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Climate change financing will benefit all — UN chief

By : 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...

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Subject Tags: Environment , Technology

Cancún climate change summit: Leaked documents reveal alternative deal

By : 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...

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Intense climate talks stretch into final hours

By : 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...

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Subject Tags: Environment

Tribal activists see REDD in Cancun

By : 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...

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Subject Tags: Environment

Green tech sharing mechanism finalized

By : 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...

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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...

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Envido launches 1st carbon emission measurement tool for the advertising industry

By : 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...

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India defends actions on climate change, but says coal to stay

By : 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...

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Subject Tags: Environment , Technology

Plodding climate talks stepping up to higher level

By : 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...

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LG to slash CO2 emissions with eco-magnesium

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 7, 2010

LG Electronics has committed to replacing...

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