Report from the IFLRY Climate Change Programme #COP21, where the crucial negotiation of an international climate change agreement will take place, is set to take place in Paris, France this December. This conference is of critical importance: in order to…
Continue reading Bonn: the final stage before the climate change conference in Paris – Tone Bjørndal
Last year saw the largest number of refugees worldwide since the Second World War, and this year the numbers don’t look to be reducing. There’s an aspect to this crisis which isn’t accounted for within the UN Convention on the…
Continue reading Climate Refugees: The Crisis that isn’t Recognised – Harriet Ainscough
We are entering an era of increased risk of conflict due to climate change. We depend on resources for survival, and thus, they have throughout history always been an important factor for conflicts. As anthropogenic climate change and unsustainable use…
Continue reading Climate Change as a Conflict Trigger – Tone Bjørndal
What is it to be in our natural element, and how much should we adapt to circumstantial change? In Green politics, ecofeminism is the belief that women are inherently associated with nature, in that both have been subjected to oppression…
Continue reading Ecofeminism and Climate Change – Junior Sikabwe
What could we do to make the Earth cleaner, healthier and nicer for everyone? The first and the most important thing is to change our attitude to the relationship between us and our planet. How can we use natural resources…
Continue reading Climate Сhange Issues and Green Energy Solutions in Russia – Nikolay Artemenko
After the negotiations at COP 20 in Lima over-ran by two days, the Parties finally reached an agreement, which is called «Lima Call for Climate Action». It outlines the main aspects of a new global deal, and has received mixed…
Continue reading Lima calls for climate action – will Paris listen? – Tone Bjørndal
According to the UN Weather Agency, 2014 was described as the hottest on record. Fourteen of the fifteen warmest years have all occurred in the 21st century. This is consistent with what can be expected from climate change. And yet,…
Continue reading The sky is falling (only if we don’t destroy it first)! – Junior Sikabwe
