13.10.2010
More carbon credit projects planned
EDF Trading, one of the world's top three carbon credit buyers, is considering up to six more projects in Thailand for next year in addition to 10 projects in which it already signed contractual purchasing agreements. |
13.10.2010
EPA: Hope for progress with China despite friction
SHANGHAI -- China and the U.S. are working together on cutting carbon emissions despite the deadlock over a broader global agreement on fighting climate change, the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Administration said Wednesday. |
12.10.2010
Time short for climate deal: ex-U.N. envoy
(Reuters) - A former U.N. special envoy on climate change said he doesn't expect any major progress by key nations to draw up a new climate pact at a meeting next month in Mexico because opinions are still too divided. |
12.10.2010
Little clarity ahead of climate meet at Cancun
With less than two months to go for the year-ending annual climate change conference — this time to be held in the Mexican beach resort of Cancun in November-December — there is little clarity on what the meeting should realistically aim to achieve. |
12.10.2010
BASIC ask developed nations to fulfil $30-billion obligation
Urging the developed countries to fulfil the obligation of providing the developing nations with $30 billion, the BASIC group of countries, formed by Brazil, South Africa, India and China, today said this fast-start financing should be made available as soon as possible in a transparent manner. |
11.10.2010
Tianjin climate talks pave way for Cancun
The six-day United Nations climate change meeting has ended in Tianjin, with rich and poor countries still divided over responsibilities for emission targets, despite some partial progress. |
11.10.2010
Climate war: Now, US trying to isolate China
The rift between developing and developed countries further widened at Tianjin, China, with the UN climate negotiations unable to build consensus on what small decisions the UN convention members could possibly agree to as an interim formula at Cancun in December. |
10.10.2010
Amid China-U.S. climate debate, India goes missing
The last round of negotiations before the year-end Cancun climate conference concluded on Saturday with modest progress, officials said, with the talks being slowed down by disagreements between China and the United States. |
06.10.2010
Negociatorii climatici de la Tianjin s-au pus de acord: nu exista consens
La doua zile dupa inceperea conferintei de la Tianjin (China) privind schimbarile climatice, membrii delegatiei SUA s-au aratat dezamagiti de evolutia negocierilor ONU, potrivit Reuters. Seful delegatiei de negociatori americani, Jonathan Pershing, a aratat ca la Tianjin exista mai putin consens decat ar fi fost de asteptat in aceasta etapa avansata a negocierilor. |
05.10.2010
UNFCCC launches global photo-and-video contest on CDM
In the run-up to the global climate meet at Cancun in Mexico this year-end, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has launched a photo and video contest showcasing benefits of green projects that are promoted under its ambit. |
05.10.2010
Progress for climate change negotiations
Although governments have disagreements on emission reduction and transparency, they still can identify the direction on issues in line with guidance from the UNFCCC, the Kyoto Protocol and the Bali Road Map, China's top climate negotiator Xie Zhenhua said Monday in Tianjin, China. |
04.10.2010
UN climate chief calls for quick action
The UN climate change chief has urged feuding countries to immediately end their fighting and begin working towards a deal to combat global warming, as gridlocked talks resumed in China. |
04.10.2010
Global climate talks kick off in China
Representatives from about 200 countries start meeting on Monday in China to narrow differences on climate change and grapple with extreme weather such as rising temperatures and melting polar icecaps. |
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