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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

World will heat more sharply from 2010, warn scientists

Natural phenomena that have masked global warming will draw to a close by 2010, says the UK's Hadley Centre.

14 December 2009 | EN | FR | 中文

Farmers at work

Agricultural research 'masterplan' unveiled

Leading agricultural scientists have called for a two-pronged solution to the food crisis, starting with fast roll-out of existing technologies.

11 December 2009 | EN

Lago Chalalán - P.N. Madidi - La Paz - Bolivia

Amazonian nations to call on rich for forest protection

Amazonian countries will demand at the Copenhagen climate talks that the developed world helps to pay for the protection of their forest.

9 December 2009 | ES

China and EU move ahead on carbon storage plans

China and the EU will take their carbon capture and storage collaboration forward, with plans for a demonstration plant in 2015.

7 December 2009 | EN | 中文

Bamboo huts on stilts win climate award

Bamboo huts, interactive radio and solar-powered desalination are among the winning ideas of a climate adaptation competition.

2 December 2009 | EN | ES | FR

An Indian women sifting grain

Don't ignore agriculture in climate talks, experts warn

Agriculture and how it can adapt to climate change should be given more attention at Copenhagen, a group of scientists has urged.

20 November 2009 | EN | FR

G8 emissions goals out of poor countries' reach

Meeting the G8 emissions targets would mean poor countries compromising their development, Chinese researchers say.

19 November 2009 | EN | 中文

Link between patent law and tech transfer 'not proven'

Strong intellectual property rights do not always ease the transfer of climate technologies and may even hinder it, claims a study.

29 October 2009 | EN | 中文