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Commonwealth builds momentum for climate deal

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:16:47 -0500

PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) - Commonwealth nations representing one-third of the world's population threw their weight behind accelerating efforts to clinch an "operationally binding" U.N. climate deal in Copenhagen next month, their leaders said on Saturday.

For Maldives, climate deal is a survival issue

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:03:00 -0500

PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) - For Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed, the cold scientific numbers of the climate debate add up to the very survival of his tropical Indian Ocean state.

Capital markets gear up for climate change

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:43:39 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - As the world wrangles over how to fight climate change, with national leaders to meet in Copenhagen early next month, capital markets are gearing up to handle the consequences if the effort fails.

DNV starts sustainable supply chain certification

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:50:08 -0500

MILAN (Reuters) - Det Norske Veritas, a leading international certifier, has drafted standards which businesses ranging from coffee making to diamond sourcing can use to flag sustainability of supply chains, DNV senior executives said.

China climate goal faces test of trust

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:41:47 -0500

BEIJING (Reuters) - Three little letters could spell big trouble for global climate change negotiations even after China, the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, announced its first firm goals to curb emissions.

Daewoo Shipbuilding considers China wind power plant

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:19:56 -0500

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, the world's second-biggest shipbuilder, said on Friday that it was considering building a wind power equipment plant in China.

Australia carbon vote delay raises poll prospect

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:19:22 -0500

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's parliament delayed a final vote on a government carbon trade plan on Friday, missing a key deadline, throwing Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's climate change policy into doubt and raising the possibility of a snap election.

Japan consumers go frugal, green as economy sags

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:02:43 -0500

TOKYO (Reuters) - Forget about designer brands and quirky gadgets: low-priced fashions and green products scored big in Japan in 2009, an advertising agency survey found, as consumers pinch pennies and take advantage of government stimulus subsidies.

UK's Brown backs $10 billion climate change fund

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:00:38 -0500

PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called Friday for the creation of a $10 billion a year fund to help developing countries battle climate change.

China says no emissions checks without foreign funds

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:33:13 -0500

BEIJING (Reuters) - A top Chinese climate envoy said on Friday only emissions curbs carried out under its newly announced carbon intensity targets that have international financial support will be open to outside scrutiny.