July 03, 2008
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Air & Climate Newsletter July 03, 2008 |
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UN Chief urges new climate deal by 2009
The world must galvanize its will and reach a new agreement on measures to fight climate change by the end of 2009, said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in the Japanese city where the Kyoto Protocol was finalized. The secretary-general arrived in Japan last weekend, kicking off a two-week, three-nation official visit to East Asia which will culminate with his participation at the annual summit of the Group of Eight, G8, industrialized countries in Hokkaido early next month. Ban said he chose Kyoto as his first stop because he wants to `send out a very symbolic political message from the ... |
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New DEFRA report identifies climate change impacts of global imports
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is this week publishing a report which identifies the CO2 emissions created by goods and services imported into the UK. In an increasingly global economy, imported goods and services have climate impacts in other countries and the key to reducing emissions across the international supply chain is knowing the scale and nature of the problem. Environment Secretary, Hilary Benn, said: “If we are going to tackle climate change and create a strong low carbon economy, emissions must be reduced in the UK and ... |
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