Sentences with phrase «nations climate change talks»

Meanwhile, India's delegation at the United Nations climate change talks in Paris have emerged as a driving force.

Public art displays large enough to be seen from space appeared at 18 locations worldwide in the lead - up to the United Nations climate change talks in Cancún, Mexico.

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I am proud that the UK has played a leading role in the revival of international climate change talks through the United Nations at Cancun and Durban.

After the Quinault adopted a comprehensive climate change policy in 2008, tribal leaders traveled to U.N. climate talks in Poznan, Poland, hoping to compare notes with a variety of nations — including the United States.

Environment Minister Afridi says his government plans to drive that point home to other nations at climate change talks scheduled for Mexico at the end of this year.

And the dismal track record of global climate talks inspires little confidence that nations can agree to make the huge changes required to stop treating the atmosphere like a carbon sewer.

When delegates from 189 nations met in Montreal in December to discuss climate change, they accomplished little more than agreeing to more talks.

China will be «flexible» in U.N. talks for a new global climate change deal, but the key to progress is getting rich nations to keep pledges to fund mitigation steps by poorer countries, the country's top climate change official said on Tuesday.

Obama also is planning to speak Tuesday at the United Nations during a special summit on climate change as diplomats look to kick - start talks that U.N. Secretary - General Ban Ki - moon said this week are stalled.

So said U.S. President Barack Obama yesterday while addressing the United Nations, talking about the twin challenges of climate change and energy consumption.

THINGS took an interesting twist at the latest UN climate summit held in Doha, Qatar, over the past two weeks when nations began talks over paying for the damage caused by climate change.

Contrary to recent headlines — and a talk by actor Arnold Schwarzenegger at the United Nations Paris Climate Change Conference — eating a vegetarian diet could contribute to climate Climate Change Conference — eating a vegetarian diet could contribute to climate cChange Conference — eating a vegetarian diet could contribute to climate climate changechange.

With all eyes on the United Nation climate talks in Paris, one synthetic biology - based solution to climate change could be sitting in a nearby pond.

In December in Copenhagen world leaders were supposed to reach a global deal on climate change at the United Nations climate talks.

Today, the United Nations climate talks reached an agreement, and committed to fighting devastating levels of climate change.

As the UN secretary - general's special envoy for cities and climate change, I encourage President Obama and Prime Minister Harper to engage in talks that can lead to an agreement that will benefit both our nations» economies and environments.

Such an outcome would disappoint many, including the European Union's negotiating team, which says it will be pushing for binding commitments during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change talks in Lima this week and next.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki - moon wasn't so thrilled with the outcome of the recent G8 climate change talks, rebuking member nations for not doing more.

«Poor countries walk out of UN climate talks as compensation row rumbles on: Bloc of 132 countries exit Warsaw conference after rich nations refuse to discuss climate change recompense until after 2015»

According to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, the collection of administration actions on climate change is «changing the tone» in talks with foreign nations.

The timing is important as these commitments come as world leaders are looking ahead to the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) talks scheduled for Paris in December 2015.

The warnings come at the beginning of United Nations Climate Change Conference 2011 that take place in Durban from today (28 November) until 9 December - and Oxfam says the talks must succeed.

What will prove to be more pressing at the Cancun climate change talks, therefore, will not be agreeing on an end goal, but on coming to a consensus on how to move forward at all, with ensuring nations make some sort of deal on cutting emissions from airplanes and shipping among the top priorities in the days ahead.

India on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to «protecting the interests of the poor» at the Lima Climate Change talks, challenging rich nations who want to keep poverty eradication out of a list of priorities for developing countries in a new climate pact to be signed next year inClimate Change talks, challenging rich nations who want to keep poverty eradication out of a list of priorities for developing countries in a new climate pact to be signed next year inclimate pact to be signed next year in Paris.

As the United Nations wrapped up its recent climate conference in Bonn, talks organizer Christiana Figueres proclaimed that climate change is the «the most important negotiation the world has ever faced.»

How to deal with the impact of climate change is front and centre at international climate talks in Warsaw, with a fund for «losses and damages» caused by climate change to developing nations on the table.

