The revolution will not be televised… but our press conferences are webcast — At the U.N. climate change negotiations the governments do a lot of talking. Civil society organisations, however, are reduced to a few moments of intervention. Katowice COP24 Climate Change Talks: Climate Justice Speeches The voice of good conscience speaks — will anyone in power listen?worldat1c.org So another crucial channel they use to explain to the wider world what is going on in the talks, or to promote new joint initiatives…

(Dec 15, KATOWICE) As critical negotiations on how to enact the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change drew to a close, legal and policy experts joined grassroots campaigners in sharing alarm at the direction of the talks. 15 year old Swedish schoolgirl Greta Thunberg told delegates in a viral speech…

How much is required to fund the Nationally Determined Contributions of developing countries? — As Ministers descended upon Katowice for High-Level meetings of COP24 United Nations climate change talks all eyes are on the critical issue of climate finance. Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, developed countries have committed to mobilise $100 billion in climate finance per year, but are falling…

The voice of good conscience speaks — will anyone in power listen? — As the name would suggest, the United Nations climate change negotiations are a conversation that takes place between States. But as members of global civil society we are given the minimal opportunity of a minute or two to share our views from the back of a plenary hall. …

In a world on fire we want to talk about the power of resistance — When we think about climate change we usually focus on worsening impacts — the droughts, fires, famines, and floods that sometimes make the headlines. What we tend to think of less frequently are the countless efforts of people from all walks of life to make the world a better place…

United Nations climate change talks edged slightly closer to completing the Paris Agreement Work Programme, including guidelines on how to put the Agreement into practice, despite rich countries persistently blocking progress on key issues like finance. Without advances in the talks over the commitment of future financial support from rich…

A background note on current international climate change negotiations written by and for people who deserve better — The World at 1°C Around the world, gathering storms and rising floodwaters predicted by so-called alarmists in previous decades have materialised into a fully-blown climate crisis. 2017 was the third hottest year on record. 2016 was the hottest and 2015 before that. 16 of the 17 hottest years on record have happened since 2000…

The voice of good conscience speaks — will anyone in power listen? — As the name would suggest, the United Nations climate change negotiations are a conversation that takes place between States. But as members of global civil society we are given the minimal opportunity of a minute or two to share our views from the back of a plenary hall. …

ANTE EL NEGACIONISMO CLIMÁTICO ¡ES HORA DE ACTUAR! — Siendo América Latina y el Caribe la región más vulnerable a los efectos del cambio climático, nos dirigimos a los presidentes que asistirán a la VIII Cumbre de las Américas para manifestar lo siguiente: El 2017 ha sido, según la Organización Mundial de Meteorología, uno de los años más cálidos…