Carbon-dioxide emissions are turning the waters of the Arctic Ocean into acid at an unprecedented rate, scientists have discovered.
Out in the Arctic Ocean, about 322km north of the nearest human settlement, the future of the world’s climate is written in the patterns of ice.
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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/ 30 September 2009
The Copenhagen climate-change negotiations are 10 weeks off, and time has run out to reach a detailed international agreement.
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/ 30 September 2009
Poor nations have made serious proposals to combat global warming at talks in Bangkok and it is time for wealthier countries to step forward.
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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.
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/ 26 September 2009
At the end of every year, after the monsoon rains, Noor Hossain dismantles his houseboat on the Bangladeshi delta and heads to the mainland.
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/ 23 September 2009
Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday promised to put a ”notable” brake on the country’s rapidly rising carbon emissions.
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/ 17 September 2009
Representatives of the world’s 17 biggest carbon polluters meet on Thursday to kick off a week of high-level and high-stakes talks on climate change.
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/ 17 September 2009
A finance package footing the bill for developing nations to develop clean energy will make or break climate negotiations, SA says.
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/ 16 September 2009
Key meetings unfolding in the coming week may determine whether a two-year effort to combat climate change will triumph or be written off as a flop.
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/ 16 September 2009
It was unrealistic for developing countries such as South Africa to commit to carbon emission targets, because of their economic status.
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/ 15 September 2009
Nations aiming to agree on a new climate deal should focus on achieveable greenhouse gas emissions targets, said US Energy Secretary Steven Chu.
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/ 14 September 2009
All the talking about climate change have resulted in a net achievement of less than nothing: global emissions just keep going up.
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/ 11 September 2009
Climate talks aimed at reducing harmful emissions should take into account the interests of both rich and poor countries, Jacob Zuma said on Friday.
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/ 10 September 2009
President Barack Obama’s top climate change negotiator on Thursday said international talks to cut carbon emissions were ”difficult”.
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/ 10 September 2009
Cabinet ran its climate change colours up the mast on Thursday, declaring SA would not agree to any targets at the UN climate change conference.
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/ 6 September 2009
Scientists at a London conference next week will warn of earthquakes, avalanches and volcanic eruptions as the atmosphere heats up.
About 150 nations met in Geneva on Monday to discuss how to plug gaps in climate information to help the world cope with global warming.
The UN’s top climate scientist has given his personal endorsement to hugely ambitious goals for slashing emissions.
Failure to act quickly on climate change could eventually lead to violence and mass unrest as global weather patterns drastically change.
Time is running short to pull together a global climate-change deal in crucial talks in Copenhagen in December, the UN’s climate-change head says.
Developing countries won’t consider climate change talks successful unless rich nations set aside money to help them address global warming.
India will make energy efficiency ratings a must for electric appliances from January, stepping up domestic efforts to fight climate change.
Academics can help research new and better ways to invest, writes Johann van Zyl.
There’s something incongruous about the fact that Denmark is hosting this year’s United Nations Climate Summit in December.
Rallying rich and developing nations alike, US President Barack Obama wants the world’s top polluters to keep driving toward halting global warming.
Billions of dollars in adaptation funding is tied to the negotiations and targets for emission reductions could require massive economic overhauls.
Holding a sheep on its hind legs, a man sank a spear into its neck. Those present drank its blood and splashed the rest around the catchment area.