Jeff Biggers | Posted 02.15.2012
Christine Shearer's extraordinary chronicle of a native Alaskan village's demise and inevitable relocation due to climate changes ranks as one of the most timely and important books to be published in 2011.
Doug Noll | Posted 02.11.2012
The diplomatic community is publicly patting itself on the back for the "deal" in Durban. The problem is, as any first year American law student could tell you, there is no "deal." What there is is a promise to make a promise.
Jonathan Wootliff | Posted 02.10.2012
Furnished with an increasing body of irrefutable information, it's more than understandable why Durban-born, 24-year-old Priscilla wonders why our governments are still struggling to find a political solution to the climate challenge.
HuffingtonPost.com | Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 12.11.2011
The official theme of the recently concluded United Nations climate conference in Durban, South Africa -- the 17th such meeting since national governm...
Pam Grout | Posted 02.10.2012
My encounter with the Rain Queen of South Africa may just have shed some light on Rick Perry's bizarre views about global warming.
Jonathan Wootliff | Posted 02.05.2012
In spite of the treacherously slow pace of these negations, and the ever-present danger that the whole process might collapse, there are more attractive snapshots to convey from this littoral city than just its beautiful beaches.
Robert Stavins | Posted 01.28.2012
Two weeks of international climate negotiations begin today in Durban, South Africa. These are the Seventeenth Conference of the Parties (COP-17) of ...
Stephen P. Groff | Posted 10.16.2011
One of the first lessons we draw from the past 50 years is that greater volumes of development finance do not automatically translate into better development results.
Robert Stavins | Posted 08.11.2011
The international community may have begun to recognize that incremental steps in the right direction are better than acrimonious debates over unachievable targets
Tina Gerhardt | Posted 08.09.2011
International aviation emissions grew by 66% between 1990 and 2005. They form one of the fastest growing sources of emissions. Yet they are currently excluded from the Kyoto Protocol.
Keith Harrington | Posted 05.25.2011
After the massive buildup and colossal letdown around last year's landmark global climate talks in Copenhagen it can be tough to see the promise in th...
Tina Gerhardt | Posted 05.25.2011
The UNFCCC organizing meeting kicked off in Bonn, Germany as representatives from the 178 governments gathered to hammer out differences and draw up a draft text in preparation for the COP 16.
Tina Gerhardt | Posted 05.25.2011
At the end of the two-week climate change negotiations in Bonn, nation groups stood up and expressed their frustration with the 22-page draft text put forward.
Sam Wolson | Posted 02.20.2012