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Rich Countries Try to Dodge Climate Obligations
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BANGKOK, THAILAND, October 5, 2009 -- In a week coinciding with massive
loss of life in the Asia Pacific region as a result of extreme weather,
Friends of the Earth International decried attempts by developed
countries to undermine their obligations under the UN climate convention.
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BOLIVIAN CLIMATE CONFERENCE SIGNALS HOPE
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In the wake of the failed UN Climate talks in Copenhagen and rich nations promoting the unwelcome 'Copenhagen Accord', the Bolivian government is convening the 'World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth' on April 19-22. [1]
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Polluting Brazilian mining giant Vale exposed
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DAVOS (SWITZERLAND) / PORTO ALEGRE (BRAZIL), 27 JANUARY 2012 -- With more than 25,000 votes, the Brazilian mining giant Vale has been crowned the 'world's worst corporation of the year' at the January 27 'Public Eye Awards' in Davos, Switzerland [1]
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radiohead fans in Mexico give their thoughts on climate justice
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British musicians Radiohead and Friends of the Earth Latin America joined together to promote climate justice around the continent. Here Friends of the Earth Mexico ask fans for their thoughts on climate change.
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2010 BIODIVERSITY YEAR: URGENT ACTION NEEDED
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SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA, January 11, 2010 – Commenting on today’s announcement by the United Nations that 2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity and that “the world is invited to take action to safeguard the variety of life on earth: biodiversity”, Friends of the Earth International’s coordinator of the Forest and Biodiversity Programme Isaac Rojas said:
“It is urgent to take immediate action to preserve biodiversity. Nearly half of the world’s forests and around one-third of its species have been lost in the past three decades. We especially need to protect our forests, which host more than 70% of terrestrial biodiversity. "
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First International Climate Justice Tribunal Started
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Cochabamba, Bolivia, October 14, 2009 – The first hearing of the International Climate Justice Tribunal was celebrated on October 13 and 14 in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
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our assessment of the UN climate talks, 2011
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Our analysis of the outcomes of the 2011 UN climate talks in Durban and a look at where the climate justice movement goes from here.
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radiohead fans in Mexico give their thoughts on climate justice
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British musicians Radiohead and Friends of the Earth Latin America joined together to promote climate justice around the continent. Here Friends of the Earth Mexico ask fans for their thoughts on climate change.
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How corporations rule: vale
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Friends of the Earth International, January 2011: The Brazilian company Vale is the world’s second largest metals and mining company and one of the largest producers of raw materials globally. Keen to protect its extractive and energy interests, Vale has used its proximity to the Brazilian government (which owns part of the company) to push for industry-driven measures through the UN’s climate negotiations, urging greater financial incentives and less stringent regulations for carbon offsetting.
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climate talks regress
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BANGKOK, THAILAND, 9 October 2009 -- At the close of the Bangkok UN climate change negotiations tensions between the world’s rich nations and developing countries were at an all-time high, according to Friends of the Earth International campaigners observing the talks to demand climate justice.
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