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climate changeGlobal warming: nothing to do with human action, an illusion, a minor irritant, a technical problem that can be managed by normal development, or the most serious threat to the world after nuclear war? openDemocracy's new debate on the politics of climate change is running now. Join it. The route to global climate-change action lies through creative and tough consensus-building
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Climate change
must be at the forefront of the international agenda in 2009
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dangerous - fashion
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The politics of energy in an era of global warming are reshaping United States politics from below, says Carl Pope of leading green movement the Sierra Club. Read the rest of this post...
A new paper from the Institute for Economic Affairs decries environmental ‘alarmism’ on climate change. For Julian Baggini, this latest anti-green polemic reflects a phase of public debate where the public retreats and the zealots entrench. A more mature, open-minded dialogue is needed. Read the rest of this post...
For two weeks, openDemocracy’s Globalisation editor, Caspar Henderson, is on board the 93-year old ship “The Noorderlicht” – sailing to the Arctic in an innovative expedition that fuses art, film and science to monitor and communicate the impact of global warming. With the Dutch crew of four is a twenty-person group that includes photographers, oceanographers, artists, geographers, and writers. During the voyage, Globolog publishes Caspar’s vivid reports from an environment of deep currents and melting ice, where the bonds between nature and humanity take on fresh meanings. Read the rest of this post...
Climate change: the history of the 21st century starts with scientific understanding of what is really happening. In its light, what choices can and should we make? Read the rest of this post...
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