October 08, 2009
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Air & Climate Newsletter October 08, 2009 |
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Copenhagen talks on the brink as US refuses to budge on Kyoto
The chance of a meaningful international climate change deal in Copenhagen later this year is today hanging by a thread after the US and China clashed publicly over US proposals that would mean the replacement of the Kyoto Protocol with a new deal. According to reports, US negotiators at the UN-backed talks in Bangkok said they would not sign up to the Kyoto Protocol or any Copenhagen deal that maintains the legally binding emission targets set out in the original Kyoto agreement. Instead, the US team outlined plans for an entirely new agreement that would require all countries to set ... |
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The next UK Government must make tackling climate change its top priority
Commenting on this week`s environmental speeches at the Conservative party conference, Friends of the Earth`s Executive Director Andy Atkins said: `The coming years are critical in the battle against global warming - the next UK Government must make tackling climate change its top priority. `Greg Clark`s enthusiasm for a low-carbon economy is obvious. He recognises the huge social and economic opportunities of action to cut emissions - but we should be getting far more detailed, coherent and ambitious policy so close to a general election.` Commenting on the Conservative announcement ... |
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