Climate Change

Emerging Economies Lead Climate Action, Globe Study Finds

Nations have passed almost 500 laws to tackle climate change, with emerging economies led by Mexico and China making the most progress last year, a study by Globe International found.

Publication Date: 
27/02/2014
Bloomberg
Tags:
Climate Change, Developing Countries, Mexico, China, Venezuela, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Global Warming, Kyoto Protocol, Japan, Canada, Russia, Bolivia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Kenya, Micronesia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Switzerland, UNFCCC
Climate Change

Wild weather puts climate change back in the political debate

Bitter cold in the United States might appear to contradict the notion of global warming, but with Britain's wettest winter and another hot summer in Australia, extreme weather events have pushed c

Publication Date: 
20/02/2014
Age (Australia)
Tags:
Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, United States Of America (US), Global Warming, Fossil Fuels, Green House Gases, United Kingdom (UK), Kyoto Protocol, Floods, Heat Waves, Australia, Droughts, European Union (EU), Developing Countries, India, China
Climate Change

Wild weather puts climate back on global agenda before 2015 deadline

Bitter cold in the United States might appear to contradict the notion of global warming, but with Britain's wettest winter and Australia's hottest summer, extreme weather events have pushed climat

Publication Date: 
19/02/2014
Reuters
Tags:
Climate Change, Global Warming, Extreme Weather Events, Fossil Fuels, Australia, United States Of America (US), Green House Gases, Sea Level Rise, Kyoto Protocol, Developing Countries, China, India, Natural Disasters, Heat Waves, Droughts, Coal, Renewable Energy
Climate Change

EU Leaders Said to Delay Decision on 2030 Carbon Target

EU carbon prices rose as much as 3 percent to a 13-month high of 6.88 euros on the ICE... Read More

Publication Date: 
18/02/2014
Bloomberg
Tags:
European Union (EU), Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Fossil Fuels, United States Of America (US), China, France, Green House Gases, Kyoto Protocol, Carbon Market, Emissions Trading
Energy

Largest trans-boundary clean energy project

PHEP-I: Punatsangchhu hydroelectric project I (PHEP-I) will earn about Nu 1.4B worth of foreign currency annually upon commissioning, in exchange for carbon credits.

Publication Date: 
18/02/2014
Kuensel (Bhutan)
Tags:
Bhutan, Energy, Renewable Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Certified Emission Reduction, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), UNFCCC, Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, South Asia
Climate Change

U.K. Met Kyoto Target, First Carbon Budget, Data Show

The U.K.

Publication Date: 
05/02/2014
Bloomberg
Tags:
United Kingdom (UK), Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Climate Mitigation
Climate Change

UK's first carbon budget achieved but emissions rise in 2012

UK greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions increased 3.2% in 2012, from 2011, according to the latest official Government figures.

Publication Date: 
05/02/2014
Edie (UK)
Tags:
United Kingdom (UK), Green House Gases, Climate Change, Carbon Dioxide, Kyoto Protocol, Energy, Europe
Climate Change

2013 revised supplementary methods and good practice guidance arising from the Kyoto Protocol

The 2013 Revised Supplementary Methods and Good Practice Guidance Arising from the Kyoto Protocol (KP Supplement) provides supplementary methods andgood practice guidance for estimating anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks resulting from land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) activities under Article 3

Publication Date: 
01/02/2014
Takahiko Hiraishi, Thelma Krug, Kiyoto Tanabe, & et al
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Tags:
Kyoto Protocol, LULUCF, Green House Gases, Climate Change, UNFCCC, Forest Management, Forest Products
Climate Change

What to expect at Peru

Different bodies are mandated to negotiate for different elements under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Some of the negotiating platforms relevant to the topic are discussed.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2014
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Tags:
UNFCCC, Peru, Kyoto Protocol, Green Climate Fund
Climate Change

Sri Lankan government signs agreement with WFP to build resilience in adapting to adverse weather conditions

The government of Sri Lanka has signed a US$ 8 million agreement with the World Food Programme (WFP) to build resilience in adapting to adverse weather conditions.

Publication Date: 
24/12/2013
Colombo Page (Sri Lanka)
Tags:
Sri Lanka, World Food Programme (WFP), Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Agriculture, Irrigation, Kyoto Protocol, Developing Countries

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