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Bloc Party
E.U. Parliament votes on proposals to cut emissions 20 percent by 2020 |
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08 Oct 2008 |
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| Posted at 5:16 AM on 08 Oct 2008 On Tuesday, the European Parliament's environment committee voted on a range of proposals intended to help achieve the European Union's ambitious goal of cutting its greenhouse-gas emissions 20 percent by 2020. The committee voted to force E.U. utilities to buy all their pollution permits by 2013 and to enact strict carbon caps on power plants by 2015 that would essentially prohibi ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, European Union, international politics, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Hawk the Vote
E.U. parliament to vote on climate proposals amid financial crisis |
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07 Oct 2008 |
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| Posted at 5:19 AM on 07 Oct 2008 Members of the European Parliament's environment committee on Tuesday will vote on key green initiatives proposed earlier this year, among them plans to alter the European Union's emissions-trading system, ramp up spending on carbon capture and storage technology, and eventually ban construction of new coal-fired power plants. The proposals are all part of the E.U.'s plan to cut gre ... |
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| Topics: climate, European Union, international politics, legislation, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Wood you, could you, prevent climate change?
Duke Energy announces investment in wood biomass on first day of the Clinton Global Initiative |
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24 Sep 2008 |
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| The fourth annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative kicked off today, bringing together heads of state, business leaders, and representatives from non-governmental organizations in New York City to discuss major initiatives to address the world's challenges. 'Energy & Climate Change' are among the four commitment areas the conference is focused on this year, and former President Bill Clinton began the day by announcing several new commitments in that area. ... |
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| Topics: biomass, climate, energy, green jobs, international politics, Muckraker, news, politics, World Bank (all these topics) |
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To Half and to Hold
G8 nations agree to cut emissions 50 percent by 2050 (sort of) |
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08 Jul 2008 |
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| Posted at 7:51 AM on 08 Jul 2008 At this year's Group of Eight meeting in Japan, the world's richest nations more or less agreed to cut greenhouse-gas emissions 50 percent by 2050. While the agreement is notable since it means President Bush has budged ever-so-slightly on the climate issue, the group's statement on the cuts is little more than a carefully worded pledge to keep negotiating. At last year's G8 meeti ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, G8, international politics, news (all these topics) |
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We'd Like to Thank the Academies
Science academies of 13 nations urge G8 to tackle climate change |
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10 Jun 2008 |
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| Posted at 7:27 AM on 10 Jun 2008 Ahead of the G8 summit in Japan next month, the science academies of 13 nations, including the United States, urged the G8 nations as well as Brazil, China, India, Mexico, and South Africa (G8+5) to agree to cut world greenhouse-gas emissions in half by 2050. "We urge G8+5 leaders to make maximum efforts to carry this forward and commit to these emission reduct ... |
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| Topics: climate, international politics, news, politics (all these topics) |
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For on the Floor
Nations meet to hash out claims to Arctic seafloor |
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27 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 8:47 AM on 27 May 2008 What with climate change melting record amounts of Arctic ice, the five nations that claim land rights in the Arctic region have been rushing to stake claim to the minerals and oil wealth beneath the Arctic Ocean. Starting Tuesday, Denmark is hosting talks among the five countries, aiming to bring a measure of civility to the Arctic's predicted black-gold rush. One item that Denmark hopes the ot ... |
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| Topics: climate, international politics, news, oil, oil and gas drilling, politics (all these topics) |
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A Cut Below
G8 nations agree on the need to agree on emission cuts |
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27 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 6:19 AM on 27 May 2008 A three-day meeting of G8 environment ministers in Japan this weekend concluded with a familiar call for nations to agree on goals to cut emissions. The sentiment was formalized in a statement citing "strong political will" among G8 countries to agree to cut emissions by 50 percent by 2050 when they convene at the full G8 summit in Toyako, Japan, in July. "As we head toward the Toy ... |
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| Topics: climate, G8, international politics, news, politics (all these topics) |
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We'll Always Have Paris
Meeting of major economies ends with little progress |
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18 Apr 2008 |
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| Posted at 2:42 PM on 18 Apr 2008 A U.S.-led gathering of major economies in Paris this week concluded, as previous meetings have done, with little progress. The 17 countries bashed President Bush's climate speech for a while, then argued about whether to set a goal of halving global greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050. (Guess who's against it?) French president Nicolas Sarkozy made himself quoteworthy, saying that climate ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, international politics, news, politics (all these topics) |
