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26.09.2011
Which countries will get hit hardest by climate change?
The Global Adaptation Institute has put out its annual index showing which countries will likely suffer most from global warming. Light-blue countries, like Canada and Denmark, are relatively well-positioned to adapt to a hotter climate (though the key word there is “relatively”). Nations in red and purple, like Bangladesh or Mali, don’t fare so well. Countries in gray, like Russia and China, fall somewhere in the middle:
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26.09.2011
House Passes Bill To Block EPA Clean Air Rules
The House of Representatives passed a bill on Friday to block regulations that force industry to reduce unhealthy air emissions, such as mercury from coal-fired power plants, but the White House has promised to veto the measure and keep new clean air rules in place.
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22.09.2011
2015 climate deal deadline ‘realistic’
A proposal by Norway and Australia to finalise a new international climate framework by 2015 has been welcomed by market participants as a “realistic” proposal.
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20.09.2011
UN urges govt to commit to low carbon economies
The top United Nations climate change official Monday urged governments to carry through their commitments to low-carbon and climate-resilient economies to address climate change, stressing that the forthcoming conference in the South African city of Durban will be an opportunity to take significant steps towards that goal.
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20.09.2011
Ban urges leaders to show greater commitment to agreement on climate change
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged world leaders to step up the international effort to find solutions to climate change, saying that governments needed to show greater commitment to achieving success at global negotiations on limiting emissions of greenhouse gases and strengthening adaptation measures.
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19.09.2011
India wants emission targets under Kyoto Protocol to continue
NEW DELHI: At the Major Economies Forum meeting currently underway in Washington, India and other developing countries reiterated that an agreement on a second commitment period for the Kyoto Protocol must precede discussions on a "legally binding agreement" which includes all countries.
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19.09.2011
UN official urges governments to remain committed to goal of low-carbon economies
The top United Nations climate change official today urged governments to carry through their commitments to low-carbon and climate-resilient economies to address climate change, stressing that the forthcoming conference in the South African city of Durban will be an opportunity to take significant steps towards that goal.
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16.09.2011
Extend Kyoto Protocol: India
India made it clear today that it wanted extension of the current Kyoto Protocol on emission cuts, but said it would not accept any further legally binding emission framework.
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15.09.2011
UN pushes for Green Climate Fund
THE technology and experience needed to eradicate Africa’s energy poverty by 2030 was already available, United Nations (UN) Development Programme environment and energy group director Verlee Vanderweerd said yesterday.
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15.09.2011
‘Common ground’ seen in talks on UN Green Climate Fund
The UN hailed “solid progress” in the design of its Green Climate Fund (GCF), following its third meeting this week, at which one private sector observer reported “more common ground than not” among design committee members.
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14.09.2011
Climate investment needs "quantum leap", says U.N. official
The private sector needs to make a "quantum leap" by joining forces in lobbying efforts, radically changing business models and increasing investment in order to combat climate change, the U.N.'s climate chief said on Wednesday.
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13.09.2011
Developing Countries’ Designs for the Green Climate Fund
With its coffers largely dry and its management being contested, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) remains a hot topic among African civil society. Ahead of the upcoming international climate change meeting in South Africa, African ministers have already met to set their agenda and civil society is looking to do the same.
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13.09.2011
COP 17 key for decision on carbon capture’s inclusion under CDM
The seventeenth conference of the parties (COP 17) negotiations on climate change in Durban were viewed as key for making decisions on whether or not carbon capture and storage (CCS) would be accepted under the clean development mechanism (CDM).
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13.09.2011
Committee designing UN-backed green climate fund reports good progress
The transitional committee tasked with designing a new fund to mobilize resources to help developing countries mitigate the impact of global warming under the United Nations climate change convention today reported “solid progress” after a three-day meeting in Geneva.
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13.09.2011
Africa Keen to Ensure Kyoto Protocol Survives
(IPS) - Durban should not be the burial ground for the Kyoto Protocol, says Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace International, about his expectations from the 17th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change happening in his hometown in South Africa later this year.
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