The US-China deal about curbing greenhouse gas emissions is a milestone, but not enough to avoid disaster.

To do this, and increase energy provision as planned, China will have to develop enough renewable energy to power the whole US.

Even though the effort will be heroic, if it isn't enough to prevent disaster, China must do more (and so must the US, Europe, Australia, India, etc).

Republican denialists say they will sabotage the deal.

The EU Needs to Crack Down on the Real Scroungers — Tax Avoiders.

Obama says that torture is banned for US personnel everywhere in the world.

Over a third of the species of freshwater fish are threatened.

The UK has dropped its US-subservient objections to allowing Yunus Rahmatullah to sue over his torture.