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
An Equitable Understanding
Malcolm J | December 4th, 2014
The Verb explores “”equity”” and what it means in the context of climate change, this is part one.
Gambling on INDCs
Cleo Verkuijl | December 4th, 2014
By refusing top-down assessments of intended climate change efforts, some countries are gambling with the future of our planet.
Fossil of the Day: And the Swiss take the Cake
Sydney Pead | December 3rd, 2014
Switzerland fears commitment, Brazil struggles to count and AOSIS shines bright with ambition.
Day Two at COP20 Sees Things Heat Up
Evan Weber | December 3rd, 2014
Day two of the COP20 sees more than just the building venues heating up.
Fossil of the Day: Japan’s Secret Santa
Sydney Pead | December 2nd, 2014
Climate activists might hold on to their receipts this year if Japan’s gifts are anything to go by.
Lima, The Heat Is On
admin | December 2nd, 2014
With the world’s eyes on next year’s climate change conference in Paris, many are turning to Lima for action.
Fight Fire with Fire: Article 6 and the Changing World
Malcolm J | December 2nd, 2014
Negotiations have already kicked off in Lima, but there is one Article of the convention that isn’t garnering much attention.
No Folly of the Beast
Malcolm J | December 2nd, 2014
The planet’s oceans massively impact, and are impacted by, changes in the climate. So why are we not paying them more attention?
COP20, And So It Begins
Evan Weber | December 2nd, 2014
The Verb’s quick overview of how COP20 kicked off.
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