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Iceberg melting off Ammassalik Island in Eastern Greenland. A July 19, 2007, photo. The Bali conference was held in the backdrop of many scientific assessments that showed the current rate of world emissions was three times that of the 1990s and that the Arctic ice was disappearing a lot faster than predicted.-JOHN MCCONNICO/AP

Business rules

Bali demonstrated that when profit scores over the planet, the political will to address climate change is in short supply.
C.E. KARUNAKARAN
Floods in Jakarta, Indonesia, following torrential rain in early February left many residents trapped in muddy waters up to two metres deep in their homes.-ED WRAY/AP

Dangerous denial

If all the people of the world had the same living style as the average American, the holocaust would have already visited us.
C.E. KARUNAKARAN

For climate justice

If the world is to be saved from an environmental catastrophe, it is essential for the civil society in Third World countries to take an active role i
C.E. KARUNAKARAN

The power of eco-imperialism

Lobbies of oil and coal industries, automobile companies and electric utilities, backed by the governments of developed countries, form such a powerfu
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