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14.10.2010
U.N. panel says tackling CO2 offset issuance backlog
(Reuters) - A United Nations panel said on Thursday it is tackling a backlog of carbon offset issuances and hopes to clear it by the time of U.N. climate talks in Mexico's Cancun at the end of November.
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14.10.2010
EU set to overshoot its Kyoto emission targets
A large fall in greenhouse gas emissions brought about by a reduction of industrial activity led by the economic crisis has put the EU on a fast track to meet its Kyoto commitments, but Austria, Denmark and Italy are falling behind, according to new figures.
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13.10.2010
EU to surpass Kyoto emissions target:agency
COPENHAGEN (AFP) - A fall in greenhouse gas emissions in 2008 and 2009 is set to help the EU meet and even surpass the emissions cut targets set under the Kyoto Protocol, the European Environmental Agency (EEA) said.
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13.10.2010
Rich must make clearer climate cuts: U.N.
Rich nations must spell out their plans for cutting greenhouse gases more clearly to enable U.N. talks in Mexico to agree the cornerstone of a pact to slow global warming, the U.N.'s climate chief said.
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13.10.2010
EU meeting emissions target
The European Union is ahead of schedule on meeting its pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions under the terms of the Kyoto Protocol, a commissioner said.
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13.10.2010
More carbon credit projects planned
EDF Trading, one of the world's top three carbon credit buyers, is considering up to six more projects in Thailand for next year in addition to 10 projects in which it already signed contractual purchasing agreements.
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13.10.2010
EPA: Hope for progress with China despite friction
SHANGHAI -- China and the U.S. are working together on cutting carbon emissions despite the deadlock over a broader global agreement on fighting climate change, the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Administration said Wednesday.
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12.10.2010
Time short for climate deal: ex-U.N. envoy
(Reuters) - A former U.N. special envoy on climate change said he doesn't expect any major progress by key nations to draw up a new climate pact at a meeting next month in Mexico because opinions are still too divided.
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12.10.2010
Little clarity ahead of climate meet at Cancun
With less than two months to go for the year-ending annual climate change conference — this time to be held in the Mexican beach resort of Cancun in November-December — there is little clarity on what the meeting should realistically aim to achieve.
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12.10.2010
BASIC ask developed nations to fulfil $30-billion obligation
Urging the developed countries to fulfil the obligation of providing the developing nations with $30 billion, the BASIC group of countries, formed by Brazil, South Africa, India and China, today said this fast-start financing should be made available as soon as possible in a transparent manner.
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11.10.2010
Tianjin climate talks pave way for Cancun
The six-day United Nations climate change meeting has ended in Tianjin, with rich and poor countries still divided over responsibilities for emission targets, despite some partial progress.
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11.10.2010
Climate war: Now, US trying to isolate China
The rift between developing and developed countries further widened at Tianjin, China, with the UN climate negotiations unable to build consensus on what small decisions the UN convention members could possibly agree to as an interim formula at Cancun in December.
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10.10.2010
Amid China-U.S. climate debate, India goes missing
The last round of negotiations before the year-end Cancun climate conference concluded on Saturday with modest progress, officials said, with the talks being slowed down by disagreements between China and the United States.
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05.10.2010
UNFCCC launches global photo-and-video contest on CDM
In the run-up to the global climate meet at Cancun in Mexico this year-end, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has launched a photo and video contest showcasing benefits of green projects that are promoted under its ambit.
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05.10.2010
Progress for climate change negotiations
Although governments have disagreements on emission reduction and transparency, they still can identify the direction on issues in line with guidance from the UNFCCC, the Kyoto Protocol and the Bali Road Map, China's top climate negotiator Xie Zhenhua said Monday in Tianjin, China.
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