Developing countries react furiously to leaked draft agreement that would hand more power to rich nations, sideline the UN's negotiating role and abandon the Kyoto protocol
Copenhagen climate summit in disarray after 'Danish text' leak John Vidal | 8th December 2009 News Copenhagen Climate Change gen_logo_hi-res.jpg Developing countries react furiously to leaked draft …
Do you know your COP15 from your CDM? Your UNFCCC from your REDD? If not, you need our 60 second guide to Copenhagen
… of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development , has neatly summarised six very … Whether the rules governing the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) will be tightened … developing countries. Boost to research, development and demonstration (RD&D) of …
The Maldives Proposal for a Levy on International Flights breaks the taboo on taxing international aviation but it's not enough to tackle aviation's growing emissions, says Tim Johnson
… talk about the role of the carbon markets and development aid in contributing to this sum, a … international aviation as a means of funding development aid fell on deaf ears. Admittedly, …
It's too late to create an entirely new global climate framework, argues Felicia Jackson. We need to put a price on carbon to reflect its true cost, and Copenhagen, while flawed, is our best hope
Copenhagen and the carbon conundrum Felicia Jackson | 10th August 2009 Comment Cophenhagen Climate Change Global Commons Carbon Trading copenhagenpic.jpg It's too late to create an entirely new …
Environmental groups were pleased at the end of 2007 when the UN announced that its under-resourced adaptation funds - established to help less-industrialised nations adapt to the effects of climate change - were to receive a cash injection.
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The insurance industry is set to abandon two million British homeowners to the perils of climate change. Jon Hughes and Rebecca Bole report
… the 120,000 new homes in the Thames Gateway development near London will be located in the … states: ‘The study shows clearly that the new developments in the Thames Gateway, Ashford, … market takes into account the full costs of development,’ it says. If this were to happen, …
As negotiators haggle in Copenhagen over the levels of financial assistance to be provided to less-industrialised nations, Anna Da Costa highlights the difference this money could make
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From carbon trading to embodied emissions, our difficulties would be greatly reduced if we changed the way we perceive our own beliefs, says Bob Doppelt
… by the Stockholm Institute on Sustainable Development and the University of Sydney for … Until the public sees our foreign policy and development financing for what it is, poverty …
New research has revealed that a lack of finance and political commitment lie at the heart of the slow take-up of renewables, as a UK think tank calls for cash for low-carbon technology to be ringfenced
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Developed countries still need to come forward with finance to help with adaptation and mitigation in less-industrialised countries hit hardest by climate change
Brown: there is no Plan B for the planet The Ecologist | 19th October 2009 News Climate Change Mitigation Copenhagen ccountsgif.gif Brown has urged other leaders to commit to attending the Copenhagen …
Brazil will take proposals for voluntary reductions of 38-42 per cent by 2020 to the Copenhagen climate change conference next month, chief of staff says
Brazil pledges emission cuts in 'political gesture' to rich nations Tom Phillips | 10th November 2009 News Copenhagen Climate Change Deforestation ccountsgif.gif This article is reprinted courtesy of …
Climate secretary accuses China, Sudan, Bolivia and other leftwing Latin American countries of trying to hijack Copenhagen
Ed Miliband: China tried to hijack Copenhagen climate deal John Vidal | 21st December 2009 News Copenhagen Climate Change gen_logo_hi-res.jpg Climate secretary accuses China, Sudan, Bolivia and other …
Will Day is still to prove his credentials to environmentalists as he replaces the high-profile Jonathon Porritt as the head of the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC). In one of his first media interviews, he gives the Ecologist his position on GM technology, nuclear power and the jargon of sustainability
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So what connects Prince Charles and a large green frog? This modern spin on the fable of the frog and the Prince relates to the launch on 5th May of an online video and social networking campaign in support of the Prince’s Rainforest Project (PRP).
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Sustainable transport offers not only a golden ticket out of our pollution- and traffic-choked cities, but also a means of improving the health and well-being of travellers and society alike.
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Building a more sustainable future is vital if our societies are to survive in a post-fossil-fuel future – but, argues Susan Roaf, the way we build must itself first change
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We've bundled so many issues up together into 'climate change' that we've made a single treaty unworkable. Let's start thinking about a many-sided solution...
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Climate negotiations are always a balancing act. But the global atmosphere is not a politician, and it won't forgive us if we get this wrong
… excluded for the time being from the Clean Development Mechanism. This means that it … full compensation for the damage done to our development prospects,' Zenawi said. 'My …
Two views on form and function in the green building debate that must be sensitive to the local environment and responsive to the local character, cultural diversity and ecology of its place without diluting its uniqueness.
… According to research by the BioRegional Development Group, in one of the most publicised green developments, BedZED, the largest carbon … to providing viable low- and zero-carbon development solutions. When Ryanair is folk …
One of the first travel companies to offer carbon offsetting to customers has decided to remove the facility from their website
Eco travel agent ditches carbon offsetting The Ecologist | 15th October 2009 News Travel Carbon Emissions Climate Change Carbon Offsetting plane.jpg One of the first travel companies to offer carbon …
Instead of dumping carbon deep underground we could be exploring ways to use it and reduce our overall emissions at the same time
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A pre-requisite for making the transition to a clean energy future is to switch subsidies from fossil fuels to renewable energy projects. If that’s the case, why are we still bank-rolling dirty energy projects in developing countries?
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Even the most optimistic forecasts for the potential of CCS technology to reduce CO2 emissions are not enough to make the development of tar oil sands comparable with other fossil fuels, says a new report
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'If you liked sub-prime, you'll love carbon trading!' Join the Camp for Climate Action on the 1st of April as they set up in the Square Mile to greet global leaders and remind them that climate change must remain on the agenda
… have camped against new carbon-intensive developments, like the proposed coal-fired … by government and industry stating that these developments are justified because … Camp in stopping climatically destructive developments while demonstrating positive …