The Big Climate Deal: What It Is, and What It Isn’t

Originally posted on Huffington Post   1) It is historic. John Kerry was right to use the phrase in his New York Times oped announcing the deal: for the first time a developing nation has agreed to eventually limit its emissions, which has become a necessity for advancing international climate negotiations. 2) It isn’t binding... (More...)

Grassroots in Russia: fighting for forests, fighting for climate

Forests and climate So-called carbon capture and storage facilities (CCSF) are among the most sophisticated solutions invented by mankind to tackle climate change. Such an installation in Houston has cost about half a billion dollars, and its construction will take year. At the same time, we have already had the most powerful CCSFs for free:... (More...)

Philippines: Climate Action a Year after Haiyan

“We walk to show world leaders that we refuse for Haiyan to be our way of life” For many Filipinos, Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda is still an everyday reality. When it hit on November 8th last year it was one of the strongest tropical storms ever recorded. A year later, the islands are still reeling: more than... (More...)

All the times we’ve been counted out on Keystone XL:

After the 2014 midterm elections, professional pundits and politicians have once again started saying that the Keystone XL pipeline is destined for approval. We’ve heard this story before. In fact, it’s the story the climate movement has been told every single day since we took on this fight against Keystone XL in 2011. And just... (More...)