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India Backs Copenhagen Accord – Last Major Emitter To Do So

March 9, 2010

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photo: Kartikeya Kaul via flickr.

India, the world’s last major emitter to formally back the Copenhagen Accord, has done so. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said the decision reflected India’s contributions in shaping the Accord. Ramesh went on to list the three conditions under which India will participate:…Read the full story on TreeHugger

Global Warming Hits World’s Women the Hardest — Especially When They Don’t Have Equal Rights

March 3, 2010

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Filipina beauty queen Miriam Quiambao speaks at a Bangkok, Thailand, rally for gender and climate justice. Photo by ~MVI~ via Flickr.

It’s already well known that climate change is not an equal-opportunity threat, with its impacts on food production, severe storms, and drought, among others, hitting the world’s <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/07/10-billion-climate-change-adaptation-assistanc…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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New UN Talks in Bonn to Lay Out 2010 Climate Agenda

February 22, 2010

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It appears many of the world’s nations are ready to cautiously dip their toes back into the realm of international talks–additional climate negotiations have just been added in Bonn, Germany. And what’s on the agenda? Well, pretty much the agenda. The agenda’s on the agenda. Without going further into a ‘Whos on First?’ routine, suffice to say that it appears the primary thrust of these additional conference dates will be determining the schedule and content for international climate talks for the rest of the year. …Read the full story on TreeHugger