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26.04.2011
Manuel appointed to UN Green Climate Fund Committee
South Africa’s National Planning Commission Minister Trevor Manuel has been appointed to the transitional committee responsible for the design of the Green Climate Fund, which would be established under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as agreed at the 16th Conference of the Parties in Cancun in 2010.
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26.04.2011
Japan greenhouse gas emissions hit record low in 2009/10
Japan's greenhouse gas emissions hit a record low in the year to March 2010, data showed on Tuesday, but emissions may rise this fiscal year despite an expected economic slowdown if the country turns to fossil fuels to make up for lost nuclear power in the wake of last month's devastating earthquake and tsunami.
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25.04.2011
UN targets black carbon emissions
MANILA, Philippines – United Nations member-countries are considering strategies to reduce black carbon emissions, one of the air pollutants identified by scientists as an important link to climate change because of its role in contributing to global warming.
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25.04.2011
Trade shifts help rich meet climate goals: study
OSLO (Reuters) - The shift in manufacturing to emerging nations is doing more to curb rich countries' greenhouse gas emissions than measures they are taking to meet the U.N. pact to fight climate change, a study showed.
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19.04.2011
UN finds NZ credibility gap on emissions
A United Nations review has found a large credibility gap between New Zealand's target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 and the measures in place to achieve it.
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19.04.2011
Supreme Court to hear major climate change case
The last time the Supreme Court heard a major case about climate change, the judges split along ideological lines and ultimately favored the argument that the Clean Air Act gave the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the authority to regulate carbon emissions. The decision in Massachusetts v EPA set the stage for the current battle on Capitol Hill that now sees Republicans fighting to rein in the EPA’s extended power to regulate.
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19.04.2011
Greenhouse gas levels increase
AUSTRALIA'S greenhouse gas emissions rose 0.5 per cent last year, driven in part by a large jump in iron and steel production as the nation shrugged off the effects of the global financial crisis.
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18.04.2011
Tropical countries aim for global forest pact
mongabay.com
Representatives from more than 30 countries are expected to hammer out a formal agreement for future discussions on forest and climate issues when they meet next month in the Republic of Congo, reports the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).
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18.04.2011
SA ‘needs to push for progress on climate promises’
IN THE build-up to the United Nations (UN) climate change talks in Durban in December, SA needed to help push governments worldwide to make progress on several issues, Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa said on Friday.
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18.04.2011
Tropical countries aim for global forest pact
mongabay.com
Representatives from more than 30 countries are expected to hammer out a formal agreement for future discussions on forest and climate issues when they meet next month in the Republic of Congo, reports the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).
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18.04.2011
SA ‘needs to push for progress on climate promises’
IN THE build-up to the United Nations (UN) climate change talks in Durban in December, SA needed to help push governments worldwide to make progress on several issues, Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa said on Friday.
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17.04.2011
Scientists want climate change early-warning system
LONDON (Reuters) – A better monitoring network for greenhouses gases is needed to warn of significant changes and to keep countries that have agreed to cut their emissions honest, scientists said in papers published Monday.
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17.04.2011
California gov. to get chance to 'mark' climate law
California Governor Jerry Brown could still make changes to the state's ambitious plan for a greenhouse gases market, the state's climate change regulator said, even as she battles a lawsuit that could delay the program's start next year.
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17.04.2011
Scientists want climate change early-warning system
LONDON (Reuters) – A better monitoring network for greenhouses gases is needed to warn of significant changes and to keep countries that have agreed to cut their emissions honest, scientists said in papers published Monday.
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17.04.2011
California gov. to get chance to 'mark' climate law
California Governor Jerry Brown could still make changes to the state's ambitious plan for a greenhouse gases market, the state's climate change regulator said, even as she battles a lawsuit that could delay the program's start next year.
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15.04.2011
Russia backs green initiative
Russia has repeated its support of the efforts by the bloc of developing countries known as BASIC - Brazil, South Africa, India and China - to push forward global climate change negotiations and sustainable development.
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15.04.2011
Kyoto won’t expire, CDM will remain legally valid
The recent Bangkok round of climate change negotiations was over without any major achievements. How hopeful are you about a meaningful outcome at the UN climate change conference in Durban later this year?
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14.04.2011
Experts meet in Nairobi over carbon trade opportunities
Carbon trading experts, financial institutions and companies eyeing new revenues from environmental conservation will meet in Nairobi later this month at a conference expected to develop structures for the multi-billion shilling market.
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