China and a top G77 official accused rich nations on Monday of trying to kill off the Kyoto Protocol.
Efforts to convince rich nations to toughen emissions cuts have failed to make much headway at climate talks in Bangkok, the UN said on Friday.
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/ 28 September 2009
Delegates at the start of marathon climate talks in Thailand on Monday were told that the world expects action as they struggle to break the deadlock.
More than half of the colonies of Antarctica’s penguins face decline or being wiped out if the world warms by two degrees Celsius, says a new report.
The world’s biggest polluters agreed on Wednesday on the need for deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, but held back from setting specific targets.
If farmers think they have a tough time producing enough rice, wheat and other grain crops, global warming is going to present a whole new world of challenges in the race to produce more food, scientists say. Farmers will have to change crop management practices, grow tougher plant varieties and be prepared for constant change in the way they operate, scientists say.
A grouping of the world’s top greenhouse gas emitters on Sunday backed United Nations-led efforts to forge a global pact to fight climate change but disagreed on a sectoral approach to curb emissions from industry. G20 nations held three days of talks near Tokyo to discuss ways to tackle rapidly rising emissions.
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/ 15 December 2007
Nearly 200 nations agreed at United Nations-led talks in Bali on Saturday to launch negotiations on a new pact to fight global warming after a reversal by the United States allowed a breakthrough. Washington said the agreement marked a new chapter in climate diplomacy after six years of disputes with major allies since President George Bush pulled out of the Kyoto Protocol
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/ 11 December 2007
The European Union took a veiled swipe at the United States at climate talks in Bali on Tuesday over Washington’s efforts to remove 2020 emissions guidelines for rich nations from the draft text. The row has overshadowed a separate finance ministers meeting in Bali and 10th anniversary celebrations for the Kyoto Protocol.
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/ 11 December 2007
Every year since 2000, the water level of Bali’s Lake Buyan has been falling, leaving many locals puzzled. Some believe deforestation in the surrounding mountains is to blame, while green groups suspect the shrinking lake is emblematic of looming water shortages the Indonesian island is likely to face as more and more tourists visit.