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Dr. phil. David Williams

Director, International Climate Justice Programme, Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, Regionalbüro Vereinte Nationen und Nordamerika, New York

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COP30: Belém Delivered, Rich Nations Did Not

: Analysis 24.11.2025

A UN climate conference of inconsistencies and deception

COP30: Fighting for Climate Justice in Belém

: Analysis 03.11.2025

This year’s UN Climate Conference is both a challenge and an opportunity — especially for social…

The Indigenous Fight for Climate Justice in the US Today

: Interview 03.08.2025

In conversation with climate organizer Jacob Johns

Global Turmoil and the Climate Crisis

: Analysis 11.06.2025

How right-wing authoritarianism is threatening already fragile climate finance agreements

Trump and the Climate Crisis

: Comment 17.01.2025

How much damage can the new president do in the next four years?

A Death Sentence for the Climate

: Comment 27.11.2024

The outcome of the COP29 summit in Baku is a major blow to climate justice efforts everywhere

Will It Be Business as Usual in Baku?

: Analysis 07.11.2024

A look at what’s at stake during the COP29 climate negotiations in Azerbaijan

Climate Crisis in the City

: News 15.07.2024

Around the world, urban centres are struggling to cope with the effects of climate change

Fighting the Climate Crisis in Southwest Brooklyn

: Essay 12.07.2024

How the community organization UPROSE is responding to increased heat and flooding

Safe as Houses

: Feature 11.07.2024

How the climate crisis is making the housing crisis worse — and how we can fight back

Hypocrisy and Dystopia in Bonn

: Comment 25.06.2024

Climate finance and global conflicts will dominate climate policy in the coming months

Why the Climate Justice Movement Cares about Gaza

: Interview 13.03.2024

Climate activists across the world have rallied behind the Palestinian cause. Will their German…

Loopholes, False Solutions, and Empty Promises

: Comment 15.12.2023

The consensus reached at COP28 satisfied no one — except for the big polluters

The Debt and Climate Crises Intersected in Marrakesh

: Comment 02.11.2023

The 2023 IMF-WBG Annual Meetings showed how environmental and economic questions are intertwined

Bonn: A Critical Juncture on the Road to COP28 in Dubai

: Comment 20.06.2023

Recent climate change negotiations revealed a widening gap between Global North and South

We Know the Damage, but Who Will Foot the Bill?

: Comment 22.03.2023

The latest IPCC makes it clear: the rich must pay for climate justice

A Tale of Two COPs

: Comment 06.12.2022

There were both historic wins as well as serious failures at this year’s UN climate conference

No Chance of Romance without Climate Finance

: Analysis 02.11.2022

Main polluters of the climate crisis do not pay enough for compensation of damages and losses

An Exercise in Smoke and Mirrors?

: Analysis 22.03.2022

A climate justice perspective on the outcomes of COP26

No Climate Justice without Gender Equality

: Interview 11.03.2022

In conversation with feminist climate activist Emilia Reyes about the upcoming UN Commission on the…

An Atlas of Human Suffering

: Comment 03.03.2022

The latest IPCC report confirms: unless we make drastic changes soon, climate change will affect…

More Than Hot Air?

: Comment 19.11.2021

An initial assessment of the outcomes at COP26

Climate Justice, not False Solutions!

: Comment 01.11.2021

The last 25 years of international climate negotiations have been 25 years of missed opportunities.

Understanding Adaptation and “Loss and Damage” in the Climate Negotiations

: Comment 29.10.2021

With a 1.5-degree temperature rise locked in, COP26 must do more to address its impact on the…