Climate Debt

The Globe's Not Only Getting Hotter, It's More Unjust and Unstable, Too

Michelle Chen | Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Kenya, Climate Warefare, Climate Debt, Climate Science, Environmental Migrants, Somalia Drought Climate Change, Weather Disasters, Climate Crisis, Extreme Weather, Kenya Violence, Green News
Michelle Chen

Over the next few decades, tens of millions of people will be driven from their homes. Unlike other refugees, though, their plight won't be blamed simply on the familiar horrors of war or persecution; they'll blame the weather.

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Thirsty Cows, Poor Nations and Other Ironies of Climate Change

Nathaniel Loewentheil | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nathaniel Loewentheil

Today, every office in the small South American nation of Bolivia is closed as the country celebrates its 185th Independence Day. Every office, that is, but the tiny, sparsely equipped mayoral office of Pasorapa.

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Climate Change: China can Make a Real Difference on the Issue

Xiu Min Li | Posted 05.25.2011

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Xiu Min Li

After refusing to publicly commit to any numerical target for reducing emissions, China seemingly out of the blue announced it would reduce its carbon intensity by 2012.

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Lessons from Cochabamba on Borders, Labels and Justice

Michelle Chen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michelle Chen

As the chaos of climate change forces unprecedented demographic shifts, we may see yet more labels, more borderlands turned into disaster zones or even battlefields.

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Bolivia Steps Up: Interview with Climate Negotiator Angelica Navarro on the eve of Cochabamba Climate Summit

Joseph Huff-Hannon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph Huff-Hannon

On one of the last days of the UN climate summit in Copenhagen, the 16th of December, I found myself with thousands of others outside of the well-guar...

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Don't Mention the Climate Debt

Patrick McCully | Posted 05.25.2011

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Patrick McCully

The high polluters have gotten wealthy using up the available carbon budget of the atmosphere and should compensate the low polluters for the damage caused.

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Hillary Clinton In Copenhagen: US Ready To Join $100 Billion Climate Finance Deal

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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COPENHAGEN — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced that the United States is prepared to join other rich countries in raising $1...

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Prospects For A Real Deal In Copenhagen Look Bleak

Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE: On Thursday morning, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared at the climate summit and announced that the United States would contribute t...

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Obama In Copenhagen: No Final Climate Deal To Present To World Leaders

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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From The AP: COPENHAGEN — A clearly frustrated President Barack Obama displayed impatience Friday with world leaders' failure to reach a new cl...

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