Greta Thunberg’s speech to UN secretary general António Guterres
Blog / 11th March 2019In a speech given at the UN Climate Change Conference in Poland (COP24), 15-year-old Greta Thunberg cuts to the heart of the challenge and calls for the principle of equity to be upheld through structural transformations and sharing the world’s resources.
Can an unequal earth beat climate change?
Blog / 8th March 2019Limiting global warming to 1.5°C will require major disruptive shifts, which people will tolerate only if they believe that everyone is sharing in the sacrifice, the wealthy and powerful included. A review of recent climate change reports, by Sam Pizzigati at Inequality.org.
Talk by Share The World’s Resources at Cambridge University: Reclaiming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Blog / 9th February 2019STWR teamed up with Cambridge University Amnesty International and the Cambridge Homeless Outreach Programme to outline the case for achieving the UN’s longstanding vision of “better standards of life” for all.
Irreverent musings from COP24
Blog / 8th February 2019At the latest climate talks in Poland, there was no soothing balm when it came to addressing issues of international equity and climate change, writes Kevin Anderson for The Ecologist.
Davos attendees must accept that they have too much money
Blog / 30th January 2019A global gathering of world elites is taking place in Davos, Switzerland, this week, claiming—as it does every year—to “define priorities and shape global, industry and regional agendas.”