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Asia Pacific nations want Indian to head UN climate talks

India`s candidate for the top job has been supported by the Asia Pacific countries, including the de...

`Equity is bottom line on climate change negotiations`

India today said the principle of "equity" for cutting carbon emissions should be the "bottom line" ...

`Climate talks should go by equitable agreement`

PM Manmohan Singh expressed concern over the lack of collective global will to address the climate c...

Durban climate talks: What it means for India?

Cutting carbon emissions will be a tough task for India in the years to come as the country needs to...

SA says pressing too much would have killed talks

Hailing the deal reached at the Durban climate conference as "historic", host South Africa today sai...

At UN climate meet, India asks for right to grow

Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan Saturday made an emotional appeal to the rich countries, as...

Durban climate talks spill over a day

The UN climate talks in Durban will continue on Saturday - though Friday was the last day of the two...

Debt & doubt loom large over Durban climate talks

After a first week of preliminary discussion, serious doubt hangs over the future of the Kyoto Proto...

"Big Three" polluters oppose binding climate deal

The world`s three biggest polluters China, the United States and India refused to move toward a new ...

Climate talks: Lukewarm response to India`s agenda

India`s 3 point agenda -- talks on carbon space sharing, IPR and unilateral trade barriers has got...

Discontent grows with US at climate talks

"Developed countries as a whole are not taking climate change seriously as a global issue," Seyni Na...

Qatar to host next round of climate talks

Qatar, the world`s top per capita emitter of carbon dioxide, will host the next round of climate cha...

In climate talks West would redefine rich and poor

As delegates gather in South Africa to plot the next big push against climate change, Western govern...

World stumbles toward climate summit

Bangkok meet failed to narrow the deep divisions between the developing world and the camp led by US...

Rich, poor nations feud at UN climate talks

Delegates said a compromise could still be reached by the end of the talks on Friday evening.

UN climate talks begin amid Kyoto Protocol feud

UN talks began with countries feuding over who should commit to cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

`Fate of Kyoto Protocol should be resolved`

Nations participating in next UN climate conference should resolve the future of Kyoto Protocol.

UN climate talks in focus at Davos forum

Copenhagen produced nonbinding accord with voluntary climate targets that wasn`t formally adopted.

In Cancun climate talks, India enjoys place in sun

India has emerged as a new global power on climate change in Cancun, Mexico.

Ramesh `built bridges` in Cancun climate talks

Jairam has been praised for his role as a bridge-builder on contentious issues at UN climate meet.

Bolivian says climate talks may commit `ecocide`

Cancun climate talks may commit "ecocide" if it fails to take decisive action to halt global warming...

Compromise spirit at climate talks in last days

A spirit of compromise seems to have settled over the annual UN climate conference.

NGOs suspicious of `green room` diplomacy at climate talks

NGOs have expressed concern over "green room" talks on mitigation related issues at the climate chan...

Stalled on treaty, climate talks turn to money

The world is waiting for fruitful negotiations, Mexico`s enviroment secy, Juan Rafael said.

UN climate talks seek complex, interlocked deal

UN climate talks starting in Mexico this month will seek a set of interlocking deals to slow global ...

China and US in stand-off at climate talks

UN climate talks were set to wrap up with China and the US locked in a stand-off.

Negotiators meet at pre-Cancun UN climate talks in China

About 3,000 delegates from India and host of other countries are attending the meeting in China.

Climate talks appear to slip backward

Global climate talks appeared to have slipped backward after five days of negotiations in Bonn.

UN climate talks search for post-Copenhagen path

The first post-Copenhagen UN climate talks began with developing nations looking for proof.

Climate meeting "broke the ice": Germany

Some 40 nations at a high-level climate meeting have made headway toward a pact to curb global warmi...

Germany, Mexico trying to push climate talks ahead

Five months after the troubled United Nations conference in Copenhagen, Germany and Mexico are teami...

SAARC to evolve common position for climate talks

SAARC leaders Thursday agreed to begin talks on initiating a common position for the climate talks...

SAARC to pitch for Cancun climate talks

Seeking a fresh approach to climate talks, SAARC countries will pitch for observer status at the C...

BRIC for more inclusive and transparent climate talks

The BRIC countries Friday pitched for "more inclusive and transparent" climate talks in Mexico lat...

UN urges for progress as climate talks enter final day

Another failure in the quest for a treaty on climate change would cripple trust in the United Nation...

Procedure battles dominate future of UN climate talks

Efforts to revive UN climate talks after last December`s Copenhagen Summit wrangled Saturday over ...

Failure at Copenhagen makes EU evolve new strategy

The failure to reach a deal at Copenhagen has prompted EU to evolve a fresh negotiating strategy on ...

`Arrogant` rich countries marred climate talks: Stern

The "arrogance" of rich countries at the Copenhagen climate summit in December contributed to the ne...

EU seeks way ahead after `disastrous` UN climate talks

European environment ministers began today to plan a new strategy for tackling climate change afte...

China blasts claim it `hijacked` climate talks

China on Tuesday dismissed a British editorial accusing it of "hijacking" the UN-sponsored climate ...

Dramatic turn of events, as it happened

US President Barack Obama walking uninvited into a meeting of PMs of China and India and Presidents ...

FACTBOX: Main points of the Copenhagen Accord

US President Barack Obama reached a climate agreement on Friday with India, South Africa, China and ...

Climate talks on track after Commonwealth boost

Global climate talks to be held in Copenhagen got a big boost on the weekend when leaders representi...

Commonwealth can lead again: Queen Elizabeth II

The Commonwealth has an opportunity to lead once more, this time in the fight against climate change...

Hopes rise for climate talks as rich countries ante up

Hopes suddenly rose on Friday that a new global climate pact was within reach after rich nations att...

Over 85 leaders to attend climate talks: Denmark

More than 85 heads of state are to attend climate talks in Copenhagen December 7-18, giving the meet...

Climate talks end with rich-poor rift wide open

2 weeks of crucial UN climate talks concluded after exposing huge rifts between rich and poor nation...

World`s key polluters start climate talks in US

Representatives of the world`s 17 biggest carbon polluters were due on Thursday to kick off a week o...

Money key stumbling block at UN climate talks

Developing countries will need billions to curb carbon pollution and cope with its consequences, and...

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