Zambia: Worldwide Climate Indaba Timely
ZAMBIA has been awarded the opportunity to become the first African country to host the board meeting of the Worldwide Green Climate Fund (GCF). In this regard, Zambia is expected to share its experience
COP 17 (Durban Summit)
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On Road to a Warmer World
Doha failed to fashion meaningful action on climate change but got all nations on one platform Typhoons Pablo and Bopha hit the Philippines as representatives from 194 countries and parties were negotiating
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Doha Meet Fails to Pledge for Huge Emission Cuts
Several of India’s key concerns found a mention during the recently concluded climate talks in Doha even as the UN organised meet failed to break the ground for aggressive emission cuts or a firm financial
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Natarajan to give climate talks a miss
With the Parliament debate on foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail keeping the government on its toes, Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan will give the global climate talks at Doha.
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Islands drift away from EU, rich-poor gulf widens
The negotiations at Qatar National Convention Centre have been a witness to a slow cleaving of ties between the 'allies' of Durban talks last year — the European Union (EU) and the association of 43 small
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Qatar plan threatens to kill climate talks
DOHA: Host Qatar plans to start a ministerial-level closed door meeting at the ongoing UN climate negotiations but outside the formal schedule, which could potentially short circuit and make redundant
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Host Qatar bids to short circuit climate talks
DOHA: Host Qatar plans to start a ministerial-level closed door meeting at the ongoing UN climate negotiations but outside the formal schedule, which could potentially short circuit and make redundant
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The Durban platform: issues and options for a 2015 agreement
The Durban Platform talks, aiming for a new global agreement in 2015, present an opportunity to assess and strengthen the international climate change effort. Since launching the U.N. Framework Convention
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Cooperate for the 2015 Doha Agreement
Last year’s Durban conference marked a breakthrough in global efforts to combat climate change. The EU and India played a key role in the final negotiations that unlocked the final agreement. We found
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India to defend its rights at Doha talks
Doha: The Indian negotiating team in Doha will not be looking to score any big victories at the climate negotiations starting on Monday but to ensure that it does not lose ground. Unlike the previous annual
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Global warming fails to hot up a cooling carbon credits market
After a prolonged slide, the price of each well below a euro, a 95% fall in 4 years, with no relief in sight With the price of carbon credits continuing to slide in the global markets and the first commitment period for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM, under which carbon trading is permitted) coming to an end this year, companies and investors holding carbon credits are worried at the prospect for investments in this regard.