Me and My Bike
Most of us just sit and wait for the governments to take action about climate change Wafalme instead think that together we can, with small actions in our daily life, make a difference. The most simple and innovative solution is coming from a group of kids in the slums of Nairobi. Submitted by Dickson Oyugi [...]
Piggyback or Leapfrog?
Cell Phone Towers, Community Power, and Renewable Energy for Rural Electrification By 2030 the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts there will be 1.2 billion people lacking access to electricity, which gives the world 1.2 billion reasons to get energy lending right. Getting it right means making the future of rural electrification decentralized renewable energy systems [...]
Candid about Cancún
The climate negotiations live to see another day! Amidst the cheer and applause that marked the end of the talks in Cancun, Mexico; a mischievous sense of relief was shared by many parties and observers to the COP. Did we strike a historic deal that will limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius? Did we [...]
The Great Wall of India
India is fencing off its border with Bangladesh. What will that mean for millions of potential climate refugees? An 8-foot-high, double-walled, barbed-wire fence draped with laundry menaces the border between Sutia, India, and Dhannokulla, Bangladesh. But if I wanted to cross from Sutia to Dhannokulla last week, I wouldn’t have needed to jump the fence—I [...]
Great Power Race Winners Announced at COP 16
Another round of climate talks are approaching an end in Cancun, Mexico and the odds for achieving a fair, binding and ambitious climate deal seem highly improbable. But while negotiations are slow, a race has just ended between the youth from India, China and the United States. The Great Power Race was a clean energy [...]
Maldivian statement from COP16 – Call for 350 ppm
The following is a statement from Mr Mohamed Aslam, the Minister of Environment and Housing to the High level segment at the ongoing COP16 negotiations in Cancun, Mexico. The statement reiterates the need for more political will and leadership from all nations of the world to safeguard the very survival of small island nations. A [...]
Can Cancún Can?
The Mayan Land holds a spirit of true promise, the 16th conference of parties here in Cancun began with the gong of Cancun Can ! The expectations from this conference have been very low, but it seems like the host country has done well to get us a step closer to a balanced Cancun Package. [...]