India dismissed speculation that it has been in backroom negotiations with US to push back any action on a legally binding treaty on climate change.
A group of poorest countries and small island nations have joined the European Union in pushing for a legally binding climate treaty, as the first week of negotiation comes to an end.
The controversial $100 billion a year Green Climate Fund came under renewed scrutiny at the United Nations climate talks in Durban.
The heads of 16 major non-governmental organizations on Thursday urged the United States to alter its stance on climate change.
SACAU and IFAD Wednesday said the agriculture sector must be considered seriously at this year's COP17.
The European Union (EU) chief climate negotiator Wednesday said the Green Climate Fund board must start working "as early as 2012."
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Monday urged developed countries to take more actions to tackle global climate change.
Rich western countries are "bullying" developing countries in climate negotiation, according to reports of several British media.
international environment and development group said governments "can't ignore" the immediate and effective role that nature plays in stemming the impacts of climate change.
The South African authorities are setting up special courts in the port city of Durban in its preparation for the November28 to December 9 United Nations climate change talks.
A fresh batch of some 5,000 emails from climate scientists of University of East Anglia were leaked on the internet on Tuesday, which may cause another ClimateGate.
A mail-group based network that links development professionals and practitioners together to help solve problems related to climate change in the Pacific was launched on Tuesday.