E.U. may eliminate subsidies for crop-based biofuels
16 September 2012Source: mongabay.com - The palm oil industry has been lobbying Europe to allow palm oil-based biofuels to qualify as a low carbon fuel. But (…)
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Climate Change: Carbon market needs efficient global rules (opinion)
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Russia will not cut emissions under extended Kyoto climate pact
16 September 2012Source: Reuters - Russia confirmed on Thursday it would not make cuts in greenhouse gas emissions from 2013 under the U.N.’s Kyoto Protocol, (…)
Canadian Youth Ejected From COP17
8 December 2011Members of the Canadian Youth Delegation were ejected from COP17 today as Canada’s Environment Minister Peter Kent delivered his opening address (…)
Oxfam and WWF join with shipowners to urge agreement on way forward for tackling greenhouse gas emissions from ships
1 December 2011At the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa (COP 17, Nov. 28 to Dec. 9, 2011), the global shipping industry, Oxfam and (…)
The US is a major obstacle to progress
1 December 2011The US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton will receive a letter signed by the CEOs ofCenter for International Environmental Law, Defenders of (…)
Small island states reject proposal for a global climate deal by 2020
1 December 2011The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) says it will not accept outcomes at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (…)
WMO Report: 2011 was the world’s 10th warmest year, warmest year with La Niña on record, second-lowest Arctic sea ice extent
1 December 2011The World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations’ authoritative voice on weather, climate and water has just launched this preliminary (…)
Adaptation : an essential element of the Durban outcome
23 November 2011“Adaptation is an essential element of the outcome in Durban, particularly for Small Island Developing States, Least Developed Countries and (…)
UNFCCC Secretariat launches new Momentum for Change Initiative
23 November 2011According to the UNFCCC, ’Addressing climate change effectively is not only a challenge, it is also an opportunity. Growth that is based on high (…)
WMO : Greenhouse Gas Concentrations Continue Climbing
22 November 2011The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new high in 2010 since pre-industrial time and the rate of increase has accelerated, (…)
«Africa has a lot to gain from a successful conference in Durban»
17 September 2011Addressing the Conference, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary Richard Kinley encouraged Africa to use its negotiating weight to try to raise the (…)