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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Clash of titans at Durban meet
The crucial climate talks in Durban are set to witness a clash of titans. This will comprise the BASIC countries comprising India, Brazil, South Africa and China who will be pitted against the US, which
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Developing countries may bargain with India over climate pact
Can offer support to India’s claim for UNSC seat India’s ambitions for a seat in the United Nations Security Council could well decide it approach to a binding climate agreement. The vulnerable developing
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Another record breaker: 2011 warmest La Niña year ever
As officials meet at the 17th UN Climate Summit in Durban, South Africa, the world continues to heat up. The UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has announced that they expect 2011 to be the warmest
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Shipping industry sees price on carbon emissions
The world shipping industry could accept a global levy on carbon emissions from merchant ships under a deal that would also channel proceeds to poor countries, according to an announcement at the UN climate
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China decries Canada’s ‘bad example’ in climate talks
Canada’s failure to deny reports that it is about to ditch the Kyoto Protocol is “setting a bad example” to other developed nations as global climate change talks enter their third day, China’s official
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Future of Kyoto at stake: Low expectations from Durban
Coming in the backdrop of a worsening sovereign debt crisis in Europe and a political standoff in the US over debt and taxes, the Durban global conference on climate change does not inspire much hope,
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4 Indian teens get ringside view of global green talks
Betwa Sharma in Durban: For 16-year-old Vineeth Udaya Kumar, from Lakshadweep, the stalemate in the UN climate talks is a sign that individuals need to come up with innovative ways to help arrest greenhouse
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Choice is between a rock & a hard place
How many Indians make up one American? 11. One American currently emits 17 tonnes of carbon dioxide each year from the burning of fossil fuel, as compared on one Indian, who emits 1.5 tonnes. The problem
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UN climate talks move to Qatar in 2012
Qatar, the world’s biggest per capita emitter of carbon dioxide, will host the 2012 round of UN talks tasked with beating back the mounting threat of global warming, the UN’s top climate official said
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India to work in tandem with BASIC group at Durban talks
NEW DELHI: India will work closely with BASIC group and other like-minded countries at Durban climate talks to ensure that its three agenda issues - equity, intellectual property on green technologies