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COP20

Murder in the Rainforest: Local Activists and the Global Politics of Climate Change

'A Roadmap to Global Burning': COP20 Closes With Even Weaker Climate Pact

Lauren McCauley, staff writer

Climate campaigners lament: "It sucks. It is taking us backwards."

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Groups: Keep Fossil Fuel Industry Out of Climate Talks

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

Negotiations should have 'voices of the people, not polluters,' climate...

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Kerry Offers 'Fancy Words,' But US Inaction Blasted as Lima Talks Limp To End

Jon Queally, staff writer

Strong rhetoric by US Secretary of State at UN summit in Peru welcomed by some...

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Marching in Defense of Mother Earth, Thousands in Lima Demand Climate Justice Now!

Divestment Campaign Aims to Bleed Dry the Fossil Fuel Industry

'Get the FF Out': Campaigners Reject Fossil Fuel Influence at Climate Summit

Obama's Oil Boom Destroying Hope for Progress on Climate

Locally-Controlled, Renewable Energy Championed as Key to Climate Justice

Climate Finance Flowing, But for Many, the Well Remains Dry

UN Climate Chief: Investment in Fossil Fuels Becoming 'More and More Risky'

EU: If Nations Are Serious, Climate Pledges Must Be 'Binding' Not Voluntary

Ahead of UN Talks, Real Hope Placed in 'Contagious Courage' of Climate Movement

Only a Few Drops of Water at the Lima Climate Summit

Newswire

350.org

UN Climate Talks Reflect Disconnect with Global Momentum

Center for International Environmental Law

Climate Decision Threatens Rights of Present and Future Generations

Friends of the Earth International

Lima Climate Talks End with Little Progress

350.org

53,000+ Call on UNFCCC to Ban Fossil Fuel Corporations from the Climate Talks

Greenpeace

Greenpeace Responds to Secretary Kerry's Speech at COP20...

350.org

Sec. Kerry's Remarks at COP20 Strengthen Case Against Keystone XL...

Views

Gwynne Dyer

2014: Reviewing the Health Status of the Human Race

Pablo Solón

From Bad to Worse: A Roadmap to Global Burning

Oscar Reyes

At the Lima Climate Talks, It Was Groundhog Day All Over Again

Jeff Conant

REDD and the Green Economy Continue to Undermine Rights

Nick Fillmore

Climate Talks Face a Long, Hard Road Ahead If Countries Are to Reach Agreement in Paris

Bianca Jagger

At the Heart of COP20: Loss and Damage

Naomi Klein

Why #BlackLivesMatter Should Transform the Climate Debate

Roberto Savio

The Sad Future of Our Planet

Canadian Youth Climate Delegation

Youth and Frontline Voices Silenced at UN Climate Talks

Jamie Henn

The Climate Talks Find an Enemy at COP20: The Fossil Fuel Industry

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