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/ 3 February 2010
Fifty-five countries have formally pledged to cut or limit their emissions in a move welcomed by the UN’s climate-change body.
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/ 25 October 2009
Activists around the world on Saturday marched in an effort to mobilise public opinion against global warming ahead of a crucial UN climate summit.
Africa is one of the regions least responsible for climate change, but it is the most affected, President Kgalema Motlanthe said on Tuesday.
South Africa is one of world’s largest producers of greenhouse gases, African National Congress president Jacob Zuma said on Monday.
Saving the planet by eating kangaroos and wild camels may seem like pie in the sky, but the offbeat menu comes with a scientific stamp of approval.
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/ 14 December 2008
After a year in which it nearly lost its compass, the campaign against climate change heads into 2009 needing top-level political commitment.
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/ 13 December 2008
A UN conference made progress on Friday towards agreeing a fund to help poor nations cope with the impacts of climate change.
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/ 24 November 2008
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.
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/ 7 September 2008
People should have one meat-free day a week to help tackle climate change, says the world’s leading authority on global warming.
United Nations climate talks in Ghana are making progress on ways to help developing nations slow deforestation.
Nigeria and South Africa are the main emitters of greenhouse gases in Africa, accounting for almost 90% of the emissions in the continent.
Last year the global trade in carbon reduction credits generated more than $64-billion, but Africa has attracted almost none of these investments.
The government has set out an ambitious proposal to deal with climate change in the coming years, including a possible carbon tax.
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.
G8 nations said on Tuesday they would work towards a target of at least halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 with other participants in UN talks.
Group of Eight (G8) leaders could well cobble together some agreement next week on goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Heads of 100 of the world’s biggest companies will on Friday call on political leaders to agree huge cuts in greenhouse gases.
The European Union is on track to hit its short-term target for reducing emissions of the gases that create global warming, but challenges remain.
Another round of talks on the road towards a new global deal on climate change wrapped up on Friday, battered by criticism over progress.