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07.09.2011
EU will re-sign Kyoto if others act
The European Union is willing to sign up to a second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol, after the present one expires at the end of next year, but only if commitments are forthcoming from other major emitters, EU Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard says.
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05.09.2011
UN, EU Leaders to Hear Pacific Climate Concerns
Auckland, New Zealand. Pacific leaders will highlight the threat that rising seas pose to low-lying nations at a regional forum in Auckland this week attended by the heads of the United Nations and the European Commission.
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27.09.2010
Climate talks deadlocked as UN summit looms
OTTAWA — Top officials, including Canada's environment minister, are lowering expectations that countries will leave a coming round of UN climate talks with a signed deal in hand.
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23.09.2010
UN official urges governments to meet climate change challenge
The top United Nations climate change official today stressed the urgent need for governments to move forward in their negotiations ahead of a major conference in Cancun, Mexico, where they will be expected to conclude agreements related to issues such as technology transfer, mitigation and adaptation, and funding.
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23.09.2010
U.N. official plays down climate deal prospects
U.N. climate talks must set aside hopes of a treaty to curb global warming and, to avoid failure, must accept rich country emissions targets which many scientists say are inadequate, a U.N. official said on Thursday.
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23.09.2010
Legally binding carbon cuts for India and China too: US
New York: If the international negotiations were to move in the direction of legally binding carbon emission cuts then all major economies, including India and China should be under an obligation to do so, the US said on Wednesday.
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22.09.2010
Kremlin adviser says Kyoto can't stop climate change
The Kyoto Protocol will have virtually no impact on slowing global warming unless it expands to take in the United States, China and more developing countries, Russia's chief climate negotiator said on Wednesday.
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21.09.2010
Confab on forest and climate change to be held in Nov
A two-day international conference is to be held here in November to bring about greater awareness to various parties on the crucial role of reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD).“We want to explore what is in store for Sabah and hope to come up with a strategy on how best to move forward,” Datuk Sam Mannan, director of Sabah Forestry Department (SFD) said here yesterday.
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20.09.2010
IATA urges governments to unite in support of climate efforts
Geneva: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Saturday called on the world's governments to unite in support of aviation's ambitious targets to offset climate change and agree to a global approach at the upcoming International Civil Aviation Organisation's (ICAO) Triennial Assembly in Montreal.
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20.09.2010
Cancun climate change talks headed nowhere: Ramesh
India said that the international community should not expect much from the upcoming Climate Change summit in Cancun and underlined that the West should do more to achieve sustainable development.
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20.09.2010
Ban’s talks with European Commission chief centre on development targets
As the United Nations summit assessing progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) got under way today, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon discussed how to ensure that those eight anti-poverty targets are reached during talks with the head of the European Commission (EC).
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16.09.2010
Russia to launch new thermal generating projects
Several new energy projects are to be implemented in Russia shortly under the Kyoto protocol. One of the new generating units is to be sited at the Shatura power station outside of Moscow, and will help to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere by more than a million tons.
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16.09.2010
World Leaders to Stick to U.N. Poverty Goals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World leaders will stick to promises to slash global poverty by 2015 at a United Nations summit in New York next week, but budget cutbacks in rich nations will keep them from setting ambitious new goals.
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16.09.2010
Call for action over climate change
The UK needs to take action now to ensure it can cope with future changes in our climate, the committee set up to advise the Government on adapting to global warming has warned.
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