Archive for ‘policy’
Decision on listing polar bear postponed
January 8th, 2008
Federal officials said Monday that they will need a few more weeks to decide whether polar bears need protection under the Endangered Species Act because of global warming.
Popularity: 4%
Japan PM arrives in China to forge warmer ties
December 27th, 2007
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda arrived in Beijing on Thursday on a four-day visit for talks with Chinese leaders in a bid to improve ties strained by wartime memories.
Popularity: 2%
White House tree gets “green” lights
December 22nd, 2007
The lagging climate change policies of US President George W Bush may have taken a lot of heat at the climate change conference in Bali, Indonesia, earlier this month.
Popularity: 4%
California will not get US waiver on emissions
December 20th, 2007
The Bush administration Wednesday said it will deny California’s request to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from automobiles, a setback for environmentalists and a victory for automakers.
Popularity: 4%
Germany angry at EU rule on CO2 emissions
December 19th, 2007
Germany voiced dismay Wednesday at the way the European Union (EU) Commission plans to enforce new C02 emissions limits, charging that the penalties are biassed against its makers of big cars.
Popularity: 3%
Expert says German carmakers cannot afford CO2 cuts
December 19th, 2007
Luxury automakers cannot afford to use emissions-cutting technology because their powerful cars would become impossibly expensive, an industry expert warned Wednesday.
Popularity: 4%
Bill Boosts Fuel Efficiency
December 19th, 2007
Congress has approved an energy that boots vehicle fuel-efficiency standards. However, critics say its focus on ethanol could cause a spike in the cost of food.
Popularity: 3%
Bush: Law ‘major Step’ to End Energy Dependence
December 19th, 2007
President Bush signed new legislation that will force car-makers to make more fuel-efficient vehicles, and requires wider use of ethanol.
Popularity: 3%
Simple numbers to shape climate talks
December 17th, 2007
Behind the millions of words at the Bali climate conference, in documents, speeches and slick brochures, lay a set of simple numbers: 2 and 445 and “25 to 40.”
Popularity: 5%
US presidential candidates on climate change
December 16th, 2007
Here’s what leading U.S. presidential candidates have said about climate change, and what they want to do about it.
Popularity: 4%
Governments pleased with “defining” climate deal
December 15th, 2007
Governments hailed a deal on Saturday to start negotiations to adopt a new climate pact, but environmental groups said the agreement lacked teeth.
Popularity: 4%
Bali climate talks reach agreement
December 15th, 2007
World leaders overcame bitter divisions Saturday and agreed to reach a new deal on fighting global warming by 2009, turning a corner in mankind’s race to stave off environmental disaster caused by rising temperatures.
Popularity: 4%
Bali climate talks reach agreement
December 15th, 2007
The level of ambition to guide rich countries’ efforts to fight climate change was one of the most contentious issues at the Bali talks. The United States opposed a European Union-backed range for greenhouse gas emissions cuts by 2020. Earlier drafts had mentioned a goal for rich countries to cut.
Popularity: 5%
Final document circulated at Bali climate talks: report
December 14th, 2007
Bali climate talks go down to ‘crunch time’
Popularity: 8%
Bali deadline passes, talks to continue overnight
December 14th, 2007
Deadlines came and went on the final day of the UN climate conference Friday on Bali but by late evening uncertainty prevailed about when ministers would nail down a roadmap for negotiations for a new treaty to fight global warming.
Popularity: 5%
