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Nigeria Links Gas Flareout To Carbon Trade
No commentsNigeria officially makes the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol the fulcrum of its drive to put a stop to carbon emissions from gas flaring.
»Bangladeshi PM for deep and legally binding cuts of greenhouse gas emissions
No commentsBangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday made a call to all nations to take immediate action on climate change and sustainable development.
»South Africa’s Split Personality
No commentsA day before the UN climate conference began in the Danish capital, South Africa announced a reduction in growth of fossil fuel emissions. Now, though, environmental groups accuse the continent’s biggest economy of hypocrisy.
»PNG’s position on REDD may give rise to human rights issues
No commentsPapua New Guinea’s position in terms of safe guards under REDD expected to give rise to human rights issues.
»No increase over 2 degrees after 2015 — Pachauri
1 commentMore than two degree average global temperature increase after 2015 would melt snow and ice across the globe and raise seas 0.4 to 1.4 meters, which could submerge several small island states and Bangladesh, warned a top climate scientist at UN talks here.
»Tuvalu working towards being a role model country in terms of renewable energy
No commentsTuvalu is working towards being a role model country on renewable energy as a mitigation measure to address sea level rise
»Developed countries accused of dividing developing ones
No commentsNegotiators from major economies accuse developed worlds of trying to divide them while the latter reject that. True or not, the allegation certainly exposes the widening distrust between the two.
»Climate negotiations hit by rough weather
Comments off(Radio report in Nepalese) Deepening distrust between developed and developing worlds gives Copenhagen climate summit a very bumpy beginning. A leaked proposal said to be prepared by the Danish government has angered the bloc of developing countries who believe it is basically a plot to scuttle the Kyoto process which many developed countries wish to get rid of.
»Developing countries encouraged to venture into biotechnology
Comments offDenmark’s Secretary for farmers producing biomass for energy urges developing countries to venture into biotechnology
»Businesses talk green in Copenhagen
No commentsIn the world’s battle against climate change, businesses used to be on the other side of the debate. But now companies are engaging more and more with the issue. Chinese and Brazilian business representatives are here at UN climate change talks to talk about “green” business back home.
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