Christian Aid and climate change
What's the connection?
Christian Aid, as a member of the Stop Climate Chaos coalition, is pressuring the government to do more on climate change. Here, Andrew Pendleton, the charity's climate expert, presents the facts and explains why we must act now. more >>
to climate change
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The Australian government has failed to take action on their carbon emissions for far too long now. At last that is changing thanks to Al Gore's hard-hitting climate change documentary, the UK Stern report and an increasingly concerned public. Will this late commitment be effective enough to reverse the damage though? |
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The believer takes on the sceptic
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Former Midnight Oil singer Peter Garrett has long campaigned on the issues he feels strongly about - notably conservation and indigenous rights. Now, as Australia's shadow minister for climate change, he's taking his arguments right to the top and the country is listening. |
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Two spluttering giants
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Rapid economic growth in India and China has dramatically inflated demand for energy – and, since the vast majority of the power generated in each country is from coal, oil and gas, carbon emissions have followed suit. |
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A family torn apart
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Mazeda Begum’s eyes well with tears as she describes how desperate poverty forced her to send her nine-year-old daughter to work as a servant in a strange city hundreds of miles away. That was five years ago and Mazeda has only been able to see Shada Rani once ... |
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The fight to survive
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Once Sambarwawa had water, now it has bodies. Following prolonged drought, animal carcasses litter the valley and the stench of decay pervades the remote village of Sambarwawa in the heart of the northern Kenyan district of Isiolo. |
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Stop Climate Chaos
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Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing the planet. And poor countries are in the firing line. But you can do something about it. Right now. |
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