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06.02.2012
Singapore the right climate for green groups
A host of international non-governmental organisations, whose work involves the environment, are setting up shop here. More of these NGOs are moving to town, drawn by the space, resources and prospect of generous funding available.
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05.02.2012
Island nations want climate change in world court
UNITED NATIONS: Small island nations, whose very existence is threatened by the rising sea levels brought about by global warming, are seeking to take the issue of climate change before the International Court of Justice.
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03.02.2012
COP 17 expo used yearly energy equivalent of 24 US households
The two-week Climate Change Response Expo, held in Durban during the seventeenth Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, used the same amounts of electricity as 24 US households during one year, says smart device research and development company Util Labs.
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02.02.2012
G77, China call for global partnership
UNITED NATIONS - The Group of 77 and China (G77+China) on Wednesday made loud calls for a scaled-up global partnership to end poverty, particularly as the world surpasses one billion people living below poverty line.
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28.02.2011
SA a major global polluter
South Africa is the world’s 13th biggest emitter of greenhouse gases that are causing human-induced global climate change, Parliament’s portfolio committee on water and environmental affairs has heard.
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28.02.2011
China Vows To Cut Energy, Carbon Intensity By 2015
China aims to cut the amount of energy and carbon dioxide emissions needed for every unit of economic growth by 16 to 17 percent from this year to the end of 2015, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Sunday.
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28.02.2011
Incalzirea globala, subiect fierbinte pentru Hollywood
„Aveti puterea de a influenta milioane si chiar miliarde de oameni de pe cuprinsul planetei. A face Pamantul sustenabil din punct de vedere al mediului este un imperativ moral si politic. Avem nevoie de sustinerea voastra!”, a indemnat secretarul general al ONU, Ban Ki-Moon, reprezentantilor industriei de la Hollywood, intr-o intalnire concentrata asupra mai multor teme precum recentele valuri de caldura, inundatii, incendii si perioade de seceta.
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25.02.2011
UE ar putea dubla pretul emisiilor de carbon
Uniunea Europeana ar putea dubla pretul emisiilor de carbon in urmatorii 20 de ani pentru a reduce poluarea, potrivit unui document al autoritatilor de la Bruxelles.
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24.02.2011
RAPORT. Tinta de reducere a emisiilor cu 30% in UE, avantaj financiar pentru Romania
O crestere a tintei UE de reducere a emisiilor de la 20% la 30%, pana in 2020, ar reprezenta un avantaj financiar pentru Romania, deoarece ar creste pretul certificatelor de carbon de care dispune tara noastra si ar reduce costurile de sanatate cu 1,4 miliarde de euro, potrivit unui raport recent al retelei Climate Action Network Europe.
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24.02.2011
Care sunt principalele gaze cu efect de sera emise de om?
Efectul de sera este sporit semnificativ de emisiile de gaze poluante care provin din activitatile industriale sau din orice alt tip de activitati umane, iar vaporii de apa, influentati direct sau indirect de activitatile umane, reprezinta principala cauza a incalzirii globale, scrie „The Guardian”.
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24.02.2011
COMUNICAT DE PRESĂ
privind lansarea activităţilor în vederea perfectării Comunicării Naţionale Trei conform angajamentelor faţă de Convenţia–cadru a Organizaţiei Naţiunilor Unite cu privire la schimbarea climei.
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23.02.2011
China Plans To Rein In Heavy Metal Pollution
China's environmental protection agency has vowed to curb heavy metal pollution in a bid to cut widespread industrial contaminants like lead that have poisoned children and sparked protests.
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22.02.2011
Binding deal at Durban climate talks unlikely
ALTHOUGH politically difficult, it was important to aim for a binding agreement at climate change negotiations in Durban in December, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) climate policy advocate Tasneem Essop said yesterday.
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21.02.2011
US has modest goals for S. Africa climate talks
JOHANNESBURG – The U.S. does not expect this year's climate change conference in South Africa to yield a binding international agreement to stop global warming, the top U.S. negotiator said Monday.
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21.02.2011
Tougher EU climate goal could boost GDP: study
(Reuters) - A tougher European Union goal for cutting greenhouse gas emissions could create jobs and boost economic growth by 2020, rather than slow it down as many EU governments fear, a study said on Monday.
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