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05.12.2011
Durban climate talks: India gives guarded response to draft negotiating text
DURBAN: A 73-page draft negotiating text was issued at the end of the first week of climate talks in the South African city of Durban. The text, issued by the chair of the Bali track of the negotiations, is an "amalgamation" of draft texts and will provide the basis for the final document that will be considered by the Conference of Parties or the general assembly of the 193 countries and the European Union.
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05.12.2011
COP-17: Business takes bull by horns as leaders talk
Yvo de Boer warns that it’s crunch time for delegates attending the 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change under way in Durban — and the outcome is likely to be difficult
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05.12.2011
'Climate poker' set for Durban
Durban - UN climate talks on Monday enter their second week entangled in a thick mesh of issues with no guarantee that negotiators and their ministers will be able to sort them out.
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05.12.2011
Nou record privind emisiile de CO2, in 2010
Emisiile de dioxid de carbon au crescut anul trecut la un nivel record, din cauza combustibililor fosili si a productiei de ciment, au anuntat cercetatorii din cadrul Global Carbon Project, care au raportat o crestere de 5,9%. Raportul a fost publicat duminica in revista Nature Climate Change.
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02.12.2011
China may adopt emission limit
DURBAN / BEIJING - China is likely to agree to a quantified target to limit its greenhouse gas emissions after 2020, said a senior expert with a government think tank.
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02.12.2011
Arctica intra intr-o noua faza: Continentul este mai cald, mai verde si are mai putina gheata
Arctica intra intr-o noua perioada climatica, in care apa si aerul se incalzesc, gheata polara este mai putina, iar chimia oceanului se schimba. Aceasta este concluzia raportului unei echipe internationale de cercetatori, care monitorizeaza schimbarile rapide prin care trece Pamantul. Schimbarile cauzeaza modificari si in randul vietuitoarelor, atat la nivelul solului cat si la cel al apei, cu un habitat redus pentru ursii polari si morse. Pe de alta parte, balenele se bucura de o zona extinsa din care isi pot procura hrana.
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02.12.2011
Adio, ciocolată! Arborii de cacao sunt decimaţi de schimbările climatice
Trei sferturi din producţia mondială de cacao provine din Africa de Vest, regiune care, în ultimul timp, a întâmpinat creşteri de temperaturi şi scăderi ale producţiei care se dovedesc greu de suportat de către micii întreprinzători. Specialiştii se tem că aceşti oameni vor fi tentaţi să se mute în zone cu temperaturi mai scăzute, unde să cultive alte specii de plante.
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01.12.2011
Expert: Limit on carbon emissions likely after 2020
China is likely to make commitment for a quantified target to limit its greenhouse gas emissions after 2020, as the world's top carbon emitter is feeling ever-increasing pressures from international climate talks, said a senior expert with a government think tank.
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01.12.2011
Developing countries may bargain with India over climate pact
NEW DELHI: India's ambitions for a seat in the United Nations Security Council could well decide it approach to a binding climate agreement. The vulnerable developing countries are considering the idea of offering New Delhi support for its Security Council claim in return to a serious engagement on a legal agreement that includes all major emitters.
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01.12.2011
SUA, considerata tara care obstructioneaza lupta impotriva schimbarilor climatice, la summit-ul din Durban
Grupuri care lupta pentru mediu si oficiali guvernamentali s-au plans, miercuri, secretarului de stat american Hillary Clinton, avertizand asupra faptului ca negociatorii americani, care iau parte in aceasta săptămână la summit-ul de le Durban, Africa de Sud, risca sa infatiseze America precum o tara care obstructioneaza lupta impotriva schimbarilor climatice, din cauza faptului ca trage de timp in privinta adoptarii unor decizii critice, relateaza Redorbit.com.
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01.12.2011
Permafrostul, o bomba cu efect intarziat pentru clima
Topirea accelerata a subsolurilor arctice inghetate, denumite permafrost, accentueaza efectele incalzirii globale in proportii din ce in ce mai ingrijoratoare, subestimate pana acum, potrivit unui studiu.
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01.12.2011
EU fights global warming in a cold climate
European Union negotiators leading the push to keep U.N. climate talks on track are fighting a sense of despondency as the struggle to save the euro has pushed the one to save the planet down the priority list.
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30.11.2011
African Delegates Demand Immediate Action at Climate Conference
A Nobel Prize-winning panel of scientists has said Africa is the continent facing the greatest risks from the effects of global warming. African delegates are demanding immediate action from all parties at the U.N. climate conference in Durban, South Africa to avert further environmental destruction.
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30.11.2011
Fate of Kyoto Protocol in spotlight at talks
The global climate change talks in Durban got off to a rocky start, with developed and developing countries holding diverging positions, indicating tough negotiations ahead.
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