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Climate change
While climate change is an environmental problem, the way we deal with it will have a massive impact on economic development and inequality on a global scale. A transfer of wealth and power from the global North to South is essential to averting climate catastrophe, argues Tim Jones, policy officer at the World Development Movement.
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UN climate conference – Copenhagen, December 2009
Copenhagen was a unique opportunity to turn the world’s course away from climate disaster, towards a safe future for all of us on this small planet. Massive global public mobilization demanded it. But leaders of the major powers negotiated for their national interests, instead of safeguarding our shared destiny.
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Peoples' World Conference on Climate Change and Mother Earth's Rights
Wed Jan 13 2010 - Source: Official site
The Government of Bolivia calls on the peoples of the world, social movements and Mother Earth's defenders to the Peoples' World Conference on Climate Change and Mother Earth's Rights to be held from 20th to 22nd April 2010 in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
World Bank touts carbon market
Thu Dec 10 2009 - Source: IPS
The World Bank proudly defended the global carbon market in the Danish capital Tuesday for its "contribution" to efforts to mitigate climate change, in spite of criticism from civil society.
Climate change and the population 'bomb': a debate not to shy away from
Fri Nov 20 2009 - Source: Sacsis
When people think of the impact of population on climate change, they tend to glance towards China and India. But, their carbon emissions are four times lower than Europe and the US. This debate comes in times when the UN just released its World Population report 2009.
Why climate change is a woman's problem
Thu Oct 08 2009 - Source: Isis International
While a UN climate change meeting was taking place in Bangkok, members of the broad coalition, Women for Climate Justice (GenderCC) reiterated the need to include women more comprehensively in the outcome documents of the ongoing meetings on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Sign-on letter calling for repayment of climate debt
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