STWR - Share The World's Resources

A new U.N. study on climate change reveals that 2008 is likely to rank as the 10th warmest year on record since the beginning of the instrumental climate records in 1850, according to data sources compiled by the World Meteorological Organization, reports Haider Rizvi.

If CO2 emissions must be reduced below 350 ppm as James Hansen reports, what does it actually mean? In essence, it means that we've got to transform the world's economy far more quickly than we'd hoped, writes Bill McKibben.

The UN Climate Conference in Poznan failed to achieve any breakthrough towards a global climate deal - a sign not merely of bad timing, but of a fundamentally flawed system that takes no account of climate justice, argues Oscar Reyes.

Humankind is capable of saving the Earth if we stand by the principles of solidarity and harmony with nature - guaranteeing the fundamental participation of all citizens as active stakeholders at a national, regional and global level, writes Evo Morales.

What if we woke up one day to find that human beings eventually made environmentally-sound decisions in their daily life? A sustainable life that is kind to the planet is entirely possible, and by pressing all the right buttons it creates its own energy to thrive, writes Andrew Simms and Joe Smith. 

As 11,000 delegates from nearly 200 countries wrap up the climate discussions in Poznan, Poland, a coordinated response to the combined climate and financial crisis is far from negotiated. The question remaining is: can an effective global deal still be reached in Copenhagen that addresses the core drivers of the climate crisis beyond the prioritisation of economic growth and the continued overexploitation of world resources?

Conventional cost-benefit models cannot inform our decisions about how to address the threat of global warming. An economics that complements the science of climate change and endorses active, large-scale climate protection is the only answer, argues Frank Ackerman.