The Population Myth
People who claim that population growth is the big environmental issue are shifting the blame from the rich to the poor
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‘Carbon Cowboys’ Selling Fake Credits
C&C has often described ‘carbon offsets’ as a fraud that allows polluters off the hook. Now there are frauds within the fraud …
Should Ecosocialists Stop Flying?
A strategy based on personal change incorrectly blames powerless individuals instead of those who actually wield power in this system and the system itself
UN: Climate Changing Much Faster than Expected
“Recent science suggests that it may still be possible to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change. However, this will only happen if there is immediate, cohesive and decisive action to both cut emissions and assist vulnerable countries adapt.”
REDD: Privatising the World’s Forests
Climate justice demands that industrialized countries, who are the biggest culprits in causing climate change, must take the greatest responsibility to protect the world’s forests
Copenhagen Climate Demo, December 12, 2009
On Saturday 12th December, midway through the UNFCCC Climate Talks 2009, we invite you and your organisation to join us in bringing to the negotiators in Copenhagen a massive, loud and visible demonstration of the world’s will to act.
Climate Justice: ‘A potent mix of 46 essays, talks and declarations’
Ecoclub reviews The Global Fight for Climate Justice
London Conference: A Model of Ecosocialist Collaboration
On September 12, about 100 people attended “Climate and Capitalism,” a one-day conference in London, England, organized by Green Left and Socialist Resistance.
Video: Ian Angus Speaking in London
A talk at the opening session of Climate and Capitalism, a one-day seminar in London (England) on Sept. 12, organized by the Green Left and Socialist Resistance.
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September Reading
Climate & Capitalism is taking a two week break. We will return, revitalized and no doubt with lots to say, on or about September 20.
To help with your withdrawal pangs, here, once again, are the ten most-read posts since January 2007. If you missed them, this is your chance to catch up — and if you didn’t, we’d like to think that they are worth reading again.
Class War at the Copenhagen Climate Change Talks
Climate change too is class war. Copenhagen is the next battle.
UN Names Evo Morales “World Hero of Mother Earth”
Bolivian president Evo Morales has been declared “World Hero of Mother Earth,” by the General Assembly of the United Nations.
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