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Party to the Convention: | Yes | |
Party to the Protocol: | No | ||
UNFCCC Status: | Annex I | ||
2020 Target: | 17% (2005) | ||
2050 Target: | 83% (2005) | ||
Fast-Start Pledge: | $3,429M | ||
National Communication: | Fifth National Communication![]() |
Evidence Suggests Keystone XL Pipeline Likely to be Approved
No one knows how the Keystone XL pipeline extension controversy will play out during the current U.S. presidential election campaign, and whether it will lead to, or what role it might play in, a ... Read more
A Surprise Ending for Durban (Almost)
By Climatico Contributor: Shira Honig
The Durban conference on climate change ended on a much better note than many expected, but continued to delay the toughest questions for at least three years.
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The End of Durban May Mean the End of Kyoto
By Climatico Contributor: Shira Honig
The end of the Durban conference is approaching, and in all likelihood, the end of the Kyoto Protocol along with it.
Developments in the last few days indicate ... Read more
India Rejects EU Plan for New Treaty After Kyoto
By Climatico Contributor: Shira Honig
With the Durban climate change negotiations barely a week old, key countries are drawing their “red line” positions in the sand.
On one side of the line, wh... Read more
The G77 unlikely to get Kyoto II at COP-17
By Climatico Contributor: Shira Honig
Heading into Durban and the United Nations Climate Change Conference, otherwise known as the Seventeenth Conference of Parties (COP-17), the G77 remains committe... Read more