Tag: Climate change activism
Rainbow Warrior sails Pacific seeking evidence for World Court climate case
By Sera Sefeti in Suva
International environmental campaign group Greenpeace’s flagship Rainbow Warrior is currently sailing across the Pacific, calling at ports and collecting evidence...
Latest Island Studies journal features social justice activism and advocacy
Asia Pacific Report
A new edition of the Okinawan Journal of Island Studies features social justice island activism, including a case study of Aotearoa New...
‘It’s time to be the crowd’, Knitting Nannas tell protest against...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Wendy Bacon in Sydney
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet is pleased that a Sydney magistrate jailed protester Deanna "Violet" Coco on Friday. But...
COP27: one big breakthrough but ultimately an inadequate response to the...
ANALYSIS: By Matt McDonald, The University of Queensland
For 30 years, developing nations have fought to establish an international fund to pay for the “loss...
Covid will dominate, but New Zealand will also have to face...
ANALYSIS: By Nathan Cooper, University of Waikato
As the New Zealand government prepares to deal with a looming omicron outbreak, this will not be the...
Australia accused of ‘bullying’ Pacific over climate action, ‘buying silence’
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Australia is accused of using "diplomatic strong-arm tactics" to water down outcomes in Pacific climate negotiations and "buy silence" on climate...
‘Don’t fudge with our future’, Māori climate activist warns COP26
Māori climate activist India Logan-Riley speaking on the indigenous challenge to the "colonial project" at the COP26 opening ... “In the US and Canada...
Problem of racism towards Pasifika in climate change: ‘We want to...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Mariner Fagaiava-Muller, RNZ Pacific Journalist
In New Zealand, youth climate change movement School Strike 4 Climate Auckland has declared itself as racist,...
By declaring a climate emergency NZ’s Ardern needs to inspire hope,...
ANALYSIS: By David Hall, Auckland University of Technology; Raven Cretney, University of Waikato; and Sylvia Nissen
There is no question that we must act, and...
New Biden era heralds global climate politics switch with US rejoining...
ANALYSIS: By Christian Downie, Australian National University
When the US formally left the Paris climate agreement, Joe Biden tweeted that “in exactly 77 days, a...
How covid priorities have ‘shelved’ PNG climate change action
The project video - read the linked story.
By Sri Krishnamurthi of the Pacific Media Centre
Climate change action has been "shelved" for the moment in...
How covid-19 has undermined climate change initiatives in the Pacific
By Sri Krishnamurthi, reporting for the Pacific Media Centre
“Climate change may be slower but its momentum is enormous.” – Stuart Chape, Acting Director-General, South...
Moore’s environmental documentary storm – the truth behind the claims
ANALYSIS: By Ian Lowe of Griffith University
Documentary maker Michael Moore’s latest offering, Planet of the Humans, rightly argues that infinite growth on a...
Indigenous people spearhead the fight to save the planet
By Imelda V. Abano in Manila
Indigenous people across the world are disproportionately affected by climate change. They are also leading movements to protect our...
Auckland Council declares climate emergency after meeting with youth
By RNZ News
Auckland Council has declared a climate emergency after an Environment Committee meeting today.
The council’s motion was passed unanimously and was met with...
Britain, home of industrial revolution, plans ‘net-zero’ climate change
ANALYSIS: By Megan Darby in London
A world-leading climate action plan or a betrayal of future generations? The UK's net zero emissions plan certainly sorted...