- 09 Dec 2011 16:11 - Faranaaz Parker
- EU climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard has stepped up warnings that if major economies do not compromise, a Durban deal may be out of reach.
- 09 Dec 2011 09:13 - Niren Tolsi
- All who gathered in Durban had their own mission and ideas of what was needed.
- 09 Dec 2011 07:14 - Fiona Macleod
- As hopes of securing the Kyoto Protocol faded at the COP17 climate talks this week, large emerging economies united on alternative solutions.
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- 07 Dec 2011 14:15 - Lloyd Gedye
- Environmental NGOs have lambasted ministers at COP17, saying that governments were creating theatre out of the climate talks.
- 04 Dec 2011 18:55 - Staff Reporter
- President Jacob Zuma has launched a flagship solar power plant in Hazelmere, KwaZulu-Natal, which is set to provide job opportunities.
- 02 Dec 2011 08:19 - Faranaaz Parker
- On the first day of COP17 rumours that Canada planned to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol began circulating.
- 02 Dec 2011 07:59 - The Editorial
- The science is clear: even if Durban delivers a second round of carbon-cutting commitments and everyone agrees, climate change will accelerate.
- 02 Dec 2011 07:31 - Fiona Macleod
- Developed nations argue that the Kyoto Protocol agreement is based on outdated notions of global economies.
- 28 Nov 2011 13:39 - Richard Davies
- President Jacob Zuma has urged delegates at the UN climate summit in Durban to work for an outcome that was "fair and credible".
- 28 Nov 2011 07:03 - Faranaaz Parker
- 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.
- 26 Nov 2011 06:58 - Arthur Max
- As delegates gather in SA to plot against climate change, some governments are pushing to redefine distinctions between rich and poor nations.
- 25 Nov 2011 00:00 - Fiona Macleod
- Pessimistic commentators are predicting that the earliest a new global deal on reducing carbon emissions is likely to come into force is 2020.
- 18 Nov 2011 10:00 - John Ashton
- Creating legally binding carbon caps at COP17 is the only way to mitigate climate change, writes John Ashton.
- 04 Nov 2011 09:53 - Staff Reporter
- China plans to bridge the gap between rich and poor nations by urging emerging economies to make concrete emission reduction plans.
- 14 Oct 2011 21:33 - Staff Reporter
- Durban will be the place where the Kyoto Protocol is either buried or resurrected.
- 14 Oct 2011 00:00 - Yolandi Groenewald
- Two months before COP17, the hardline stances of different economic blocs and countries are posing a threat to chances of a deal in Durban.
- 08 Oct 2011 06:54 - Staff Reporter
- Negotiators on Friday concluded their last round of discussions before the convention in Durban, with faint hope of extending the Kyoto Protocol.
- 07 Oct 2011 10:16 - Yolandi Groenewald
- The Kyoto Protocol once again took centre stage at this week's round of climate negotiations, indicating that a fight is brewing ahead of COP17.
- 05 Aug 2011 14:21 - Yolandi Groenewald
- South Africa will fight to ensure that the Kyoto Protocol does not die at COP17 Environment Minister Edna Molewa pledged this week.
- 04 Apr 2011 16:26 - Karl Malakunas
- Pledges to cut carbon emissions are due to expire next year without new binding commitments from developed nations, the UN's climate chief has warned.
