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São Paulo will invest US$63 million in interdisciplinary research on global climate change and its impact on Brazil.

Bangladesh has prepared a new action plan to tackle the impacts of climate change.

Post-combustion capture of carbon dioxide will be tested at a Chinese power station, thanks to Chinese and Australian cooperation.

Human rights can serve as a valuable guide for climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies, according to a report.

G8 leaders pledge to cut carbon emission levels to 50 per cent by 2050, but developing countries continue to insist on more concrete targets.

Science communicators from across the globe have put together a series of recommendations for better communicating climate change.

G8 countries should step up efforts to combat climate change with the establishment of carbon capture and storage technology, say scientists.

Climate change will cause major agricultural losses in the Middle East and North Africa, warns the UN.

India has increased its science spending by 16 per cent, including a massive rise in funds for manned space missions.

China's energy policies focus more on improving the economy than combating climate change, according to a new study.

The UN Bali conference has culminated in a two-year roadmap, laying out a strategy for future climate talks.

Developing countries will be helped to protect their forests from deforestation — and then sell the emissions cuts — under a new scheme.

Tackling deforestation can contribute positively to climate change, but effects on poor forest communities must be considered, says a report.

Wealthy countries must cut greenhouse gas emissions and help poorer nations adapt to climate change, says a UN report.

Germany and India have announced a plan to enhance their scientific collaboration and networking over the next five years.

A report has identified the developing nations most likely to attract biodiesel investment due to their agricultural and political situations.

Forecasts predict increases in rain in some Southern African countries and decreases in others, with environmental damage one of the causes.

A United Nations Environmental Program report says environmental degradation is driving the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.

A new UN report warns of mass migration of displaced dryland communities if policy is not coordinated to tackle desertification.

Scientists from both the developing and the developed world insist that the G8 must act on climate change.