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COP17: Redefine rich and poor countries

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.
Deferred deal may save COP17

Deferred deal may save COP17

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.
Climate change: Choosing the long, hard way

Climate change: Choosing the long, hard way

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.

Climate talks: China calls on developing countries to 'step up'

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.
World needs progress at COP17

World needs progress at COP17

14 Oct 2011 21:33 - Staff Reporter
Durban will be the place where the Kyoto Protocol is either buried or resurrected.
COP17: Deal or no deal?

COP17: Deal or no deal?

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.

Negotiators see no major Durban deal

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.

Kyoto at heart of brewing climate change storm

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.
Pledge to Kyoto the bottom line

Pledge to Kyoto the bottom line

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.

UN climate tsar warns on expiration of Kyoto pledges

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.
China says some at climate talks want to kill Kyoto

China says some at climate talks want to kill Kyoto

04 Dec 2010 08:09 - Staff Reporter
China accused some developed nations on Friday at the UN climate talks of seeking to kill the Kyoto Protocol pact to curb global warming.

China says it's world's top greenhouse gas emitter

23 Nov 2010 12:17 - Chris Buckley
China acknowledged on Tuesday it is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, confirming what scientists have said for years.

UN bid to salvage climate-change deal

22 Jul 2010 07:15 - Staff Reporter
Climate-change campaigners on Wednesday welcomed plans to alter the way changes to the Kyoto protocol are made in an effort to salvage negotiations.
Developing nations want 2011 climate pact deadline

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.
Polluters hijack summit

Polluters hijack summit

30 May 2009 06:00 - Terry Macalister
Oil giant Shell could help shape post-Kyoto agenda, writes Terry Macalister

Climate change: Talking about talks

08 Apr 2009 14:02 - Faranaaz Parker
Yvo de Boer, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, refers to 2009 as “the year of climate change”.

Japan to monitor greenhouse gases from space

07 Jan 2009 14:30 - Chisa Fujioka
Japan's space agency will launch a satellite later this month to monitor greenhouse gases around the world, officials said on Wednesday

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.

Rich countries to cut emissions first – Harvard

24 Nov 2008 16:11 - Staff Reporter
A report has called for rich nations to make the first cuts in greenhouse gases while developing countries carry on as usual for the time being.

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.

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