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New All-Africa Carbon Forum In Senegal, Sept. 2008
Friday, 14 December 2007, 12:17 am | UNFCCC
Responding to calls for more clean development mechanism (CDM) projects in Africa and growing carbon market interest in the continent, partner UN agencies and the ETA announced a carbon forum in Senegal under the umbrella of the Nairobi Framework. More >>
Global Peatland & Climate Change Assessment
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 9:54 am | UNFCCC
Peatlands are the most efficient terrestrial ecosystems in storing carbon - storing up to 10 times more carbon/hectare than other ecosystems in the same region and twice as much carbon as the biomass of the world's forests. More >>
Important Steps Taken To Expand CDM In Africa
Sunday, 9 December 2007, 11:45 am | UNFCCC
A good start has been made to extend the benefits of the clean development mechanism (CDM) to Africa, but a great deal more remains to be done, and much more is needed in terms of donor support, say representatives. More >>
Industrialized Countries Emissions Tops In 2005
Monday, 3 December 2007, 8:42 am | UNFCCC
According to data recently submitted to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the total greenhouse gas emissions of 40 industrialized countries rose to a near all-time high in 2005, continuing the upward trend of the ... More >>
Eyes On Bali For A Breakthrough On Climate Change
Sunday, 2 December 2007, 11:57 am | UNFCCC
What is needed is a breakthrough in the form of a roadmap for a new international agreement on enhanced global action to fight climate change in the period after 2012, the year the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol expires. The Bali conference ... More >>
What Is Bali Climate Change Conference All About?
Sunday, 2 December 2007, 10:35 am | UNFCCC
The United Nations Climate Change Conference 2007 in Bali will start on Monday, 3 December and close on Friday, 14 December 2007. The Conference will be presided over by Indonesian Environment Minister Rachmat Witoelar, with support from the UN's Climate ... More >>
United Nations Climate Change Conference In Bali
Sunday, 2 December 2007, 10:30 am | UNFCCC
A series of high-profile political events during the year have kept climate change high on the international agenda. However, we urgently need to take increased action, given climate change projections and the corresponding global adaptation needs. More >>
Kyoto mechanism to boost green investment
Friday, 29 June 2007, 9:25 am | UNFCCC
Way cleared for Kyoto mechanism to boost green investment in developing countries – CDM Executive Board More >>
G8 document reenergises climate change process
Monday, 11 June 2007, 2:23 pm | UNFCCC
(Bonn, 7 June 2007) According to Yvo de Boer, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Thursday’s agreement on climate change clinched at the G8 summit in Heiligendamm has paved the way for negotiations ... More >>