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25.05.2010
UN reminds rich countries of climate promises
As another difficult round of climate talks approached, the United Nations urged rich countries Tuesday to live up to their promises of help for poor nations in the fight against global warming.
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25.05.2010
EU Carbon Prices Gain, Tracking Energy Prices
European carbon emissions futures gained over 2.5 percent on Monday, tracking energy prices, with a national holiday in much of continental Europe meaning many market participants were absent, traders said.
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24.05.2010
US top scientists urge coal, oil use penalties
WASHINGTON — Ditching its past cautious tone, the nation's top scientists urged the government Wednesday to take drastic action to raise the cost of using coal and oil to slow global warming.
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24.05.2010
Rachmat named special climate envoy
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has named former environment minister Rachmat Witoelar special envoy for climate change to bolster Indonesia's position at international environmental forums, says a decree dated May 10.
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21.05.2010
Govt rejigs climate talks team
NEW DELHI: The hold-outs against the Jairam Ramesh line on climate change have been dropped from the team of climate negotiators decided for the UN negotiations slated to start in Bonn on June 1.
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21.05.2010
Rachmat named special climate envoy
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has named former environment minister Rachmat Witoelar special envoy for climate change to bolster Indonesia's position at international environmental forums, says a decree dated May 10.
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20.05.2010
UN’s climate text talks of Copenhagen Accord
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the June climate-change negotiations in Bonn, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has released the text by the chair of the Bali track (ad hoc group on long-term co-operative action) of the negotiations.
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19.05.2010
Stake-holders ignored in climate change consultations
BHUBANESWAR: Even as the State government is getting closer to finalise its action plan on climate change, environmentalists have expressed concern that important stakeholders have been ignored during consultation process.
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18.05.2010
ANALYSIS - U.N. climate chief faces widening rich-poor split
OSLO/LONDON (Reuters) - Incoming U.N. climate chief Christiana Figueres of Costa Rica inherits a widening split between rich and poor nations over how to slow climate change, with almost no chance of a treaty in 2010, analysts say.
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29.04.2010
Romania to launch carbon trading scheme
BUCHAREST — The Romanian government on Wednesday gave its go ahead to a carbon trading scheme to cut greenhouse gas emissions, hoping to earn up to 2.5 billion euros (3.3 billion dollars) until 2012.
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29.04.2010
Climate Bill Delay Stymies Voluntary CO2 Market
Delay to a draft of a U.S. climate change bill this week has frustrated some investors in the voluntary carbon market, who were tipping it to become the template of a federal climate change bill.
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28.04.2010
SAARC leaders to project "green and happy South Asia"
Heads of eight South Asian countries, including Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, will on Wednesday seek a joint initiative to tackle climate change threats and also boost trade and regional cooperation among SAARC nations that more often than not do not see eye to eye with each other on most issues.
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