UNFCCC

Quo vadis India from Copenhagen?

India Must Ensure Kyoto, UNFCCC Not Jeopardised
Urmi A Goswami NEW DELHI

THE death knell for the Copenhagen climate change summit has been rung. With the US, the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, throwing its weight behind the proposal to postpone a legally-binding climate deal till 2010 or later, the best that can be expected at Copenhagen is a political or vision statement.

Publication Date:

17/11/2009

Author(s): Urmi A Goswami

Source: Economic Times (New Delhi)

Tags:

UNFCCC, Climate Change, Climate Agreements, Kyoto Protocol, India, Developing Countries

Climate Change

Reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD): a climate change mitigation strategy on a critical track

Following recent discussions, there is hope that a mechanism for reduction of emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) will be agreed by the Parties of the UNFCCC at their 15th meeting in Copenhagen in 2009 as an eligible action to prevent climate changes and global warming in post-2012 commitment periods.

Publication Date:

13/11/2009

Author(s): Michael Khl, Thomas Baldauf, Daniel Plugge & et al

Source: Carbon Balance and Management

Vol:

4

Issue:

10

pp:

1

Tags:

UNFCCC, Forests, Deforestation, Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Carbon Sinks, REDD

Climate Change

Will Bhutan green policy bear fruit?

Climate Change Convention 13 November, 2009 - Bhutan will join 192 countries with three key negotiation points when they sit at the 15th session of the United Nations framework convention on climate change (UNFCCC), also called COP15, which will take place in the Danish capital, Copenhagen, next month.

Bhutan

Publication Date:

12/11/2009

Source: Kuensel (Bhutan)

Tags:

Bhutan, Climate Change, UNFCCC, COP15 , COP15, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Kyoto Protocol, Emission Targets, Forests

Climate Change

Singh-Rudd talks to focus on Ozs climate change proposal

Australian Idea Obscures Difference Between Developed & Developing World
Urmi A Goswami NEW DELHI

AUSTRALIA

Publication Date:

12/11/2009

Source: Economic Times (New Delhi)

Tags:

UNFCCC, Climate Change, Climate Agreements, Kyoto Protocol, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Australia, India

Climate Change

Developed countries must pay for fight against climate change, says India

New Delhi: Reiterating India's long standing position, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that it is the responsibility of the industrialised countries to pay for fighting climate change for their historical greenhouse gas emissions.

Publication Date:

11/11/2009

Source: Financial Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

UNFCCC, Climate Change, Climate Agreements, India

Climate Change

A climate agreement beyond 2012

As the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol comes to a close in 2012, the world faces another decision point at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change meeting in Copenhagen in December.

Publication Date:

07/11/2009

Author(s): Gautam Dutt

Source: Economic and Political Weekly

Vol:

44

Issue:

45

pp:

39

Tags:

UNFCCC, Forests, Agriculture, Climate Change, IPCC, Climate Agreements, Kyoto Protocol, Emission Targets, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Denmark, Developing Countries, European Union (EU), Climate Mitigation

Climate Change

Instant Expert: The Copenhagen climate change summit

Two-hundred-and-fifty billion tonnes. That's the bottom line. If we are serious about avoiding dangerous climate change, 250,000 megatonnes is the maximum amount of carbon we can put into the atmosphere. Keep going at current rates and we will have used up that ration in 20 years.

Publication Date:

07/11/2009

Author(s): Fred Pearce, Catherine Brahic

Source: New Scientist

Vol:

0

Issue:

2733

pp:

12

Tags:

UNFCCC, Deforestation, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Climate Agreements, Kyoto Protocol, Emission Targets, Fossil Fuels, Denmark, Climate Mitigation