Activists hijack Cites and shoot down local solutions
Countries that wiped out their own species are now dictating how others should manage theirs.
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Community champions
The Community Award is for projects that have rolled out innovative energy projects in rural or urban communities.
Bonn-fire of the vanities?
Negotiations for a new protocol to reduce carbon emissions have been slow but temperatures continue to rise.
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Nuclear power will worsen the wealth gap
Nuclear power has potentially dangerous consequences whereas solar power can solve the power crisis quicker and safer.
Earth cannot carry our load
Scientists have succeeded in including ‘planetary boundaries’ for Rio+20, the UN conference in Rio de Janeiro on the global green economy.
Offsets make light of COP17 carbon load
Conference on how to curb carbon emissions generates tonnes of the stuff.
COP17, UN climate talks in trouble as time runs out
Ministers fought to save UN climate talks from collapse, searching to narrow differences between rich and poor nations over fighting global warming.
The colossal fossil
The fossil of the day awards have been an established part of COP since 1999. COP17 drew to a close, the conference’s overall ‘colossal fossil’ was announced.
Ocean acidity is on the rise
Continued carbon emissions will put the world’s seas under increasing pressure.
Build a better future
The development of green infrastructure is vital to creating a sustainable growth path for Africa.
Bridge over troubled water
We visit communities with local water project Umphilo WaManzi. Helping people adapt to climate change and educating them on how to protect their water supply.
COP17: What happens next?
As high level negotiations kick into gear, M&G environmental journalist gives a clear analysis of the major developments and issues facing cop17.
COP17 protesters to lay charges after march attack
Protesters who were attacked with water bottles and stones in a civil society march during COP17 in Durban intend opening a criminal case.
Zuma’s flagship solar plant provides job opportunities
President Jacob Zuma has launched a flagship solar power plant in Hazelmere, KwaZulu-Natal, which is set to provide job opportunities.
Zuma speaks of ‘greening SA economy’ at COP17
President Jacob Zuma has said that government is to invest billions in mass transport systems as a way of ‘greening’ the South African economy.
Cutting and coping at COP17
Climate talks in Durban are on track to help poor and vulnerable nations deal with increasingly fierce heatwaves, storms and drought.
Cop17: Listen to the people
Thousands of activists have hit the streets of Durban to make sure their voices are heard during COP17. "Climate change negotiators need to do more", they said.
Tensions run high as climate change march is disrupted
ANC supporters dressed in COP17 tracksuits exchanged stones with members of organisations that were marching against climate change on Saturday.
Disdain in Durban
The EU’s "Durban Roadmap" — a plan to conclude negotiations on a legally binding treaty by 2015 — has been gaining traction with other parties.
Greenpeace’s ideal Cop17
Kumi Naidoo, executive director of Greenpeace. He outlines what the organisation wants to see happen here at the negotiations in Durban.
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Youth claim their stake at COP17 climate talks
Youth delegations at the Durban climate talks have called for a greater sense of urgency from countries agreeing on a treaty to slow climate change.
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Battle over financing at climate change talks
International climate negotiators were at odds on how to raise billions of dollars for the new green climate fund, on the second day of COP17.
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Zuma urges ‘balanced’ outcome at COP17
President Jacob Zuma has urged delegates at the UN climate summit in Durban to work for an outcome that was "fair and credible".
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UN warns about climate change action costs
The cost of meeting the world’s target for global warming could rise by half if current pledges under the UN to cut carbon emissions are not improved.
Zuma wants credible outcomes to climate change from COP17
Jacob Zuma says the outcome of the upcoming UN climate change conference, the 17th Conference of Parties, should be balanced, fair and credible.
Rich nations could take a page from the developing world
UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon has praised the developing world for its handling of climate change, saying it should be an "inspiration" to others.
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A royal visit to Cape Town
Prince Charles recently visited South Africa on a whistle-stop tour to discuss trade and investment, unemployment, and visit local royalty.
COP17 conference ‘won’t be easy’
International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane says the United Nations Climate Change conference will not be an easy meeting.
Waging war on Durban’s poison
Making the transition to a low-carbon city should be seen as offering economic opportunities, not imposing burdens, says a major new scientific study.
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Durban climate talks: The shape of things to come?
Talks in Durban will be unlikely to strike a deal on a new pact, but will be important in determining the shape of efforts to tackle climate change.
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SA takes heat for burning coal
The global fight over fossil fuels has hit home in SA as the coal-dependent country debates its energy future before hosting UN climate talks.
