By Kalinga Seneviratne SYDNEY (IDN) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison returned to Canberra on November 5 after presenting a “plan” to the UN climatic summit COP 26, which he claims will help Australia to reach a Net Zero strategy that will reduce emissions, protect regional communities, and meet an emissions reduction strategy consistent with […]
In Saving the Planet, What Should We Keep, Cows or Cars?
By Busani Bafana BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (IDN) — Livestock has been vilified as one key sources of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas which has contributed to global warming. There have been global calls for a shift in livestock production and even removing meat off the menu in favour of plant-based diets to save the planet. But […]
COP 26: Can a Singing, Dancing Rebellion Save the World?
Viewpoint by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies* NEW YORK (IDN) — COP Twenty-six! That is how many times the UN has assembled world leaders to try to tackle the climate crisis. But the United States is producing more oil and natural gas than ever; the amount of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere […]
COP26: The Crucial Role of Religious Institutions in the Battle Against Climate Hazards
By Kurt Reynolds LONDON (IDN) — As the longstanding battle against climate hazards escalates at the COP26 summit in Scotland, scheduled to conclude November 12, religious institutions are taking a significant role in a global campaign for a world free of pollution and help save humanity from an impending environmental disaster. Last week, 72 religious […]
Young People from Global South at COP26 Still Being Ignored, Activist Says
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — In a sharply-worded letter aimed at media leaders and chief editors prior to the UN Climate Change Conference now taking place in Glasgow, Scotland, young woman activist Vanessa Nakate of Uganda spared the politeness and highlighted today’s calamities in her part of the world. “Melting […]
Concerted Action Necessary to Achieve Carbon Neutrality in the Asia-Pacific Region By 2050
Viewpoint by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana is the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) BANGKOK (IDN) — As the leaders of Asia and the Pacific prepared to head to Glasgow for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties […]
Climate Change: How This Crisis Will Impact the Achievement of The SDGs?
Viewpoint by Fernando Rosales The author is Coordinator of the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Programme (SDCC) of the South Centre. GENEVA (IDN) — The SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) adopted in 2015 reflect the multilateral consensus to deal with the most crucial problems humanity is facing nowadays. The 17 goals are multidimensional and are interlinked […]
Ugandan Environmentalists Jailed for Opposing 900 Mile Oil Pipeline
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Mere hours before the opening of the UN Climate Change Conference, a major environmental confab, drawing world leaders including U.S. President Joe Biden, Uganda has arrested six activists who are challenging a $3.5 billion oil pipeline project that stretches 900 miles through two East African […]
A Climate Awakening Is Urgently Needed to Save The World’s Most Vulnerable
Viewpoint by Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti The writer is Secretary-General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS). BRUSSELS (IDN) — Time is fast running out for millions of peoples living in situations of high risk where lives, livelihoods and a safe, secure place to live are all at stake. Extreme climate and […]
U.S. Militarism’s Toxic Impact on Climate Policy
Viewpoint by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies* NEW YORK (IDN) — U.S. President Biden addressed the UN General Assembly on September 21 with a warning that the climate crisis is fast approaching a “point of no return,” and a promise that the United States would rally the world to action. “We will lead […]