our-climate-our-say-zulu-6e8ac5c6a84b56ff.pdf

This guide, published by Friends of the Earth International, explains the causes and impacts of climate change, emphasizing the disproportionate responsibility of wealthy industrialised nations and the severe risks faced by Africa. It criticizes government failures driven by corporate interests and proposes a systemic transition toward renewable energy and sustainable food systems.

• Human-induced climate change is caused by the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, which trap solar rays and increase global temperatures. Primary drivers include the burning of fossil fuels (coal, gas, and petroleum) for home, industrial, and transport use, as well as large-scale industrial farming that uses fertilizers and clears forests for profit-driven crops or oil palms.
• There is a significant disparity between those responsible for climate change and those suffering its effects. Wealthy industrialised nations, specifically the USA, Europe, and Japan, are responsible for three-quarters of global greenhouse gas emissions despite representing only 15% of the world's population. Conversely, poor countries are the most vulnerable to damages.
• Climate change is already causing significant loss of life and hardship, resulting in 300,000 deaths and leaving millions facing drought, food shortages, and floods. Africa is expected to be particularly hard-hit; projections for 2020 include the loss of a third of African crops and water shortages affecting 250 million people, with that number rising to over 600 million by 2050.
• The document asserts that governments have failed to prevent climate change because they prioritize the profits of powerful business interests—such as coal, oil, and gas industries—over the needs of the people. It specifically criticizes wealthy nations (USA, Australia, Japan, and European countries) for attempting to weaken agreements at COP 17 in Durban, South Africa, by promoting carbon trading and REDD schemes.
• Proposed solutions require a systemic shift away from fossil fuels toward renewable energy for homes, transport, and hospitals. Other recommendations include protecting the rights of local communities, reforming food production to be local and nature-friendly, and demanding that wealthy nations pay their 'ecological debt' to developing countries.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (n.d.). our-climate-our-say-zulu-6e8ac5c6a84b56ff.pdf. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Our-climate-our-say-Zulu.pdf

Chicago

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BibTeX

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