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20.06.2011
EU sets out conditions for Kyoto extension
The EU has set out its terms for signing up to a second commitment period for the Kyoto protocol, insisting that any extension of the protocol must be part of an agreement that binds all major emitters.
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20.06.2011
EU ties Kyoto extension to greater efforts all-round
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - The European Union has said major polluters must make greater progress in curbing carbon emissions before the 27-member bloc signs up to a second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol.
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19.06.2011
ANALYSIS-Hopes fading for climate agreement
BONN, Germany, June 19 (Reuters) - "Ask for a camel when you expect to get a goat," runs a Somali saying that sums up the fading of ambitions for United Nations talks on slowing climate change -- aim high, but settle for far less.
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14.06.2011
Climate Regulatory Gap Could Result After 2012 Kyoto Expiration
BONN, Jun 14, 2011 (IPS) - The growing awareness that the ongoing U.N. climate change talks here won’t deliver a treaty to extend the international governance regime on reducing greenhouse gas emissions after 2012, is driving environmental experts to foster alternative solutions to global warming.
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07.06.2011
U.N. wants climate action not words
BONN, Germany, June 7 (UPI) -- It's high time world leaders mobilize their efforts to keep challenges brought on by climate change in check, a U.N. official said from Germany.
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29.06.2010
2,4 miliarde de euro, ajutor climatic UE pentru tarile sarace
UE va acorda, in cadrul initiativei Fast Start Financing de dirijare a unor fonduri catre actiunile de combatere a schimbarilor climatice in tarile in curs de dezvoltare, 2,4 miliarde de euro anual in intervalul 2010-2012, potrivit Raportului Anual al Comisiei Europene (CE) pe 2010.
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28.06.2010
G20: Ban urges green investments
In a continued push to keep the poorest and most vulnerable at the forefront of international discussions, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday urged leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) to scale up investment in clean energy and green economy as part of the effort to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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26.06.2010
Temperaturi record în Rusia şi Anglia
Valul de căldură afectează Moscova de la începutul săptămânii. Specialiştii au avertizat că temperaturile vor continua să crească şi în zilele următoare, spre disperarea locuitorilor. Cald va fi în acest weekend şi în Marea Britanie. Conform prognozei, mâine va fi cea mai ferbinte zi a anului, cu temperaturi de 30 de grade Celsius.
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23.06.2010
Climate change: The media must inform and educate
People all over the world continue to see climate change as a threat. The majority expect the media to not only inform the public about climate change, but also educate them about its consequences.
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21.06.2010
Japan, France commit US$134 million for fighting climate change in Vietnam
On June 18, the Ministry of Finance, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and the French Development Agency (AFD) Vietnam signed agreements for the “Support Programme to Respond to Climate Change” in Hanoi. Under the agreements, Japan contributes 10 billion Japanese Yen (US$110 million) and France contributes 20 million euros ($24 million).
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21.06.2010
EIB, European Commission to explore EU climate finance initiative
European Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard and European Investment Bank (EIB) President Philippe Maystadt agreed on Monday to explore a joint climate finance initiative for developing countries as part of the European Union commitment made at the UN climate conference in Copenhagen last December. During talks at EIB headquarters in Luxembourg, they also welcomed a political agreement reached in mobilising finance for carbon capture and storage (CCS) and innovative renewable energy technologies in the EU through the NER 300 initiative.
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21.06.2010
Environmental politics today is about foreign policy and international security
Environmental politics today is about foreign policy and international security, Mr Werner Hoyer, Minister of State from the German Federal Foreign Office, said at the opening of the 2010 Global Media Forum under the theme: "The Heat is On - Climate Change and the Media" currently taking place in Bonn, Germany from June 21-23.
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