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06.12.2011
Climate talks: India dismisses reports of differences with China
Durban: India has dismissed talks of differences with other BASIC nations particularly China at the climate change talks in Durban. The BASIC group which comprimises Brazil, South Africa, India and China, has been negotiating with other countries to try and secure a second round of commitment from the Developed Nations under an extended Kyoto Protocol.
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05.12.2011
Durban climate talks: India gives guarded response to draft negotiating text
DURBAN: A 73-page draft negotiating text was issued at the end of the first week of climate talks in the South African city of Durban. The text, issued by the chair of the Bali track of the negotiations, is an "amalgamation" of draft texts and will provide the basis for the final document that will be considered by the Conference of Parties or the general assembly of the 193 countries and the European Union.
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05.12.2011
COP-17: Business takes bull by horns as leaders talk
Yvo de Boer warns that it’s crunch time for delegates attending the 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change under way in Durban — and the outcome is likely to be difficult
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05.12.2011
'Climate poker' set for Durban
Durban - UN climate talks on Monday enter their second week entangled in a thick mesh of issues with no guarantee that negotiators and their ministers will be able to sort them out.
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02.12.2011
China may adopt emission limit
DURBAN / BEIJING - China is likely to agree to a quantified target to limit its greenhouse gas emissions after 2020, said a senior expert with a government think tank.
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01.12.2011
Expert: Limit on carbon emissions likely after 2020
China is likely to make commitment for a quantified target to limit its greenhouse gas emissions after 2020, as the world's top carbon emitter is feeling ever-increasing pressures from international climate talks, said a senior expert with a government think tank.
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01.12.2011
Developing countries may bargain with India over climate pact
NEW DELHI: India's ambitions for a seat in the United Nations Security Council could well decide it approach to a binding climate agreement. The vulnerable developing countries are considering the idea of offering New Delhi support for its Security Council claim in return to a serious engagement on a legal agreement that includes all major emitters.
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01.12.2011
EU fights global warming in a cold climate
European Union negotiators leading the push to keep U.N. climate talks on track are fighting a sense of despondency as the struggle to save the euro has pushed the one to save the planet down the priority list.
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30.11.2011
African Delegates Demand Immediate Action at Climate Conference
A Nobel Prize-winning panel of scientists has said Africa is the continent facing the greatest risks from the effects of global warming. African delegates are demanding immediate action from all parties at the U.N. climate conference in Durban, South Africa to avert further environmental destruction.
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30.11.2011
Fate of Kyoto Protocol in spotlight at talks
The global climate change talks in Durban got off to a rocky start, with developed and developing countries holding diverging positions, indicating tough negotiations ahead.
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29.11.2011
Storm gives delegates a wake-up call
Durban’s unseasonal weather, coupled with Sunday’s thunderstorm that claimed the lives of eight people, cast an ominous shadow over delegates at the climate change talks in Durban.
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28.11.2011
Success of COP17 in the balance
About 20 000 delegates have begun descending on Durban for the COP17 international climate change conference which starts on Monday. But its success remains uncertain. Even the adoption of a Green Climate Fund – the minimum achievement expected – has now been cast into doubt.
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28.11.2011
Future of Kyoto Protocol on the line
Countries will make a last ditch effort to save a dying Kyoto Protocol at global climate talks starting today aimed at cutting the greenhouse gas emissions blamed by scientists for rising sea levels, intense storms and crop failures.
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