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PNG seeks to contribute to a legally binding copenhagen deal
No commentsPapua New Guinea’s Prime Minister announces his country’s stand in the current climate change talks in Copenhagen.
»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.
»Nepalese prime minister admits climate negligence
No commentsEven as he heads the government of climatically one of the most vulnerable countries, Nepalese Prime Minister Madhab Kumar Nepal has admitted that Nepal had not been serious in terms of dealing with climat change. In a special interview with the BBC Nepali service, he said that because of lack of proper homework and an unstable politics, the Himalyan country was unable to raise and push its agenda in the climate summit.
»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 [...]
»Summit Seeks Urgent Action Over Climate Backlash
No commentsAs the most significant climate talks in history near their end, the consensus is that they remain the best – and possibly the last – chance for a deal to protect the world from calamitous global warming.
»You have our future in your hands; children tell world leaders at UN climate negotiations
No commentsAs the United Nations climate negotiations draws to conclusion in Copenhagen, children are cautioning world leaders that the coming generation will judge them harshly if they failed to save the world from the cruel impact of climate change on the world’s population. Positioning themselves as a generation that will inherit decisions taken at the ongoing [...]
»UK to support Bangladesh climate fund
1 commentBangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown have agreed to work together to limit the impacts of catastrophic climate change in he world’s most vulnerable country.
»Rich countries signal with only short-term climate funds
No commentsAs UN talks move through their second week here in the Danish capital, the largest hurdle remains for achieving an international climate agreement : not enough money on the table.
»Will climate talks weather the storm?
No commentsAs negotiatiors of developing and developed worlds lock horns over how should the talks move ahead, focus will now shift to their political leaders who will soon begin to arrive. But will that make any difference?
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