Search Results for 'REDD'
France to introduce a new green tax, says Energy Minister
Morning summary: France’s Energy Minister has announced a new green tax, but the details remain sketchy
Indonesian government blamed for Singapore smog
Greenpeace South Asia says with half the forest clearance fires inside a protected area, responsibility lies at the feet of government
Analysis: are countries meeting climate finance obligations?
World Resources Institute examines how efforts to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate change have progressed
Why a radical legal landscape is needed to ensure climate justice
Joy Hyvarinen from FIELD asks if the concept of ‘transitional justice’ should be applied to global climate negotiations
Methane leaks could reduce climate benefits of US shale gas
Morning summary: Methane emissions from shale gas sites in USA pose serious risk to climate efforts says new report
Panama’s forest tribes want UN carbon projects scrapped
Indigenous people say the REDD scheme is ignoring their concerns
Crime and corruption threaten Congo rainforest
UN backed REDD+ scheme to protect forests has struggled in the DR Congo but a new report says that could change
Brazil soya and beef exports driving 30% of deforestation emissions
Report into Amazon deforestation levels calls for greater focus on the role of global consumption in driving land degradation
UK backs corporate push to fight deforestation
Government becomes latest to join private sector partnership to reduce deforestation as efforts through the UN continue to be mired in red tape and controversy
$29 billion needed by 2020 to save world’s rainforests
Former President of Guyana says investment in forest countries urgently needed to protect huge carbon sinks and biodiversity stores
Adaptation finance must top priorities at US ministerial summit
Bangladesh lead climate change negotiator Quamrul Chowdhury says urgent and increased levels of finance are needed
UK climate panel shreds Mail on Sunday ‘great green con’ story
Committee on Climate Change’s Professor Sir Brian Hoskins says journalist who claimed global warming has ended is “incorrect” and “misunderstood” data
Vietnam’s climate change laws
Globe International analysis on what Vietnam is doing to address climate change and develop a low carbon energy system
Forests hold key to feeding Earth’s growing population
UNCCD Executive Secretary Luc Gnacadja says International Day of Forests should be used to highlight importance of land management
Pablo Solon: we need a new strategy at UN climate change talks
Former Bolivian Ambassador to United Nations calls for a discussion on how campaigners can be more effective at global negotiations
India’s climate change laws
What is Dr Manmohan Singh’s government doing to cut national carbon emissions and promote renewable energy?
Climate impacts on Amazon expected to be complex
Scientist says Amazon rainforest less likely to succumb to die-off of trees, because main greenhouse gas could act as a powerful fertiliser
Mexico’s climate change laws
What are the leaders in Mexico City doing to cut national carbon emissions and promote renewable energy?
What can UN climate talks learn from mercury agreement?
Minamata Convention on mercury signed last week shows that multilateral environment deals can be done – but does this apply to talks on climate change?
$180m boost for World Bank forest carbon fund
Climate change and deforestation fund receives new donations from Norway, Germany and Finland