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SA offers 34% CO2 cut by 2020

South Africa has offered to slow the growth of its greenhouse gas emissions by 34% by 2020, conditional on a broader international agreement and financial aid.

De Boer calls for $30bn aid

UN climate chief Yvo de Boer has called for fast-track aid of $30bn to help poorer countries ease carbon emissions and shore up defences against climate change.

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Search engine fights climate change

31 minutes ago

An Ecosia search engine is counting on the world's fascination with the internet to help save Brazilian rainforests and battle global warming.

Hanoi man makes tiger-bone paste

2009-12-07 09:34

A Hanoi restaurant owner has been detained for making medicinal paste from the bones of rare wild animals, including tigers and monkeys, police said.

Thai villages vanish beneath sea

2009-12-07 08:22

Surrounded by water, a Buddhist temple is one of the last remnants of a Thai village that has vanished beneath the sea - a scene being repeated across Asia and the world.

Danish cops issue demo warning

2009-12-06 23:56

Danish police have spelt out a tough warning about any violent protests at the UN climate conference in Copenhagen.

Copenhagen: security alert

2009-12-06 18:19

The Copenhagen climate conference has been reopened after briefly being shut down due to a security alert.

Climate e-mails don't affect US

2009-12-06 21:23

The US ambassador to Britain has told the BBC that the row over leaked e-mails from a key English climate research unit has had no effect on Washington's position on global warming.

'Climate change not man-made'

2009-12-06 19:42

Almost half of Britons do not believe human behaviour is the main cause of global warming, according to a new poll, a day before world leaders begin crunch climate talks in Copenhagen.

Google responds to paper critics

2009-12-06 10:54

Faced with a steady drumbeat of criticism from a shrinking newspaper industry, Google is out to prove that it is friend not foe.

Key players in climate change

2009-12-06 15:58

Following is a snapshot of the main players in the global climate talks, ahead of the December 7-18 conference in Copenhagen.

Climate deal 'won't be enough'

2009-12-05 21:55

The flood of world leaders heading for the UN climate summit make an accord certain - but the new deal will not be enough to fight global warming, a top climate scientist says.

'Success depends on individuals'

2009-12-05 19:56

The Vatican says success at the Copenhagen climate conference depends not just on the commitments of powerful and big nations but also on the behaviour of individuals.

SA offers 34% CO2 cut by 2020

2009-12-07 08:00

South Africa has offered to slow the growth of its greenhouse gas emissions by 34% by 2020, conditional on a broader international agreement and financial aid.

World press urges climate action

2009-12-07 10:31

Humanity faces a profound emergency and unless we combine to take decisive action, climate change will ravage our planet, a joint editorial published in newspapers in 45 countries said.

De Boer calls for $30bn aid

2009-12-06 23:56

UN climate chief Yvo de Boer has called for fast-track aid of $30bn to help poorer countries ease carbon emissions and shore up defences against climate change.

Mass cannibalism evidence found

2009-12-06 21:26

Archaeologists have found rare evidence of cannibalism in Europe in the Neolithic period at a site in southern Germany, according to the December edition of the archaeology journal Antiquity.

Hacked e-mails are 'damaging'

2009-12-06 21:25

The UN's top climate official has conceded that hacked e-mails from climate scientists have damaged the image of global warming research, but says evidence of a warming Earth is solid.

Climate aid 'cannibalised'

2009-12-06 14:28

Anti-poverty campaign group Oxfam has attacked European politicians for "cannibalising" existing development aid budgets and repackaging them as part of a deal to fight climate change.

Web surfers paid to find porn

2009-12-06 09:26

Chinese authorities have offered rewards of up to $1 465 to internet users who report websites that feature pornography.

Tough climate deal demanded

2009-12-05 23:00

Tens of thousands demonstrated in European capitals to call for a far-reaching international agreement on reducing emissions.

20 000 at climate change march

2009-12-05 20:32

Around 20 000 people have joined a climate change march in London calling for world leaders to agree a deal to protect the environment at their summit in Copenhagen.

Climate drama looks elusive

2009-12-05 18:07

For 20 years, as this crowded planet grew warmer, nations have gathered annually to try to do something about it.

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Nic says... Did no one read the leaked climate emails? Read the article...

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