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Danish Prime Minister Lars Rasmussen addresses the opening of the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) at Bella Center in Copenhagen, capital of Demark, Dec. 7, 2009. The conference will be held from Dec. 7 to 18 in Copenhagen. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)
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COPENHAGEN, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- The UN Climate Change Conference opened on Monday in Copenhagen, where negotiators from around the globe will try to seal a deal that is expected to slow rising world temperatures that could bring more heat, expanding deserts, floods and rising sea levels.
More than 15,000 participants, including delegates from more than 190 countries, were taking part in the conference that is seen as offering a historical opportunity to step up international action on climate change.
Participants overcrowd UN climate change conference
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Government officials, representatives from non-governmental organizations (NGO) and journalists overcrowded a UN climate change conference which kicked off on Monday.
The Danish government had expected 15,000 participants for the event, a key meeting that would pave the way for an international agreement on further reduction of green-house gas emissions after the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol ends in 2012. Full story
Countries gear up for showdown in Copenhagen talks
BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- In the past two weeks, a number of countries took a bigger step forward in their efforts to cut their greenhouse gas emissions than in the previous two years.
Days before the Copenhagen climate talks to be held from Dec. 7 to 18, the world's main emitters such as the United States, China and India finally produced targets for cutting their greenhouse gases by 2020, an encouraging sign for inking an agreement on fighting global warming. Full story
Global efforts to fight climate change -- from Rio de Janeiro to Copenhagen
BEIJING, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Earth is getting warmer. Sea level is rising. The ecosystem is becoming increasingly vulnerable.
From Rio de Janeiro to Copenhagen, global efforts to fight climate change, which is posing a threat to the survival of humanity, have been a long and bumpy process. Full story
UN climate chief spells out actions to be agreed upon in Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- The UN's top climate change official on Sunday outlined actions for governments to agree to during the Copenhagen climate change conference that opens here Monday, saying negotiators now have the clearest signal ever from world leaders to craft solid proposals to implement rapid action.
"Over the next two weeks, governments have to deliver a strong and long-term response to the challenge of climate change," Yvo deBoer, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), told a press conference one day ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference. Full story
UNEP lauds China's commitment to combating climate change
NAIROBI, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- The UN environmental agency UNEP Saturday hailed China's commitment to the fight against climate change and the recently-announced measure to render assistance to African countries in clean energy development.
China's State Council announced on Nov. 26 that China is going to reduce the intensity of carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP in 2020 by 40 to 45 percent compared with the level of 2005. Full story
Backgrounder: Common but Differentiated Responsibilities for UNFCCC
BEIJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- The principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities" is the cornerstone of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), formed in1992 and now ratified by 192 countries.
The principle serves as an important reason why the world's countries, all with many differences in their respective interests and concerns, could sit down together to negotiate a solution for the pressing issue of climate change. Full story
Special report: Global Climate Change
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