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20.08.2012
U.N. fund could ease route to 2015 global climate deal
Aug 20 (Reuters Point Carbon) - Board members of the U.N's Green Climate Fund (GCF) must rise above politics when they meet for the first time later this week to help channel $100 billion a year towards the world's poorest nations to fight the catastrophic effects of rising temperatures, and to act as a springboard to a global climate deal in 2015.
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18.08.2012
Elevating a vital partnership
Economic and cultural exchanges and political trust can help narrow China-Europe differences and expand cooperation
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17.08.2012
Rare wildfires threaten Canadian polar bear habitat
Wildfires sparked by lightning near Canada's Hudson Bay are threatening the habitat of polar bears, encroaching on the old tree roots and frozen soil where females make their dens, a conservation expert on the big, white bears said on Thursday.
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17.08.2012
Climate change driving Australian fish south
Australian scientists said Friday there was now "striking evidence" of extensive southward migration of tropical fish and declines in other species due to climate change, in a major ocean report card.
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16.08.2012
Coalition supports sequel to Kyoto protocol
THE Coalition has declared its support for Australia's involvement in a second round of the Kyoto protocol climate pact - a pledge that goes even further than the Gillard government's present stance.
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16.08.2012
Zanzibar faces serious challenges of climate change
Facing environmental and economic challenges posed by global climate change, Tanzania's Zanzibar Island need to take steps to minimize the impact which could hinder the region's future development, a report said Tuesday.
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15.08.2012
Urban Heat Island Effect And Climate Change May Cause Scorching City Temperatures
For scientists who worry about climate change, cities are just plain annoying. The acres of asphalt that cover roads and parking lots and roofs absorb enormous amounts of heat. In the summer, whirring air conditioners channel even more heat out of buildings and into the air. Climate scientists have to subtract this so-called urban heat island effect from their calculations if they want to get a true picture of how greenhouse gas emissions are warming the planet.
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14.08.2012
Youth summit discusses climate change
The recent examples of extreme weather across China - such as the heavy rain in Beijing last month - have highlighted climate change issues, China's chief climate change negotiator said on Monday.
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13.08.2012
El Nino emerges, raising fears over food prices
An El Nino weather pattern is underway and will last until winter, Japan said on Friday, foreshadowing disruptive conditions that could harm crops from Australia to India at a time of rising fears about global food supplies.
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12.08.2012
Parasites may get nastier with climate swings: study
Parasites look set to become more virulent because of climate change, according to a study showing that frogs suffer more infections from a fungus when exposed to unexpected swings in temperatures.
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09.08.2012
Climate: 2C or not 2C?
Comments by the US climate envoy last week discussing the value of the 2C target in international climate change negotiations have provoked quite a response.
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08.08.2012
European Commission Reaffirms Climate Change Goals
The European Commission urged the world on Tuesday to stick with a goal of limiting climate change to a maximum temperature rise of 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 F) after Washington said the target could not be guaranteed.
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