Ocean Acidity: The Case for Ocean Health Action Lines
Climate change has a pernicious cousin that we often overlook: ocean acidification.
ADP Potter
At the end of COP20, Verb writers experiment with Harry Potter and international climate politics, on Twitter.
The Lima Call: The Battle is Won but the War is Yet to Come
The Verb’s analysis and editorial on what happened and came out of COP20.
Fossil of the Day: Australia Wins Big For Being the Worse
Australia writes itself into history as this year’s least helpful country at the UN climate change negotiations.
Land Ahoy
What direction will COP20 set sail for?
Ghosts of the Past Haunt Lima
The negotiations in Lima have moved into overtime with a draft text only being released at 2am last night.
China-US Agreement: White Knight or White Noise?
China and the US recently signed a bilateral emissions reductions treaty. The agreement was widely lauded as a game-changer, but will it really prompt a new wave of global action?
Religions Unite For COP20
Religions emerge as moral voice at climate talks in Lima.
Mass Die-In for Forgotten Voices
Civil society participants at COP20 stage a protest “die-in” to symbolise the effects of climate change.
Latin America
Surprise Australia Contribution to the Green Climate Fund
Hamish M | December 9th, 2014
Australia surprises COP20 attendees with a contribution to the Green Climate Fund.
Another Indigenous Voice Silenced
Sofía Szmirnov | December 9th, 2014
The Verb details the tragic end for an Ecuadorian Indigenous leader.
People’s Summit Kicks Off in Lima
Sydney Pead | December 9th, 2014
The People’s Summit, Cumbre de los Pueblos, opens on the “outside” as negotiators remain at COP20.
Week Two: Back at COP20
Evan Weber | December 9th, 2014
The Verb recaps what happened on Monday at the UN climate change negotiations.
Explosive First Steps on the Path to Paris
Hamish M | December 9th, 2014
Tensions erupted yesterday as negotiators began to thrash out a new global climate treaty.
Fossil of the Day : Peruvian Double Meanings
Sofía Szmirnov | December 8th, 2014
Peru wins the first Fossil of the Day from week two in Lima, Peru.
Doing it for the Kids: Intergenerational Equity
Sydney Pead | December 8th, 2014
Young people raise their voices during the UN climate change negotiations.
Pulgar-Vidal at Global Landscapes Forum
Ayesha C | December 8th, 2014
COP20 President Pulgar-Vidal closes the Global Landscapes Forum held this past weekend.
What the FCCC Happened Last Week?
Evan Weber | December 8th, 2014
The Verb’s overview of where the negotiations are at and what to keep your eyes on in the week to come.
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