by Nnimmo | Mar 25, 2025 | Analysis, Corporate Capture, Environment, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth
Environment is the tangible and intangible surroundings and the complex ecosystem that humans share with all beings, human and non-human, living and non-living. It is both visible and invisible. This includes the land, water, and the air, and all that live in them. It...
by Nnimmo | Nov 25, 2024 | Climate Change, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Corporate Capture, Dirty Energy, Governance, Policy
As COP29 dragged into overtime the expected climate finance target of at least $1.3 trillions of dollars shrunk to an offer of $250 billion per year from 2035. After much bickering the rich countries decided to raise its offer from $250 billion to...
by Nnimmo | Jun 25, 2024 | Alternatives, Climate Change, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Corporate Capture, Culture, Development alternatives, Dirty Energy, Environment, Policy
The challenges confronting our communities and peoples generally are interconnected. They are often analyzed and presented as though they operate in silos. The reality is that they operate in intricately connected webs and must be understood as such. Our lands...
by Nnimmo | Dec 19, 2023 | Analysis, Climate Change, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Corporate Capture, Development alternatives, Dirty Energy, Environment, Governance, Militarism, Policy, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth
The foundation for voluntary emissions cut by nations was laid in the Copenhagen Accord (2009) and consolidated in the Paris Agreement (2015) under what is known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). The voluntary mechanism essentially blunted the...
by Nnimmo | Dec 3, 2023 | Analysis, Climate Change, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Corporate Capture, Culture, Dirty Energy, Environment, Governance, Policy, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth
Extractivism is deeply linked to ecological damage and negation of human rights Ecological damage because it disrupts ecosystems, from the simple case of conversion of land use to the fragmentation of biodiversity and destruction of habitats. The following...
by Nnimmo | Nov 25, 2023 | Alternatives, Analysis, Climate Change, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Corporate Capture, Culture, Development alternatives, Dirty Energy, Environment, Governance, Policy, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has again issued an Emissions Gap Report that underscores the fact that the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), the linchpin of the Paris agreement is not leading away from the climate precipice but is...
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