Rich, industrialised countries like the EU and US have a legal obligation under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC — which the talks fall under) to take the lead in cutting their emissions while providing the finance and technology to poorer countries to adapt to climate impacts and avoid the same fossil - fuel intensive development pathways thClimate Change (UNFCCC — which the talks fall under) to take the lead in cutting their emissions while providing the finance and technology to poorer countries to adapt to climate impacts and avoid the same fossil - fuel intensive development pathways thclimate impacts and avoid the same fossil - fuel intensive development pathways they did.

SciDev.Net: The interests of rich countries can seem to dominate climate change negotiations, but a study that models such talks as a «bargaining game» shows that side deals among poorer nations could boost chances of an international agreement.

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During international climate talks at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Brazil sits in the «BASIC» (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) negotiating bloc, as well as the «G77 + China»climate talks at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Brazil sits in the «BASIC» (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) negotiating bloc, as well as the «G77 + China»Climate Change (UNFCCC), Brazil sits in the «BASIC» (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) negotiating bloc, as well as the «G77 + China» bloc.

Last month saw the second round of United Nations climate talks take place in Bonn, Germany, from 4 - 15 June, with an outlook to make progress towards a legally - binding 2015 climate change agreement.

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OSLO (Reuters)- Government plans for slowing climate change remain «woefully inadequate» despite promises of tougher action under the 2015 Paris agreement, according to Fiji, which will preside at United Nations talks in Germany next week.

The broken promises will make it harder for developing countries to take seriously what richer nations say at the UN climate change talks, which take place in Doha, Qatar from 26 November to 7 December.

The «Paris Protocol» communication also published today is the European Commission's proposed position for the EU ahead of the United Nations climate talks in Paris in December where a new international climate change agreement is expected to be made.

A major development was the decision at the 2007 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) talks in Bali, Indonesia, to recognize forest conservation as a means for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation, which accounts for roughly one - fifth of emissions — more than the entire transportation sector.

Participants deepened their understanding of climate impacts and positive solutions through a series of creative exhibits — a photo exhibition on climate impacts on the island nation Tuvalu, various talk sessions connecting climate change and financial choices, as well as live art and music performances.

Other nations will be watching the United States» actions on climate change ahead of international talks set for later this year.

On the 43rd anniversary of Earth Day in April, Lester was interviewed on NPR's Talk of the Nation and asked to explain what's changed since the first Earth Day in 1970, as concern about climate change and green energy have come to the forefront of the movement.

Seychelles» ambassador to the United Nations, Ronald Jumeau, talks about the immediate effects of climate change, and what his country is doing to prepare.

Yvo de Boer, executive secretary of the UN climate secretariat, said the Poznan talks were edging towards an agreement on how rich countries could pay to help developing nations adapt to the effects of climate change.

Fijian farmers talk about climate change amid a severe drought that's gripping much of the island nation.

HT: Voicing his concern on «painfully slow» progress in climate talks, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hit at rich nations for not doing enough to fight climate change.

Today, on International Human Rights Day, Friends of the Earth joined thousands of people on the streets of Lima, Peru, where the United Nations climate talks are taking place, to highlight the injustice which links climate change and human rights.

Over our years working on climate change, we've seen youth on Parliament Hill, in the streets of cities across Canada, in the halls of United Nations climate talks, and on campuses across this country organizing for fossil fuel divestment.

Last week, the US and China announced a «common vision» for tackling climate change, an announcement that was intended to generate political momentum in the run - up to the United Nation's Framework Convention on Climate Change talks in Paris this Declimate change, an announcement that was intended to generate political momentum in the run - up to the United Nation's Framework Convention on Climate Change talks in Paris this Decchange, an announcement that was intended to generate political momentum in the run - up to the United Nation's Framework Convention on Climate Change talks in Paris this DeClimate Change talks in Paris this DecChange talks in Paris this December.

In this statement Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka Under - Secretary - General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, talks about the cooperation between UCLG (United Cities and Local Governments) and UNHABITAT on decentralization policies and the linkages between climate change and urbanization.

As the world meets in Cancun, Mexico for the latest round of United Nations talks on climate change, the influential academics called for much tougher measures to cut carbon emissions.

But while Copenhagen is the main talking point in the green sphere, 52 percent of those surveyed said they do not know what the United Nations Climate Change Conference is actually about.