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09.11.2010
Europe sees US on board at Cancun despite Obama reverse
PARIS — Europe is confident of US support at this month's Cancun climate talks despite President Barack Obama's poll reverse and believes other top global polluter, China, is acting on climate change, the EU's climate chief Connie Hedegaard told AFP.
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09.11.2010
Japan CO2 emissions from fuel fall 5.6 pct last FY
TOKYO, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Japan's emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from burning fuel fell 5.6 percent in the year to March, the trade ministry said on Tuesday, in a second straight annual drop due to weakness in the economy.
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09.11.2010
Climate delegates arrive in Kiribati
New Zealand climate change expert Stephanie Lee says the Pacific nation of Kiribati is "at the moral heart of climate change negotiation".
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08.11.2010
EU to crack-down on "gaming" of carbon offsets
EU officials have confirmed they will move to address controversial carbon credits that "game" the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and undermine the effectiveness of the EU emissions trading scheme (ETS) before the end of the month.
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08.11.2010
EU backs bid to cut emissions
The European Union (EU) is working with China on arrangements for a pilot scheme on carbon trading in the world's biggest developing country, said Jos Delbeke, director-general of the European Commission's (EC) climate team.
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07.11.2010
China drafting law on dealing with climate change
A senior Chinese legislator on Saturday said China is drafting a law to act to combat climate change, a move that signals the country's proactive role in honoring its commitment to curtailing emissions, among other measures, in tackling climate change.
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06.11.2010
Mexico, UN see some progress in climate talks
Talks over new accords to fight climate change have made progress on some issues ahead of a global summit in Cancun, Mexico, later this month but organizers downplayed on Friday the chances of a breakthrough.
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05.11.2010
Capital to host meet on climate change
Ahead of the UN climate change meet in Cancun, representatives from over 50 nations will gather here for a two-day conference next week to deliberate on mechanisms to ensure clean technologies to tackle global warming. The "informal ministerial dialogue on Climate Change: Technology Mechanism" will be held on November 9-10 in cooperation with Mexico and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA).
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02.11.2010
U.S. to Focus on Job Gains Before Carbon Fixes, Yergin Says
The likelihood of Republicans gaining control of the U.S. House of Representatives means more focus on creating jobs than reducing carbon emissions, said Daniel Yergin, Pulitzer-winning author of oil-industry history “The Prize.”
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02.11.2010
A price on carbon?
IF THERE is a global treaty to curb greenhouse gas emissions, Singapore will have to implement a carbon price to 'send the right price signals', Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Monday.
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01.11.2010
Election could affect U.S. pledge on international climate aid
As the next round of U.N. climate talks approach this month in Cancun, Merxico, the Obama administration finds itself in an awkward position: pushing its enduring commitment to bold climate action even as the prospects for comprehensive legislation have evaporated at home.
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