'Last-ditch' UN climate talks kick off at COP17 in Durban

UN talks to save the Kyoto Protocol begin today in Durban, aimed at cutting emissions blamed for rising sea levels, intense storms and crop failures.

COP17: Redefine rich and poor countries

As delegates gather in SA to plot against climate change, some governments are pushing to redefine distinctions between rich and poor nations.

Mines, Sasol question SA's climate change plan

The Chamber of Mines and Sasol have expressed reservations about SA's main climate policy paper, with industry reduction targets a key concern.

Australia unveils carbon-reduction scheme

Australia unveiled plans on Sunday to slap a carbon tax of A$23 a tonne on its 500 worst polluters from 2012.

None of our fixes break the planet-wrecking project

All of us in the green movement are lost before the planet's real nightmare: not too little fossil fuel -- but too much.

Carbon cuts cancelled out by imported goods

Kyoto protocol means carbon footprints are calculated for the countries producing goods, not those consuming them.

Shale gas as dirty as oil, coal for warming

Shale gas, an energy source carries a greater carbon footprint than oil, coal and conventional gas over at least a 20-year period.

SA takes heat for burning coal

The global fight over fossil fuels has hit home in SA as the coal-dependent country debates its energy future before hosting UN climate talks.

China unveils new energy, water efficiency goals

China has issued new targets to curb carbon output and improve efficiency in using energy and water, state media reported on Monday.

China puts hard target on energy use

China's plan for the next five years will put a hard target on energy use, capping consumption at four billion tonnes of coal equivalent by 2015.

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