China gets $385 million to get rid of HCFCs by 2030

China is getting up to $385 million in funding to get rid of its ozone depleting substances. The Multilateral Fund, for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol, has agreed to provide China with the funds to eliminate their industrial production of O.D.S. by the year 2030. China is currently the largest producer and consumer of the ozone depleting substances known as hydrochlorofluorocarbons or H.C.F.C.s,...

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Earth Day 2013: Unveiling efforts to protect the planet

People around the world just celebrated Earth Day, and if there’s one thing that everyone must remember along with this day, it is our responsibility to protect the planet we call “home” against climate change. For the past years, it has become evident that climate change is already here with its adverse impacts being felt in many parts of the world. According to Earth Day Network, climate change has many faces...

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Dimming lights, taking action – Earth Hour 2013

This 2013, the 7th Earth Hour event was observed in more than 7,000 cities, towns and municipalities all over the world. The awareness raising event saw millions of people in over 150 countries and territories turn off their lights for an hour to show their support for a sustainable future for the planet. “Now in its 7th year, Earth Hour is maturing from its origins as a consciousness raising event in one city, to a global movement...

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Take a look at the faces of climate change – Earth Day 2013

Putting a face on the impacts of climate change is the goal of this year’s Earth Day 2013. The Earth Day Network has announced that “The Face of Climate Change” is the theme for this year’s activities, saying that this was chosen because of the need to highlight the mounting impact of climate change on individuals around the world. Between now and Earth Day on April 22, the Earth Day Network will be collecting and display...

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Nuclear power part of the fight against climate change - expert

Despite environmental and social concerns over nuclear power, it remains one of the best ways at the moment to cope with climate change, according to Ujjayant Chakravorty, an economics professor at Tufts University. As nuclear power is becoming cheaper over time, it has the potential to provide a reliable alternative energy resource for a world that is seeking for a cleaner yet inexpensive means of securing energy supply. In an...

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Kyoto Protocol extended; Green groups skeptical

The United Nations climate talks in Doha have reached its end and over 190 countries have reaffirmed their commitment to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by extending the Kyoto Protocol.The second round of Kyoto Protocol will begin shortly on January 1, 2013 and will take effect until 2020. During the two-week conference, the delegates agreed on a firm timetable to adopt a “universal climate...

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Climate change everybody’s business, says Ban

Everyone has a role to play in solving the climate change crisis, said United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. In his opening speech for the high-level segment of Doha climate talks, Mr. Ban urged countries to take decisive actions that will address the “growing crisis” brought by climate change. “Let us be under no illusion. This is a crisis, a threat to us all – our economies, our security,...

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Doha climate talks begin

The United Nations climate talks has officially started on Monday in Doha, with about 200 nations which will be working together to come up with a consolidated efforts addressing climate change. The 18th U.N. Conference of the Parties has begin in the midst of several scientific studies that see extreme weather events becoming commonplace if no urgent mitigation efforts are put in place...

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Emissions gap rises as nations head to climate talks in Doha

Time is running out if we want to keep global temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius this century. Emissions levels of greenhouse gases are now about 14 percent above where they need to be in 2020, said a new report co-authored by the United Nations Environment Programme and the European Climate Foundation. Released days ahead the Climate Change Conference of Parties in Doha, the Emissions Gap Report noted that instead...

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Kyoto Protocol: What it means for climate change

Kyoto Protocol” is a term much used when speaking of climate change mitigation efforts, but how much do we know about it and what does it really mean in the global fight against the changing climate? The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change that set binding obligations on industrialized countries to cut their emissions of greenhouse gases. It is touted as the first...

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