake the Climate

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2012 Scientists are telling us we can engineer our way out of the climate crisis, and with the intellectual property behind most of the solutions sitting in the public domain, any person or country with a few billion dollars could do it.Scientists are telling us we can engineer our way out of the climate crisis, and any person or country with a few billion dollars could do it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Apartheid

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Dec 14, 2011 The "American way of life" can be measured in per capita emissions of carbon. In the United States, on average, about 20 metric tons of CO2 is released into the atmosphere annually, four times as much as in China. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Mild Victory in Durban

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Dec 13, 2011 After the summit ended Sunday, initial reaction basically ranged from "Historic Breakthrough: The Planet Is Saved" to "Tragic Failure: The Planet Is Doomed." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Durban Deal Is No Deal

Staff / Truthdig Dec 11, 2011 Another round of climate negotiations, another vague promise to commit to something in the distant future and another slow-motion step toward disaster for the world’s poor and vulnerable. The Durban deal puts the U.N.’s 194 nations on track to begin negotiating a legally binding pact by 2015, six years after we were told to expect such a treaty in Copenhagen. (more)Another round of climate negotiations, another slow-motion step toward disaster. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Durban Climate Talks in Tatters

Staff / Truthdig Dec 11, 2011 John Vidal and Fiona Harvey with The Guardian describe the latest collection of blowups at the U.N. climate talks in Durban, South Africa, where negotiators from 194 countries, in their third consecutive round of all-night talks, seem powerless to come to any sort of agreement. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Listen to the People, Not the Polluters

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Dec 7, 2011 High above the pavement, overlooking Durban's famous South Beach and the pounding surf of the Indian Ocean, and just blocks from the United Nations Climate Change Conference, where up to 20,000 people gathered, seven activists fought against the wind to unfurl a banner that read "Listen to the People, Not the Polluters."There is a growing consensus here in Durban that the United States is the main impediment to progress at these crucial talks. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

5 Questions for the Durban Climate Talks

Staff / Truthdig Dec 4, 2011 How will nations finance the effort to slow and adapt to climate change? What role will the U.S. play? And will the countries that ratified the Kyoto Protocol vote to renew it? These are some of the questions journalists are looking to answer during the U.N. climate talks under way in Durban, South Africa, this week. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Cry, the Beloved Climate

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Nov 30, 2011 The United Nations' annual climate summit descended on Durban, South Africa, this week, but not in time to prevent the tragic death of Qodeni Ximba. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Climate Negotiators Gear Up for Another Round of Bullying

Staff / Truthdig Nov 27, 2011 The next round of international climate negotiations begins in South Africa on Monday, and a report by the World Development Movement forecasts that rich countries are set to continue using the same coercive tactics that marred previous talks: tying aid money for developing countries to watered-down deals. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

South Africa Prepares for World Cup, Prostitution

Staff / Truthdig Jul 16, 2008 A plan to legalize sex work in time for South Africa's 2010 World Cup has many in the country upset. While supporters believe criminalization puts women in harm's way, religious groups and others argue that "family values" trump the interests of both the national economy and individual workers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )