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Climate change documentaries nominated for Oscars

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The Academy Awards may be over a month away still, but the Oscar nominations have just been announced and two green-themed documentaries have been nominated! Read more »
Originally published on Klima-Tuvalu

The tide is high

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Lan Marie reports from the island nation of Tuvalu, as the sea levels rise for the yearly king tide. Read more »
COP16 Mexico

The applause of Cancun: a signpost of hope for a safe climate future

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As another year of climate negotiations comes to an end there is cause for celebration. In the final hours of a long and exhausting two weeks a firm foundation for a climate treaty was established and confidence in the UN process was renewed. Read more »

Event: Carteret Atoll

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This Wednesday 15th December, the Australian Conservation Foundation present: a report-back from Cancun by Ursula Rakova of the Carteret Islands Read more »
Minister for Climate Change, Greg Combet with UN Climate Track Phil Ireland

Delivering your climate message to Minister Combet

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Last week we asked you to send in your climate change ‘message in a bottle’, which were delivered to government delegations at the global talks in Cancun. We also took your messages direct to the Australian government – here’s what Climate Change Minister Greg Combet had to say as he read over your thoughts, requests and demands. Read more »
Photo: Philip Riches/Oxfam

The Nepalese impacts of climate change

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Helena Christensen visits Nepal with Oxfam to witness the impacts of climate change Read more »

Cancun: steps towards a global climate agreement

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Oxfam’s Climate Change Campaign Coordinator Cara Bevington gives a brief rundown on the outcome of the recent climate talks in Cancun, Mexico Read more »

Tears and cheers in the Plenary hall. Signs of progress?

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I just witnessed a sign of great hope at the climate talks in Cancun. Today new drafts of the new climate agreement were released. Initial responses have been mostly positive and it appears that there has been significant compromise from many countries. Read more »
Photo: Oxfam New Zealand

Agreement in Cancun

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Oxfam New Zealand Executive Director Barry Coates writes from the United Nations climate conference in Cancun, Mexico, where the contrast to the last hours of Copenhagen could not be more stark. Read more »

Delivering your #tweetbottle messages

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Yesterday, our team took your #tweetbottle climate messages directly to the COP16 climate negotiations currently underway in Cancun, Mexico. Read more »