US PRESIDENT Barack Obama unveiled a plan today to cut carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by nearly a third over the next 15 years.
But the path to implementation is unlikely to be smooth, given political and industrial opposition to his plan.
Under the presidential plan, carbon emissions would be reduced by 30 per cent by 2030, compared to 2005 levels, putting in motion one of the most significant actions ever on global warming.
From summit to summit, imperialist companies and governments cut, delay or water down their commitments, warn the Communist Parties of Britain, France, Portugal and Spain and the Workers Party of Belgium in a joint statement on Cop30
Reaching co-operation is supposed to be the beginning, not the end, of global climate governance, argues LISA VANHALA
One of the major criticisms of China’s breakneck development in recent decades has been the impact on nature — returning after 15 years away, BEN CHACKO assessed whether the government’s recent turn to environmentalism has yielded results


