Mon, Dec 12 2011 at 12:04 PM EST
Beyond extending the Kyoto Protocol for five more years, the Durban Platform's beauty (or lack thereof) lies in the eye of the beholder.Mon, Dec 12 2011 at 10:03 AM EST
The deal was criticized for failing to limit emitters and for stalling out on any further global climate policy developments until 2020.Sun, Dec 11 2011 at 2:57 PM EST
Countries from around the globe agreed to forge a new deal forcing all the biggest polluters for the first time to limit greenhouse gas emissions.Fri, Dec 09 2011 at 2:50 PM EST
The crux of the dispute is how binding the legal wording in the final document will be.Fri, Dec 09 2011 at 6:45 AM EST
Proposed deal would be reached by 2015, and put into effect by 2020, imposing binding cuts on the world's biggest emitters greenhouse gases.Thu, Dec 08 2011 at 1:57 PM EST
2015 shaping up to be a 'reasonable target' for climate negotiators to create new rules for global climate policies.Thu, Dec 08 2011 at 8:46 AM EST
The U.S. denied it wanted to delay a deal until 2020, saying it supported an EU proposal that charts a path to a more ambitious pact to fight climate change.Wed, Dec 07 2011 at 12:49 PM EST
Minister Peter Kent confirmed that Canada would not back a new round of carbon-cutting pledges under Kyoto after the first series runs out at in 2012.Tue, Dec 06 2011 at 3:32 PM EST
The Protocol's first round of emissions pledges by rich countries expires next year. By design, developing nations are exempt from its obligations.Tue, Dec 06 2011 at 3:05 PM EST
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