Biodiversity: Targets and lies
Target-setting is very different from implementation and achievement. Voluntary agreements are very different from ones which are legally binding and enforced.
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The Carbon Brief Interview: UN biodiversity chief Elizabeth Maruma Mrema
I cannot talk of biodiversity without land degradation and now we are seeing we cannot talk of climate change without biodiversity and without land degradation.
The road to a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
The campaign for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty embodies key principles of Green foreign policy: peaceful disarmament, dealing with the root causes of ecological devastation by holding polluters to account, and a belief in internationalism and multilateralism.
For a Social, Ecological, Economic and Intercultural Pact for Latin America
Taking up proposals developed collectively in different contexts, we are proposing a Social, Ecological, Economic and Intercultural Pact for Latin America. This Pact is not a list of demands addressed to the governments of the day. Instead, it is an invitation to build collective ideas
Internationalism or Extinction
In his new book Internationalism or Extinction, Noam Chomsky traces the duality of existential threats from nuclear weapons and climate change. He argues for the urgency of international climate and arms agreements, and shows how global popular movements are mobilizing to force governments to meet this unprecedented challenge to civilization’s survival.
Toward a Great Ethics Transition: The Earth Charter at Twenty
My call for enabling the Earth Charter to speak directly to critical contemporary events and policy issues and for continuing the global ethics dialogue that led to the Earth Charter is not alone: many persons who have played significant roles in the Earth Charter movement since its inception in the 1990s have likewise argued for its importance.
A Fairy Tale from 2050: Donald Trump and the Triumph of Anti-Politics
I remember the birth of antipolitics. I was a young woman when dissidents in the communist world began to associate official political activity with support for an immoral order. Voting, they believed, was an empty gesture if the ruling party won 99% of the ballots cast.
10 Successes of the Sustainability Movement to Date
What are some of the successes of the sustainability movement? What exactly can sustainists hang their hats on?
Climate Comeback: A Grassroots Movement Steps Back Into the International Arena
The citizens’ movement for action on the global climate crisis has, over time, developed a love-hate relationship with international campaigning.