STWR - Share The World's Resources

Given the complexity of global warming, waiting for an effective international "solution" to the problem is not feasible. It would be better to adopt a multi-scale approach to addressing climate change, starting at the local level, argues Elinor Ostrom.

Grossly overblown media reports of minor errors in the work of the IPCC are damaging public trust in climate science. It is now up to journalists to admit their mistakes and misrepresentation, not the scientists, finds an investigation by RealClimate.

The pursuit of economic growth as an end in itself is no longer tenable. Government incentives and investments must be revised to encourage the creation of societies that are both environmentally and economically sustainable, writes Peter H. May.

The planet is moving into an accelerated period of climate change, driven in a large part by the industrial agribusiness model that dominates the global food system. The worldwide movement for food sovereignty offers a promising alternative, argue GRAIN.

As world leaders remain reluctant to take meaningful environmental action, it is not only the climate, but also climate talks that are in crisis. At the same time activists are meeting at venues around the world to plan a concerted grassroots response to the Copenhagen summit, writes Robert Tokar.

Energy companies are pursuing a carbon 'techno-fix' in the name of a Green New Deal. Rather than palliative measures, we should remove subsidies for polluting industries, invest in genuinely renewable power solutions and return the energy sector to public control, argues Oscar Reyes.

Many governments are elected on platforms promising to address climate change, but fail to implement meaningful environmental policies once in office. Can this be explained by human psychology - and will it take a local climate catastrophe for them to finally act, asks Chris Goodall.