Environment
Outraged African nations stall, resume climate talks
15 Dec 2009
UN climate negotiations at Copenhagen were suspended after developing countries staged a walk out in protest against a perceived attempt on the part of their Danish hosts to sideline talks on additional emission cuts under the Kyoto Protocol.
Australian government funds five geothermal energy projects
14 Dec 2009
According to Australian estimates, harvesting 1 per cent of the geothermal energy locked up deep in the bowels of the earth could suffice to meet Australia's total annual energy requirements for 26,000 years
Copenhagen talks in limbo as poor nations walk out
14 Dec 2009
The climate talks in Copenhagen were suspended on Monday after poor nations and developing countries walked out of the summit, accusing rich countries of trying to wreck the existing Kyoto Protocol.
Copenhagen talks in limbo as poor nations walk out
14 Dec 2009
The climate talks in Copenhagen were suspended on Monday after poor nations and developing countries walked out of the summit, accusing rich countries of trying to wreck the existing Kyoto Protocol.
India sets 15 December deadline for negotiations at Copenhagen
14 Dec 2009
India has set a clear deadline for all negotiations at Copenhagen, saying they must be firmed up by 15 December as the PM won’t be arriving there to negotiate.
India sets 15 December deadline for negotiations at Copenhagen
14 Dec 2009
India has set a clear deadline for all negotiations at Copenhagen, saying they must be firmed up by 15 December as the PM won’t be arriving there to negotiate.
Copenhagen: US, China square up for the finale
12 Dec 2009
The world’s two worst polluters – China and the United States - have begun sparring over respective negotiating positions with an intensity that belies earlier expectations of a spirit of accommodation at the Copenhagen climate summit.
Polluted Atmosphere in Copenhagen?
10 Dec 2009
What had been expected to be a quiet first week has suddenly taken on rather more lively character, writes CNN’s Connect The World host, Becky Anderson
EU wants legally-binding emission cuts
07 Dec 2009
The European Commission has announced that they are fully committed to going beyond the 20 per cent reduction target for CO2 emissions.