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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Dr. Hansen to Dr. Merkel Carbon is forever -- so ban new traditional coal plants now	Joseph Romm	24 Jan 2008	Gristmill
Another clear statement (PDF) from the nation's top climate scientist on the scientific need for a dramatic change in global coal policy -- this time addressed to the German chancellor, a fellow physicist. He points out that: The fact that energy and climate advisors, in Germany, the United States, and elsewhere, do not understand the problem is starkly illustrated by repetition of goals to reduce CO2 emissions by a percentage (say 40% by 2020, 80% by 2050, or o ...
Topics: Angela Merkel, climate, climate science, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, international politics, James Hansen, politics (all these topics)

The good German German Chancellor Merkel focuses on climate change	Glenn Hurowitz	12 Sep 2007	Gristmill
In Germany, when the going gets tough, the tough go green: Chancellor Angela Merkel seems to have realized that, contrary to the song lyrics, sometimes it's quite easy being green. Mrs. Merkel has shied away from the biggest fight at home: the deep economic restructuring she advocated during her campaign two years ago. And on the matter of the suspected terrorist plot in the heart of Germany, she has remained in the background, apparently happy to cede the lime ...
Topics: Angela Merkel, elections, Germany, international politics, politics (all these topics)

15 Green Politicians		26 Jun 2007	Main Dish
From mayors to heads of state, politicians the world over are going green. Check out our list of top achievers, then tell us which political leaders you'd nominate in the comments section at the bottom of the page. Photo: Thomas Hawk via Flickr Arnold Schwarzenegger The Governator has truly pumped up environmental action in California. He made the state a global leader on climate change by signing into law the landmark Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, which ...
Topics: Angela Merkel, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barbara Boxer, international politics, lists, local politics, politics, state politics (all these topics)

Bush gets it from all sides Poor guy	David Roberts	03 Jun 2007	Gristmill
Poor Bush, he just can't get a break. He announces a shiny new climate-change strategy, and what does he get? Nothing but grief. Nancy Pelosi called it "the same stale proposals he has repeatedly put forward to the international community." Al Gore called it "purely and simply smoke and mirrors [that] has the transparent purpose of delaying the efforts that could start now." Dan Froomkin called it an "attempt to muddy the debate about ...
Topics: Angela Merkel, climate, George Bush, politics (all these topics)

Hey, At Least He Pronounced It Right Bush announces climate plan, world squirms uncomfortably		01 Jun 2007	Daily Grist
Hey, At Least He Pronounced It Right Bush announces climate plan, world squirms uncomfortably The world gave George W. Bush lemons, and he made some dee-licious lemonade. Yesterday, Bush said the U.S. would take the lead on the climate issue, convening a series of meetings of the world's top 10 to 15 polluting nations and setting long-term goals for cutting emissions. Coming amid criticis ...
Topics: Angela Merkel, climate, George Bush, international politics, news (all these topics)

We've Got Frenzy In Low Places U.S. continues to stonewall climate progress ahead of G8 summit		29 May 2007	Daily Grist
We've Got Frenzy In Low Places U.S. continues to stonewall climate progress ahead of G8 summit In the diplomatic scramble leading up to next week's G8 summit, there are two sides: the Bush administration and the rest of the world. The burning issue, of course, is climate change. Following weeks of grumbling from both sides, leaked documents show that U.S. red pens have ...
Topics: Angela Merkel, climate, climate change mitigation, G8, international politics, news (all these topics)

Noah's ark rebuilt A not-so-subtle call for climate change attention	Maywa Montenegro	23 May 2007	Gristmill
At the base of snow-capped Mount Ararat, where the bible says Noah's ark came to rest after 40 days of flooding, environmentalist volunteers are constructing a miniature version of the famed zoological craft. Its completion is being timed to coincide with next month's G8 summit in Germany, where climate change will be a hot issue. Last week, for instance, scientists from all across Africa plus Brazil, India, China, Mexico, and South Africa presented joint statement ...
Topics: Angela Merkel, climate, climate change mitigation, energy, energy efficiency, G8, green living, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

U.S. pushing to weaken G8 climate declaration This is getting old	David Roberts	12 May 2007	Gristmill
Next month, German Chancellor Angela Merkel will convene a summit of the G8 countries, which will issue a joint declaration on climate change. Here's how that's going: A draft proposal dated April 2007 that is being debated in Bonn, Germany, this weekend by senior officials of the Group of Eight includes a pledge to limit the global temperature rise this century to 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit, as well as an agreement to reduce worldwide greenhouse gas emissions to 50 per ...
Topics: Angela Merkel, climate, climate change mitigation, international politics, politics (all these topics)

Hey, That's Half the Battle Bush chats with Merkel and Barroso, agrees climate change is a problem		01 May 2007	Daily Grist
Hey, That's Half the Battle Bush chats with Merkel and Barroso, agrees climate change is a problem U.S. President George W. Bush met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and E.U. President Jose Manuel Barroso at the White House yesterday, chatting about international trade, air-travel policy, missile shields, and The Most Important Issue of Our Time. Though no climate action steps were agr ...
Topics: Angela Merkel, G8, George Bush, international politics, politics (all these topics)

G8: We really mean it on climate change this time Really	David Roberts	16 Apr 2007	Gristmill
The 33rd meeting of the G8 is happening in early June, in Germany. German Chancellor Angela Merkel -- perhaps in retaliation for the infamous backrub -- is determined to put climate change high on the agenda. Not surprisingly, the U.S. and Canada are working to water down the draft communique Merkel has put together. Somewhat surprisingly, Merkel -- backed by Tony Blair -- isn't backing down. Indeed, they seem to be ramping up the pressure on Bush. Will Bush's weakn ...
Topics: Angela Merkel, climate, climate change mitigation, European Union, George Bush, politics (all these topics)

