The fourth instalment on lessons for the left shows how the Colombian left built a successful electoral project in face of brutal opposition from entrenched elites backed by US imperialism
African countries must avoid the mistakes of the fossil-fuel industrial revolution; the mining of cobalt, lithium, manganese, nickel and copper must be based on equity, human rights and local development
Artist impression of oil from the Sangomar field
The loans, which hike up debt, the paltry loss and damage pledges, companies investing in oil and gas and the rise of the far right all show that the EU and US climate action is a mirage
The company’s earnings have soar given the energy crunch caused by Russia’s war on Ukraine — and it’s betting on another fossil fuel to carry it into the future
The climate conference must show how the world will benefit if Africa achieves its green development goals – bypassing fossil fuel where possible and moving straight to renewables
UN Economic Commission for Africa says climate finance action has never been more urgent
Mainstream American politicians — establishment figures in both major parties — apply the denial and displacement mantra to many problems, especially inflation
Evidence suggests that green lending to reduce developing countries’ CO2 emissions displays all the pathologies associated with financial manias.
Even a country with citizens as fractious and fractured as South Africa is showing signs of unity to save the sea off the Wild Coast.
The bank asked the African Climate Reality Project to coordinate and present a position statement on energy, agriculture, forestry, land and ecosystems and climate finance but cancelled the presentation at the last minute
Amendments to offset regulations published on 8 July give clarity on big emitters carrying old carbon credits to a new framework
World leaders must choose between life or death for humanity, say climate justice activists at 10th Desmond Tutu international peace lecture
This is not a future we should run away from: thanks to the I-Pace we know what’s possible if we let go of our stubborn traditions.
The country is among the G20 countries who have invested in electricity produced from coal, oil and gas at the cost of addressing climate change