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Ban Ki-moon ... UN needs private-sector partners.

Leading ad agencies join UN in climate change campaign

23 Sep 2008

Nearly two dozen global advertising giants have joined the United Nations in a partnership to support UN-led efforts to reach agreement on slashing greenhouse gas emissions at a major international conference next year in Copenhagen.

Chinese like to shop green.

Chinese consumers score highly in care for the environment

23 Sep 2008

Chinese consumers out rate their American and British counterparts in their concern for the environment, recent surveys show.

Rwanda aims for 30 per cent forest cover by 2030.

Canadians will pay Rwandans to plant trees

23 Sep 2008

A Canadian carbon offset development company plans to invest $US17m on reforestation projects in Rwanda over the next 20 years.

Australian Government warned not to dig a bigger economic hole with heavy emitter assistance

Be careful of giving heavy emitters more, Australia told

19 Sep 2008

Australia’s government has been told heavy emitters’ claims for assistance to cushion the impact of that country’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme are “highly contestable".

UK scheme unlikely to reduce carbon on target, says new study

19 Sep 2008

The UK’s Carbon Reduction Commitment, slated for launch in April 2010, is unlikely to cut carbon emissions before 2013, according to a new report from an independent business research firm.

FUTURE AMERICA: What the candidates say about emissions and climate change

19 Sep 2008

U.S. presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain say that if they are elected in November, they will fight global warming by reducing carbon dioxide emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2020, using methods that include a cap-and-trade system.

Cambodia pioneering carbon trading cooperative

19 Sep 2008

With the global carbon trade booming, environmental projects in developing countries have joined forces to finance their poverty reduction efforts by selling carbon credits collectively.

Seoul in the smog.

South Korea to set up first carbon trading company

19 Sep 2008

South Korea this month will set up its first carbon trading company to help to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.

Lehman Brothers ... closure will be felt on carbon market.

Failed Lehman Brothers closes carbon desk

16 Sep 2008

The collapse of United States investment bank Lehman Brothers has led to the closure of its carbon desk.

The Philippines ... a smoggy day in old Manila town.

Carbon trading band-aid solution, report tells Philippines

16 Sep 2008

The Philippines has been told it must not over rely on the carbon credits scheme in pursuing clean energy projects because the scheme is a short-term approach to the problem.

Thomas Fingar ... dominance of the US will erode.

US names climate change, newtech as high security risks

16 Sep 2008

US intelligence agencies in December will brief the new president on new threats to his country - including a list of emerging technologies that will have a major impact on the US and the world.

Magnetic Island ... centre for smart lifestyling.

Garrett launches ‘solar suburb’ on Barrier Reef island

16 Sep 2008

The $32 million Solar City in Townsville will help the local community to save energy, save money and reduce carbon pollution, according to Australian Environment Minister Peter Garrett.

Dry spot ... arid areas a problem for Spain.

Dusty Spain to set up climate change research institute

16 Sep 2008

Spain, among the nations in Europe most affected by desertification, will set up a climate change research institute in the northeastern city of Zaragoza.

Industry group tries to scrap EU emissions scheme

12 Sep 2008

The European Parliament’s industry committee is trying to ditch the EU emissions trading scheme and to boycott 2020 climate targets, environmental groups said following a vote overnight on how the carbon market should operate after 2012.

Public strongly behind EU policies on climate change

12 Sep 2008

Europeans are highly concerned about climate change and clearly are willing to take action against it.

Britain votes $130 million climate aid for Bangladesh

12 Sep 2008

Britain will give $US130 million dollars to help at-risk Bangladesh to fight the effects of climate change.

Greenhouse gas emissions: What others are doing

12 Sep 2008

Companies and governments, including New Zealand, are turning to emissions trading as a weapon to fight climate change, in a carbon market worth $64 billion last year.

White roofs reflect the heat in Bermuda.

Cool idea: Paint your roof white

12 Sep 2008

If the 100 biggest cities were to whiten the roofs of all of their buildings and use more reflective pavement, the global cooling effect would be huge, a new study has concluded.

Thawed permafrost massive contributor to gas emissions

12 Sep 2008

Permafrost in the Northern Hemisphere contains more than twice the amount of carbon in the atmosphere, and rapid thawing could make it a huge contributor to global climate change.

Ban Ki-moon

Go global, UN chief tells students

12 Sep 2008

In an ever increasingly interdependent world, where challenges such as climate change, development and security transcend national boundaries, it is in everyone’s best interest to think globally, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told students at Fairleigh Dickinson University, where the United Nations chief received an honorary degree yesterday.

