Saleemul Huq is the director of the Climate Change Programme at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).

Recent articles

The climate-change conference in Bali on 3-14 December 2007 ended in agreement, acclaim - and argument about the details. openDemocracy writers and environmental specialists offer a first draft of history on the Bali deal.

The greatest challenge mankind faces must be addressed within a framework of commitment to global justice, say Saleemul Huq & Camilla Toulmin.

The G8 leaders must take the lead on the world's most important issue, say Saleemul Huq & Camilla Toulmin of the International Institute for Environment and Development.

Was the G8 summit good for the prospects of limiting global climate change? Scientists and campaigners comment on the Gleneagles outcome.

There is a phenomenon sweeping the polluted cities of the developing world – compressed natural gas. Saleemul Huq and Ijaz Hossain explain how this environmentally friendly fuel is powering taxis and saving lives from Delhi to Dhaka.