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Gore, Bono Talk Poverty, Warming at Davos
January 24th, 2008
Former Vice-President Al Gore and Irish rock singer Bono addressed the World Economic Forum on Thursday in Davos, Switzerland on tackling climate change and global poverty.
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Global climate burns bright in 2007
December 31st, 2007
However, major powers in the developed and developing world remain bitterly divided over the best plan of action. The disunity was underlined during December’s UN summit in Bali which aimed to establish the foundations for a new climate deal when the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012. Darcy Lambton n…
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Waking up to climate change
December 27th, 2007
2007 may go down as the year in which the world truly woke up to climate change. Most scientists no longer dispute that we’re in trouble, environment guru Al Gore won the Nobel peace prize, Australia prepared to sign the Kyoto protocol and an international meeting in Bali agreed on an environment roadmap. A summary of a green year.
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Gore blames U.S. for Bali stalemate
December 14th, 2007
Al Gore was speaking at the United Nations conference in Bali where 190 countries are trying to find consensus on a new approach to reducing carbon emmisions.
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Al Gore: Political Will Is a Renewable Resource
December 13th, 2007
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore says climate change will come if there is political will, adding “political will is a renewable resource.
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Al Gore lays blame for Bali stalemate on U.S.
December 13th, 2007
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore drew cheers at 190-nation talks by saying the United States was the main block to launching negotiations in Bali on a new global climate treaty.
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Gore: US blocking climate talks progress
December 13th, 2007
Al Gore said Thursday the United States is “principally responsible” for blocking progress at the U.N. climate conference, and European nations threatened to boycott U.S.-led climate talks next month unless Washington compromises on emissions reductions.
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Al Gore Accepts Nobel Peace Prize
December 11th, 2007
Al Gore was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on environmental issues.
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Nobel winner Gore: Make peace with the planet
December 10th, 2007
The former U.S. vice president shared the 2007 prize with the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change whose head, Rajendra Pachauri, told leaders at a U.N. climate conference in Indonesia to heed the wisdom of science.
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Gore and UN climate panel chair receive Nobel Peace Prize
December 10th, 2007
Former US vice president Al Gore and Rajendra Puchauri, chair of the UN climate panel, received standing ovations Monday when they were awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Climate missing from U.S. election-Gore
December 10th, 2007
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Al Gore said on Monday the U.S. presidential election campaign had paid insufficient attention to the environment and climate change.
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Gore calls for action
December 9th, 2007
Gore also said he favoured a new global treaty and suggested one of the most important aspects of such a treaty would be to put a price on carbon.
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Gore Warns CO2 Cuts Needed for Survival
December 9th, 2007
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore reiterated his climate change agenda to a Nobel Peace Prize news conference. Gore and his fellow Nobel Laureate, Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, spoke as part of the official program before the acceptance ceremony.
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Peace Prize winners Gore and IPPC chair urge more climate action
December 9th, 2007
The winners of the 2007 Nobel Peace Price Sunday called for a “strong mandate” to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the ongoing UN climate conference meeting on the Indonesian resort island of Bali.
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Gore in Norway for Peace Prize Ceremony
December 8th, 2007
Former Vice President Al Gore has arrived in Norway to accept the Nobel Peace Prize he shared for the campaign against global warming, and shunned the traditional airport motorcade in favour of climate saving public transport.
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