Paris, 2 December (Meena Raman and T. Ajit) — Negotiations to reach a deal on the Paris agreement is in a frenzy mode, as delegates are under intense pressure to conclude their work by the evening of Thursday, 3 December,…
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COP21 climate negotiations update
Paris, 30 November (TWN) ‘” Incoming French President of the 21st meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the United Nations FrameworkConvention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Laurent Fabius, assured Parties that theprocess of reaching an agreement in…
From Worldwatch Institute at UN Climate Change Negotiations
Washington, D.C – Worldwatch will contribute to the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) starting in Paris, France today by advising governmental delegations, participating in high-level consultations,…
Hollande calls for “universal, differentiated and binding” agreement
Paris 1 Dec, (Hilary Chiew) – French President Francoise Hollande said the agreement from the Paris climate talks can be universal, differentiated and binding where developed countries must assume their historical responsibility as they are the ones that for years…
4 top climate scientists challenge COP21 climate confce
Paris, France — Four of the world’s leading climate scientists, Dr. James Hansen, Dr. Tom Wigley, Dr. Ken Caldeira and Dr. Kerry Emanuel, will issue a stark challenge to world leaders and environmental campaigners attending the COP21 climate summit at…
No surprises in Paris, assures French Presidency
Paris, 30 Nov (TWN) — Incoming French President of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations climate treaty, Laurent Fabius, assured Parties that the process of reaching an agreement in Paris would be transparent and any text…
CSO urged PM to demand climate compensation in Paris confererence
STAFF REPORTER Rights based civil society organizations (CSO) in Bangladesh yesterday urged the Prime Minister to lead country in the Paris Climate Conference and urged her to demand the climate compensation from the countries mainly responsible for the climate change.
Govt. to redesign existing coastal embankments to protect from seawater
The government has taken an initiative to redesign the country’s existing coastal embankments keeping in mind the climate-induced changes presumed to take place by 2050 and thus protect the coastal lands from seawater.
Global travel, tourism leaders hopeful of positive COP21 outcome
On the eve of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21, taking place in Paris next week, the members of the Global Travel Association Coalition (GTAC) reiterate the industry’s commitment to contribute to fight climate change, and express their…
EU envoys visit climate change affected areas on COP-21 eve
Dhaka – On 17 and 18 November, representatives of the European Union Member States based in Dhaka and of the EU Delegation, including 5 Heads of Missions, visited areas in Satkhira District, South-West of Bangladesh, that are particularly affected by…
147 world leaders to attend Paris climate summit
Paris – A total 147 heads of state and government so far will attend a climate summit due to start in Paris next week, the French government said Tuesday. The November 30-December 11 conference is tasked with signing the first-ever…
Paris climate talks could be a light in the darkness of terror
Nick Rowley After the November 13 attacks on Paris, the global community might now be more determined to deliver a successful climate change conference, both for France and as a potent demonstration of the enduring effectiveness of the international diplomatic…
Rare cyclone Chapala hits mainland Yemen
A rare tropical cyclone is bearing down on the Yemeni mainland bringing hurricane-force winds, heavy rain and powerful waves. Photos and videos posted online showed water pouring through the streets of the southern coastal city of Mukalla. The city is…
People’s climate march in Dhaka Nov 28
In solidarity with the global climate march a people’s climate march will be organised in Dhaka on 28 November. The National Committee for Saving the Sundarbans, NCSS, Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon, BAPA, Water Keepers Alliance, WKA and AVAAZ Bangladesh, have jointly…
Big polluters, pay up
by Stephen Leonard Jakarta – Earlier this year in Myanmar, torrential rain caused mudslides that wiped out hundreds of houses and caused large-scale crop destruction. More than 1.3 million people were affected, and over 100 died. In Vietnam, the same…
Rich nations lag in ‘fair share’ of climate action: Study
The United States and other rich nations are doing less than their fair share to fight climate change under a UN accord due in December while China is outperforming, a report by 18 civil society groups said on Monday.Overall, governments’…
Supporting climate-friendly agriculture
Worldwatch Institute This summer, record temperatures and limited rainfall parched vast areas of U.S. cropland, and with Earth’s surface air temperature projected to rise 0.69 degrees Celsius by 2030, global food production will be even more unpredictable, according to new…
Cities hold key to Doha climate gateway
ICLEI press release Bonn, Germany: The UN Climate Change Summit ended in Doha last Saturday after negotiators agreed to the Doha Climate Gateway – a deal that extends the Kyoto Protocol for eight more years, introduces new principles on compensation…
Climate change and the unrestrained elite
George Monbiot Neoliberalism is not the root of the problem: it is the ideology used to justify a global grab of power, public assets and natural resources by an unrestrained elite. Humankind’s greatest crisis coincides with the rise of an…
The future of New York after sandy
Andy Soos, ENN It will take tens of billions of dollars to repair the damage of Superstorm Sandy. Will this be the norm of the future as climate changes and the sea level rises? If it is the new norm…
Doha deal assures ‘damage aid’ to poor nations
EurActiv/ENN Poor countries have won historic recognition of the plight they face from the ravages of climate change, wringing a pledge from rich nations that they will receive funds to repair the “loss and damage” incurred.
Positions on Doha outcome
EurActiv/ENN Speaking to EurActiv during the Doha COP18 summit, Fatih Birol, the chief economist of the International Energy Agency said that he would be happy with two outcomes. “One would be if the negotiations led to a second climate change…
25 nations commit to scaling up voluntary action
Source: Unep Doha (Qatar) – Six new countries today joined an international effort aimed at fast action on reducing black carbon, methane, some hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and other short-lived climate pollutants (SCLPs).
Doha climate gateway: Universal agreement by 2015
Source, Unep Countries have successfully launched a new commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol, agreed on a firm timetable to adopt a universal climate agreement by 2015 and agreed to a path to raise necessary ambition to respond to climate…
Divisions persist over aid in climate talks
UN climate talks are heading into the final stretch with a host of issues unresolved, including a standoff over how much money financially stressed rich countries can spare to help the developing world tackle global warming.
Reflections on Doha climate talks
The multi-stakeholder magazine Outreach gave a tremendous service by keeping environmentalists who could not attend the Conference of Parties (COP-18) held in Doha, Qatar, informed of the day to developments as the talks progressed. Reflections from COP 18 was an…