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29.09.2011
France eyes new carbon tax in 2012 budget
France's conservative government is including a new one-off carbon levy in its €11 billion cuts package, but weakening growth may spell even more belt-tightening to meet sacrosanct deficit targets.
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29.09.2011
Ciocolata, topita de schimbarile climatice
Sute de fermieri care cultiva arborele de cacao in Ghana si Coasta de Fildes, tari din Africa de Vest, vor fi obligati sa-si relocheze culturile din cauza temperaturilor aflate in crestere, scrie „The Ecologist”, care citeaza un raport realizat de Centrul International de Agricultura Tropicala.
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26.09.2011
Which countries will get hit hardest by climate change?
The Global Adaptation Institute has put out its annual index showing which countries will likely suffer most from global warming. Light-blue countries, like Canada and Denmark, are relatively well-positioned to adapt to a hotter climate (though the key word there is “relatively”). Nations in red and purple, like Bangladesh or Mali, don’t fare so well. Countries in gray, like Russia and China, fall somewhere in the middle:
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26.09.2011
House Passes Bill To Block EPA Clean Air Rules
The House of Representatives passed a bill on Friday to block regulations that force industry to reduce unhealthy air emissions, such as mercury from coal-fired power plants, but the White House has promised to veto the measure and keep new clean air rules in place.
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22.09.2011
2015 climate deal deadline ‘realistic’
A proposal by Norway and Australia to finalise a new international climate framework by 2015 has been welcomed by market participants as a “realistic” proposal.
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20.09.2011
Asia: Peste 30 de milioane de emigranti climatici, in 2010
Peste 30 de milioane de asiatici au fost nevoiti, anul trecut, sa-si paraseasca locurile natale din cauza dezastrelor climatice, care au afectat regiuni intregi din Asia, iar numarul emigrantilor climatici este in crestere, scrie „The Guardian”, care citeaza un studiu realizat de Banca de Dezvoltare a Asiei.
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20.09.2011
UN urges govt to commit to low carbon economies
The top United Nations climate change official Monday urged governments to carry through their commitments to low-carbon and climate-resilient economies to address climate change, stressing that the forthcoming conference in the South African city of Durban will be an opportunity to take significant steps towards that goal.
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20.09.2011
Ban urges leaders to show greater commitment to agreement on climate change
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged world leaders to step up the international effort to find solutions to climate change, saying that governments needed to show greater commitment to achieving success at global negotiations on limiting emissions of greenhouse gases and strengthening adaptation measures.
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19.09.2011
India wants emission targets under Kyoto Protocol to continue
NEW DELHI: At the Major Economies Forum meeting currently underway in Washington, India and other developing countries reiterated that an agreement on a second commitment period for the Kyoto Protocol must precede discussions on a "legally binding agreement" which includes all countries.
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19.09.2011
UN official urges governments to remain committed to goal of low-carbon economies
The top United Nations climate change official today urged governments to carry through their commitments to low-carbon and climate-resilient economies to address climate change, stressing that the forthcoming conference in the South African city of Durban will be an opportunity to take significant steps towards that goal.
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16.09.2011
Extend Kyoto Protocol: India
India made it clear today that it wanted extension of the current Kyoto Protocol on emission cuts, but said it would not accept any further legally binding emission framework.
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15.09.2011
UN pushes for Green Climate Fund
THE technology and experience needed to eradicate Africa’s energy poverty by 2030 was already available, United Nations (UN) Development Programme environment and energy group director Verlee Vanderweerd said yesterday.
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