Google Earth puts you in the cockpit for hotspots flyover

12 Sep 2008

People can “fly” to some of the world’s most dramatic environmental hotspots courtesy of the UN Environment Programme innovative use of the popular mapping tool Google Earth.

Displaced islanders again appeal to NZ for help

9 Sep 2008

New Zealand is again being asked to help the people losing their home from rising sea-levels in the wake of the failure of money from Papua New Guinea to materialise.

China launches large-scale renewable energy plan

9 Sep 2008

China has released an ambitious plan to develop renewable energy to cut its surging carbon dioxide emissions.

World's first carbon capture pilot fires up clean-coal advocates

9 Sep 2008

The world's first complete demonstration of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology will begin next week at a coal-fired power station in Germany.

$50 million alliance to map future of Australian water resources

9 Sep 2008

A $50 million joint initiative between Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO will be the largest water information research project in the southern hemisphere.

Japan eyes home greenhouse gas savings in emission trading system

9 Sep 2008

The Japanese government is considering including greenhouse gas emissions from homes, farms and public facilities in the carbon emission trading system scheduled to launch on a trial basis next month.

Researchers pinpoint world's climate change 'hotspots'

9 Sep 2008

A report looking at probable humanitarian consequences of climate change has identified climate change “hotspots” around the globe.

Carbon forum helps Africa profit from greenhouse gas offset scheme

9 Sep 2008

Three days of deal-making and networking has wrapped up at the United Nations-backed Africa Carbon Forum in Senegal, aimed at improving the continent’s standing in the global carbon marketplace.

Professor Ross Garnaut ... Australia must push hard for global agreement.

Garnaut sets top target of 80% emissions cut by 2050

5 Sep 2008

Australia should have an emissions reduction target of 10 per cent by 2010 and 80 per cent by 2050, the latest Garnaut report is recommending.

Australians told to shoulder their burden of Kyoto

5 Sep 2008

Australia’s emissions reduction guru Professor Ross Garnaut has delivered a sharp lecture to his countrymen on why they should shoulder their share of the Kyoto burden.

How the Australian ETS will work

5 Sep 2008

Earlier, the Australian Government’s green paper set out its thinking how its cap and trade scheme will work.

Garnaut's latest report

5 Sep 2008

The latest report from the adviser on climate change to the Australian Government, Professor Ross Garnaut, puts the numbers on his earlier draft work.

We’ve slashed carbon dioxide emissions, claim US airlines

5 Sep 2008

US airlines have reduced carbon dioxide emissions by the equivalent of what 18.7 million cars produce annually, an industry group says.

Michel Jarraud ... weather central to climate change decisions.

Climate forecasts crucial to water resources, say weather watchers

5 Sep 2008

The chief of the UN meteorological agency has called for weather forecasts to play a greater role in planning for economic development and poverty reduction because of the impact climate change has on water resources.

Calcutta smog.

India must brace for the worst, warns UN agency

5 Sep 2008

Climate change is likely to have a much greater impact on India than other countries in similar positions, according to an assessment by the South Asia regional office of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation.

Rajendra Pachauri ... second term.

Pachauri to head IPCC for further five years

5 Sep 2008

Rajendra Kumar Pachauri has been elected chairman of the UN body Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for a second term.

Honda's answer ... the Insight which will debut in Paris.

Honda brings back Insight to fight for hybrid market share

5 Sep 2008

Honda is bringing back the Insight name for its newest hybrid model, which will make its world debut in concept form at the Paris auto show in October.

Barack Obama ... setting clear goals.

Obama promises $150b for renewables and end to Middle East oil imports

2 Sep 2008

Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama has vowed to end the US "addiction" to Middle East oil, and to invest $150 billion in renewables if he becomes president.

James Lovelock ... cutting back on fossil fuel could make global warming worse.

Humans at war with Earth on climate change, says Lovelock

2 Sep 2008

The world could be on the brink of natural disaster and even the gloomiest predictions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's latest report are underestimating the current severity of climate change, Professor James Lovelock will say at a public lecture in London today.

Australia votes $14m to help endangered island neighbours

2 Sep 2008

Australia will provide $14.8 million to help vulnerable countries in the Asia-Pacific region to adapt to the effects of climate change.

Ban Ki-moon ... the momentum must be kept up.

Ban hails UN climate panel on 20th anniversary

2 Sep 2008

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday paid tribute to the accomplishments of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), co-recipient of last year's Nobel Peace Prize, as he marked its 20th anniversary.

Accra talks ... solid basis for Poznan meeting.

Accra talks bode well for future climate change negotiations, says UN

29 Aug 2008

Important progress has been made during the latest round of United Nations-led climate change talks in Ghana on key issues relating to a new international agreement to tackle global warming, the world body’s top official dealing with the issue said yesterday.

