Cooling the “Warming War”: Politics and Climate Change
Beyond lack of altruism, the U.S. has ‘weaponized climate.’
May 29, 2023
COP27: in Need of Vision and Stubborn Optimism
Whereas in the age of the Egyptian pharaohs, climate created civilization, modern civilization is now destroying the climate. Hence, the world’s future depends on politics.
Nov 18, 2022
COP26: Ignoring the Elephant in the Room
Climate change is a class issue. The over-consumption of a wealthy minority is fueling the climate crisis but it is poor communities and young people who are paying the price.
Nov 24, 2021
A Moral Imperative to Achieve Climate Safety
An agreement among these governments—followed by specific actions—can change the global trajectory on climate change.
Nov 10, 2021
COP26: Why Propaganda Against China?
China should not be bothered much by these propaganda campaigns and keep working on its goal of eco-civilization and help other countries, especially the developing countries.
Nov 10, 2021
China’s Past Five Decades in the UN: Change for the Better
China in the UN over the past 50 years has proven to be an agent for change for the better for the world, as both a promotor of world peace and a contributor to the global development.
Oct 14, 2021
China Offers Optimism After IPCC “Wake Up Call” on Climate Change
“Blue Monday” is the name given to the most depressing day of the year, when a miserable concoction of holiday blues and freezing cold weather makes for a grim and dreary day. Typically, this day occurs on the third Monday in January, however after the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its downcast report last Monday, October 8th seems a more suitable option. The report, referred to as an “ear-splitting wake-up call” by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, offered an honest yet sobering account on the state of our planet, warning that if in the next 12 years we are unable to keep global warming at 1.5C, then climate-related poverty, heat-related deaths and the destruction of our coral reefs and ice-caps will dramatically increase. More worryingly, the report comes at a time when the world is still not united in dealing with this problem. From a potential Brazilian president who threatens to cut down more of the Amazon Rainforest, to a new Australian Prime Minister who thinks reports like this are “nonsense” and not forgetting an American President who pulled the US out of the Paris Agreement and referred to climate change as “bullshit”, the current situation is enough to make anyone dive back to bed, put their head under the covers and wish for happier times. In China, thankfully, […]
Oct 16, 2018
Strive Hard for Ecological Civilization in the New Era
Green development has been recognized as a basic requirement and fundamental feature of building an ecological civilization, and has become a major driving force of sustainable international development. Since the global financial crisis an economic revolution centered on the green economy has swept the world, and green growth based on new technology has become a strategic choice for various countries to deal with the crisis and achieve sustainable development.
Jan 3, 2018