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05.02.2012
Island nations want climate change in world court
UNITED NATIONS: Small island nations, whose very existence is threatened by the rising sea levels brought about by global warming, are seeking to take the issue of climate change before the International Court of Justice.
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04.02.2012
Economia UE, insanatosita prin reducerea poluarii
Un studiu publicat de Uniunea Europeana arata ca daca statele membre isi vor atinge tintele de reducere a emisiilor poluante, de 20%-30%, propuse pentru 2016-2020, consecintele asupra economiei vor fi dintre cele mai bune.
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03.02.2012
COP 17 expo used yearly energy equivalent of 24 US households
The two-week Climate Change Response Expo, held in Durban during the seventeenth Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, used the same amounts of electricity as 24 US households during one year, says smart device research and development company Util Labs.
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02.02.2012
G77, China call for global partnership
UNITED NATIONS - The Group of 77 and China (G77+China) on Wednesday made loud calls for a scaled-up global partnership to end poverty, particularly as the world surpasses one billion people living below poverty line.
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28.02.2011
SA a major global polluter
South Africa is the world’s 13th biggest emitter of greenhouse gases that are causing human-induced global climate change, Parliament’s portfolio committee on water and environmental affairs has heard.
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28.02.2011
China Vows To Cut Energy, Carbon Intensity By 2015
China aims to cut the amount of energy and carbon dioxide emissions needed for every unit of economic growth by 16 to 17 percent from this year to the end of 2015, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Sunday.
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25.02.2011
EU industry CO2 emissions edge up in 2010: analysts
(Reuters) - European Union industrial carbon emissions rose by up to 4 percent last year, analysts estimate, still far below 2008 levels and leaving the bloc on course to beat its 2020 climate target.
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23.02.2011
China Plans To Rein In Heavy Metal Pollution
China's environmental protection agency has vowed to curb heavy metal pollution in a bid to cut widespread industrial contaminants like lead that have poisoned children and sparked protests.
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22.02.2011
Binding deal at Durban climate talks unlikely
ALTHOUGH politically difficult, it was important to aim for a binding agreement at climate change negotiations in Durban in December, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) climate policy advocate Tasneem Essop said yesterday.
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21.02.2011
US has modest goals for S. Africa climate talks
JOHANNESBURG – The U.S. does not expect this year's climate change conference in South Africa to yield a binding international agreement to stop global warming, the top U.S. negotiator said Monday.
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21.02.2011
Tougher EU climate goal could boost GDP: study
(Reuters) - A tougher European Union goal for cutting greenhouse gas emissions could create jobs and boost economic growth by 2020, rather than slow it down as many EU governments fear, a study said on Monday.
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21.02.2011
UN unveils vision for global green economy
PARIS, Monday 21 February 2011 (AFP) - The United Nations Monday unveiled a strategy to ensure a sustainable future for the planet by investing two percent of wealth generated by the global economy, or some 1.3 trillion dollars annually, in ten key sectors.
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