As Climate Disasters Accelerate, the Poorest Are Hit Hardest

The number of natural disasters has quadrupled in the last 20 years. Dramatic weather events do not in themselves necessarily constitute disasters; that depends on the level of human vulnerability – the capacity to resist impacts. Poor people and countries are the most vulnerable.

Australia: Aboriginal Communities Will Be Hardest Hit By Climate Change

“More than 100,000 people in remote Aboriginal communities across northern Australia face serious health risks from malaria, dengue fever and heat stress, as well as loss of food sources from floods, drought and more intense bushfires”

A New Blog on the Left

Add Life on the Left to your regular reading list …

Rich Nations Renege on Promised Climate Change Aid

Poor countries receive little of promised $1.2 Billion to tackle effects of global warming

Indonesia: Biofuel Threatens Indigenous Farmers and Tropical Forests

“Fuelled by the hunt for fossil fuel alternatives in a bid to win green credentials, Indonesia is rapidly giving away its pristine rainforest and in the process making itself a world leader in carbon emissions”

The Public Route to Sustainable Homes

Glyn Robbins is a member of Unite, the largest manufacturing union in Britain, and a supporter of Defend Council Housing. This article is a contribution to the discussion at the coming Trade Union Conference on Climate Change, to be held at the University of London on February 9, 2008.

How Can an Effective Climate Change Movement be Built?

Lessons from Australia’s “Walk Against Warming” actions

Droughts, floods, hunger, malnutrition, disease, extinctions, fires, storms ….

The IPCC Synthesis Report, published November 17, describes these as “some examples of projected regional impacts.” Bear in mind that IPCC reports are consistently conservative.

Ecosocialism: Where Anticapitalism and Ecology Intersect (Audio)

A speech by Ian Angus, presented at Simon Fraser University, in Vancouver, on Friday November 16, 2007

Conference Report: "From Climate Crisis to Climate Justice"

A radical meeting on climate change in Toronto