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Aerosols confirmed rising over India

A new ground study confirms a trend in tiny polluting particles rising over India.

18 April 2013 | EN

Seminar highlights distrust in tech transfer pledges

Instead of waiting for tardy technology transfer, developing countries should develop their own climate adaptation technologies, a seminar heard.

6 November 2012 | EN

Ocean view

Climate change may cut profits from oceans by trillions

A study says the effects of climate change on the oceans will cost mankind almost US$2 trillion a year by 2100.

27 March 2012 | EN | ES

A satellite image

Biomass should be tenth tipping point, researcher says

A proposed 'planetary boundary' of available biomass should be added to the nine existing environmental tipping points, a conference hears.

27 March 2012 | EN | ES

A forest in Vietnam

Environmental change trends 'mixed bag', meeting hears

Man-made environmental change is rising dangerously, but some social indicators such as population growth are improving, a conference hears.

26 March 2012 | EN | ES

A child holds a model of the planet

Conference hopes to turn the tide on Earth's decline

Researchers are putting together a plan at the Planet Under Pressure meeting to find sustainable solutions to Earth's problems.

26 March 2012 | EN | ES

Cooking Stoves

Uganda to become Clean Development Mechanism Hub

The creation of a CDM Hub in Uganda will give companies training and advice in registering and selling carbon credits.

2 March 2012 | EN

Map of Solar Electricity Potential in Africa

African renewables potential mapped

Renewable energies, such as wind and solar, could be cheaper than conventional sources in much of rural Africa, says a report.

1 March 2012 | EN | FR

A wind turbine

Poor nations 'need to find own path to green economy'

National priorities must dictate how poor nations make the transition to green economies, a meeting ahead of Rio+20 conference has heard.

6 October 2011 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Solar panels in a village in Pakistan

Pakistan to import green technologies

Pakistan's new green energy policy seeks to import technologies, but experts say more money for its own R&D could be a longer-term solution.

5 July 2011 | EN

'Set of decisions' on forestry, tech expected at Cancun

No major breakthrough, but only some progress in talks and decisions is expected at Cancun climate summit.

29 November 2010 | EN | 中文

Honduras to create climate change body

The new body created by the Honduran government will handle international funds to mitigate the impact of climate change in the country

Source: El Heraldo y La Tribuna

17 June 2010 | ES

Bolivia urges the UN to respect climate agreements

Bolivia’s President, and its ambassador to the U.N., have requested that the agreements reached at the Cochabamba Summit be included in COP16.

Source: El Nacional y Prensa Latina

10 June 2010 | ES

Christiana Figueres, a Costa Rican, is new UN climate chief

Christiana Figueres is the first leader of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to come from a developing country.

Source: BBC y UNFCCC

27 May 2010 | ES

Top emerging nations pledge climate aid for poor states

Brazil, China, India and South Africa have promised to increase climate science cooperation in the developing world.

25 January 2010 | EN | ES | 中文

Morocco hopes to shine in mega solar project

Morocco's huge solar-thermal project aims to produce more than a third of the country's energy by 2020.

20 January 2010 | EN | FR

India's prime minister unveils 'solar valley' vision

India has launched an ambitious solar energy mission but if it is to succeed, say experts, it must boost its technological capacity.

14 January 2010 | EN

Chinese president Hu Jintao

Climate accord offers some grounds for hope, say analysts

Amid the general developing country gloom at the Copenhagen climate conference outcome, there are some reasons for hope, say experts.

21 December 2009 | EN | ES | 中文

A Bolivian farmer holds a seedling

Agricultural alliance vows to grow more and emit less

Rich and poor nations have teamed up to research how agriculture can meet soaring world food demands without increasing emissions.

18 December 2009 | EN

African climate hubs could drive clean energy research

Africa should set up 'climate innovation centres' to help it adapt clean energy sources to its varied needs, say energy advisors.

16 December 2009 | EN | FR