In November 2024, countries at the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan agreed on a $200bn per year increase in climate financial assistance to developing countries across the world. Western nations say a ‘massive deal was struck’ and the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated that the pledges made were ‘ambitious’ from both a UK and an Continue Reading
‘Putting America First’: Trump’s Climate Hegemony and the Paris Climate Agreement, By Helena Conybeare
Just five days after his second inauguration as President of the US, Donald Trump signed an order to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord. The decision formed part of his new executive order, entitled ‘Putting America First in international climate agreements’. It outlined changes to reverse pre-existing US climate regulations, boosting oil and gas production, Continue Reading
To Help or to Hinder : Native American Reservations and Governmental Duty, By Conrad Wojcik
The disregard which the American government has always had to Native American reservation and tribes is continually shocking, especially since they represent some of the most important remains of traditional culture left in the USA. They have already lost 99% of their land which they had originally. There is a remaining importance to make sure Continue Reading