News stories by Chris Wright

  1. Opinion: What the Philippines Can Learn from Morocco, Peru and Ethiopia

    - Inter Press Service

    MANILA, Jun 16 (IPS) - (Last week, Australian Climate Activist offered an apology to the Philippines for his country's lack of action. Today, he partners up with climate tracker from the Philippines Jed Alegado to talk about what the Philippines can do to show its leadership in tackling climate change.)

  2. Peru a Shining Example for South America’s Climate Action Plans

    - Inter Press Service

    BONN, Jun 12 (IPS) - This week, Peru became the first South American nation to publicly announce its Climate Action Plan, or INDC. In doing so, it may have set the scene for a new wave of highly transparent and ambitious INDC submissions from the continent.

  3. Opinion: For a New Generation of Climate Activists, It's Too Late to Wait

    - Inter Press Service

    BONN, Jun 04 (IPS) - I remember pretending not to be so excited. There was this nervous energy that kicked up my heels as I prowled through the U.N. negotiations that afternoon. You could feel it all around. Circling our meeting point like sharks quietly rounding our prey. If you knew what to look for, you would know exactly what was about to happen.

  4. Keeping Food Security on the Table at U.N. Climate Talks

    - Inter Press Service

    GENEVA, Feb 13 (IPS) - Food security has become a key issue of the U.N. climate negotiations this week in Geneva as a number of countries and observers raised concerns that recent advances in Lima are in jeopardy.

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