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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 |
Kate Sheppard |
24 Sep 2008 |
Gristmill |
| 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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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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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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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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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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Well, At Least We Didn't Have Our Hopes Up
Asian countries sign on to vague climate pact |
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21 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 3:03 PM on 21 Nov 2007 Leaders of 14 Asian countries, along with Australia and New Zealand, have signed onto a climate pact that says -- well, nothing in particular, really. Maybe it's the thought that counts, but setting specific goals for addressing a rather important global crisis would count for a hell of a lot more. In our humble opinion. From the Archives So That's ... |
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| Topics: Asia, climate, international politics, international treaties, news, politics (all these topics) |
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A Tip of the ICAP
New partnership hopes to jumpstart global carbon market |
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29 Oct 2007 |
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| Posted at 4:24 PM on 29 Oct 2007 A whole slew of countries and states have signed on to a new International Carbon Action Partnership, with a goal of sharing knowledge about and standardizing best practices for what they hope will become a global cap-and-trade system. Participants include members of the Western Climate Initiative and Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, as well as various European countries and New Zealand ... |
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| Topics: carbon trading, climate, climate change mitigation, international politics, international treaties, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Man on Emissions
U.S. summit concludes with no progress to speak of |
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28 Sep 2007 |
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| Posted at 5:47 PM on 28 Sep 2007 At the conclusion of a two-day U.S.-hosted climate summit of the world's major emitters, George W. Bush announced that he's been faking his climate-change laggardness all along, and signed on to reduce greenhouse gases in various planet-saving-while-still-economy-boosting ways. Ha ha ha! Sob. No, just as expected, Bush said what he always says -- voluntary measures will save the world! goals are ... |
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| Topics: climate, dumbassery , George Bush, international politics, news, politics (all these topics) |
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You Really Can't Have Too Many Meetings
U.S. will host climate meeting of world's largest emitters |
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26 Sep 2007 |
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| Posted at 2:06 PM on 26 Sep 2007 Representatives from the world's 17 largest greenhouse-gas emitters will gather tomorrow in the good ol' U.S. of A. for a climate-change discussion. (And yes, the U.N. just had one of those -- President Bush played hooky.) The group, which includes China, India, and Brazil, will be convened by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and Bush will address them on Frida ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, international politics, news, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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Permanent Pressure
Bush administration pressured to act on climate by banks, international leaders |
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26 Sep 2007 |
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| Posted at 10:15 AM on 26 Sep 2007 The pressure is rising on the Bush administration to take action on climate change. This week, some of the world's leading banks are gathering as lobbying group International Carbon Investors and Services to urge the U.S. and other developed nations to introduce a lightly regulated carbon-trading program. And, in anticipation of Bush's planned summit on global warm ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, international politics, news, politics (all these topics) |
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They're Just Going Through a Phase
Bush administration will propose quicker deadline for phasing out ozone-depleting chemicals |
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07 Sep 2007 |
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| Posted at 6:05 PM on 07 Sep 2007 Nearly 200 nations will gather on Sept. 15 to discuss the Montreal Protocol, a 20-year-old treaty put into place to phase out the nasty chemicals that contribute to the thinning of the ozone layer. At the meeting, a dozen countries plan to suggest that participating nations move up the deadline for a full phaseout of refrigerating chemic ... |
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| Topics: climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, international politics, international treaties, news, ozone, politics (all these topics) |
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We'd Blame Jet Lag, But ...
Bush makes gaffes at APEC gathering, forum may set weak voluntary targets |
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07 Sep 2007 |
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| Posted at 5:01 PM on 07 Sep 2007 In Sydney, Australia, today at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, U.S. President George Bush referred to APEC as OPEC, then tried to cover up his gaffe by explaining that Australia's prime minister had invited him to a summit of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries next year. Unfortunately, Australia has never been part of OPEC. Bush also ... |
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| Topics: climate, dumbassery , George Bush, international politics, news, politics (all these topics) |
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