nytimes.com - 2/5/2009
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Experts from both countries say political leaders recognize that a new international climate treaty is impossible without agreements between the two nations. >
asiasociety.org - 2/5/2009
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An Asia Society Task Force Report January 2009
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(报告中文版) pdf icon arrow Read the Asia Society press release arrow Task Force Partners and Contributors WASHINGTON, DC, Feb. 5, 2009 The Initiative ...
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newmuseum.org - 2/10/2009
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View of Urban China: Informal Cities from just
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China: Informal Cities from just inside the New Museum's public entrance
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Urban China
guardian.co.uk - 2/6/2009
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A severe drought in northern China – considered
the country's breadbasket – has hit almost 43% of...
the country's wheat crop this winter, senior officials have warned. Low rainfall since October has affected more than 9.3m hectares (229.71 acres) of ...
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Experts in U.S. and China see a chance for cooperation against climate change
Ecoearth.info Blog —
... Date: February 5, 2009 Original URL When Chinese officials and the Obama administration begin serious discussions over issues at the heart of relations between China and the United States, the usual suspects will no doubt emerge: trade, North Korea, human rights, Taiwan. But an increasing number of officials and scholars from both countries say climate change is likely to become another focal point in the dialogue. American and Chinese leaders recognize the urgency of global warming, the scholars and officials say, and believe that a new international climate treaty is ...
Report Outlines U.S.-China Climate Opportunities
Worldwatch Institute —
... The report comes a few weeks before U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton's first visit to China in her new position. Clinton, who is expected to discuss climate change, will ...
Report Outlines U.S.-China Climate Opportunities
Worldchanging: Bright Green —
... . "Climate change evokes philosophical disagreements, whereas clean energy evokes economic opportunities," said co-author David Sandalow, who served as associate director for the global environment in former U.S. President Bill Clinton's Council on Environmental Quality. The report comes a few weeks before U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton's first visit to China in her new position. Clinton, who is expected to discuss climate change, will ...
Groups Push U.S. and China on Carbon Capture and Storage Technology
Green Inc. —
... have said cooperation on climate change is a new top priority in United States-China relations. But the two countries have yet to take concrete steps together on any proposals. Some environmental advocates who have been following the talks say they are growing increasingly pessimistic about the chances of serious cooperation. Advocates also say that any hope of a meaningful result emerging from the international climate change summit meeting to take place in December in Copenhagen might depend on whether the United States and China first demonstrate that they can reach ...
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