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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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15.09.2010
Costa Rica seeks Japanese aid to achieve carbon neutral goal by 2021
Castro, who visited factories of Nissan Motor Co. (OOTC:NSANY) , Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE:TM) and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (OOTC:MMTOY) during his four-day trip through Wednesday, said in an interview with Kyodo News that the main obstacle to realizing the target is the transportation sector.
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13.09.2010
Climate change is inevitable, says Caroline Spelman
Britain can no longer stop global warming and must instead focus on adapting to the ‘inevitable’ impacts of climate change such as floods, droughts and rising sea levels, Government ministers will warn this week.
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13.09.2010
China summit told 'act now' on climate
An international economic gathering in China has been told governments and business leaders need to act urgently on climate change. The three day World Economic Forum's Asian meeting has been opened by premier Wen Jiabao in Tianjin, south of the capital, Beijing. Over one thousand delegates will discuss resource limits, the role of Asia's soft power, and the Korean peninsula.
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12.09.2010
Stand by for the greenest leader ever – whichever Miliband wins
OK, so the race between the Milibands is tightening, with a poll today suggesting that Ed may squeeze out his brother with second preference votes. But many environmentalists are sanguine about the result, whichever wins – for either will be far the greenest Labour leader yet.
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12.09.2010
Rich States Should Pay For Africa Mineral Advice: Panel
Rich countries should pay for African governments to get advice on negotiating the best deals for exploiting their natural resources, a panel set up by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday.
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08.09.2010
Kyoto Protocol to continue past 2012: UN climate chief
NEW DELHI: As hopes for any deal on global warming dims at the Cancun meet later this year, UN climate chief Christiana Figueres today made it clear that the Kyoto Protocol will continue post 2012 as a second protocol since it does not have a "sunset" clause.
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08.09.2010
Carbon credit prices shoot up after probe constricts supply
Market pricing becomes uncertain after UN probe into data laundering.Prices of carbon credit certificates on the European climate exchange have risen after the regulator disallowed credits from greenhouse gas HFC-23 from a number of projects. Credits from such projects account for around 10 per cent of total carbon emission certificates (CERs).
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07.09.2010
Nations rethink Copenhagen commitment on climate funding
The informal climate change ministerial talks in Geneva hosted by the Swiss government to overcome the hurdle of tong-term financing of mitigation and adaption measures and its regulation on climate change evoked mixed responses from the players and NGOs.
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06.09.2010
World facing mass extinction: Australian scientist
Climate change, over-fishing and other human impacts have pushed the oceans to the brink of a mass extinction, which means tens of millions of years before a full recovery, an Australian scientist told media on Monday.
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06.09.2010
Hope of deal in Cancun fades as rich break vow
Hope of progress on a global climate deal at the year-end Cancun summit is rapidly dimming with rich countries backtracking on their commitment to provide climate funds. Finance is a key issue for rebuilding trust among developing and developed countries.
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