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Climate change financing will benefit all — UN chiefBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 11, 2010
Committing funds to climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies in developing countries will lead to a safer, healthier and prosperous world for all, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday. He made the remark while addressing delegates at the United... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
Cancún climate change summit: Leaked documents reveal alternative dealBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 10, 2010
Europe and a group of small island Pacific states have jointly proposed a new international treaty at the UN climate talks in Cancún, Mexico, to commit developing and developed countries to reducing their climate emissions, according to leaked documents seen by the Guardian... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Social Issues |
Intense climate talks stretch into final hoursBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 10, 2010
Climate talks went into their final day Friday with a raft of issues undergoing intense bargaining through the night, but with high hopes an agreement was within reach on measures to fight global warming. In a late-night session, negotiating groups reported they had... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment |
Tribal activists see REDD in CancunBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 10, 2010
India has agreed to allow a market mechanism in a forestry scheme, Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD), though critics claim this may weaken the traditional forest rights of tribals. However, environment minister Jairam Ramesh insisted REDD schemes... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment |
Green tech sharing mechanism finalizedBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 9, 2010
Amidst the grim mood at Cancun, there is one good news, or at least partial good news: the over-arching architecture of a global green technology sharing and development mechanism has been finalized. India played a crucial role in hammering out the deal on the... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
Cancun Delegates Debate Climate Fund: Who Pays?By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 9, 2010
With just two days left, delegates to the annual U.N. climate conference haggled and cajoled into the night in search of compromise on a raft of issues, including whether industrial nations should generate $100 billion a year, or up to $600 billion, to help poorer countries... Read more.. |
Envido launches 1st carbon emission measurement tool for the advertising industryBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 8, 2010
Envido in partnership with SMG will today publicly unveil CarbonTrack™, the world’s first credible, universal measurement tool designed to calculate the carbon footprint of advertising campaigns. CarbonTrack™ has been developed with guidance from the Carbon Trust and the... Read more.. |
India defends actions on climate change, but says coal to stayBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 8, 2010
Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Monday said the South-Asian power could be more affected than any other country by the consequences of climate change as he laid out his plans for reducing India's own greenhouse-gas emissions. But Ramesh also said India... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
Plodding climate talks stepping up to higher levelBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 8, 2010
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, trying to revive long-stalled climate talks, told world environment ministers on Tuesday he is "deeply concerned" that many years of negotiation have proven largely fruitless. "The pace of human-induced climate... Read more.. |
LG to slash CO2 emissions with eco-magnesiumBy : sustainabilityo..., Dec 7, 2010
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