Archive for ‘co2 emissions’
U.N. aims to provide carbon neutral example
December 12th, 2007
More countries should follow the examples of Costa Rica, Norway and New Zealand and aim to wipe out their contribution to climate change altogether, the U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Wednesday.
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Emission cuts debated at climate summit
December 11th, 2007
Delegates at the U.N. climate conference struggled to agree Tuesday on whether they will call on rich nations to cut greenhouse gas emissions by specific amounts, and the U.N. chief warned that the human race faces oblivion if it fails to confront global warming.
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Money, poor nations in climate conference spotlight
December 11th, 2007
Money was the focus Tuesday at a UN climate conference after warnings about how much global warming would cost and how poor nations would bear the brunt of climate change.
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UN Climate Change Conference
December 10th, 2007
US rejected UN’s proposal for mandatory carbon emissions targets
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Finance ministers in Bali count climate costs
December 10th, 2007
Forty nations held unprecedented talks about ways to slow global warming without derailing world economic growth on the margins of U.N. climate talks in Bali on Monday.
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UN Climate Change Conference
December 10th, 2007
Politicians, scientists, and celebrities from all over the world meet at Bali for UN Climate Change Conference
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US says no to greenhouse gas cuts at climate talks
December 10th, 2007
The United States on Monday rejected a proposal to include 25 to 40 per cent reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 in a UN draft agreement at a climate change conference.
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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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At risk in Arctic, “polar bears” thrive in Bali
December 9th, 2007
Under threat from a thaw of Arctic sea ice, polar bears seem to be having a population explosion at U.N. climate talks on the tropical island of Bali.
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Nations bicker in Bali over “green” goods trade
December 9th, 2007
Rich and poor countries failed on Sunday to agree on a plan to open up trade in green goods, with Brazil fearing a major U.S.-EU proposal raised on the fringes of climate talks in Bali was a protectionist ruse.
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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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Protests for action on climate
December 9th, 2007
Tens of thousands of people around the world have taken part in a Global Action Day against climate change.
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Greenpeace targets HK polluter
December 6th, 2007
As environmentalists and stakeholders convene at the UN Climate conference in Bali to thrash out the sticky issue of global warming, campaigner Greenpeace has targeted Castle Peak power plant in Hong Kong, which it says is the territory’s biggest emitter of carbon dioxide.
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EPA asked to regulate aircraft emissions
December 6th, 2007
A coalition of states and environmental groups is urging the federal government to curb global warming pollution from planes and other aircraft.
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