“Danish text” raises furore

According to The Guardian, developing countries “react furiously” after a draft text allegedly written by the UN conference’s host country was leaked Tuesday For more than a week a rumour has circulated that Denmark, host of the ongoing UN conference on climate change, has drawn up a compromise t

No Doubt: The globe is warming

The British Met Office has released world-wide temperature data into the public domain to give evidence that the globe is warming. The British Met Office has published station temperature records for over 1,500 of the stations that make up the global land surface temperature record. The data

2010 World Cup Emissions to Soar

Carbon emissions from next year´s soccer World Cup are expected to soar from the 2006 benchmark set by Germany, but host South Africa has said it would invest in carbon credits to mitigate the impact.Emissions accelerate global warming and major sports events, including the Olympics and World Cup, h

Bangladesh asks for 15% of any climate fund

Even before any climate adaptation fund has seen the light of day, Bangladesh makes substantial demands If sea levels rise by one meter, at least 20 million Bangladeshis, of a total population about 150 million, would be displaced. If the glaciers on the Himalayas melt due to global warming, the

Copenhagen: The Essentials

Rather than getting every small detail of a new global climate treaty done in Copenhagen, UN climate chief Yvo de Boer hopes the conference will reach agreements on four political essentials.The UN climate conference in Copenhagen in December this year may not yield a new global climate treaty with

South Africa to cut carbon emissions by 34%

South Africa has committed to reducing its carbon emissions by 34% by 2020, but says it will need financial aid from developed countries to do so.The announcement was made as the world climate talks started in Copenhagen this morning. Environmental group Greenpeace said the announcement had made Sou

Pedalling for the environment in India

Ludhiana, India – Over a hundred city residents pedalled their way across the city areas giving the message of traffic hazards and global warming in order to motivate the people to use more environment-friendly ways to commute in the city.The participants of the rally, which was organised by La Sove