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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.
End War(ming): We Need System Change, Not Climate Change
Shawna Foster explains how these kinds of military interventions are linked to fossil fuels and climate change.
Hundreds Protest “Unacceptable” Draft Climate Accord Inside COP21
A draft text released Wednesday has nearly 100 outstanding points of disagreement that still need to be resolved.
Climate Change Justice: Indigenous Peoples Ignored in Paris Summit
No matter the outcome of COP21, counterterrorism legislation will counter frontline environmental defenders.
Despite Promise of New Aid, US Urged to Take Responsibility for Climate Crisis
John Kerry delivered a major speech at the climate summit, promising the US would double its climate aid.
Bringing Solutions to COP21: A Conversation With Cooperation Jackson’s Brandon King
The organizer discusses what the delegation and Cooperation Jackson are hoping to bring and take away from the climate talks.