Cancun just a warm-up

The pressure is on Durban to facilitate agreement on climate change, with Mexico a supporting act.

Copenhagen is a disaster for Africa

African countries, worst hit by the effects of climate change, were bullied into a deal that does little to help them.

What on Earth happened?

Ten years ago climate change was a footnote, now it's headline news.

Copenhagen deal 'devoid of any sense of responsibility'

High drama in the Copenhagen negotiations last weekend failed to deliver an agreement strong enough to save the world from climate change.

Sonjica: 'Weak' climate agreement disappointing

The agreement to which SA was a signatory at the UN climate-change talks last week is "not acceptable", Environment Minister Buyelwa Sonjica says.

The road from Copenhagen

The talks were chaotic, at times farcical. Where do we go from here? That is the question we are all asking ourselves after Copenhagen.

Local opposition, activists slam Copenhagen accord

South Africa's political opposition and environmentalists have slammed the controversial Copehagen agreement reached by five powers, including SA.

Obama climate plan 'rammed' through

A UN conference has rammed through a battle plan against climate change by US President Barack Obama and other top leaders, sidelining smaller states.

New Copenhagen accord 'a sham'

The new Copenhagen accord, hammered out late on Friday night with SA in a leading role, is a sham -- leading climate change observers say.

Obama climate deal founders at Copenhagen

A global warming deal worked out by US President Barack Obama and four other countries, including SA, faces mass opposition at Copenhagen.

Chaos greets new climate pact

Chaos and farce reigned at the birth of a climate accord agreed by a clique of leaders, with statesmen going missing, critics crying foul and hacks stampeding on vain hunts for Barack Obama.

'Meaningful' climate deal reached?

World leaders have reached a "meaningful" climate accord but it is not sufficient to combat the threat of global warming, senior officials say

Copenhagen accord in the making

The M&G has seen a draft of the Copenhagen accord and negotiations are expected to last late into the night to hammer out a final agreement.

Copenhagen: Obama fails to deliver

Barack Obama's speech at Copenhagen on Friday contained nothing significantly new to help the world reach an climate change agreement.

Capitalism the 'real culprit behind climate change'

For Joel Kovel, a proponent of eco-socialism, failure of the Copenhagen negotiations is a forgone conclusion.

Conference of villains

The Copenhagen talks may have failed to produce a deal — when the M&G went to press that certainly looked likely — but they have succeeded too.

Reality and Copenhagen

Amidst the buzz and hype of Copenhagen and only two negotiating parties matter -- Physics and Chemistry, argues climate crisis campaigner Adam Welz

Will we be takers or givers?

This is the moment at which we turn and face ourselves. Here, in the plastic corridors, humankind decides what it is and what it will become.

Copenhagen: Desperately seeking a strong deal

Analysts at the Copenhagen conference believe a strong climate deal may not be forthcoming.

UN climate negotiators hammer out initial draft

Negotiators facing a Friday deadline hammered out an initial draft United Nations climate pact overnight.

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