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latest news & developmentsThousands march for tough action on climate change
Tens of thousands of activists demanding a planet-saving climate deal blazed a path to the door of the UN talks on Saturday.
Progress in UN climate talks, tougher issues ahead
UN climate talks have made progress at the halfway mark but many of the toughest issues are deadlocked, delegates said on Saturday.
Climate talks: First blows struck over deal
Major players fired the first shots in a three-way battle on climate change on Friday, wrangling over a document proposed as the blueprint of a pact.
China says US envoy ‘irresponsible’ on climate aid
China on Friday attacked a top US envoy as ”extremely irresponsible” for saying at the Copenhagen summit that no US climate aid would go to China.
EU leaders pledge €7,3bn for climate fight
European leaders promised on Friday to provide developing countries with €7,3-billion to try to win their support for a climate-change deal.
Heat’s on in Copenhagen
The negotiating rooms in Copenhagen were thick with suspicion after the so-called Danish text was leaked this week.
Biblical times
Floods, drought and pestilence are the stuff of Biblical stories, but if emissions continue, they could be the legacy we leave the next generat
Developing nations clash over climate targets
A major rift surfaced at UN climate talks on Wednesday between emerging giants and countries most exposed to the ravages of global warming.
Developing nations furious over climate text
Climate talks in disarray barely days into the Copenhagen summit, putting at risk international unity to fight global warming.
Africa seeks $40-billion a year in climate aid
Rich nations at the Copenhagen climate summit should commit -billion a year in new money to help Africa tackle the consequences of global warming.
SA makes emissions offer but wants aid
SA has offered to slow the growth of its greenhouse gas emissions by 34% by 2020, conditional on a broader international agreement and financial aid.
Copenhagen summit strategy: How to make an impact
Ensuring you get what you want out of an international negotiation is tricky. As Copenhagen begins, delegates will be preparing for battle.
Nepal Cabinet meets at Everest to send climate message
Nepal’s Cabinet met close to the base camp of Mount Everest on Friday to send a message on the impact of global warming on the Himalayas.
France presses Zuma on climate
President Jacob Zuma has had an 11th-hour change of mind and will attend the Copenhagen summit on climate change.
Canada’s climate shame
This thuggish petro-state is now to climate what Japan is to whaling.