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 Stories About: international treaties
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Let's Give 'Em Something to Not Talk About
U.S. negotiators edit climate out of G8 climate draft |
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14 May 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Let's Give 'Em Something to Not Talk About U.S. negotiators edit climate out of G8 climate draft Here's a comforting thought for a Monday: your future is being played like a poker hand. Next month, the leaders of the G8 nations will meet in Germany along with the heads of China, India, South Africa, Mexico, and Brazil. With hopes of agreeing on climate-change action, Germany has circul ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, G8, international treaties, news (all these topics) |
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Pact or Fiction?
New Asia-Pacific climate pact is long on PR, short on substance |
Amanda Griscom Little |
04 Aug 2005 |
Muckraker |
| Staunch U.S. allies, enviro activists, and just about everyone else was caught flat-footed last week when the U.S., Australia, and four Asian countries unveiled a new pact intended to help curb greenhouse-gas emissions. In the days since, some details about the surprise alliance have trickled out, but its mission and intended impact remain murky. Known as the Asia-Pacific Par ... |
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| Topics: Asia, Australia, climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, international treaties, Muckraker, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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The Mod Squad
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31 Jan 2000 |
Daily Grist |
| The Mod Squad Delegates from more than 130 nations on Saturday adopted the first global treaty regulating trade in genetically modified products, the first time that environmental concerns and trade rules have been reconciled in an international agreement. The treaty allows countries to bar imports of genetically modified seeds, crops, and animals, even if scientific studies have not yet determined that they are dangerou ... |
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| Topics: food, GMOs, international treaties (all these topics) |
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