Poorer countries face $170 billion climate change bill

29 Aug 2008

A total of $US170 billion is needed between now and 2030 to enable developing countries to mitigate and adapt to the impact of climate change, the World Bank says.

New report lists advantages of scrapping fossil fuel subsidies

29 Aug 2008

A newly published UN report says scrapping fossil fuel subsidies could play an important role in cutting greenhouse gases while giving a small but not insignificant boost to the global economy.

New world-wide indexes designed to help carbon traders

29 Aug 2008

Dow Jones Indexes and the Chicago Climate Exchange, the world’s first - and North America’s only - integrated greenhouse gas emissions trading system, has announced the launch of two indexes which will serve as benchmarks for investors seeking exposure to the carbon trading market.

Japan finds a fact: Climate change is making whales thinner

29 Aug 2008

Japanese scientists claim to have discovered a key fact about minke whales after 20 years of butchering thousands of the mammals in the Southern Ocean.

Film-makers get chance to tell climate change stories

29 Aug 2008

The World Bank has launched a world-wide documentary competition that will highlight the social aspects of climate change as experienced by the film-makers.

Deforestation question splits delegates at Ghana conference

26 Aug 2008

Trading carbon emission rights between developed and developing nations has caused a split between delegates at international climate change talks in Ghana, reports AFP.

Pacific refugees ... Tuvalu people have been forced to leave.

Australia must make room for climate change refugees, says report

26 Aug 2008

An immigration programme with a quota for climate change refugees is among recommendations in a report just released in Australia.

New UN reports warns of costs of inaction on climate change

26 Aug 2008

Government leaders must take urgent action to ensure that weather-related hazards, which are becoming more intense and frequent due to climate change, do not lead to a corresponding rise in disasters, a new UN-backed report says.

Australia
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How bad can climate damage get? Worse than you imagine

Thu 26 Jun 2025

How bad can climate damage get? Worse than you imagine, if Australians’ recent experience of more extreme weather and natural disasters — driven by a hotter climate — are an indication, because the past is no longer a reliable guide to the future.

United States
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US government cuts key data used in hurricane forecasting

Today 10:30am

Weather experts are warning that hurricane forecasts will be severely hampered by the upcoming cutoff of key data from U.S. Department of Defense satellites, the latest Trump administration move with potential consequences for the quality of forecasting.

China
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Floods swamp cities in Southwest China with more storms due

Thu 26 Jun 2025

Citizens in Guizhou and other parts of southern China have been swamped by days of record-breaking rainfall as the East Asia monsoon kicked into high gear over the past week.

Europe
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Next EU climate target to allow carbon offsets from 2036, draft shows

Today 10:30am

The European Commission will permit countries to outsource a portion of their climate efforts to poorer countries from 2036, according to a draft proposal.

United Kingdom
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UK can reach net zero by 2050, climate report finds

Thu 26 Jun 2025

Climate Change Committee says current targets could be met provided country takes ‘steps forward’ to achieve them.

Canada
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Is Mark Carney turning his back on climate action?

23 Jun 2025

The G7 summit in Alberta, hosted by Prime Minister Mark Carney, has ended with only passing mention of fighting climate change, including a statement on wildfires that is silent on the pressing need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Asia
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Pakistan slams climate ‘injustice’ as deadly floods hit country again

Today 10:30am

Pakistan’s climate minister says country facing ‘crisis of injustice’ as more deadly flooding and extreme weather events hit the country.

Pacific
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Nearly a third of Tuvaluans have applied for climate migration visa

Fri 27 Jun 2025

With their country threatened by sea level rise, the people of Tuvalu have been offered an escape route through an agreement with Australia, and many are contemplating leaving their home.

Antarctic/Arctic
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I just returned from Antarctica: climate change isn’t some far-off problem – it’s here and hitting hard

13 May 2025

Antarctica is often viewed as the last truly remote place on Earth – frozen, wild and untouched. But is it really as untouched as it seems?

Africa
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Congo death toll hits 77 after extreme weather brings floods and sinks boats, 107 remain missing

18 Jun 2025

Authorities in Congo said the death toll following devastating floods and separate boat accidents has reached 77, with more than 100 people missing.

South America
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‘We are perilously close to the point of no return’: climate scientist on Amazon rainforest’s future

Today 10:30am

Carlos Nobre, who has fought for decades to save the rainforest, says up to 70% of it could be lost if a tipping point is reached.

United Nations
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How UN climate negotiations can end fossil fuel-industry influence

Today 10:30am

COMMENT: Climate COPs remain alarmingly exposed to lobbyists, unlike most global health and anti-corruption bodies that have safeguards to limit interference.

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