The Climate Gap is Widening The Conference of Parties (COP19) of the United Nations Framework Convention of Climate Change (UNFCCC) has started in Warsaw in the Republic of Poland, accompanied by several expectations in terms of funding. It was even thought that it would be the 'money conference', in addition to hopes pertaining to finally be able to come out with a mechanism for loss and damage.
Freedom Machine in Hebron (Green-Challenging the Settlements) Hebron fosters these days a new kind of nonviolent resistance against the Israeli settlements through a youth group called 'Youth Against Settlements'. The group was able to stop the expansion of settlements into the heart of Hebron by means of nonviolent popular and legal activities, and also by altering parts of the areas threatened by settlements into lively areas bursting with non-partisan cultural events and receptive to the world...
Nature, Inc.? Today, few people retain any illusions that United Nations conventions like the Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity can avert global warming, the loss of biodiversity and the depletion of arable soil and water. Likewise, the pursuit of hard caps for CO2 emissions and stricter environmental and social standards to reduce natural-resource consumption and protect workers seems to have fallen out of vogue, with crisis-stricken economies concerned that such regulations would impede investment and trade...
The World Nuclear Industry – A Status Report … in Jordan It is impossible today to build a competitive new nuclear plant in a transparent market economy without massive government subsidies. Existing nuclear plants are facing increasing difficulties to cope with significantly rising maintenance and, in many cases, post-Fukushima upgrading costs. Therefore rather than nuclear power making, as the IAEA has claimed, a growing contribution, the sector remains in decline or, as Vermont Law School economist Mark Cooper has called the development, a “renaissance in reverse”... By Mycle Schneider
The German Energy Transition – a Blueprint for Other Countries? - Ecology Germany has undoubtedly raised the bar in terms of strategising energy sourcing, and setting the pace for renewable energy policies. By going renewable, Germany has created more than 380,000 jobs, built up a world leading green technology sector, and has reduced the dependency on fossil fuel imports..
