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    HREATS FROM AND RESISTANCE TO UTH AFRICA S NEW CARBON MARKET

    TED BY PATRICK BOND AND REHANA DADA

    NTRIBUTIONS BY HEIDI BACHRAM, MICHAEL K. DORSEY, GRAHAM ERION, GROUNDWORK, JUTTA KILL, MUNAKHANI, MEGAN LINDOW, LARRY LOHMANN, MPUMELELO MHLALISI, JUGGIE NARAN, CAROLINE NTAOPANE,USHA REDDY, LAWRENCE SUMMERS, SHANKAR VEDANTAM, JANET WILHELM AND RICHARD WORTHINGTON

    representatives of people s movements and independent organisations, we reject the claim that carbonng will halt the climate crisis. This crisis has been caused more than anything else by the mining of fossil

    s and the release of their carbon to the oceans, air, soil and living things. This excessive burning of fossil s is now jeopardising earth s ability to maintain a liveable climate. MATE JUSTICE NOW!DURBAN DECLARATION ON CARBON TRADING (OCTOBER 2004)

    e commit ourselves to mobilising against the farce of carbon trading. Real solutions are needed, and withworld-leading CO 2 emissions, South Africans must be at the cutting-edge of progressive climate activism,partners in the privatisation of the atmosphere. UTH AFRICA NEEDS CLIMATE JUSTICE NOW!

    BON TRADING CONDEMNED - SUPPORT FOR THE DURBAN DECLARATION (OCTOBER 2005)

    Left: Oliver Meth is 16, was in grade10 in 2003 and belongs to theWentworth Development Forum andSouth Durban Communi tyEnvironmental Alliance.

    I explore over our (UmbiloSecondary) school fence into IOP (Industrial Oleo-Chemicals Products,Durban Fibres) (OLIVER METH, DURBANSOUTH PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT)

    Right: Jenny Gordon, a freelancephotographer working with DurbanSouth Photography Project.

    Mr A. Velayadam and his sonStephen, sitting at their table with anebulisor and all their asthmamedication (JENNY GORDAN, DSPP)

    er: Rian Ruiters is 16 and was in grade 10 at the Umbilo secondary school in 2003.ys playing soccer in the park, across from the oil-refinery, in Bennie Geldenhuis (Wentworth)"N RUITERS, DSPP)

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    T O V I E W T H I S P D F P U B L I C AT I O N I N A B O O K F O R M AT, P L E A S E S E L E C TC O N T I N U O U S FA C I N G , U N D E R PA G E L AY O U T , I N T H E V I E W TA B

    AT T H E T O P O F Y O U R S C R E E N . T H A N K Y O U .

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