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India, China sign on to Copenhagen accord
India and China have signed on to the Copenhagen climate change agreement reached in December 2009, which calls for setting voluntary limits on emissions of greenhouse gases. More than 100 countries have now agreed to the Copenhagen accord, including all major economies except for Russia. The accord states the countries’ “aim” to keep [...] -
Indonesia, Australia launch A$30 mln forest CO2 project
Indonesia and Australia launched a A$30 million project on Tuesday to fight deforestation in Sumatra as part of efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and boost a planned forest-carbon trading scheme. The project, to target Sumatra’s Jambi province that has suffered rapid deforestation, is the second joint venture between the neighbouring countries keen to learn how [...] -
Regional drought threatens millions living along Mekong River
A regional drought has lowered water levels in the northern Mekong River, and threatens the livelihoods of more than 60m people who live along it. The Mekong River provides water supply, navigation, and irrigation along its route, and its record-low levels have affected northern Thailand, northern Laos and southern China. Chief Executive Officer of the Mekong River [...] -
United Nations climate chief Yvo de Boer announced his resignation
As Secretary General of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Mr de Boer was in charge of negotiating a new international deal to stop global temperature rise. However after four years in the post he has decided to step down. De Boer, 55, will step down as the diplomat leading talks under the [...] -
Developed, developing countries clash at Copenhagen conference
AFP reports that a major rift has surfaced at the ongoing climate change negotiations in Copenhagen. An early draft text proposed by Denmark infuriated developing countries, including China and India. China accused developed nations of shirking their responsibilities to address climate change. Chinese envoy Yu Qingtai accused rich countries of a “lack of sincerity” in meeting [...] -
EU urges China to show leadership on climate change
NANJING, China: The EU said Monday cataclysmic climate change cannot be averted without Chinese leadership, as the two sides wrapped up a summit with China defending its efforts against global warming. “We cannot solve the climate challenge to mankind without China taking on leadership and responsibility,” Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said in his capacity as [...] -
APEC 5 Green Steps: Facilitating Green Business in the Asia-Pacific Region
BY SUNVIANA SUNARYO - Businesses around the globe are currently facing two of the most detrimental crises of the 21st century – a financial crisis and an environmental crisis. I believe focusing only on financial concerns will be a big historic mistake. Hence, global environmental issues and promoting sustainable economic growth should be an imperative worldwide agenda, constituting an important topic for discussion in many forums, organizations and cooperation, including Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). -
Climate Change and Malaria in Africa
BY BJØRN LOMBORG - When he first got sick, Samson Banda didn't realize he had malaria. Only after he came down with a serious fever did he end up at a clinic in the Bauleni slum compound in Lusaka, Zambia. The clinic has just a few nurses and staff with basic medical skills. Locals can wait for an entire day to be seen. -
Every Little Step Counts Towards Addressing Climate Change Challenges
BY CHONG SIAK CHING - While we need bold initiatives to address the threat of global warming and climate change dimming the prospects of a bright future, little steps and initiatives still count and should be encouraged. Collectively, these little steps add up and like a snowball, can gather momentum along the way to make a big difference. -
Economic sense & nonsense of global warming
BY PETER LÖSCHER - Climate change is a fact. Carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere are higher today than at any point during the last 350,000 years. If carbon dioxide emissions were to double by 2035, the temperature of our planet would rise between 1.5 and 4.5 degrees celsius – with catastrophic consequences for civilization and our entire biosphere. We cannot afford this. -
Climate Change: Global Warming’s Technology Deficit
BY BJØRN LOMBORG - Our current approach to solving global warming will not work. It is flawed economically, because carbon taxes will cost a fortune and do little, and it is flawed politically, because negotiations to reduce CO2 emissions will become ever more fraught and divisive. And even if you disagree on both counts, the current approach is also flawed technologically. -
United by disaster
There is no simple, single or immediate solution to the haze The week the earthquake hit Padang, I was in Kuala Lumpur for a dialogue about the regional haze. Should we be criticising Indonesia for the fires, someone asked, when the country had just suffered such tragedy? Does the haze pollution seem inconsequential? Does Indonesia have the [...]
