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G8 emissions goals out of poor countries' reach
Meeting the G8 emissions targets would mean poor countries compromising their development, Chinese researchers say.
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.
Speed up climate tech transfer, urges UN meeting
A UN conference has made an urgent call for developed countries to transfer climate-friendly technologies to the developing world.
Weather station network to serve South Asia
A weather station network across South Asia is part of an India-led drive for locally produced climate change data.
NEWS | 26 October 2009 | EN
World needs sophisticated biofuel approach, urges report
Biofuels are neither a panacea nor a pariah, says a major UN report, but they must not be grown on productive cropland.
Task force proposes regional hubs for energy research
A global energy research network would boost "bottom up" mitigation strategies, says the World Economic Forum
China faces colossal bill for a low-carbon economy
Scenarios — and costs — for attaining a low-carbon economy in China are outlined in a major report.
EU climate proposal 'unrealistic'
An African climate negotiator has rejected the EU's suggestion that developing countries should meet some of their climate change costs.
Desert greening could slow climate change
Researchers have developed a model for greening the Sahara desert and say the method could help curb climate change.
NEWS | 16 September 2009 | EN
Climate mitigation needn't stifle development, says report
Poor countries can continue to develop while curbing climate change, by pursuing 'climate-smart' technologies, says the World Bank.
Wind power could blow away coal in China
The conditions are in place to eliminate carbon emissions from electricity generation in China, say scientists.
Homegrown climate models 'set India's record straight'
Newly-developed climate models have dismissed predictions of extreme greenhouse gas emissions for India.
NEWS | 8 September 2009 | EN
Africa puts price on climate adaptation aid
The African Union looks set to demand US$67 billion a year for technology transfer, training of scientists and data collection.
NEWS | 27 August 2009 | EN
Doubts raised over India's plans for solar power
India has ambitious plans for solar power over the next three decades, but environmentalist Sunita Narain has warned that they are unrealistic.
NEWS | 14 August 2009 | EN
Caribbean 'almost ready' to face tsunamis
Experts met this week to put the final touches to tsunami warning protocols for Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada and Jamaica.
NEWS | 13 August 2009 | ES
Scientists asked to create Earth systems research plan
The International Council for Science is asking scientists to define the research agenda in global environmental change.
India says no to emission reduction
India has said that it will not agree to emission reduction targets, given that it has among the lowest emissions per capita.
NEWS | 20 July 2009 | EN
Renewable energy agency sets up in Middle East
The recently formed International Renewable Energy Agency has chosen to make the Middle East its home.
Sudan sets its sights on biofuels
Biofuels from both food and non-food crops will be produced as a result of a research collaboration involving Brazil, Egypt and Sudan.
Small farmers could cash in on carbon monitoring
Small farmers across the developing world could benefit from a project to measure the amount of carbon locked in soils.
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Missed the Global Health Forum 2009?
Our blog, by SciDev.Net columnist Priya Shetty, will fill you in, as will our interview with the Global Forum's Gill Samuels
Just add water
Policymakers must improve water storage to help developing countries adapt to climate change
A climate for disease?
Will climate change worsen the burden of insect-borne disease? The scientific jury is still out
