United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Turkey and climate change talks: Good rhetoric but poor credibility
From the very beginning, Turkey has had a very problematic relationship with climate change talks.
Minister Korodi: Greenhouse gas emissions in Romania cut below 50 pct after 1989
After 1989, Romania has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions to less than half, Environment Minister and Vice President of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), Attila Korodi told the U.N. Summit on Climate Change in New York.
Lack of int’l climate code lets Turkey off hook on emissions
The absence of an international regime on climate change has enabled Turkey to enjoy a free ride on a development policy that is careless about emissions, according to an activist. âThe collapse of the EU process is also the reason why Turkey gives less emphasis to climate change,â says Ãmit Åahin.
Climate talks: 'Raise your voice, not sea level': UN
The United Nations seized World Environment Day Thursday to demand action on climate change to protect small island states threatened by rising seas, drought and floods.
"We have very, very alarming news from science," UN climate chief Christiana Figueres told reporters in Bonn at a new round of talks on global warming.
Rich nations' greenhouse gas emissions fall in 2012
Industrialized nations' greenhouse gas emissions fell by 1.3 percent in 2012, led by a U.S. decline to the lowest in almost two decades with a shift to natural gas from dirtier coal, official statistics show.