Durban climate talks


Patrick Bond interviewed by the Real News Network on December 19. He explained the failure of the carbon markets. Go HERE for a full transcript.

[For more on the COP17 Durban climate talks, click HERE.]

By Patrick Bond

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa convened its first International Seminar on Climate Change and Clas

"Developed countries, led by the United States, accelerated the demolition of the world’s international framework for fair and urgent climate action.  And developing countries have been bullied and forced into accepting an agreement that could be a suicide pill for the world”, said Nnimmo Bassey, chair of Friends of the Earth International.

Indigenous peoples condemn climate talks fiasco and demand moratorium on REDD+

By the Global Justice Ecology Project

Protesters block the halls at the Durban International Conference Centre, December 9, 2011.
ANCYL members, employed as "host city volunteers" and dressed in green, clash with members of the Democratic Left Front, dresse