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Africa:
Developing World Scorns Danish Scheme
Business Day, 11 December 2009
AS TENSIONS grew at the United Nations (UN) climate change talks it emerged yesterday that the world's major emerging economies, led by China and SA, were calling for a "binding"… Read more »
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Africa:
Walkout Threat Over 'Danish Text'
Business Day, 10 December 2009
DEVELOPING states at the United Nations (UN) climate change conference, including SA, were unanimous yesterday in condemning the "Danish text" - a draft proposal for a new climate… Read more »
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Kenya:
World Bank Touts Carbon Trading as the Way Forward
Business Daily, 10 December 2009
The World Bank said on Wednesday that its experiences in financing climate change investment projects over the last decade have shown that these are the best ways African countries… Read more »
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Nigeria:
British Council, Bank Partner on Climate Change
Daily Trust, 10 December 2009
The British Council, in partnership with Standard Chartered Bank, has developed some initiatives to raise the level of awareness of about climate change issues among the Nigerians. Read more »
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Nigeria:
20 Million Job Opportunities in a Low-Carbon Economy - Report
Daily Trust, 10 December 2009
International pursuit of low carbon policies has the potential to create 20 million jobs between now and 2020 in low-carbon energy in eight of the world's leading economies… Read more »
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Africa:
'Green Fund' at Climate Talks Proposed to Help Poor Countries
Nation, 9 December 2009
Four nations have proposed a "green fund" to break a deadlock on ways to raise and manage billions of dollars at climate talks in Copenhagen. Read more »
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Kenya:
Kibaki Leads Strong Team to Climate Talks
Nation, 9 December 2009
President Kibaki will lead a strong 65- man Kenyan delegation to the ongoing climate change summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, the Nation has established. Read more »
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Africa:
Climate Change Costs a Lot
UNIRIN, 8 December 2009
In the past 18 years 11,000 extreme events have claimed the lives of 600,000 people and cost US$1.7 trillion across the globe, said the Climate Risk Index 2010, released in… Read more »
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Africa:
Politics Stealing the Show at Global Warming Summit
Nation, 9 December 2009
World leaders and poqicy-makers from 192 nations will be seek to reduce global warming by agreeing to cut emissions of greenhouse gases during the UN Conference on Climate Change… Read more »
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South Africa:
Humanity's Future 'Shaped' in Copenhagen
BuaNews, 9 December 2009
The outcome of the United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, will have reverberations for the future of humanity and the planet, says United Nations (UN)… Read more »