AFP
Copenhagen summit will be 'success': UN climate chief
Efforts to craft a comprehensive climate treaty in Copenhagen next month will certainly "yield a success," the UN's top climate official pledged on Thursday."There is no doubt in my mind whatsoever that it will yield a success," said Yvo de Boer, ...
AFP
Fossil-fuel emissions up 2 percent in 2008, tracking worst trends
Carbon emissions from fossil fuels rose two percent last year to an all-time high, leaving Earth on a worst-scenario track for global warming, scientists reported on Tuesday.They also voiced concern for the world's oceans and forests, saying the ...
CLIMATE
France blames US for climate pact delay
World leaders supported delaying a legally binding climate pact until 2010 or even later Sunday. France’s negotiator at the talks laid the blame for the delay squarely at the door of the United States.
FRANCE - BRAZIL
Sarkozy and Lula to adopt common environmental stance at Copenhagen
French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced that he and and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have agreed on a common environmental policy ahead of the Copenhagen global warming summit.
AFP
Brazil to offer carbon cut of 36% at UN climate meet
Brazil said Friday it would offer a "voluntary" cut of at least 36 percent in greenhouse gas emissions at the UN conference on climate change in Copenhagen next month.The goal could see carbon reductions of up to 39 percent and is set against ...
AFP
Space-age powerboat to harass Japan whalers: activists
A super-fast, space-age powerboat which scythes through waves and smashed the round-the-world record is set to be unleashed on Japanese whalers next month, activists said on Friday.The tri-hulled, kevlar-and-carbon vessel, which can manage speeds up
AFP
China should reduce carbon intensity: state media
China should cut its carbon intensity by four to five percent each year from 2005 baseline levels, state media reported, citing a proposal by a leading government-led think tank.The proposal comes ahead of a key meeting in Copenhagen next month ...
ENERGY
Global oil reserves overestimated, media report says
A senior official at the International Energy Agency says the Paris-based watchdog, which is due to release its latest World Energy Outlook this week, has been deliberately underplaying a looming shortage of oil, UK daily the Guardian reports.
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AFP
Denmark hopes US will sign on to global climate deal
Danish Climate Minister Connie Hedegaard said Wednesday she hoped the United States would sign on to a politically binding climate agreement at the Copenhagen summit in December."We can't imagine having an agreement without the United States, they ...
AFP
US seeks climate framework, not legal pact: experts
Lack of action on the climate change bill bogged down in the US Senate will not stop Washington from seeking a framework to curb carbon emissions at next month's summit in Copenhagen, experts say."I don't think that anyone is expecting a legal pact ...
AFP
Maldives urges small states to GO 'carbon neutral'
The Maldives, which is one of the nations most vulnerable to rising sea levels, on Monday asked fellow endangered states to go carbon neutral and lead a drive to reduce global warming.Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed opened a two-day conference ...
CLIMATE
Copenhagen deal uncertain as preliminary talks close
Officials attending preliminary climate change talks in Barcelona have acknowledged that the United Nations' main event in Copenhagen next month may fail to produce a final accord, drawing criticism from environmental groups.
AFP
African countries receive $1.1bln climate finance
Six African countries will receive 1.1 billion dollars in grants or low-interest loans to help a switch to cleaner energy and cope with the impacts of climate change, the World Bank announced here on Thursday.South Africa will receive 500 million ...
AFP
Bluefin tuna on edge of extinction, environmentalists warn
An international fisheries group set up to protect Atlantic tuna has done the opposite and driven one species of the fish, the bluefin, to the edge of extinction, environmentalists said Thursday.On the eve of a meeting in Brazil of the International
AFP
Religion gets behind fight against climate change
Leaders from nine major faiths meet at Windsor Castle on Tuesday in an exceptional initiative that supporters predict will harness the power of religion in the fight against climate change.The oecumenical gathering at the home of Queen Elizabeth II,
AFP
Over 1,000 fish species 'threatened with extinction'
More than 1,000 freshwater fish species are threatened with extinction, reflecting the strain on global water resources, an updated global "Red List" of endangered species showed Tuesday.The list by the International Union for Conservation of Nature
CLIMATE CHANGE
Barcelona meeting 'critical' to sealing pact in Copenhagen
Delegates from 192 countries are meeting for a five-day convention in Barcelona ahead of a highly anticipated showdown in Copenhagen in December. The meeting has been called "critical" to sealing a pact on climate change.
AFP
Snows of Kilimanjaro could vanish in 20 years: study
The snows capping Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest peak, are shrinking rapidly and could vanish altogether in 20 years, most likely due to global warming, a US study published Monday said.The ice sheet that capped Kilimanjaro in 1912 was 85 ...
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