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Carbon trading offers huge opportunity to reduce deforestation
Mario Monzoni, the Director of Brazil’s green economy university has said that cap and trade will be the key to reducing deforestation. Read more...
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El Nino could strike again after La Nina dominates last few years.
Concern is growing surrounding the El Nino weather pattern, which looks set to strike again in the near future and is crucial for food output in Asia and cash crops in the region. Read more...
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Peru joins growing list of developing nations to introduce climate change initiative
Peru has this week adopted a resolution to mitigate carbon emissions to become the latest developing nation to announce its own domestic climate change initiative in the absence of a global binding treaty. Read more...
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Atacama Desert location for solar irrigated fruit
A major Chilean producer of fresh fruit is using a German renewable energy company to help irrigate its oasis in the Atacama Desert. Read more...
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EU Climate Commissioner to demand renewable energy drive at Rio summit
Connie Hedegaard, the European Union’s Climate Commissioner, has called on countries scheduled to attend Rio+20 to double its usage of renewable energy by 2030 and provide citizens with adequate access to sustainable power. Read more...
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Rio+20 to focus on sustainability
Negotiators working towards agreements and action at the Rio +20 Earth Summit are moving away from climate change related discourse in an effort to improve their chances of more positive outcomes. Read more...
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Strengthening La Nina means more climate dangers for pacific countries
For countries surrounding the Pacific, the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is closely watched each year, in order to predict the season’s predominant weather patterns. Read more...
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New year brings new opportunities for governments as world looks to Rio
With the publishing of the ‘zero draft’ outcome document for the Rio +20 Summit, the diplomatic process that culminates in Rio de Janeiro in June this year is now well underway. Read more...
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Mexico to reduce emissions by addressing municipal waste
Mexico City is making strides towards reducing its municipal waste, as it has announced the closure of one of the world’s largest landfill sites, Bordo Poniente. Read more...
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Royalties for carbon credits scheme unveiled
Mexico is to earn royalties for carbon credits generated from use of energy saving light bulbs in a move that may mean other developing countries could fund emissions cuts through similar ventures. Read more...
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