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New Photos Show Marine Animals of Warming West Antarctica |
CAMBRIDGE, UK, December 22, 2009 (ENS) - Sea pigs, giant sea spiders, ice fish, octopus, rare rays and basket stars that live in the seas of Antarctica's continental shelf are revealed in a series of new photographs released today by the British Antarctic Survey. A research team from across Europe, the United States, Australia and South Africa sampled and photographed marine creatures from the Bellingshausen Sea, West Antarctica – one of the fastest warming seas in the world.
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Yasuni Park Trust Fund Will Keep Ecuador's Oil Underground |
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 21, 2009 (ENS) - Ecuador's initiative to protect the climate and the rainforest of Yasuni National Park by leaving its largest oil reserve in the ground will be supported by a new multi-donor trust fund to offset lost oil revenue, Ecuadorian and United Nations officials announced last week in Copenhagen. In exchange for keeping Yasuni's crude oil in the ground, the Ecuadorian government has asked for compensation of $350 million a year for 10 years. >>more
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A Copenhagen Climate Accord, Not Nothing, But Not Enough |
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 19, 2009 (ENS) - After a marathon all night session at the UN climate summit, talks aimed at reaching a deal to limit greenhouse gases warming the planet ended with what UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called an "essential beginning" that contains progress on all key fronts. Early this morning, delegates representing 194 countries agreed to "take note" of the Copenhagen Accord - the result of two weeks of talks and two years of negotiations. >>more
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Time Runs Out But Climate Talks Continue, Draft Deal Tabled |
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 19, 2009 (ENS) - Just before 01.00 on Saturday morning, a number of heads of state and government agreed on a draft climate agreement at the UN conference in Copenhagen. The draft deal came after high-level negotiations in a smaller circle of around 30 countries, including China, India and the United States, as well as European Union member states. Now other countries will decide their positions on the proposal. >>more
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World Leaders Close to Clinching Climate Deal |
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 18, 2009 (ENS) - In an atmosphere of urgency to reach a global agreement that will limit climate change, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked world leaders to stay overnight in Copenhagen to break a deadlock in negotiations. "The secretary-general of the United Nations has asked people not to leave tonight," EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas told journalists. President Barack Obama told fellow leaders that he came to Copenhagen, "not to talk but to act." >>more
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U.S. Supports $100 Billion Climate Fund for Poor Nations |
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December 17, 2009 (ENS) - The U.S. made a move to save the contentious UN climate talks in Copenhagen from failure today. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that the United States is prepared to work with other countries toward mobilizing $100 billion a year by 2020 for the climate change needs of developing countries. But Clinton said that this is only possible "in the context of a strong accord in which all major economies stand behind meaningful mitigation actions and provide full transparency as to their implementation." >>more |
