Climate and Capitalism readers are sharply critical of this letter and statement, sent on January 28, from Climate Action Network Canada, to Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to...
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A death sentence for Pacific Islanders
It is no longer a “hidden cost” of climate change. Climate refugees have become very real and very desperate. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens...
Venezuela Cancels Haiti's Oil Debt
Once again, the Bolivarian Republic sets an example for the world … Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on...
Should Climate Activists Support Limits on Immigration?
by Ian Angus and Simon Butler Immigrants to the developed world have frequently been blamed for unemployment, crime and other social ills. Attempts to reduce or block immigration have been justified as necessary measures to protect “our way of life” from alien influences. Share:Click to...
Just like a Waving Flag
K’naan sang this powerful song on the Hope for Haiti telethon on Canadian television last night …. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens...
The 'Copenhagen moment' must become the 'people’s moment'
“Our challenge today is to re-write the story of the kind of victory that we’re fighting for. Our new story needs to be believable, irresistible, and worth fighting for.” Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share...
If the climate were a bank, they’d have saved it by now
The rich countries went to Copenhagen to defend their stakes in the capitalist world economy ahead of all else. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens...
The Birth of a New Global Movement
by Jonathan Neale (SWP Online) Copenhagen saw the birth of a new global movement. The first reason was the demonstration on Saturday. The official police estimate was that there were 100,000 marchers. The march was long, loud, cold, bouncy, and energetic, about half Danes and half foreigners. I...
Women’s Rights, Population and Climate Change: A Debate
Should supporters of women’s rights campaign for population reduction? Two very different feminist perspectives … Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a...
Hugo Blanco on Copenhagen: 'Only extinction of capitalism will ensure the survival of our species’
It is naive to think that the world’s major polluters will do anything about climate protection. Share:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new...