Staff / TruthdigMay 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 )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigDec 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 )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigDec 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 )
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Staff / TruthdigDec 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 )
Staff / TruthdigDec 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 )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigDec 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 )
Staff / TruthdigDec 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 )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigNov 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 )
Staff / TruthdigNov 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 )
Staff / TruthdigJul 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 )
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