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China vows to intensify efforts in tackling climate change
Xinhua News Agency - 3 Hours ago
?BEIJING, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- China pledged Friday to 'actively' deal with climate change next year by implementing measures to cut its carbon intensity and improve energy efficiency. The plan was agreed
1st Ld-Writethru: China vows to intensify efforts in tackling climate change next Individual.com
Commonwealth leaders tackle climate change UPI
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Sector gears up for climate change targets
CRU - 4 Hours ago
Japanese mills have increased their target for CO2 gas emission reductions while Eurofer has spelt out its policy goals as the steel industry prepares itself for next monthâ??s Copenhagen climate change
Commonwealth leaders discuss climate targets London Wired
Climate targets many not change daily life much Denver Post
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China's pledge to reduce emissions
CNN - 4 Hours ago
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China sets unprecedented goal to reduce emissions USA Today
China sets target on greenhouse gas emissions Financial Chronicle
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Climate debate heats up Caribbean summit
Washington Post - 6 Hours ago
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad -- An approaching global climate summit has raised the temperature at a typically low-key meeting of leaders from Britain's former colonial empire. The Commonwealth heads of government,
Climate change debate heats up on RT Russia Today
Climate change: A heated debate The Economist
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Gordon Brown proposes global fund to kick-start Copenhagen climate change process
Guardian.co.uk - 3 Hours ago
Prime minister says he expects £10bn plan to be backed by Commonwealth leaders and guest Nicolas Sarkozy Gordon Brown proposed a new global fund today to "kick-start" the Copenhagen climate change process
Gordon Brown proposes £10 billion fund to fight climate change The Independent
PM proposes global fund to kick-start Copenhagen climate change process Guardian.co.uk
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ANALYSIS-China climate goal faces test of trust
Reuters - 5 Hours ago
(For Reuters global climate change coverage [ID:nCLIMATE]) * China says 'you can trust us' over CO2 intensity target * But West worries over lack of outside scrutiny * Dispute over independent checks
China climate goal faces test of trust Livemint.com
ANALYSIS - China climate goal faces test of trust Reuters India
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E-mails don't prove a climate hoax
Washington Post - 10 Hours ago
If I'm wrong, somebody ought to tell the polar ice caps that they're free to stop melting. That said, the e-mail episode is more than a major embarrassment for the scientists involved. Most Americans
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China says no emissions checks without foreign funds
Reuters - 3 Hours ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - A top Chinese climate envoy said on Friday only emissions curbs carried out under its newly announced carbon intensity targets that have international financial support will be open
UPDATE 1-China says no emissions checks without foreign funds Reuters India
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UPDATE 1-Ukraine will pay on time for 7.6 bcm of Russian gas
Reuters UK - 7 Hours ago
* Will also avoid any energy rows with Russia * Total gas imports much lower than initially contracted (Adds quotes, details) KIEV, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Naftogaz will pay on time for Russian gas imports
Ukraine will pay on time for 7.6 bcm of Russian gas Yahoo! Malaysia
Ukraine to pay $280 per 1,000 cubic meters of Russian gas in 2010 ForUm
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Q+A-Where to now for Australia carbon trade laws?
Forbes.com - 7 Hours ago
CANBERRA, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Australia's parliament delayed a final vote on the government's sweeping carbon trade plan on Friday, missing a key deadline and throwing Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's climate
Where to now for Australia carbon trade laws? Sharenet
REFILE-SCENARIOS-Will Australia pass carbon laws or call a poll Forbes.com
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Global Warming: Once Stable East Antarctica Losing Ice
Time - 3 Hours ago
TIME looks at the agenda for the talks in Copenhagen that begin on Dec. 2, 2009 An iceberg reaches Macquarie Island, 930 miles southeast of Tasmania, Australia, on Nov. 16 While the earth has been warming
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China means business with first-ever carbon emissions targets | Jonathan Watts
Guardian.co.uk - 3 Hours ago
The Asian powerhouse has clearly bought into the climate change diplomacy game â?? but how much difference will these self-imposed goals actually make? China could regret setting its first carbon target.
