NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The grouping of China, India, Brazil and South Africa has emerged as a significant force in Copenhagen and they could lead the way in future negotiations, the head of the U.N. climate panel said on Wednesday.
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Bulgaria sends revised 2008-12 CO2 plan to Brussels
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s new government approved on Wednesday a long-delayed revision of its 2008-12 national plan that allocates carbon permits to industries to meet European Union requirements and sent to Brussels for approval.
Copenhagen accord was a "disaster," says Sweden
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Sweden described the Copenhagen climate change summit as a “disaster” and a “great failure” on Tuesday, ahead of a meeting of European Union environment ministers to discuss how to rescue the process.
South Africa says Copenhagen outcome "not acceptable"
PRETORIA (Reuters) – South African negotiators said on Tuesday the outcome of the Copenhagen climate talks was disappointing and unacceptable, largely due to a flawed process that damaged trust among delegations.
Obama reaches climate deal with emerging powers
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – President Barack Obama forged a climate pact with major developing nations including China on Friday but European nations only reluctantly signed up for a deal they criticized as unambitious.
Merkel, Brown accept Copenhagen deal, wanted more
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown accepted a Copenhagen climate deal on Saturday, but said they had wanted more.
Canada says must go in tandem with U.S. on climate
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Prime Minister Stephen Harper brushed off criticism on Friday that Canada would act on climate change only in parallel with the United States, saying this was crucial because of North America’s economic integration.
China sees positive result at U.N. summit
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – China’s top climate negotiator Xie Zhenhua said that a U.N. climate summit on Friday had a positive result and that all should be happy.
Sen. Kerry says climate deal will help bill
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – An international deal to control global warming announced on Friday by President Barack Obama will propel the passage of a domestic climate change bill through the Senate, Senator John Kerry said.
Threat of rising seas looms over coastal Africa
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Africans living on the coast, who face the loss of their cities, homes and livelihoods to rising seas, are less interested in haggling over greenhouse gas emissions than getting aid to move to higher ground.
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