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Developing nations want 2011 climate pact deadline
- 26 Apr 2010 07:10 - Staff Reporter
- A group of developing countries said on Sunday a legally binding global agreement to limit climate change should be completed by 2011 at the latest.
A pearl in the rough
- 04 Jun 2009 06:00 - Jonathan Watts
- There is, at least, one green super skyscraper in China's new concrete jungle.
Blame game heats up
- 06 May 2009 10:41 - Staff Reporter
- Back-and-forth arguments between developing and developed nations on who should cut how much in carbon emissions frustrated many in Bonn.
Few meaty advances at Bonn climate-change talks
- 17 Apr 2009 13:36 - Faranaaz Parker
- At the UN Climate Change Convention talks held in Bonn recently 192 countries met to discuss long-term cooperative action to address climate change.
Obama gets tough on emissions
- 03 Feb 2009 06:00 - Staff Reporter
- Private cars are thought to account for about a quarter of the greenhouse gas emissions in America.
UN climate talks progress on poor nation aid
- 13 Dec 2008 09:16 - Staff Reporter
- A UN conference made progress on Friday towards agreeing a fund to help poor nations cope with the impacts of climate change.
Kortbroek strikes back at climate conference
- 12 Dec 2008 05:00 - Yolandi Groenewald
- Environment minister Martinus van Schalkwyk got tough with countries holding up negotiations when he arrived at the UN climate change conference.
More SA companies come clean on carbon
- 19 Nov 2008 17:37 - Staff Reporter
- A total of 59 of SA's Top 100 companies have responded to South Africa's Carbon Disclosure Project, Environment Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk.
Aladdin and the green genie
- 21 Oct 2008 06:00 - Lynley Donnelly
- An Australian company has come up with a version of this free exchange, offering to replace your old lightbulbs with energy-efficient CFLs.
'EU car-makers blocking emissions targets'
- 16 Oct 2008 06:00 - Staff Reporter
- The top 14 car-makers in the European market still had to cut emissions by 17% to reach the EU's 2012 target of 130 grams a kilometre.
Taxing hot air
- 15 Sep 2008 06:00 - Kevin Davie
- Cabinet is backing a radical new tax policy to combat climate change, writes Kevin Davie.
Rich nations play divide and rule
- 02 Sep 2008 06:00 - Mandy Rossouw
- China accuses EU of offering South Africa sweet development deals for cutting carbon emissions.
Nigeria, SA worst greenhouse gas emitters in Africa
- 24 Aug 2008 09:43 - Staff Reporter
- Nigeria and South Africa are the main emitters of greenhouse gases in Africa, accounting for almost 90% of the emissions in the continent.
Lukewarm deal
- 12 Jul 2008 06:00 - Staff Reporter
- The response of the big developing countries showed, however, that the verbal gymnastics were not entirely convincing.
Could 'scrubber' help slow global warming?
- 06 Jun 2008 14:24 - David Adam
- It has long been the holy grail for those who believe that technology can save us from catastrophic climate change: a device that can "suck" carbon dioxide from the air.
