[:en]Paris attacks – COP21 and the war on terror[:]
[:en][By Oliver Tickell on Theecologist.org] Is it a coincidence that the terrorist outrage in Paris was committed weeks before COP21, the biggest climate conference since 2009? Perhaps, writes Oliver Tickell. But failure to reach a strong climate agreement now looks more probable. And that’s an outcome that would suit ISIS – which makes $500m a year from oil sales – together with other oil producers. The first thing...
![[:en]COP21 Day 3: fossil fuel divestment movement hits $3.4trn[:]](https://www.cdca.it/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/centrale-a-carbone-1024x689-240x240.jpg)
[:en]COP21 Day 3: fossil fuel divestment movement hits $3.4trn[:]
[:en][By editorial staff on Climateactionprogramme.org] The third day of the COP21 UN climate summit on Wednesday saw the global fossil fuel divestment movement pass $3.4 trillion. More than 500 organisations worldwide, representing over $3.4trn in assets, have now made divestment pledges after a set of new commitments were registered in Paris. Day three of the historic UN Climate Change Conference saw 19 French cities and the French...
![[:en]COP21 Day 2: dominated by deforestation[:]](https://www.cdca.it/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/deforestazione-wwf-240x240.jpg)
[:en]COP21 Day 2: dominated by deforestation[:]
[:en][By editorial staff on Climateactionprogramme.org] The second day of the COP21 UN climate summit was dominated by forests on Tuesday, as ministers, businesses and NGOs unveiled global reforestation pledges. They underlined the importance of carbon sequestration in reducing emissions and are aiming to include strong reforestation measures in a new international climate agreement. A coalition of big businesses, including Unilever...
![[:en]‘This Changes Everything’: What the Paris attacks mean for the climate protests[:]](https://www.cdca.it/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Vs-Paris-2015-240x213.jpg)
[:en]‘This Changes Everything’: What the Paris attacks mean for the climate protests[:]
[:en][By Claire Fauset on Newint.org] Key organizers are pushing for the climate marches and protests to go ahead in Paris despite threats of a government clampdown (see last night’s press statements by 350.org and Climate Coalition 21). Claire Fauset, one of many climate justice activists planning to attend the talks, explains why it’s more important than ever to take action in Paris. This changes everything. The title of Naomi...
![[:en]A Review of ‘Land Grabbing – The Movie’[:]](https://www.cdca.it/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Land-Grabbing-Movie-240x213.jpg)
[:en]A Review of ‘Land Grabbing – The Movie’[:]
[:en][By Jonah Wedekind on Entitleblog.org] Land Grabbing by Kurt Langbein offers a razor sharp visualization of the tremendous drivers and tragic dramas of mega investments in land. The new documentary Land Grabbing (Landraub) by Kurt Langbein is in cinemas across Europe this autumn and winter. The rush for land took off years ago, with the food and fuel price hikes of 2008. Perhaps the topic of land grabbing has been somewhat...
![[:en]War and cover up in the Amazon[:]](https://www.cdca.it/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Amazzonia-Tribù-240x180.jpg)
[:en]War and cover up in the Amazon[:]
[:en][By Felipe Milanez on Entitleblog.org] FUNAI, Brazil’s National Indigenous Foundation, is accused of ignoring a serious conflict between two indigenous tribes in the Amazon. Two hours after the original version of this text was published in Carta Capital, FUNAI informs about first contact omitting information about massacre. A “tribal war,” following the omission of the state, reportedly provoked a massacre of members of the...