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A Jolly Good Time
British prime minister chats climate with Bush |
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17 Apr 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:25 PM on 17 Apr 2008 British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was in Washington, D.C., Thursday to sit down for a chit-chat with President Bush. Brown told press that he and Bush "agreed we must work internationally to secure progress at the G8 and toward a post-Kyoto deal on climate change. ... I look forward to continuing to work with President Bush and his administration in taking it forward." (Taking what forw ... |
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| Topics: biofuels, climate, George Bush, Gordon Brown, international politics, news, politics, presidential race 08, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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G20 Questions
G20 climate meeting ends, accomplishing nothing |
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17 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 2:31 PM on 17 Mar 2008 In case you've been wondering what happened at this weekend's gathering of the G20 biggest-polluting countries, the answer is: pretty much nothing. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair formally announced his goal to eke out a meaningful climate agreement, and declared, "We have reached the critical moment of decision on climate change. There are few, if any, genuine doubters left." There ... |
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| Topics: climate, international politics, news, politics (all these topics) |
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The B-Team
Tony Blair to lead international climate team |
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14 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 7:06 AM on 14 Mar 2008 Photo: Monika Flueckiger / World Economic Forum Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he's heading up a new international climate team with the goal of securing a meaningful agreement on climate change in the next two years. Blair said he thought he could get the major emitting countries of the world, including the United States and China, to agree to a plan to cut carbon emissions 50 percent by 20 ... |
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| Topics: climate, international politics, news (all these topics) |
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Ready to Barack and Roll
Obama says will move immediately on international climate pact |
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11 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 5:05 PM on 11 Feb 2008 Prior to his weekend wins in Louisiana, Nebraska, Washington, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Barack Obama promised to begin developing the U.S. position on an international pact to halt global warming now, instead of waiting until 2009. "I've been in conversations with former Vice President [Al] Gore repeatedly, and his recommendation, which I think is sound, is that you c ... |
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| Topics: Barack Obama, climate, climate change mitigation, elections, international politics, news, politics, presidential race 08 (all these topics) |
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When You
U.N. General Assembly holds climate gathering in New York |
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11 Feb 2008 |
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| "Assemble" You Make an Ass Out of 'Em and ... Oh, Never Mind U.N. General Assembly holds climate gathering in New York Posted at 8:24 AM on 11 Feb 2008 The United Nations General Assembly convened a two-day climate conference, starting today, at U.N. headquarters in New York City that it hopes will keep up and/or spur momentum in the lead up to a meaningful post-Kyoto climate agreement by 2009. The event is being billed as a "thematic debate" and has attracted celeb ... |
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| Topics: climate, international politics, news, United Nations (all these topics) |
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As I Lei Dying
Hawaii climate conference ends, scant progress made |
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01 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 6:50 AM on 01 Feb 2008 The U.S.-led climate talks in Honolulu, Hawaii, ended yesterday without much fanfare and without much progress achieved. By most accounts, it was a closed-door, bureaucratic nothing-fest wherein delegates from the 17 biggest-polluting countries spoke about the need to act, but no one actually did. The United States finally agreed to take part in forming climate-change plans with the rest of the ... |
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| Topics: climate, international politics, news, United States (all these topics) |
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Take Me Down to Paradise City
U.S. sets low expectations for this week's climate meeting |
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28 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 10:13 AM on 28 Jan 2008 Leaders from the world's major economies will fly big planes to Honolulu this week for a chat about reducing global greenhouse-gas emissions. Ironicalicious! Even better, the Bush administration, which is hosting the meeting, isn't expecting much out of it. "I think these will be iterative discussions, which the initial goal will be to lay out a variety of options witho ... |
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| Topics: climate, international politics, news, politics (all these topics) |
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The Chopping Bloc
European Union unveils detailed plans to cut GHG emissions |
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23 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 6:18 AM on 23 Jan 2008 European Union leaders today unveiled detailed draft plans to reduce E.U.-wide emissions 20 percent below 1990 levels by 2020. The plans would require utilities to buy all of their greenhouse-gas emissions permits beginning in 2013, as opposed to the current practice of allocating nearly all of them for free, which companies can then sell at a profit. Also starting in 2013, other heavil ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, European Union, international politics, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Will Anyone Get Lei'd?
