Why Durban is the Kyoto protocol’s last chance

by Annie Goodman (from The Guardian)


Greenhouse gases rise by record amount




Climate change, the science and climate justice: Defining issues of the century

by Hewa Nzuri

The climate change meeting in Durban in December is crucial to the future not just of Africans, but of people around the world. Climate justice and climate change are the defining issues of this century.

The challenge of climate change is one that has arisen because of the current dominant system of social, political and economic organisation, whether we call it capitalism or by any other name.

Africa is the most threatened continent when it comes to climate change. At risk are the lives and livelihoods of at least one billion people. Continue reading