A Little Light Music U.S., E.U. push phaseout of incandescent bulbs, U.K. gets serious about carbon		14 Mar 2007	Daily Grist
A Little Light Music U.S., E.U. push phaseout of incandescent bulbs, U.K. gets serious about carbon The world is seeing the energy-efficient light: a U.S. coalition including Philips Lighting and the Natural Resources Defense Council will push to phase out incandescent bulbs by 2016. ...
Topics: Angela Merkel, climate, climate change mitigation, energy, energy efficiency, European Union, greenhouse-gas emissions, news, politics, United Kingdom ... (all these topics)

2020 Vision E.U. adopts ambitious renewable-energy goal		09 Mar 2007	Daily Grist
2020 Vision E.U. adopts ambitious renewable-energy goal It's a banner day for the European Union: wrapping up a two-day summit, its 27 member states have agreed on an ambitious green-energy goal. The plan -- to use 20 percent renewable energy by 2020 -- will "establish us as a world pioneer," says German Chancellor and summit chair Angela Merkel, who brokere ...
Topics: Angela Merkel, energy, European Union, international politics, news, renewable energy (all these topics)

Split over nuclear versus renewables threatens EU global warming pact Spring summit underway	Robert Delfs	09 Mar 2007	Gristmill
From an article in the Guardian: Divisions over nuclear power and renewable energy threatened to derail the EU's campaign to assume a global leadership role in the fight against climate change at the bloc's spring summit which began last night. [...] But France, backed by several east European countries, insisted carbon-free nuclear power be included within the EU energy mix and rejected [German Chancellor] Angela Merkel's proposal to make a 20 percent target for ...
Topics: Angela Merkel, climate, energy, international politics, nuclear power, politics, renewable energy (all these topics)

Vive la Discorde E.U. leaders gather for summit, squabble over renewable-energy target		07 Mar 2007	Daily Grist
Vive la Discorde E.U. leaders gather for summit, squabble over renewable-energy target As European Union leaders gather for a two-day summit that starts tomorrow, one question is dominating the agenda: what exactly did the Olsen twins buy on their recent Paris shopping spree? Once that's answered, the heads ...
Topics: Angela Merkel, climate, climate change mitigation, energy, European Union, international politics, news, politics, regulation, renewable energy (all these topics)

Merkel, May I? E.U., Germany duke it out over auto emissions standards		01 Feb 2007	Daily Grist
Merkel, May I? E.U., Germany duke it out over auto emissions standards Once upon a time, the European Union proposed a carbon-dioxide emissions limit on all vehicles made or imported there. But Germany -- home of Volkswagen, BMW, DaimlerChrysler, and Porsche -- has yanked on the e-brake. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the country would not suppor ...
Topics: Angela Merkel, cars, European Union, Germany, greenhouse-gas emissions, news, placemaking, politics (all these topics)

A Speechwriter Behind Every Bush Content of State of the Union speech remains a mystery -- kind of		18 Jan 2007	Daily Grist
A Speechwriter Behind Every Bush Content of State of the Union speech remains a mystery -- kind of Will President Bush crack down on climate change in his State of the Union address? The world may never know -- until, of course, he gives the speech next Tuesday. Mutterings that the administration would embrace a cap-and-trade carbon-reduction scheme were flatly denied by White House spokesflack Tony Snow this week: ...
Topics: Angela Merkel, climate, news, politics (all these topics)

Tongue Wrestling In India, U.K., and U.S., climate change is cause for conflict		05 Jan 2007	Daily Grist
Tongue Wrestling In India, U.K., and U.S., climate change is cause for conflict Climate challenges erupted all over the globe this week. In India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told a group of 5,000 scientists that the developing world "cannot afford to ape the West in terms of its environmentally wasteful lifestyle," adding that India must invest in alternative energy ...
Topics: Angela Merkel, climate, George Bush, Germany, India, news, United Kingdom (all these topics)

Touched by an Angela German Chancellor will focus on climate as she leads G8 and E.U.		02 Oct 2006	Daily Grist
Touched by an Angela German Chancellor will focus on climate as she leads G8 and E.U. German Chancellor Angela Merkel intends to make climate change top priority when her country takes the reins of both the European Union and the G8 at the beginning of next year. Enviros are likely to welcome the leadership of Merkel, a former environment minister, after Russia downplayed global warming during its 2006 G8 presid ...
Topics: Angela Merkel, climate, G8, Germany, news (all these topics)

Beyond Kyoto A dispatch from a forward-looking climate conference in Germany		02 Oct 2006	Dispatches
Michael Levitin is a freelance writer based in Germany. Last week, he attended KyotoPlus: Escaping the Climate Trap, an international conference held in Berlin. � Monday, 02 Oct 2006 Berlin, Germany Imagine a trans-European "super grid" of renewable energy connecting solar parks in northern Africa to wind farms in Scandinavia. Consider the millions in savings -- in miles, in dollars, in tons of CO2 injected in ...
Topics: Angela Merkel, climate, Dispatches, environmental planning, Germany (all these topics)

Good news from Germany Really	David Roberts	29 Sep 2006	Gristmill
Good for Angela Merkel:German Chancellor Angela Merkel named confronting climate change as her country's top priority as leader of the Group of Eight (G8) nations next year and will also use Germany's weight as president of the EU to push for the reduction of energy use at the same time.Somebody give that lady a backrub!
Topics: Angela Merkel, climate, energy, G8 (all these topics)

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