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04.11.2011
Plan to offset COP17 emissions
WITH the huge UN COP17 climate change summit just 24 days away, the eThekwini municipality has revealed a ground-breaking project as part of its greening programme to offset the carbon footprint of Durban’s hosting of the event.
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04.11.2011
COP17 will produce 15 000 tons of CO2
This is the estimate of how much carbon dioxide will be produced during the 17th Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP17).
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03.11.2011
Russia sees need for more urgency on climate deal: EU
(Reuters) - Russia recognizes that concrete steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions need to be agreed at climate talks in South Africa next month before a globally binding climate deal can emerge by 2015, EU climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard said on Thursday.
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03.11.2011
NGOs ‘excited’ over climate change laws
New climate change legislation that will give “real teeth” to the enforcement of carbon budgets – mandatory caps on the total quantity of greenhouse gases emitted within a specified time frame – for South Africa’s industrial sectors will be welcome, says conservation group WWF SA.
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03.11.2011
GIEC: Potop si seceta pe Pamant
Grupul Interguvernamental de Experti in Evolutia Climei (GIEC) avertizeaza intr-un raport ce urmeaza sa fie publicat in cateva saptamani ca uraganele si potopurile, fenomene climatice extreme, se vor inteti din cauza schimbarilor climatice.
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03.11.2011
China si SUA, cei mai mari poluatori din lume
SUA si China sunt mai mari poluatori la nivel mondial, cantitate de CO2 eliberata in atmosfera de acestea reprezinta 42% din total, potrivit directorului Bellona Enviromental, Derek Taylor, fost consilier al Comisiei Europene pe Energie. Potrivit acestuia, SUA si China elimina fiecare cate 21% din totalul de CO2 in timp ce tarile europene au o cota de 15%. Intr-un clasament al tarilor poluatoare, Europa este urmata de Rusia cu 9%, India si Japonia cu 4%, in timp ce tarile de pe continentul african au in total 3%.
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02.11.2011
Climate Change Imperils Global Prosperity, U.N. Warns
A new report from the United Nations Development Program warns that if drastic measures are not taken to prepare nations for the impacts of climate change, the economic progress of the world’s developing countries could stall or even be reversed by 2050.
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31.10.2011
BASIC countries to frame common position on Kyoto protocol
The Environment Ministers of BASIC countries — Brazil, South Africa, India and China — will frame a common position ahead of the crucial Durban climate conference due next month on several issues including the second commitment period of Kyoto protocol.
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30.10.2011
BASIC countries meet in China for climate talks
New Delhi: With barely a month left for the global climate change negotiations in Durban, ministers from BASIC countries (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) will hold a crucial meeting in Beijing Monday to discuss their perspectives on key issues.
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28.10.2011
UN-sponsored climate talks in Durban to discuss funding
NEW DELHI: The contentious issue of finance will be among the key items that will take centrestage at the UN-sponsored climate talks in Durban. Predictable and continuous funding to undertake steps to tackle climate change lies at the core of a balanced global deal.
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27.10.2011
Small nations push climate at Commonwealth talks
Pacific island and other small countries being punished by global warming will use a Commonwealth summit this week to ramp up pressure on powerful nations in the climate change debate.
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27.10.2011
UN Warns on Current Climate Mitigation Efforts
A new United Nations report has warned that international efforts to mitigate climate change are insufficient to meet the goal of keeping global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
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27.10.2011
Kyoto Protocol high on COP17 agenda
JOHANNESBURG – The issue of a “second commitment” to the Kyoto Protocol (KP) is expected to feature highly on the COP17 climate conference in Durban in KwaZulu-Natal in December. The first commitment to the KP expires in December 2012, meaning governments will have to decide and finalise whether the first phase will be extended or whether a second phase will be adopted.
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26.10.2011
Bulgaria ar putea deveni ţară subtropicală
Temperatura medie în oraşele bulgare a crescut cu 1.2-2.5 grade Celsus în ultimii 20 de ani, iar cantitatea de ploi a scăzut cu 30%, potrivit unui studiu recent.
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25.10.2011
Minister vows to settle environment cases
SANUR: Balthasar Kambuaya, the new Environment Minister, said that he would complete 10 environment-related cases within the first 100 days. The number of cases on record is 92.
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