Ramadan: A time to reflect on the future of our planet and the urgent need to accelerate change
This month provides the chance to reflect and re-examine the current state of our relationship with the natural world and each other. Today marks the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, during which time an estimated 1.8 billion…
Ramadan: A time to reflect on the future of our planet and the urgent need to accelerate change
Zero is the essential number for climate action
Prospecting for new fossil fuel has to end if the world is to meet its commitments to curb climate change The most important number in the world of climate action is ZERO: that is how many new fossil fuel projects…
Zero is the essential number for climate action
The Global South: The Heart of the Break Free Movement
Communities worldwide, especially in the resource-rich Global South, have been fighting against the environmental, social, economic and political destruction inflicted by the fossil fuel industry for decades. Unfortunately many in power in developing economies still cling to the fallacy that…
The Global South: The Heart of the Break Free Movement
What the Global Climate Movement can learn from Latin America
Latin America has a long history of popular movements, whether it be in the environmental, political or economic context. Today these movements have established themselves as a major social and political force largely shaping regional realities. Below are highlights from conversations with climate…
What the Global Climate Movement can learn from Latin America
PHOTOS: Largest climate march in the history of Latin America
Earlier this week, over 15,000 people from across the region marched in the streets of Lima making this the largest climate march in the history of Latin America. Regionally, climate change is seen as an environmental, developmental and human rights…