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Rich countries may pay $10 bn this year: UN climate chiefBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 8, 2010
Rich countries are likely to live up to their commitment to pay $10 billion this year to combat climate change, the UN's new climate panel chief said here Wednesday. Christiana Figueres, from Costa Rica who took over as head of the UN Framework Convention on Climate... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
UK launches investor forum to spur green financeBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 8, 2010
The British government launched an initiative on Tuesday to unlock new investment in low-carbon technologies and make London a global hub for green finance. The launch of the Capital Markets Climate Initiative (CMCI) is being marked by an event at the London Stock... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
Nations rethink Copenhagen commitment on climate fundingBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Sep 8, 2010
The informal climate change ministerial talks in Geneva hosted by the Swiss government to overcome the hurdle of tong-term financing of mitigation and adaption measures and its regulation on climate change evoked mixed responses from the players and NGOs. The success... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
No noises ahead of CancunBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 8, 2010
Around this time last year, there was frenetic activity in the climate change circuits in the lead up to the widely anticipated summit meeting in Copenhagen, even though it had become sufficiently clear that a comprehensive and global agreement — that was the stated objective... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
First high-resolution maps of carbon trapped in tropical forests revealedBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 8, 2010
Using satellite mapping, airborne-laser technology, and ground-based plot surveys, scientists have come out with the first high-resolution maps of carbon locked up in tropical forest vegetation and emitted by land-use practices. The project by researchers at Carnegie... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
Hope of deal in Cancun fades as rich break vowBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 7, 2010
Hope of progress on a global climate deal at the year-end Cancun summit is rapidly dimming with rich countries backtracking on their commitment to provide climate funds. Finance is a key issue for rebuilding trust among developing and developed countries. The two-day... Read more.. |
Carbon Mapping BreakthroughBy : Preeti Aggarwal, Sep 7, 2010
By integrating satellite mapping, airborne-laser technology, and ground-based plot surveys, scientists from the Carnegie Institution's Department of Global Ecology, with colleagues from the World Wildlife Fund and in coordination with the Peruvian Ministry of the Environment... Read more.. Subject Tags: Environment , Technology |
JBIC to Lend $2.5 Billion for Environmental Projects OverseasBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 7, 2010
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation plans to offer $2.5 billion in loans this fiscal year for clean-energy and water-supply projects abroad to help Japanese companies market their environmental technologies. The state-controlled lender known as JBIC will seek... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Technology |
Asia-Europe Meeting on Climate Change opens in VietnamBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 7, 2010
The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) on Climate Change opened on Monday in Vietnam's northern province of Quang Ninh, Vietnam News Agency reported. The two-day meeting, hosted by Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, drew more than 150 representatives... Read more.. Subject Tags: Technology |
Climate change help urged for developing nationsBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 7, 2010
Four associations on climate change initiatives, which represent over 100 insurers, have urged world leaders and governments to use insurance-linked products to protect developing countries against the impact of climate change. As the world wrangles over how to fight... Read more.. Subject Tags: Disaster , Technology |