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BBCâ??s paleo-news site finally runs a real scoop story on Climategateâ??s Michael
Telegraph - 3 Hours ago
By Gerald Warner 11 Comments No apologies for revisiting Climategate, for this is the expos�© of the can of worms that is the AGW mindset that just keeps giving. Now, what would you say if I were to
BBC's paleo-news site finally runs a real scoop story on Climategate's Michael Mann Telegraph
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Terence Corcoran: All policy is now climate policy
National Post - 3 Hours ago
Copenhagen (pop. 1.7 million) is the capital of Denmark (pop. 5.3 million). Unless you are from Mars, you also know that Copenhagen is about to be transmogrified from being a dullish euro capital with
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Climate change bill splits Australia's Liberal party
Guardian.co.uk - 4 Hours ago
Opposition divided over greenhouse gas legislation with senior MPs resigning and challenging party leadership Australia's opposition party has splintered over a , with top officials resigning due to the
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POSCO aims to halt CO2 via hydrogen steelmaking
Forbes.com - 5 Hours ago
SEOUL, Nov 27 (Reuters) - South Korea's POSCO POSCO, the world's fourth-largest steelmaker, accounts for 10 percent of the country's total carbon emissions. 'Our ultimate goal is to develop steel production
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World leaders spur on climate debate
AFP via Yahoo! - 4 Hours ago
PORT OF SPAIN (AFP) World leaders sought Friday to spur on the global-warming debate ahead of a Copenhagen climate conference that has been fired up by pledges from China and the United States to cut
World leaders spur on climate debate (AFP) Yahoo! News
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UPDATE 2-Australia carbon vote delay raises snap poll prospect
Reuters UK - 9 Hours ago
* Rudd may have option of snap election if laws fail CANBERRA, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Australia's parliament delayed a final vote on a government carbon trade plan on Friday, missing a key deadline, throwing
Australia carbon vote delay raises poll prospect Yahoo! Malaysia
Australia carbon vote delay raises poll prospect (Reuters) West Australian
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China targets 40-45% carbon cut
CHINAdaily - 4 Hours ago
China said Thursday it was targeting a hefty 40-45 percent cut in carbon intensity by 2020 and Beijing also announced Premier Wen Jiabao would lead the nation's charge for real climate change progress
Environment stocks gain on China's carbon target People's Daily Online
China carbon cuts pressure India Kyrgyzstan News
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Gordon Brown: Commonwealth meeting can be springboard for climate change deal
Telegraph - 7 Hours ago
Gordon Brown will use a meeting of Commonwealth leaders as an "important springboard" to an international deal on global warming, he said. Among the main issues on the agenda for the biennial Commonwealth
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All policy is now climate policy
National Post - 8 Hours ago
Copenhagen (pop. 1.7 million) is the capital of Denmark (pop. 5.3 million). Unless you are from Mars, you also know that Copenhagen is about to be transmogrified from being a dullish euro capital with
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4m climate change study launched
BBC - 9 Hours ago
The work of C3W will include looking at sea level change A five-year programme to study the impact of climate change in Wales on land, sea and atmosphere is under way. The 4m programme, known as the Climate
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Australian government pushes for decision on carbon trade
Reuters - 11 Hours ago
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's government stepped up pressure on opponents to pass its sweeping carbon trade plan on Friday, warning an agreement to boost compensation to big polluters could be withdrawn
Australian govt pushes for decision on carbon trade Reuters
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Science untarnished by 'Climategate,' U.N. says
CNET News.com - 15 Hours ago
LONDON--The head of the U.N.'s panel of climate experts rejected accusations of bias on Thursday, saying a 'Climategate' row in no way undermined evidence that humans are to blame for global warming.
Science Untarnished By "Climategate", UN Says Planet Ark
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Minchin resigns over carbon plan
ZDNet Australia - 16 Hours ago
Shadow Communications Minister Nick Minchin has resigned from the shadow ministry to protest the opposition's stance on the carbon pollution reduction scheme (CPRS). He said that he and Shadow Minister
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