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Schwarzenegger Rips into Bush Administration |
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Tuesday, 22 May 2007 |
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(LA Times ) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell,
both Republicans, have authored a scathing opinion piece accusing the
Bush administration of inaction and denial that "borders on
malfeasance" for blocking tailpipe emission regulations in several
states.
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Can Climate Change Get Worse? It Has |
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Tuesday, 22 May 2007 |
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(The Age ) -- The world is now on track to experience more catastrophic
damages from climate change than in the worst-case scenario
forecast by international experts, scientists have warned.
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EU vs. U.S. Over Climate Change |
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Tuesday, 22 May 2007 |
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BERLIN (UPI)-- Europe is at odds with the United States over
climate change less than three weeks before the Group of Eight summit
in Germany is to unite the world to stop global warming.
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Coalition to Make Buildings Energy-Efficient |
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Thursday, 17 May 2007 |
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(NY Times) -- A coalition of 16 of the world’s biggest cities, five banks, one former
president and companies and groups that modernize aging buildings on
Wednesday pledged investments of billions of dollars to cut urban
energy use and releases of heat-trapping gases linked to global warming.
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Report: Africa Bears the Burden of Climate Change, Though It Is Low Emitter |
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Thursday, 17 May 2007 |
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SOUTH AFRICA (AP ) -- Global warming isn't just a matter of
melting icebergs and polar bears chasing after them. It's also Lake
Chad drying up, the glaciers of Mt. Kilimanjaro disappearing,
increasing extreme weather, conflict and hungry people throughout
Africa.
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US Seeks G8 Climate Text Changes |
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Monday, 14 May 2007 |
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(BBC News) -- Washington objects to the draft's targets to keep the
global temperature rise below 2C this century and halve greenhouse gas
emissions by 2050.
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City Mayors at Climate Summit |
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Monday, 14 May 2007 |
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NEW YORK (SA) -- Mayors from more than 40 of the world's largest and most
polluted cities are to open a summit here on Monday in the hope of
agreeing on ways to tackle climate change and promote the use of clean
energy.
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EXCLUSIVE-G8 Set for Transatlantic Clash on Climate |
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Friday, 11 May 2007 |
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LONDON (Reuters) -- The United States is trying to dilute a
declaration on global warming to be made at next month's G8 summit,
sources close to the talks said on Friday, putting it on a collision
course with hosts Germany.
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UN Warns on Impacts of Biofuels |
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Friday, 11 May 2007 |
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(BBC News) -- Produced by a cross-agency body, UN Energy, the report says that biofuels can bring real benefits.
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Climate Change Could Lead to Global Conflict, Says Beckett |
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Friday, 11 May 2007 |
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(The Guardian) -- Climate change could spawn a new era of conflicts around the world over
water and other scarce resources unless more is done to curb greenhouse
gas emissions, the foreign secretary, Margaret Beckett, warned
yesterday.
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Climate Change and Development Must Be Tackled Together – Ban Ki-moon |
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Friday, 11 May 2007 |
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(United Nations) -- Climate change, industrialization, air pollution and the need to boost
clean energy supplies for developing countries are urgent global
challenges that must be addressed in concert, Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon said on May, 2007 as he opened a gathering of dozens of
environmental ministers at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
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Delegates Work on Climate Change Accord |
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Tuesday, 08 May 2007 |
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(AP) -- More than 1,000 diplomats have begun working on a new accord to control
greenhouse gases, with developing countries calling for more money and
expertise to help them fight the potentially catastrophic effects of
global warming.
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UN Urges Climate Action; Nations Split on Tactics |
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Monday, 07 May 2007 |
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BONN, GERMANY (Reuters) -- The United Nations urged far tougher
action to fight global warming on Monday at a 166-nation conference
split over how far to trumpet bleak U.N. climate reports that outline
rising risks.
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Japan Gives $2.1B to Stem Climate Change |
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Monday, 07 May 2007 |
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(AP) -- Japan pledged up to $2.1 billion in aid Sunday to the Asian
Development Bank to combat global climate change and promote
greener investment in the region.
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Kalam Calls for Energy Independence |
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Monday, 07 May 2007 |
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(The Tribune) -- President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today said
there was a serious and immediate need for power reforms and energy
independence as the country had a small portion of oil and natural gas
resources compared to its huge population.
