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Revenge of the Angry Mermaid
sustainablog.org — Copenhagen is a water town, and the iconic symbol of Denmark’s capital city is the Little Mermaid... silently standing watch over the harbor. Next month the Little Mermaid welcomes the global community coming to negotiate at least the ... (more) Revenge of the Angry Mermaid
The GOOD Guide to COP15: An Introduction
good.is — cop-15-intro-illo The Most Important Meeting in History In 1997, delegates from all over the world met in... Japan to create a worldwide framework for reducing carbon emissions. The resulting treaty, which took effect in 2005, aimed to reduce global ... (more) The GOOD Guide to COP15: An Introduction
Cap and Trade Works: Europe to Hit Kyoto Targets with Ease
treehugger.com — Joe Romm at Climate Progress reports: Europe made a major commitment under the Kyoto Protocol that U.S.... conservatives have been telling us for years it would never achieve. In fact, the Europeans are poised to surpass their targets under the terms of ... (more) Cap and Trade Works: Europe to Hit Kyoto Targets with Ease
South Korea targets 2020 emissions at 30 percent below forecast
reuters.com — SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has set its voluntary 2020 emissions reduction target to a 30 percent... reduction from its forecast under a "business as usual" scenario, the presidential office said in a statement on Tuesday. "Unless there is a big change ... (more) South Korea targets 2020 emissions at 30 percent below ...
World leaders favor delaying a binding climate change deal
World leaders favor delaying a binding climate change deal
dw-world.de — Support for a delay proposed by Denmark, which will host a United Nations meeting on climate change... next month, essentially lowers expectations for the summit and puts the focus on 2010 – or later. (more) World leaders favor delaying a binding climate change deal
Copenhagen 'must produce targets'
Copenhagen 'must produce targets'
news.bbc.co.uk — BBC: Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen has said there must be firm pledges on greenhouse gas reductions... at December's climate talks in Copenhagen. Mr Rasmussen said he wanted delegates to put "numbers on the table" and reach a ... (more) Copenhagen 'must produce targets'
Lifting the lid on climate change talks
guardian.co.uk — Rich countries bullying poorer ones, mud-slinging and back-stabbing - environmental summits can be vicious At 8am on... Wednesday 7 October, a smartly dressed fiftysomething Filipino woman took the escalator to the first floor of the UN building in ... (more) Lifting the lid on climate change talks
Daunting task ahead for Copenhagen after Barcelona talks on climate change
news.xinhuanet.com — Xinhua: The last negotiating session before the United Nations (UN) climate change conference in Copenhagen in December... concluded Friday in Barcelona, Spain, making little progress in the key issues concerning climate change and leaving daunting task ... (more) Daunting task ahead for Copenhagen after Barcelona talks ...
Only Sustainable Development for U.S. is Low Carbon Development
Only Sustainable Development for U.S. is Low Carbon Development
environmentalleader.com — Todd Stern, State Department Special Envoy for Climate Change, testifies at the House Committee on Foreign Affairs... on “Copenhagen and Beyond: Is there a Successor to the Kyoto Protocol?” Stern says that developing countries will be ... (more) Only Sustainable Development for U.S. is Low Carbon ...
Greenhouse gas emission trends and projections in Europe 2009 — EEA
eea.europa.eu — This report presents an assessment of the current and projected progress of EU Member States, EU candidate... countries and other EEA member countries towards their respective targets under the Kyoto Protocol and of progress towards the EU target for ... (more) Greenhouse gas emission trends and projections in Europe ...