Plans for a new coal-fired power station are baffling in light of South Africa’s agreement to decrease its emissions by 34% by 2020.
Negotiations for a new protocol to reduce carbon emissions have been slow but temperatures continue to rise.
In other ages, states sought to seize as much power as they could. Today, the self-hating state renounces its powers.
It is myopic to think development is worth more than the services that Mother Nature provides.
Norway has announced plans to step up its efforts as part of "first aid" to slow climate change.
Concerned countries want a new phase of the protocol to kick in immediately after it expires, writes Fiona Macleod.
More than 99% of all major global airlines have complied with the first step of Europe’s scheme to charge them for their carbon emissions.