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IPCC Reports Quick Action Can Avert Worst Climate Impacts |
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Friday, 04 May 2007 |
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BANGKOK (ENS) --
Catastropic global warming can be avoided without excessive economic
cost but the world must begin to act at once, a UN climate change panel
representing 2,500 international scientists said today.
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Canada Climate Change Plan Is Questioned |
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Tuesday, 01 May 2007 |
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(AP) -- The head of the international body that oversees the Kyoto
treaty said Monday that Canada's new climate change plan does
not guarantee that greenhouse gas emissions will decrease.
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Arctic Melt Faster than Forecast |
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Tuesday, 01 May 2007 |
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(BBC News) -- Since 1979, the Arctic has been losing summer ice at
about 9% per decade, but models on average produce a melting rate less
than half that figure.
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Chinese Puzzle Bamboozles U.N. Climate Talks |
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Tuesday, 01 May 2007 |
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BANGKOK (Reuters) -- U.N. talks on climate change are at risk of bogging
down under the weight of hundreds of amendments from governments and
China's objections to a proposed blueprint for battling global warming,
a senior delegate said on Tuesday.
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Prince Urges War to Stop Climate Change |
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Tuesday, 01 May 2007 |
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(BusinessWeek) -- Prince Charles said Tuesday that urgent action is needed to fight
climate change, likening the struggle to Britain's battle against Nazi
Germany in World War II.
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FACTBOX- Reports by the U.N. Climate Panel |
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Sunday, 29 April 2007 |
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(Reuters) -- Top climate experts and government officials from
around the globe gather in Bangkok on Monday to discuss a draft report
on how to fight climate change and how much it might cost.
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U.N. Chief Backs Gore on Climate Change |
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Sunday, 29 April 2007 |
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday he intends to use
Al Gore's "very powerful political message" on
climate change to mobilize international awareness and political
support for international action on global warming.
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ALP Climate Policy Not Enough - Greens |
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Sunday, 29 April 2007 |
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(news.com.au) -- Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd today outlined the new policy, which
will allow households to borrow up to $10,000 in low interest loans to
help buy rainwater tanks, solar panels and other initiatives designed
to combat climate change.
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Climate Change Talks Grow in Importance |
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Sunday, 29 April 2007 |
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(StarTribune.net) -- As the world warms and scientists' warnings
grow urgent, climate negotiators are counting down toward make-or-break
talks later this year, hoping for progress on a long-term deal to
sharply reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.
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New York to Follow London's Example with Congestion Charge |
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Wednesday, 25 April 2007 |
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(Guardian Unlimited) -- To Londoners it will seem a bargain. Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of
New York, yesterday unveiled plans for a congestion charge on cars
entering the busiest parts of Manhattan. Compared with London's £8, New
York's proposed charge will be a snip at $8, around £4 at today's
exchange rates.
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Officials Take Step Forward Toward Renewable Energy |
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Wednesday, 25 April 2007 |
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(AFNews) -- The groundbreaking
ceremony for the construction of North America's largest solar
photovoltaic power system took place here April 23. The Nellis solar
energy system, once operational, will generate 25 million
kilowatt-hours of "clean" electricity for the base. The project is
scheduled for completion in early 2008.
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China Could Overtake US as Biggest Emissions Culprit by November |
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Wednesday, 25 April 2007 |
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(Guardian Unlimited) -- China may overtake the United States as the world's biggest source of
greenhouse gases within months, one of the world's leading energy
analysts predicted yesterday.
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Global Warming Could Spur "Conflicts" |
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Monday, 16 April 2007 |
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OSLO (Reuters) -- Droughts, floods and rising seas linked to global
warming could spur conflicts in coming decades, experts said on Monday,
the eve of a first U.N. Security Council debate on climate change.
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Global Warming Called Security Threat |
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Monday, 16 April 2007 |
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(NY Times) -- For the second time in a month, private consultants to the government
are warning that human-driven warming of the climate poses risks to the
national security of the United States.
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UK to Raise Climate Talks as Security Council Issue |
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Monday, 16 April 2007 |
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(Guardian Unlimited) -- The British government will make a concerted effort this week to push
climate change up the global agenda when it raises the subject for the
first time within the UN security council.
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