Climate of Delusion
We all think that climate change is somebody else’s problem. We have to be persuaded otherwise.
“Nebraskans Deserve a Livable Future”
Groundbreaking New Institute for Policy Studies Report Analyzes How a Just Transition to Wind Energy Could Power Nebraska
Climate Change and the Limits of Economic Growth
If economic growth ushered in this era of climate change, how can economic growth also be part of the solution?
Painting the World Green
How committed is the Biden administration to reshaping U.S. foreign policy to save the planet?
If Ireland Can Get Out of Fossil Fuels, Your Town Can Too
Almost 900 cities, universities, and governments have divested over $6 trillion from the fossil fuel industry. Why not yours?
People’s Climate Justice Forum
A free event on growing (pun intended) solidarity from local to global, featuring international environmental, human rights and climate justice movement leaders.
New Climate Action Plan, Same Old Results?
Last fall, IPS called the World Bank out on its failure to act on its own cleaner energy strategies. Will the institution put its money where its mouth is this time?
Film: Catching the Sun
Join the discussion about who will win and who will lose the battle for power in the 21st century with IPS Climate Policy Progam, Director Janet Redman.
Conference: Confronting Inequality: Alternative Economies, Resilient Communities
IPS’s Janet Redman is a featured panelist in THE RISE OF THE GREEN ECONOMY: Environmental Sustainability, Development, and Equity.
Long-awaited U.S. Contribution to the Green Climate Fund Welcome – But Action Needed on Keeping Fund “Clean”
IPS Climate Policy Director Janet Redman comments on U.S.’s $3 billion pledge to the Green Climate Fund
Al Gore Moves to the Bright Side
Investments in renewable energy are exploding, while fossil fuel bastions grow desperate
Game Changers: How We Can Unrig the Rules and Reverse Runaway Inequality
Eight bold solutions, rooted in social movements, that can break through our broken political system.
UN Green Climate Fund Open for Business – Now Where’s the Money?
After four years of negotiations over the framework of a new UN Green Climate Fund, countries have agreed on what are considered “essential elements” to make the Fund operational.
We Can’t Put a Price on Nature
The greenwashed economy threatens our ability to pursue sustainable development.
Blogging the Rio+20 Earth Summit for the Rest of Us: The Great Moving Nowhere Show
The Rio declaration contains 283 paragraphs of blank prose that “reaffirm,” “note,” and “acknowledge” a long shopping list of activities, but “commit” to virtually nothing.