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Vietnam advances climate preparation

By: Tran Binh on December 9th, 2010

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Vietnam is one of the countries most affected by climate change, however the Southeast Asian country is taking the lead with strong local actions to counter this global issue.

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First comes the gun, then the choking air

By: Athar Parvaiz on January 18th, 2010

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Imagine a scenario where the threat to the inhabitants of conflict-torn Kashmir won’t be the gun, but the quality of their air. The pollution trends in this part of the globe suggest that it has almost reached that point.

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Which path will we choose?

By: Rina Saeed Khan on January 5th, 2010

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The Copenhagen climate summit in December 2009 offered two choices: resolute action together to try to slow the increase in global temperatures, or continuing prevarication over who should act first. The path chosen was perhaps predictably depressing.

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Of culture, climate and cycling

By: Athar Parvaiz on January 4th, 2010

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Cycling is popular in Copenhagen, with nearly half the city’s population regularly taking to the saddle. Could it show the way to the rest of the world?

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Denmark harnesses green power from offshore winds

By: Andi Noviriyanti on December 18th, 2009

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Denmark responded to the 1973 oil crisis — when prices rose and producers stopped exports to many countries — with an ambition for independence from this form of fuel.

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Energy Saving Stoves to cut emissions and diseases in Africa launched

By: Emmanuel Okella on December 17th, 2009

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As the world desperately eyes to reduce emissions and save trees, the World Food Programme has launched a multi million dollar project to distribute fuel efficient stoves in Africa where over 80% of the population still rely on firewood and charcoal for cooking. The ‘safe stoves’ project has been launched by the UN Secretary General [...]

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Climate negotiations stumble amid discord

By: Vu Ha on December 16th, 2009

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Climate negotiators try to whittle a new climate deal into a manageable text as world leaders begin to arrive at UN talks here in the Danish capital, but big differences remain between countries, including the old rift between rich and poor, as well as tension amongst developing countries themselves.

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South Africa’s Split Personality

By: Servaas Van den Bosch on December 15th, 2009

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A 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.

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Tuvalu working towards being a role model country in terms of renewable energy

By: Nasayau Lurang on December 12th, 2009

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Tuvalu is working towards being a role model country on renewable energy as a mitigation measure to address sea level rise

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Developing countries encouraged to venture into biotechnology

By: Nasayau Lurang on December 11th, 2009

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Denmark’s Secretary for farmers producing biomass for energy urges developing countries to venture into biotechnology

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