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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India against timeframe for CO2 cuts: Plan Gives No Space To Debt-Sharing Formula
Durban: India fought hard on Wednesday to ensure that the UN talks do not set a global target to cut emissions by a fixed figure under a pre-ordained timeframe. The issue referred to in the negotiations’
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Total's Alberta Oil Sands Project Gets Approved
The Canadian government gave Total SA approval on Thursday to start construction on its C$9 billion ($8.9 billion) Joslyn North oil sands project in Alberta, marking the fifth mining development in the
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U.S. Denies Delaying Global Climate Deal
The United States denied on Thursday it was trying to delay a new global climate deal until 2020, saying it supported an EU proposal that aims to chart a path to a more ambitious pact to fight climate
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Support Grows For Durban Climate Deal
Support grew on Thursday for an EU plan to agree a global climate change pact with binding targets by 2015, after poor nations vulnerable to climate change forged alliances with developed countries.
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Global climate talks: Bangladesh’s prime concern about adaptation
DURBAN, South Africa : Lack of consensus on Kyoto Protocol, the world's lone deal to cut greenhouse gas emission, frustrates Bangladesh although adaptation is the prime concern for it and other vulnerable
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U.N. Climate Conference Close To Deal On Green Fund
Negotiators are close to agreeing the shape of a Green Climate Fund, which is designed to help poor nations tackle global warming and nudge them towards a new global effort to fight climate change.
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China’s climate change rubs off on India
New Delhi India has said it is open to negotiate on mitigation issues at the Durban climate talks but said developed countries have to show clear commitment to reduce their carbon footprints. The Indian
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India takes lead in BASIC Durban stand
In order to sharpen their negotiating clout during the high-level segment of COP17, leaders of the BASIC countries came together to declare that the Durban accord must carry a clear and ratifiable decision
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Natarajan pushes for India's right to grow at Durban meet
Union Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Tuesday made it clear at the global climate change meet at Durban, South Africa, that India would not compromise on the principles of equity and historical
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No Change in BASIC Stand on Emission Cuts
The BASIC quartet—Brazil, South Africa, India and China—came together scorching all rumours that China had decided to break ranks when it made its “offer” of accepting a legally binding agreement. On