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04.10.2010
UN climate chief calls for quick action
The UN climate change chief has urged feuding countries to immediately end their fighting and begin working towards a deal to combat global warming, as gridlocked talks resumed in China.
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04.10.2010
Global climate talks kick off in China
Representatives from about 200 countries start meeting on Monday in China to narrow differences on climate change and grapple with extreme weather such as rising temperatures and melting polar icecaps.
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04.10.2010
As world warms, U.N. lowers emissions cut goal
In a strategic shift, the United Nations has stopped urging nations to commit to tougher pledges to curb carbon emissions, fearing further debate could derail already fraught talks on a more ambitious climate pact.
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27.09.2010
Climate talks deadlocked as UN summit looms
OTTAWA — Top officials, including Canada's environment minister, are lowering expectations that countries will leave a coming round of UN climate talks with a signed deal in hand.
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23.09.2010
UN official urges governments to meet climate change challenge
The top United Nations climate change official today stressed the urgent need for governments to move forward in their negotiations ahead of a major conference in Cancun, Mexico, where they will be expected to conclude agreements related to issues such as technology transfer, mitigation and adaptation, and funding.
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23.09.2010
U.N. official plays down climate deal prospects
U.N. climate talks must set aside hopes of a treaty to curb global warming and, to avoid failure, must accept rich country emissions targets which many scientists say are inadequate, a U.N. official said on Thursday.
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23.09.2010
Legally binding carbon cuts for India and China too: US
New York: If the international negotiations were to move in the direction of legally binding carbon emission cuts then all major economies, including India and China should be under an obligation to do so, the US said on Wednesday.
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22.09.2010
Kremlin adviser says Kyoto can't stop climate change
The Kyoto Protocol will have virtually no impact on slowing global warming unless it expands to take in the United States, China and more developing countries, Russia's chief climate negotiator said on Wednesday.
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21.09.2010
Confab on forest and climate change to be held in Nov
A two-day international conference is to be held here in November to bring about greater awareness to various parties on the crucial role of reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD).“We want to explore what is in store for Sabah and hope to come up with a strategy on how best to move forward,” Datuk Sam Mannan, director of Sabah Forestry Department (SFD) said here yesterday.
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20.09.2010
IATA urges governments to unite in support of climate efforts
Geneva: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Saturday called on the world's governments to unite in support of aviation's ambitious targets to offset climate change and agree to a global approach at the upcoming International Civil Aviation Organisation's (ICAO) Triennial Assembly in Montreal.
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20.09.2010
Cancun climate change talks headed nowhere: Ramesh
India said that the international community should not expect much from the upcoming Climate Change summit in Cancun and underlined that the West should do more to achieve sustainable development.
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20.09.2010
Ban’s talks with European Commission chief centre on development targets
As the United Nations summit assessing progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) got under way today, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon discussed how to ensure that those eight anti-poverty targets are reached during talks with the head of the European Commission (EC).
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