Development key to climate policy
Developing countries need ‘green’ development, not emission cuts, to fight climate change, say B. Sudhakara Reddy and Gaudenz B. Assenza.
2 December 2009 | EN

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Developing countries need ‘green’ development, not emission cuts, to fight climate change, say B. Sudhakara Reddy and Gaudenz B. Assenza.
2 December 2009 | EN
Climate talks must move from technology transfer to 'innovation cooperation' to develop and deploy technologies effectively, says Ambuj Sagar.
Access to clean energy — not emissions reductions — is the key to tackling climate change, say Nancy Birdsall and Arvind Subramanian.
Source: Financial Times
Innovative agricultural technologies can produce crops that meet climate change challenges, says ICRISAT head William Dar.
20 November 2009 | EN
Countries must join forces and act quickly to tackle climate change, say Rosina Bierbaum and Robert Zoellick in an editorial in Science.
Source: Science
10 November 2009 | EN
Climate change will make Indian dryland agriculture harder, but a scientific strategy offers real hope, says ICRISAT head William D. Dar.
15 July 2009 | EN
Compulsory licensing of clean technologies will only be needed if developed countries duck UNFCCC obligations, says Dalindyebo Shabalala.
Climate negotiations must promote capacity building, not impose quotas, argues ZhongXiang Zhang.
For Africa to effectively adapt to climate change, the rules of the game must change in Copenhagen, says Araya Asfaw.
China could make great use of wind power but they need to get their policies right, says an editorial in Nature.
Source: Nature
The future is bright for clean technology investors in China, says venture capitalist Gary Rieshel.
Source: Cleantech Group