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Copenhagen bursting at the seams
The world has descended on Copenhagen – or it certainly feels that way.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Is anybody listening?
This week, as world leaders gather in Copenhagen to craft a climate-change treaty, Africans are watching keenly for concrete actions.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Top scientist warns over Copenhagen talks
A scientist who convinced the world to take notice of the danger of global warming says it would be better if the Copenhagen talks ended in collapse.
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The era of climate stability is coming to an end
Since the end of the last ice age, we humans have spent 400 generations taking advantage of the stable climate to build our civilisation.
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Developing countries forge climate pact
A clutch of major emerging economies including China and India have forged a united front to put pressure on developed countries.
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China unveils carbon target ahead of Copenhagen
China unveiled its first firm target to curb greenhouse gas emissions on Thursday, a goal that Premier Wen Jiabao will take to climate talks.
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‘Significant change in US policy on climate crisis’
Barack Obama is leading a ”significant” change in US policy towards global warming, Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore says.
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Copenhagen: Reshaping the world
Next month’s climate summit in Copenhagen, seeks to transform the way the planet is run, from the production of energy to the building of homes.
