‘BRUSSELS, Dec. 2 (UPI) — World leaders must make bold decisions to address climate change at a summit in Denmark before it is too late, the president of the European Commission said.’
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EU lays out agenda for Copenhagen – UPI.com
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009Study suggests peat CO2 credits more valuable | Reuters
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009‘JAKARTA Reuters – An Indonesia-based study shows carbon-rich tropical peat lands trap more greenhouse gases than first thought, driving up their potential value on the carbon market and strengthening a case for their protection.’
via Study suggests peat CO2 credits more valuable | Science | Reuters.
Major study doubles sea level rise projections – The Times of India
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009Days before the Copenhagen conference on climate change kicks off, a major study by a group of 100 international scientists has said that sea levels are likely to rise by as much as 1.4 metres (more than 4 feet) by the end of this century. That’s twice as much as previously predicted in IPCC’s fourth assessment report of 2007.
Kerry, de Boer Preview Copenhagen – NYTimes.com
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009‘Yvo de Boer, the head of the United Nations agency convening the major climate change conference that opens in Copenhagen next week, outlined three hurdles today that the delegates must clear to make the meeting a success.’
via Kerry, de Boer Preview Copenhagen – Green Inc. Blog – NYTimes.com.
EXCLUSIVE: India’s provisional CO2 cut target at 24 pct by 2020 | Reuters
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009‘NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India thinks it may be possible to cut its carbon intensity by 24 percent by 2020 compared with 2005 levels, according to provisional government estimates obtained by Reuters Wednesday.’
via EXCLUSIVE: India’s provisional CO2 cut target at 24 pct by 2020 | Reuters.
Copenhagen conference: India, China plan joint exit – India – The Times of India
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009‘BEIJING: In an unprecedented move, India on Saturday joined China and two other developing countries to prepare for a major offensive on rich nations at the Copenhagen conference on climate change next month. The four countries, which include Brazil and South Africa, agreed to a strategy that involves jointly walking out of the conference if the developed nations try to force their own terms on the developing world…’
via Copenhagen conference: India, China plan joint exit – India – The Times of India.
More details in a similar article in the Hindu
(Thanks to Julian Wong of the Beijing Energy Network for sourcing this quote):
‘…Particularly, it underscored what were, for India and other developing nations, four “non-negotiables”: The countries would never accept legally binding emissions cuts, unsupported mitigation actions, international measurement, reporting and verification of unsupported mitigation actions, and the use of climate change as a trade barrier.’
Halve world carbon emissions by 2050: Danish text | Reuters
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009‘NEW DELHI/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – The world should agree to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 from 1990 levels as part of a U.N. climate pact in Copenhagen in mid-December, according to a suggested text by hosts Denmark.’
via Halve world carbon emissions by 2050: Danish text | Green Business | Reuters.
Forest carbon scheme hopes for green light in Copenhagen | Reuters
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009‘SINGAPORE Reuters – While nations bicker over the size of emissions cuts and climate funds, saving forests has turned out to be among the least contentious issues in U.N. climate talks and has achieved the most progress.’
via Forest carbon scheme hopes for green light in Copenhagen | Green Business | Reuters.
Assessing China’s Carbon-Cutting Proposal – Council on Foreign Relations
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009‘On November 26, 2009, China announced it would adopt a domestically-binding goal of cutting carbon intensity–the amount of carbon dioxide it emits per unit of GDP–by 40-45 percent from 2005 levels by 2020. It also reiterated previous goals of increasing its share of primary energy produced from renewable fuels and nuclear energy to 15 percent by 2020, and of increasing forest volume by 1.3 billion cubic meters over that period while increasing forest cover by 40 million hectares.’
via Assessing China’s Carbon-Cutting Proposal – Council on Foreign Relations.
The Road to Copenhagen – A Harvester of Trees Offers to Save an Indonesian Forest – Series – NYTimes.com
Monday, November 30th, 2009‘TELUK MERANTI, Indonesia — From the air, the Kampar Peninsula in Indonesia stretches for mile after mile in dense scrub and trees. One of the world’s largest peat swamp forests, it is also one of its biggest vaults of carbon dioxide, a source of potentially lucrative currency as world governments struggle to hammer out a global climate treaty. The vault, though, is leaking.’