For the second successive year, the success of the annual climate change conference — the two-week meetings began in the Mexican resort town on Monday — seems to hinge on how much major developing countries like India are willing to let the international community scrutinize the actions they are taking to tackle the problem. Unlike

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A new round of UN climate talks got under way on Monday to appeals for action and compromise after the squabbles that drove last year’s global summit in Copenhagen close to disaster. “A richer tapestry of efforts is needed,” UN climate chief Christiana Figueres warned, as she spelt out the tasks facing the 12-day conference

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Although Copenhagen fell short of delivering a legally binding global treaty, Cancún is another step towards that ultimate goal Let’s get the bad news out of the way first – there isn’t going to be a legally binding global climate treaty for at least three years, even as negotiators from 193 countries gather once again

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It will generate 1.5 MW to reduce CO2 emissions produced at the Conference Cancun’s windmill will produce 1.5 megawatts on a daily bases, which equals the energy needed by 1,500 houses, explained Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, President of Mexico. “Mexico can generate up to 71 megawatts due to its geographic conditions. This will mean a reduction

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The 16th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP16) represents a historic opportunity to move from discourse to actions on climate change, stated Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, Mexico’s Foreign Relations Secretary and new President of the Conference, after taking office. “At this juncture, we should make concrete, verifiable and viable commitments. These commitments will necessarily

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