The London Independent today dedicated its first five pages to a special report on the escalating crisis of health services in sub-saharan Africa due to the West's
A nightmare rapid chilling of northern Europe is the stuff of fiction, or is it?
Gavin Schmidt, recently a co-author of this piece for openDemocracy, doubts the more alarming
The Reformist camp is ideological. It is based upon the perception that major political institutions need restructuring. It requires change in Iran's power dynamics. However, practically, it cannot
A few years ago, a team at the Massachussetts Institute of Technology developed a climate change roulette wheel (here) which helps to communicate uncertainty around climate prediction.
Analysis has moved
What is wrong with Kyoto and what comes next? Last week on openDemocracy, Michael Grubb argued that for all its shortcomings it at least marks a start.
This week, Tim
Shareholders at the ExxonMobil Corp. annual meeting in Dallas gave "record high" voting support today to a shareholder resolution seeking greater analysis and disclosure from the company about
Like a good conversation writing a blog can be a voyage of discovery to your own views. I was against a French ‘Non’and want a ‘Oui’ in their referendum
Following the bloody - and still murky - events of 13 May in Andijan, president Islam Karimov's official visit to China comes as no surprise to many observers. China pledged
Climate change is classic challenge for good old American can do, says Tim Wirth today on openDemocracy:
"A nation-state that can seize the opportunities of an energy policy
For hard core international climate politics groupies and anyone curious about this sort of thing, bulletins from the 22nd session of the subsidiary bodies and seminar of government experts for
"Far-right groups in Britain are increasingly using environmental and social justice concerns to argue against immigration. This is part of a clear political strategy to make racist ideas
Dr. Kazem Alamdari, activist and professor, warns reformists to be careful. Dr. Alamdari argues if Khamenei's reaction was due to fear of a popular revolt then reformists should
