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Rich ‘do too little to slow temperature rise’
No commentsPromises by rich countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions made at the Copenhagen climate summit will fail to prevent catastrophic climate change, warned the World Resources Institute.
Together, the commitments made by developed countries by Jan. 31 mean global emissions would fall by between 12 and 19% by 2020, but scientists say cuts between 25 and 40% are needed. The WRI says the promises so far will see the global average temperature rise by more than 3C, even though one of the most important achievements of the Copenhagen climate talks was agreement to keep the increase below 2C. This article examines the results of the summit, analyses Colombia’s participation, and looks at the prospects for the next round of talks in Mexico in December.
»Nigerian Climate VIPs Preach Sustainability
No commentsNigerians are using the Copenhagen climate summit to highlight how they can tap the potential for sustainable economic development in the country.
»Africa Seeks $30bn To Remedy Effect
No commentsThe Africa Group is seeking short and long-term funding to tackle environmental damages as a result of a changing global climate.
»Energy Saving Stoves to cut emissions and diseases in Africa launched
1 commentAs 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 [...]
»How Forests Can Limit Climate Change
No commentsLimiting emissions of carbon dioxide from the world’s forests could help significantly to cope with climate change. But a conference in Copenhagen heard that this approach can succeed only if the indigenous forest people are respected.
»Guyana looks for ‘good’ Copenhagen agreement
No commentsPresident of Guyana Bharrat Jagdeo says he is looking for a “good” Copenhagen climate deal that would involve paying countries for reducing deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) or in Guyana’s case, maintaining low rates of deforestation.
Jagdeo has been a leading voice in the call for a REDD agreement in a new global deal to save the planet from catastrophic climate change, but groups this week expressed concern that the draft REDD text cites poor controls on governance and protecting the rights of indigenous peoples, among other issues.
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.
»NGOs fear climate deal will define plantations as forests
No commentsIndonesian nongovernmental organisations fear that a UN deal aimed at protecting forests and limiting climate change will have perverse outcomes because of the definition of forest that negotiators are using.
»Progress in forest protection, but enough to make a difference?
No commentsAmidst the turmoil over reducing carbon pollution and how to pay for it, talks about forest protection seemed to have made the most progress by the end of the first week here at the UN climate summit.
»Most forests fall from intensive farming
No commentsColombia, with other countries, is negotiating between US$15 and $25 billion per year from rich countries for taking care of its forests. The Centre for International Forestry Research launched a study about how to stop deforestaton through payment systems for conserving the forests and called for agreement on this issue.
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