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17th December, 2010
US says financing core part of Cancun climate deal
WASHINGTON: Despite tough economic times, rich countries must make good on short-term pledges of billions of dollars in financing to help developing countries tackle global…
WASHINGTON: Despite tough economic times, rich countries must make good on short-term pledges of billions of dollars in financing to help developing countries tackle global…
17th December, 2010
It’s not too late yet for polar bears
ANCHORAGE, Alaska: Two groups of scientists are suggesting a sliver of hope for the future of polar bears in a warming world. A study published…
ANCHORAGE, Alaska: Two groups of scientists are suggesting a sliver of hope for the future of polar bears in a warming world. A study published…
13th December, 2010
Small climate deals forged outside int’l talks
CANCUN, Mexico: Walmart is going green in its Chinese factories. George Soros is exploring investments in the restoration of drained peatlands in Indonesia. Denmark is…
CANCUN, Mexico: Walmart is going green in its Chinese factories. George Soros is exploring investments in the restoration of drained peatlands in Indonesia. Denmark is…
12th December, 2010
Climate talks end with modest steps, no Kyoto deal
CANCUN, Mexico: The world’s governments agreed on Saturday to modest steps to combat climate change and to give more money to poor countries, but they…
CANCUN, Mexico: The world’s governments agreed on Saturday to modest steps to combat climate change and to give more money to poor countries, but they…
11th December, 2010
Emerging climate fund looks at role for markets
CANCUN, Mexico: With billions of dollars in climate aid for poor nations set to go into operation, officials and businesses are looking at a role…
CANCUN, Mexico: With billions of dollars in climate aid for poor nations set to go into operation, officials and businesses are looking at a role…
11th December, 2010
The creative activists
Activists in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, held a fire show to support the organizers of a fire performance at Lame Horse nightclub in the city of Perm…
Activists in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, held a fire show to support the organizers of a fire performance at Lame Horse nightclub in the city of Perm…
10th December, 2010
Melting glaciers threaten floods in Himalayas, Andes
CANCUN, Mexico: Residents of the Himalayas and other mountain areas face a “tough and unpredictable future” as global warming melts glaciers and threatens worse floods…
CANCUN, Mexico: Residents of the Himalayas and other mountain areas face a “tough and unpredictable future” as global warming melts glaciers and threatens worse floods…
8th December, 2010
Archaeologists warn of climate threat to past treasures
PARIS: Mummies decaying in Siberia, pyramids vanishing under the sand in Sudan, Maya temples collapsing: climate change risks destroying countless treasures from our shared past,…
PARIS: Mummies decaying in Siberia, pyramids vanishing under the sand in Sudan, Maya temples collapsing: climate change risks destroying countless treasures from our shared past,…
3rd December, 2010
Climate science chief sees ‘huge gaps’ in research
CANCUN, Mexico; From the methane-laden tundra of the far north to the depths of the oceans, world governments need to spend more on cutting-edge research…
CANCUN, Mexico; From the methane-laden tundra of the far north to the depths of the oceans, world governments need to spend more on cutting-edge research…
3rd December, 2010
India hopes to help break deadlock at Cancun climate talks
NEW DELHI: India hopes to be a “bridge player” and help break a deadlock between advanced and developing nations over how to fight climate change,…
NEW DELHI: India hopes to be a “bridge player” and help break a deadlock between advanced and developing nations over how to fight climate change,…
30th November, 2010
China’s CTL plant to begin storing carbon in ’11
BEIJING: A pilot carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility built by China’s Shenhua Group will begin storing carbon dioxide early next year, an official with…
BEIJING: A pilot carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility built by China’s Shenhua Group will begin storing carbon dioxide early next year, an official with…
30th November, 2010
Time for compromise, troubled UN climate talks told
CANCUN: A new round of UN climate talks got underway on Monday to appeals for action and compromise after the squabbles that drove last year’s…
CANCUN: A new round of UN climate talks got underway on Monday to appeals for action and compromise after the squabbles that drove last year’s…
24th November, 2010
NASA says Earth’s lakes are warming
WASHINGTON: The Earth’s largest lakes have warmed up over the past 25 years in response to climate change, the US space agency said Tuesday, announcing…
WASHINGTON: The Earth’s largest lakes have warmed up over the past 25 years in response to climate change, the US space agency said Tuesday, announcing…
24th November, 2010
Study sees polar bears losing out to grizzlies
LOS ANGELES: Polar bears are likely to lose out to grizzly bears in fierce competition for food as climate change drives the two species closer…
LOS ANGELES: Polar bears are likely to lose out to grizzly bears in fierce competition for food as climate change drives the two species closer…
23rd November, 2010
Next climate warming report will be dramatically worse: UN
UNITED NATIONS: United Nations leaders will demand “concrete results” from the looming Cancun climate summit as global warming is accelerating, a top UN organizer of…
UNITED NATIONS: United Nations leaders will demand “concrete results” from the looming Cancun climate summit as global warming is accelerating, a top UN organizer of…
22nd November, 2010
Pakistan floods wake-up call to growing disasters
ISLAMABAD: The US and other countries must recognise the threat represented by the massive floods that hit Pakistan earlier this year and increase preparation for…
ISLAMABAD: The US and other countries must recognise the threat represented by the massive floods that hit Pakistan earlier this year and increase preparation for…
21st November, 2010
As world warms, negotiators give talks another try
NEW YORK: The last time the world warmed, 120,000 years ago, the Cancun coastline was swamped by a 7-foot rise in sea level in a…
NEW YORK: The last time the world warmed, 120,000 years ago, the Cancun coastline was swamped by a 7-foot rise in sea level in a…
8th November, 2010
Biofuel worse for climate than fossil fuel: study
BRUSSELS: European plans to promote biofuels will drive farmers to convert 69,000 square km of wild land into fields and plantations, depriving the poor of…
BRUSSELS: European plans to promote biofuels will drive farmers to convert 69,000 square km of wild land into fields and plantations, depriving the poor of…
6th November, 2010
80 nations want farming as part of climate talks
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: An 80-nation conference on food security urged UN climate negotiators Friday to consider agriculture when drawing up strategies to fight climate change.…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: An 80-nation conference on food security urged UN climate negotiators Friday to consider agriculture when drawing up strategies to fight climate change.…
2nd November, 2010
Climate computer game lets you decide Earth’s fate
LONDON: Ever wondered how one person could save the planet from the effects of climate change? A British-made computer game on trial release on Monday…
LONDON: Ever wondered how one person could save the planet from the effects of climate change? A British-made computer game on trial release on Monday…
