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Leuenberger says Copenhagen outcome “insufficient”

This content was published on Dec 19, 2009 Bitterly divided, the two-week meeting barely avoided collapse and countries said they would try again for a new global pact by the end of 2010. Following resistance from a small group of developing countries, the conference’s 193 participating nations will “take note” of the three-page Copenhagen Accord but not all will endorse it. Speaking in…

Divided world “takes note” of climate pact

This content was published on Dec 19, 2009 “Finally we sealed a deal,” said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. “The Copenhagen Accord may not be everything everyone had hoped for but this decision… is an important beginning.” The conference’s 193 participating nations will “take note” of the pact but not all will endorse it. The result follows two years of international negotiations, a furious…

Contentious Copenhagen deal risks unravelling

This content was published on Dec 19, 2009 The United States, China, India, South Africa and Brazil spearheaded a deal that espoused “deep cuts in global emissions” and financing for poor nations but left out plans to adopt a legally binding agreement by next year. Meant to be the high point of two years of negotiations, the meeting in Copenhagen risked ending with…

“Significant” deal reached in Copenhagen

This content was published on Dec 18, 2009 No country was “entirely satisfied” with deal but the official called it “a meaningful and historic step forward and a foundation from which to make further progress”. The deal was not enough to combat climate change but was an important first step, the official added. All eyes have been on the Danish capital as negotiations…

LHC goes into winter hibernation

This content was published on Dec 18, 2009 The European Organization for Nuclear Research (Cern) said in a statement that the LHC’s “short technical stop” was needed to prepare for higher energy collisions and the start of the main research programme. The LHC circulated its first particle beams since its restart on November 20, and the first collisions were recorded on November 23.…

Swiss pushes issue of climate refugees

This content was published on Dec 18, 2009 The United Nation’s representative for internally displaced persons and professor of law at Bern University sees no alternative, adding that whatever the outcome in the Danish capital, an agreement must be reached in the long term. On Friday world leaders attempted a final push to agree a new global climate pact. Finding money to help…

Swiss offer more to combat climate change

This content was published on Dec 17, 2009 This would be in addition to the SFr80 million already pledged by Bern. Leuenberger, who symbolically travelled to the Copenhagen climate conference in Denmark by train, said the financing would depend on the results of the conference and money pledged by other states. He added that he did not wish to speculate on any agreement…

Excess swine flu doses could be sold on

This content was published on Dec 17, 2009 There were 900 confirmed cases of H1N1 last week, the Federal Health Office said on Thursday – around 700 fewer than the previous week and 1,400 fewer than a month ago. The infection trend among people under 30 was clearly going down but among those aged 30-64 it continued to increase slightly, officials said, adding…

First in vivo baby sees light of day

This content was published on Dec 16, 2009 They hope their new “more natural” assisted reproduction technique will help young couples struggling with the growing infertility “epidemic” – one out of six couples in Switzerland. “It’s a world first,” declared medical specialist Pascal Mock, the inventor of the new technology. “This is the first time a baby has been born after in vivo…

Work to start on emission trading accord

This content was published on Dec 16, 2009 The Swiss cabinet agreed on Tuesday to begin work on the agreement to unify the Swiss and EU systems of emission quota trading. It hopes to finalise a bilateral accord within three years. The environment ministry has been carrying out exploratory talks on the issue since 2008. The next stage will be consultations with House…

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