News stories by Kumi Naidoo

GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov 09 (IPS) - As the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) is swiftly moving to its conclusion on Friday, climate justice could not be more urgent or timely.

LONDON, Mar 11 (IPS) - When the environment changes, smart creatures adapt. And, in the face of a changing climate and changing economics, smart people are backing green energy. In 2011 almost a third of new electricity came from renewable sources. But, just as the first mammals had to contend with a world of dinosaurs, the pioneers of green energy have to contend with a world based on an obsolete carbon-based energy system that refuses to upgrade.

There are occasions where it makes sense to be on the inside, when it makes sense to 'suit up' and reach out to the captains of industry for some straight talk or, as we would say in Greenpeace, 'direct communication'. After all, there are occasions when we go to great lengths -often involving a very long rope, indeed- to get our message heard by company directors. In Davos I met over the last days with no fewer than 15 CEOs of major corporations, men -and yes they were all men- whose decisions help shape our environment and affect workers' rights and ultimately what kind of world we pass on to our children and grandchildren, writes Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace International.

The G20, comprised of a tiny fraction of the world's nations, is not the best place to work out the details of how to address the multiple global crises the world faces. The details need to be addressed at the UN, which has 192 member states, writes Kumi Naidoo, co-chair of Global Call to Action Against Poverty.