Negotiations for a global deal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have progressed slowly. Vinod Thomas, senior vice-president of the World Bank, tells China Daily reporter Li Jing what countries can do in this regard.
The example set by Norway and Indonesia in tackling climate change through REDD+ could help encourage significant progress at the Cancun, Mexico, climate talks this year, the Jakarta Post quoted the visiting Norwegian foreign minister as saying on Monday.
Environmental experts participating in a climate change event in Brazil on Wednesday were realistic about the possible outcome of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP-16) in Cancun, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The European Union will only sign up to a second phase of the United Nation's climate treaty if loopholes are closed and other big economies make deeper cuts to greenhouse gases, EU leaders agreed on Friday.
Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Celso Amorim said Tuesday his country has "modest" expectations of reaching significant agreements at the 2010 UN Climate Change Conference scheduled for November in Cancun, Mexico.
UN climate talks in Cancun will be the last chance for nations to agree on thorny issues such as technology transfers and will test the dialogue's credibility, India's environment minister said on Wednesday.
Delegates at a conference in Hong Kong on Wednesday speak highly of China's role in fighting against global climate change.
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