Posted by Greenpeace UK -
12 December 2011 at 3:17pm -
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Despite the rallying calls
that filled the hallways of the conference centre in Durban on Saturday, polluters
have won this round of talks with politicians making little progress on a
global deal to tackle climate change.
Posted by Sebastian Bock -
2 December 2011 at 11:08am -
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The big question
that currently hangs over climate talks in Durban is whether or not the politicians will
agree to sign a legally binding treaty by 2015 with
mandatory emissions cuts. But the devil will be in the details, and management
consultants pushing bad advice could have a big impact on our climate and
rainforests.
Greenpeace and Tcktcktck volunteers raise a wind turbine on the beach at dawn in Durban
Well
here we are again, several thousand people gathering in a conference centre to
talk about climate change and, supposedly, work towards a deal to actually do
something about it. There are good guys and bad guys: campaigners say a deal is
possible while journalists sound pessimistic. We’ve been here before, right?
Yes, but Durban
really is important and maybe, just maybe, this time it’s a little bit
different.
50 activists chained outside ministry on opening day of UN climate talks
Direct action follows fresh oil lobbying revelations
As the UN climate talks opened this morning more than fifty environmental activists took direct action to blockade both major entrances to the UK’s Department of Transport (DfT) in London whilst other campaigners demonstrated with banners outside British embassies in Paris, Berlin and Stockholm.
Advice from consultancy firm McKinsey will lead to more deforestation, not less as it claims
This week, the Guardian uncovered evidence of global consultancy firm McKinsey profiting from the shake-up to the NHS.
At the same time, McKinsey was paid £250,000 a year by the UK
government for advice on the transition towards health secretary Andrew
Lansley's vision for the service.
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