White House talks up its Hawaii climate-change meeting |
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16 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 11:43 AM on 16 Jan 2008 The White House has released a statement regarding its very own climate-change meeting for the world's biggest economies, to be held Jan. 30-31 in Hawaii. "The two-day meeting will further the shared objectives of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, increasing energy security and efficiency, and sustaining economic growth, and will help to advance the negotiations under the U.N. Fr ... |
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| Topics: climate, international politics, news, politics (all these topics) |
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The G8 Warming
Japan leads G8 in 2008, will focus on climate change |
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02 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 5:49 AM on 02 Jan 2008 A new year means a new country takes over leadership of the Group of Eight rich nations, and in 2008 it's Japan. Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has promised to make climate change a top priority, proposing a goal for G8 countries to cut emissions by 50 percent from 1990 levels by 2050. And while that may seem ambitious for a nation that just last month stood with the United States in opposition to ... |
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| Topics: climate, G8, international politics, Japan, news, politics (all these topics) |
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We Can't Think of Any More
U.S. and allies are, as expected, stick-in-the-muds at Bali conference |
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11 Dec 2007 |
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| "Bali" Puns at the Moment U.S. and allies are, as expected, stick-in-the-muds at Bali conference Posted at 4:32 PM on 11 Dec 2007 Bali update: The latest draft of negotiations is said to still contain text saying that developed nations should cut emissions by 25 to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2020. The U.S., Japan, Canada, and Australia are against said provision, non-binding as it is; it will likely be removed by the end of the week, as final guidelines ... |
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| Topics: Bali 07, climate, international politics, international treaties, news, politics (all these topics) |
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The Way the Bali Bounces
Bali conference goes into second week |
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10 Dec 2007 |
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| Posted at 5:12 PM on 10 Dec 2007 The latest from Bali: On Saturday, a draft text was produced suggesting that developed nations cut emissions between 25 and 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2020. The U.S. and Japanese delegations were displeased; by Monday, that target was reportedly dropped. Sen. John Kerry paid a visit to assure delegates, "I am convinced the politics of 2009 in the United States are going to be just night and ... |
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| Topics: Bali 07, climate, international politics, international treaties, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Keep the Bali Rolling
Bali conference continues |
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06 Dec 2007 |
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| Posted at 5:24 PM on 06 Dec 2007 The news from Bali: When the U.S. Senate Environment Committee approved a bill calling for a mandatory cap in U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions, some in Bali took it as a sign that the U.S. was budging on its intractable opposition to said emissions cuts. U.S. climate negotiator Harlan Watson: "We're not changing our position." However, one environmental activist did tell reporters, "We're not seeing ove ... |
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| Topics: Bali 07, climate, international politics, international treaties, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Hey, Look Over There!
U.S., avoiding action at current climate meeting, announces new climate meeting |
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06 Dec 2007 |
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| Posted at 3:38 PM on 06 Dec 2007 President Bush has announced a climate-change meeting in Hawaii next month for 17 of the world's major greenhouse-gas emitters to talk about setting goals for curbing emissions. The meeting is a follow-up to an anticlimactic summit that Bush hosted in late September. Oddly enough, during the pivotal climate-change meeting going on in Bali right this red-hot minu ... |
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| Topics: climate, George Bush, greenhouse-gas emissions, international politics, news, politics (all these topics) |
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On the Bali
Bali conference keeps on keepin' on |
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04 Dec 2007 |
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| Posted at 4:36 PM on 04 Dec 2007 The news from Bali: Teeny-tiny island nations pleaded with delegates for protection and compensation for the impacts of rising seas and other climatic consequences. United Nations climate chief Yvo de Boer expressed hope that delegates would make operational the Adaptation Fund, a woefully underfunded um, fund for helping developing countries adapt to climate change. Delegates set up a working group to establish a ... |
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| Topics: Bali 07, climate, international politics, international treaties, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Having a Bali
U.N. climate conference opens in Bali, Indonesia |
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04 Dec 2007 |
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| Posted at 6:14 AM on 04 Dec 2007 Plenty is going on at the United Nations climate conference in Bali, Indonesia, where delegates from nearly 190 nations are gathered to lay the groundwork for a post-Kyoto climate treaty. Conference leaders have said they aim to have a new treaty ready to go by 2009. In the meantime, there's no shortage of things to bicker about. Today delegates debated the role of China and India in a new climate tr ... |
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| Topics: Bali 07, climate, international politics, news (all these topics) |
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A Plan With Garrett
Midnight Oil frontman is Australia's new environment minister |
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29 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 11:26 AM on 29 Nov 2007 Peter Garrett, former singer for rock band Midnight Oil, has been appointed the environment minister in Australia's new regime. Garrett, who has been a member of the Australian Parliament since 2004, will be a duet with new Minister for Climate Change and Water Penny Wong. sources: Associated Press, Agence France-Presse From the Archives Another Headache. ... |
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| Topics: Australia, climate, elections, international politics, music, news, politics (all these topics) |
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