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Cities central to climate change action — World Bank
No commentsCities contribute as much as 80 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, but they also offer opportunities to address climate change.
»Counting carbon footprints in Cancún
No commentsMexico made some efforts to reduce the environmental impacts of the 2010 climate change conference in Cancun.
»China-US, a truce in Cancun?
No commentsChina and the US are demonstrating better relations at the Cancun negotiation table, compared with their big fight in Copenhagen. Both sides claim they are being constructive but a highly political agenda is behind this truce.
»Redd: Problems and Prospects
No commentsThe Mexican ocean resort of Cancun is the scene of the 2010 UN climate talks. Almost 200 nations are negotiating on how to reduce carbon emissions which scientists say causes global warming. To many people who have arrived for the conference the choice of Cancun is a little incongrous – a holiday destination of unlimited development, all-inclusive package holidays, and an awful lot of concrete. The local forest was cut down, pushing the indigenious Mayan population further into Mexico’s natural habitat. Ironically, the subject of deforestation has been one of the main topics discussed at the Climate Change summit being held here. Ugochi Anyaka reports from the white beaches and sapphire seas of the Gulf of Mexico.
»Bhutan aims to lead by carbon-negative example
No commentsHigh hopes for a climate deal failed to produce results in Copenhagen, and participants of the United Nations climate meeting in Cancun mutter that into the second week of the negotiations, they are getting a sense of déjà vu’.
Meanwhile, one of the countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, Bhutan, is facing the self imposed challenge of remaining carbon neutral for all time to come. Bhutan declared last year that it would keep absorbing more carbon than it emits, even though this would mean forgoing considerable economic opportunities.
»Mayan jungle — a forest that “does not exist”
No commentsWith climate negotiations coming to a close in Cancun, Mexico’s own indigenous people, the Mayans, are pinning lots of hope on a climate deal to protect their ‘underrated’ Mayan jungle.
»Vietnam advances climate preparation
No commentsVietnam 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.
»Cell phones can help us cope with climate change — report
No commentsInformation and communication technology (ICT) could help vulnerable people cope with climate change, says a UN report heralding “tools with the potential of transforming lives.”
»Mayan villagers act while climate negotiators talk
No commentsIn the thick jungle of Mexico’s Quintana Roo State, a man climbs up a 12-metre tree with a skill that would leave a beginner sweating if not with a broken limb.
Members of this community pride themselves in “living” the fight against climate change while thousands of political and environmental delegates “talk it” from the comfort of the beach resort.
»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.
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