Zambia: Worldwide Climate Indaba Timely
ZAMBIA has been awarded the opportunity to become the first African country to host the board meeting of the Worldwide Green Climate Fund (GCF). In this regard, Zambia is expected to share its experience
COP 17 (Durban Summit)
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Only Noble Words, No Bid to Cut Emissions
AT DURBAN, WILY WEST MANAGES TO LOCK IN LOW REDUCTION TARGETS As workers dismantled the temporary structures here, removing all traces of the two weeks of hectic negotiations at the UN climate change
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Carbon credit prices may go up after deal on Kyoto extension
Mumbai: Carbon credit prices, which have crashed to euro 5 per unit currently, way below the psychological euro 10 per unit level, are expected to revive at least on one count: The continuation of Kyoto
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Canada Announces Exit From Kyoto Climate Treaty
Canada said on Monday that it would withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, the 1997 treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Under that accord, major industrialized nations agreed to meet targets for reducing
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The climate turned against India at Durban
“We have made history”, exulted the South African Chairperson of the 17th Conference of Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change at the conclusion of the conference in Durban in the
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Durban climate talks to benefit Indian companies
Hailing the outcome of crucial Durban talks, India Inc on Tuesday said the decision to continue with UN carbon market beyond 2012 would help companies to focus on “enhanced action” to fight climate change.
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Durban deal may do little to cool heating planet
The world is forecast to grow hotter, sea levels to rise, intense weather to wreak even more destruction and the new deal struck by governments in Durban to cut greenhouse gas emissions will do little
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India wins battle for equity as Jayanthi gets her way
EU, Small Island Nations Acknowledge Demand For Parity New Delhi: Even before Jayanthi Natarajan joined the UN climate talks last week, India had been singled out by the developed countries and western
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India-EU deal saves global climate meet
The global climate talks here were salvaged from the brink of collapse with an overall agreement on Sunday on a roadmap towards an accord that for the first time will bring all major greenhouse-gas emitters
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Firm India forces climate breakthrough at Durban
Principle Of Equity Must In Future Talks New Delhi: The Durban climate talks finally ended more than 36 hours after the scheduled close on Sunday with the world agreeing to a new global climate change
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The end of climate apartheid?
However, Durban meet also reveals resistance of rich countries to sharing ecological and economic space with developing nations The Durban climate change conference — the 17th conference of parties — has ended, after grueling and acrimonious negotiations on how the world would cut carbon dioxide emissions that are linked to growth, but are also now jeopardising its future because of catastrophic weather changes.