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Tag Archives: KyotoProtocol
Africa, steer clear of this Ponzi climate scheme
Climate gamblers have been led astray since 1997 when the Kyoto Protocol was amended to let corporations buy the right to pollute in exchange for endorsing the treaty. Predictably, Washington has refused to honour this ever since. In the middle … read more
China: ‘Developing’ or ‘developed’ country?
Is China’s aim to surpass the major capitalist powers, or to build ‘an alternative economic system that can reclaim the earth and start the long road to human emancipation’, asks Horace Campbell. The COP 17 climate conference in Durban ended … read more
In Unprecedented Move, Canada Withdraws From Kyoto Protocol
Barely 24 hours after it signed a new global climate change agreement in Durban, South Africa, Canada became on Monday the first country to formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, the only legally binding treaty to reduce emissions causing climate … read more
Climate talks in extra time after row over draft deal
U.N. climate talks stalled after a rebellion by developing states most at risk from global warming, forcing host South Africa to push the conference into extra time on Saturday in an effort to prevent the negotiations collapsing. Deliberations were due … read more
Climate talks mean life or death for island states
So while climate change delegates haggle over deadlines, binding targets and finance, some of the world’s poorest states are warning that rising sea levels and storms will sweep them away unless the world agrees to tackle global warning. “We will … read more
A dirty deal coming down in Durban
There is a tiny remaining hope for COP17, but only if we soon see a 1999 Seattle-style move by African delegates who know their constituents will be fried if the rich countries and South Africa have their way,’ cautions Patrick … read more
Action on climate, not words, needed to save Africa
Only a binding global accord on cutting greenhouse gases will spare Africa, the world’s poorest continent, more devastating floods, droughts and famine, a senior African climate change official said on Tuesday. Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu said legal force was the only way … read more
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Tagged Ban Ki-moon, China, Durban, European Union, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, India, KyotoProtocol, Todd Stern, United States
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“Big Three” polluters oppose binding climate deal
The world’s three biggest polluters China, the United States and India refused to move towards a new legal commitment to curb their carbon emissions on Tuesday, increasing the risk that climate talks will fail to clinch a meaningful deal this … read more
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Tagged Ban Ki-moon, China, Durban, European Union, India, KyotoProtocol, Todd Stern, United States
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