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Koala Under Grave Threat From Climate Change
The koala is one of the world’s species most at risk from the effects of climate change, according to a new report by a leading environment group. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has said the koala along with the Arctic Fox...
European Union Will Not Undersell the Climate
The proposals that are now on the table do not deliver enough to keep the temperature rise to less than two degrees. This was the EU’s comment during Saturday’s plenary discussion. During the sixth day of negotiations, the countries commented on the...
European Union Agrees to Pay EUR 2.4 Billion Per Year From 2010 to 2012 to Fight Climate Change
On the second day of the summit between the EU heads of state and government in Brussels, the leaders reached an agreement on ‘fast start funding’. The EU’s figure came to EUR 2.4 billion per year from 2010 to 2012. “I am particularly...
Kenyan Prime Minister Challenges African Nations to Diversity Their Sources of Energy
Kenya’s Prime Minister Raila Odinga has called on African countries to diversify their sources of energy because of the high cost of fossil oil and the unreliability of hydro- power due to climatic changes. Odinga said that after the energy crisis of...
Africa to Request $50bn to Offset Impact of Climate Change
Africa will make a requisition for $50 billion as compensation for carbon emissions from developed countries at the ongoing climate change summit in Copenhagen, Denmark. Sources said on Tuesday in Abuja that Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, would...
‘Noughties’ Confirmed As the Warmest Decade on Record
The first decade of this century has been by far the warmest decade on the instrumental record according to the Met Office.Pacific Think Tank Urges Policy Shift on Climate Change
On the eve of key climate talks in Copenhagen, an independent Pacific think tank has called for world leaders attending the conference to hear the region’s plight in battling rising sea levels. With the low-lying Pacific nations struggling to adapt...
Climate Change: Coming to a Street Near You
Today sees the unveiling of the latest phase in the Act on CO2 campaign – huge billboard adverts appearing in over 900 locations across England depicting typical British seasons that could soon look very different because of the impacts of climate change. With...
