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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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04.10.2010
As world warms, U.N. lowers emissions cut goal
In a strategic shift, the United Nations has stopped urging nations to commit to tougher pledges to curb carbon emissions, fearing further debate could derail already fraught talks on a more ambitious climate pact.
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27.09.2010
Climate talks deadlocked as UN summit looms
OTTAWA — Top officials, including Canada's environment minister, are lowering expectations that countries will leave a coming round of UN climate talks with a signed deal in hand.
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23.09.2010
UN official urges governments to meet climate change challenge
The top United Nations climate change official today stressed the urgent need for governments to move forward in their negotiations ahead of a major conference in Cancun, Mexico, where they will be expected to conclude agreements related to issues such as technology transfer, mitigation and adaptation, and funding.
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23.09.2010
U.N. official plays down climate deal prospects
U.N. climate talks must set aside hopes of a treaty to curb global warming and, to avoid failure, must accept rich country emissions targets which many scientists say are inadequate, a U.N. official said on Thursday.
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