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G8 emissions goals out of poor countries' reach

Meeting the G8 emissions targets would mean poor countries compromising their development, Chinese researchers say.

19 November 2009 | EN | 中文

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Link between patent law and tech transfer 'not proven'

Strong intellectual property rights do not always ease the transfer of climate technologies and may even hinder it, claims a study.

29 October 2009 | EN | 中文

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Speed up climate tech transfer, urges UN meeting

A UN conference has made an urgent call for developed countries to transfer climate-friendly technologies to the developing world.

28 October 2009 | EN | ES | 中文

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Weather station network to serve South Asia

A weather station network across South Asia is part of an India-led drive for locally produced climate change data.

26 October 2009 | EN

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World needs sophisticated biofuel approach, urges report

Biofuels are neither a panacea nor a pariah, says a major UN report, but they must not be grown on productive cropland.

20 October 2009 | EN | 中文

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Task force proposes regional hubs for energy research

A global energy research network would boost "bottom up" mitigation strategies, says the World Economic Forum

29 September 2009 | EN | FR | 中文

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China faces colossal bill for a low-carbon economy

Scenarios — and costs — for attaining a low-carbon economy in China are outlined in a major report.

23 September 2009 | EN | 中文

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EU climate proposal 'unrealistic'

An African climate negotiator has rejected the EU's suggestion that developing countries should meet some of their climate change costs.

21 September 2009 | EN | 中文

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Desert greening could slow climate change

Researchers have developed a model for greening the Sahara desert and say the method could help curb climate change.

Source: ScienceNOW

16 September 2009 | EN

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Climate mitigation needn't stifle development, says report

Poor countries can continue to develop while curbing climate change, by pursuing 'climate-smart' technologies, says the World Bank.

15 September 2009 | EN | 中文

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Wind power could blow away coal in China

The conditions are in place to eliminate carbon emissions from electricity generation in China, say scientists.

11 September 2009 | EN | 中文

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Homegrown climate models 'set India's record straight'

Newly-developed climate models have dismissed predictions of extreme greenhouse gas emissions for India.

8 September 2009 | EN

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Africa puts price on climate adaptation aid

The African Union looks set to demand US$67 billion a year for technology transfer, training of scientists and data collection.

27 August 2009 | EN

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Doubts raised over India's plans for solar power

India has ambitious plans for solar power over the next three decades, but environmentalist Sunita Narain has warned that they are unrealistic.

14 August 2009 | EN

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Caribbean 'almost ready' to face tsunamis

Experts met this week to put the final touches to tsunami warning protocols for Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada and Jamaica.

Source: caribbean360.com

13 August 2009 | ES

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Scientists asked to create Earth systems research plan

The International Council for Science is asking scientists to define the research agenda in global environmental change.

28 July 2009 | EN | FR | 中文

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India says no to emission reduction

India has said that it will not agree to emission reduction targets, given that it has among the lowest emissions per capita.

20 July 2009 | EN

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Renewable energy agency sets up in Middle East

The recently formed International Renewable Energy Agency has chosen to make the Middle East its home.

16 July 2009 | EN | FR

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Sudan sets its sights on biofuels

Biofuels from both food and non-food crops will be produced as a result of a research collaboration involving Brazil, Egypt and Sudan.

25 June 2009 | EN | ES

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Small farmers could cash in on carbon monitoring

Small farmers across the developing world could benefit from a project to measure the amount of carbon locked in soils.

22 June 2009 | EN | 中文