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18.11.2012 Glacial-paced U.N. climate talks need overhaul: researchers
Nations working on a deal to fight climate change should cap the size of delegations and use majority voting to overhaul negotiating rules that stifle progress and harm the interests of the poorest nations, researchers said on Sunday.
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16.11.2012 EU climate change leadership a myth, says Poland’s Environment Minister
Poland’s Environment Minister has rubbished the idea that Europe is a leader on climate action less than two weeks before the next round of UN talks begin in Doha.
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15.11.2012 Obama pledges climate change leadership in second term
President Obama has pledged more work on climate change during his second term and to use green growth to develop national support for the climate agenda.
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14.11.2012 Survey shows 77% of Americans think climate change is a priority
Climate change should be made a priority for the President and for Congress according to 77% of Americans in a new poll.
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14.11.2012 Indonesia to propose yet another climate agreement
Indonesia will try to convince developed nations to adopt a treaty on climate change and join a trust fund for its mitigation efforts in the upcoming United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) conference in Doha, Qatar in December.
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13.11.2012 ‘Hidden fuel’ of energy efficiency vital for climate change efforts
President George W. Bush said the US had a fossil fuel addiction. Now it seems the country has effectively become its own dealer with a surge not only in gas production but oil too.
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13.11.2012 President of UN climate summit in Qatar says shale gas is “good news”
The President of the forthcoming UN Climate Change Summit in Qatar says shale gas is “good news” and will ensure global energy security for the next 300 years.
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13.11.2012 Lecture on world efforts to address climate change
The Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Q) is hosting a lecture, “From Kyoto to COP18”, today.
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12.11.2012 India wants comprehensive climate talks in Doha
India has demanded that environment ministers gathering in Doha for climate talks in November-end discuss not just greenhouse gas emission reductions but finance, technology and other issues closer to developing countries' interest too.
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12.11.2012 Climate change "new normal," lessons from Sandy: U.N. chief
Extreme weather sparked by climate change is "the new normal" and Superstorm Sandy that ravaged the U.S. Northeast is a lesson the world must pursue more environmentally friendly policies, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday.
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08.11.2012 Planet 6°C: Will climate change turn Planet Earth into Mars?
6°C has often been described as the ‘doomsday scenario’ of climate change.
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08.11.2012 Obama to weigh energy boom, climate change in second term
President Barack Obama will face a two-fold challenge in energy policy in his second term: make good on his promise to act on climate change, while at the same time foster growth in oil and gas production that has spurred jobs and manufacturing.
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08.11.2012 QNCC all set to host mega climate change conference QNA/Doha
The Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) has set up over 125 well-equipped meeting rooms and two halls that can seat up to 2,000 delegates for the plenary sessions besides other top grade arrangements to host the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change 2012 (COP18/CMP8).
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07.11.2012 Climate change conflict in Africa a concern says SA Minister
Conflict in Africa as a result of climate change-related resource pressures can be avoided with better resource management, according to Rejoice Mabudafhasi, South Africa’s Deputy Minister for Water & Environmental Affairs.
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07.11.2012 Top senator hopes to work on climate change bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Wednesday that he hoped senators would work on climate change legislation, though he did not provide a time frame for doing so.
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07.11.2012 Former UN official says climate report will shock nations into action
THE next United Nations climate report will ''scare the wits out of everyone'' and should provide the impetus needed for the world to finally sign an agreement to tackle global warming, the former head of the UN negotiations said.
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06.11.2012 World Bank’s Kim Raises Sandy as G-20 Ignores Climate
Superstorm Sandy and the risk of more disasters sparked by climate change barely featured at a Group of 20 summit. Then World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim brought it up.
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06.11.2012 Next UN climate science report will “scare the wits out of everyone”
The next UN climate science report will “scare the wits out of everyone”, according to former UN climate change chief Yvo de Boer.
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06.11.2012 Australian infrastructure not up to facing new climate reality, according to new report
Australia’s infrastructure is badly prepared for the growing threat posed of climate change, according to a new study.
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05.11.2012 Why taxing shipping emissions is not all plain sailing
In 2007, the shipping industry emitted more CO2 than Germany.
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