Environment
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.
Concern for climate change increases in India
07 Dec 2009
Concern for climate change increases in India
07 Dec 2009
Government to initiate coal gasification to mitigate pollution, optimise coal production
07 Dec 2009
Indian PM to attend Copenhagen summit
05 Dec 2009
The Copenhagen climate summit gathers pace as leading stakeholders either adjust schedules to be present when it matters, or consent to attend - as is now the case with the Indian prime minister.
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