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The Omnibus and COP21: At the Mercy of the Republicans
Within days after the closing of the COP21 talks, Republican backlash is already on the rise.
Dahr Jamail | How Do the Democratic Presidential Front-Runners Stack Up on Climate Change?
The Democratic presidential primary race between front-runners Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton is heating up. So is the planet.
Did World Leaders Sign a “Death Warrant for the Planet” at COP21?
As world leaders celebrate the “historic” Paris COP21 climate deal, climate activists suggest a lot of the praise is just hot air.
A Turning Point for the Climate or a Disaster? Michael Brune vs. George Monbiot on the Paris Accord
Under the deal, nations will make voluntary commitments to begin cutting emissions.
Playful Protesters Use Art to Draw Attention to Inadequacy of Paris Climate Talks
Artist-activists creatively targeted the UN climate conference's corporate sponsors and government negotiators.
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Defending Land and Community: Women on the Front Lines of Climate Justice
The following stories highlight some of the struggles and solutions proposed by grassroots women environmental activists.
From the Arctic to the South Pacific, Most Vulnerable Countries Demand Climate Justice at COP21
Despite the promises made in Kyoto in 1992, the COP process “has failed to meet its objective.”
Twelve Days That Cooked the World: Combating the Climate Counterrevolution in Paris
UN climate negotiators' failure to mandate adequate emissions reductions provides the moral justification for radical local action.
The Cops of COP21: Arrests at the Paris Climate Talks
The armed guards are to protect heads of state and corporations, not the victims of either so called terrorism or climate change.
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Whose Lives Matter? A Crisis of Solidarity at the Climate Talks in Paris
The true test of success in Paris will be if the lives of people in poorer nations aren't valued less than others.