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Africa:
UN Talks Approve Roadmap for 2015 Global Climate Pact
RNW Africa, 11 December 2011
UN climate talks on Sunday approved a roadmap for a 2015 pact that for the first time will bring all major carbon emitters into a single legal accord. Read more »
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Africa:
Europe Welcomes Durban Climate Deal, NGOs Oppose
RFI, 11 December 2011
France has hailed the roadmap agreed at climate talks in Durban as an "important compromise", while the European Union dubbed it a "historic breakthrough". Read more »
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Africa:
South Africa Hails Climate Deal
BuaNews, 11 December 2011
COP17 President Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has congratulated all the delegations at the United Nations climate talks for "their leadership and rising to the occasion when it was most… Read more »
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Africa:
Politicians Listened to Polluters At Climate Talks, Says Greenpeace
Greenpeace, 11 December 2011
UN climate talks in Durban have ended the same way they began, in failure. Read more »
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Africa:
Ban Welcomes Durban Climate Deal
SA Info, 11 December 2011
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the set of decisions reached at the UN climate summit in Durban, South Africa on Sunday, saying they represented "a… Read more »
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Africa:
Govts Let Ordinary People Down on Climate, Says NGO
Friends of the Earth, 11 December 2011
Commenting on the UN climate talks which ended today in Durban, South Africa, Sarah-Jayne Clifton, Climate Justice Coordinator of Friends of the Earth International said: Read more »
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Africa:
Durban Delivers Climate Breakthrough
SA Info, 11 December 2011
It went far into overtime, but the UN climate summit hosted and steered by South Africa finally delivered the deal the world has been waiting for - a clear pathway to a legally… Read more »
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Africa:
COP 17 President Hails Landmark Talks
SA Info, 11 December 2011
COP 17 president Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, herself lauded for steering the UN climate summit to a historic conclusion, has congratulated all the countries at the Durban conference… Read more »
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South Africa:
Europe Calls Climate Deal 'Historic Breakthrough'
European Commission, 11 December 2011
The European Union welcomes the agreement reached at the UN climate conference in Durban as a historic breakthrough in the fight against climate change. Read more »
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Africa:
Closing Statement by COP17/CMP7 Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane
Govt of SA, 11 December 2011
Distinguished Ministers and delegates, we are now at the conclusion of COP17/CMP7. Read more »
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South Africa:
Durban Conference Delivers Breakthrough in International Community's Response to Climate Change
UNFCCC, 11 December 2011
Countries meeting in Durban, South Africa, have delivered a breakthrough on the future of the international community's response to climate change, whilst recognizing the urgent… Read more »
