October 15, 2009
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Air & Climate Newsletter October 15, 2009 |
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White House talks up climate bill chances
The White House has signalled that it has not yet given up hope of passing a climate bill before the Copenhagen Summit in December, as it emerged that a key Republican Senator could be willing to back the controversial legislation. Speaking at an event in London, energy secretary Steven Chu said he remained optimistic that a climate bill setting binding emission targets could be passed within the next two months. `Whether there will be a bill on the President`s desk and he will sign it...I am hopeful it will be,` Chu said. `It will be tight (but) there is a good shot. ` His comments ... |
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London meeting pushes CCS up Copenhagen agenda
International talks closed in London this week with substantial agreement on the development and deployment of breakthrough Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology. UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband, who co-chaired the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF) with Norway in London, said: “Some of the world’s biggest coal consuming nations have shown business as usual on coal won`t do. `There`s agreement that we need countries around the world to finance demonstrations, as we are doing in the UK, we need technology co-operation for know-how and capacity ... |
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