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Samso Island: The Clean Energy miracle

By: Pierre Fitter on January 14th, 2010

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How one small Danish island transformed itself from a quiet backwater to a pioneer in the world’s clean energy revolution.

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Vietnam raises its voice at UN climate talks

By: Jasmine on December 16th, 2009

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Vietnam’s first-ever side event was held here yesterday at landmark UN climate talks in the Danish capital, just days after the country was listed in the top ten most vulnerable countries to climate change.

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Don’t Sign Bad Climate Deal, Maathai Tells Leaders

By: David Akana on December 15th, 2009

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As the UN climate change talks enter their final phase, the respected environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Professor Wangari Maathai has urged leaders to work hard for an ambitious, comprehensive and legally binding deal. But if it is impossible to agree, she says, leaders should continue negotiations rather than sign up to a bad deal.

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African negotiators accuse Europe of trying to kill Kyoto

By: Henry Lutaaya on December 15th, 2009

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African negotiators have accused European countries of attempting to drop commitments they made under the Kyoto protocol to cap their greenhouse gas emissions.

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International campaign on climate refugee rights launched at UN talks

By: G M Mourtoza on December 14th, 2009

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Civil society groups Friday launched an International Campaign on Climate Change Refugees’ Rights on the sidelines of climate talks here in the Danish capital.

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Climate refugees of the future

By: Pinaki Roy on March 31st, 2009

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Bangladesh is calling for the rights of environmental refugees to be recognised as the country battles rising sea levels and chronic poverty.

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