For climate change campaigners, the purchase of new car raises awkward questions. Is it a threat to credibility or an opportunity to support the best available technologies?
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The Worst Week Ever
This has been a terrible week for climate change campaigners. Should we take our cue from US Senator John Kerry and just avoid mentioning the climate word?
How to speed read on development
I don’t mind studying opinions which differ from mine but there are some showstoppers. Is this prejudice or efficient research methodology?
Bonus pools plumb depths of injustice
A scandal of global inequality will unfold over coming weeks as investment banks declare their results. Without our taxes, there would have been no bonuses.
Third sector threatened with eviction
The international NGO movement missed crucial opportunities in the global financial crisis. New leadership is needed to restore its position in the political process.
Make haste for IPCC Fifth Assessment
Climate change sceptics tell us not to worry so much whilst many respected scientists such as James Lovelock warn that it’s too late. We won’t know who to believe until the science improves.
Fairtrade gambles its reputation
The Fairtrade Foundation has offered certification to Kit Kat bars sold in UK and Ireland. Is this a brave step for poverty reduction in Côte d’Ivoire or an unwise Christmas present to Nestlé?
Time to snap out of the two degree trance
Vulnerable nations such as Tuvalu made some progress at Copenhagen last week in questioning the right of rich countries to regard two degrees as the safe limit of global warming. More momentum could scupper the talks.
Climate march treads the footsteps of fear
The Wave climate change protest in London created the opportunity to reflect whether the city’s experience of terrorist attacks carries any message for tackling global warming.
Public image of aid threatens climate talks
Critics of the aid industry point to Kenya where rampant government corruption has not stopped the aid flowing. If the Copenhagen talks are to succeed, we need more positive attitudes towards aid.