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07.05.2012
Feds to repeal Kyoto Act in budget bill, critics slam move
The federal government is eliminating an accountability measure when it comes to the environment by repealing the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act, say critics who believe the Conservatives don’t have the “courage” to do the right thing on climate change.
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06.05.2012
Government urged to force firms to report carbon emissions
Britain's government should force large companies to provide annual information on their carbon emissions in addition to reporting profits and executive pay, an alliance of businesses and environmental groups said, backed by public opinion.
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06.05.2012
Al-Attiyah chairs session at Bonn climate meeting
HE the Chairman of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority and President of the 18th Conference of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP18) Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah yesterday chaired a session entitled “The way to Qatar Climate Change Conference COP 18”, enlisted as part of events of the ministerial meeting on climate change which concluded in Bonn yesterday.
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06.05.2012
New Global Climate Change Accord Crucial
BONN (IDN) - Defining the path for a new global climate change agreement is one of the five crucial areas in which progress needs be made in 2012, according to ministers and high-level officials who gathered for an informal meeting on May 4-5 in Bonn, the seat of the secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) which, with 195 countries, has near universal membership.
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05.05.2012
Build on COP17 momentum: Nkoane-Mashabane
It is essential to build on the strong momentum of the 2011 UN Climate Change Conference to curb greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change, the department of international relations said on Saturday.
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03.05.2012
South Korean Parliament Approves Carbon Trading System
South Korea approved a cap-and-trade system to cut greenhouse gases as President Lee Myung Bak seeks support for new restrictions on factories and power plants in the fastest-growing emitter among industrialized democracies.
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02.05.2012
Uncertainty still clouds future of EU biodiesel
(Reuters) - Senior European Union officials failed on Wednesday to agree on how to measure the full climate impact of bio fuels, prolonging uncertainty in a debate that threatens to wipe out large parts of Europe's biodiesel industry.
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02.05.2012
China must act urgently to curb city emissions: World Bank
(Reuters) - China must act urgently on multiple fronts if it is to cut greenhouse gas emissions from its rapidly expanding cities and hit government targets for curbing carbon intensity, a new report from the World Bank said on Thursday.
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02.05.2012
EU firms use 254.6 mln UN offsets to meet 2011 caps
Installations covered by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme surrendered 254.6 million U.N.-backed offsets for compliance in 2011, nearly double the amount handed in last year, data released by the European Commission showed on Wednesday. The figures included 178.8 million Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs) and 75.8 million Emissions Reduction Units (ERUs), carbon credits issued under the Kyoto Protocol.
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