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04.02.2011
Australian disasters spark call for climate action
(Reuters) - An architect of Australia's stalled climate-change policy has linked the nation's recent natural disasters with global warming and called for a new political push to cut carbon emissions.
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03.02.2011
UN report lauds India for adding 300,000 hectares of forest every year
Asia is leading afforestation activity in the world with a significant contribution from India which is adding 300,000 hectares of forest every year, a senior UN official said. "I would highlight India, which still has important population growth. The forests in India are growing at 300,000 hectare per annum," Eduardo Rojas Briales, Forestry Director of Food and Agriculture Organisation told journalists on Wednesday.
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03.02.2011
UN launches International Year of Forests
The United Nations on Wednesday launched the International Year of Forests -- a year- long celebration of the vital role that forests play in the lives of the people across the world.
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02.02.2011
AP sources: House GOP readies restrictions on EPA
WASHINGTON – In a sharp challenge to the Obama administration, House Republican leaders intend to unveil legislation to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases, officials said. They expect to advance the bill quickly.
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01.02.2011
PM launches climate change project
PRIME Minister Bruce Golding will tomorrow launch a multi-million dollar programme aimed at strengthening Jamaica's resilience to climate change and other environmental hazards.
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31.01.2011
World Bank defends its role in climate finance
Billions of dollars are being mobilized to help poor countries respond to climate change. A race is on for those who want a say in the finance. In an interview with DW, the World Bank defends its seat at the table.
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31.01.2011
REDD-plus goes beyond the ‘Norway deal’: United Nations
Indonesia is reportedly ready to implement the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD-plus) as part of a post-2012 climate deal. The UN has allocated US$5.6 million for its REDD program in Indonesia, of which US$3.75 million is managed by the UN-REDD Program Indonesia with the assistance of three UN agencies: FAO, UNEP and UNDP. To explore the progress of the initiative, The Jakarta Post recently talked to El-Mostafa Benlamlih, resident coordinator of the United Nations program in Indonesia. Below are the excerpts.
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31.01.2011
ADB to provide $7.4 billion assistance to India for 2011-2013
NEW DELHI: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India have agreed on a new three-year business plan that will provide lending assistance of 7.4 billion dollars to support inclusive and environmentally sustainable growth in the country.
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28.01.2011
UN climate talks set for April in Bangkok
PARIS — UN climate talks will take place in Bangkok from April 3-8 to follow up on last month's meeting in Mexico, including the future of the Kyoto Protocol, sources close to the negotiations said on Friday.
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27.01.2011
S. African city gears up for UN climate change talks
Although the 17th United Nations Framework Convention in Durban is 10 months away, preparations in the South Africa host city are underway, the South African parliament in Cape Town heard on Wednesday.
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27.01.2011
India to unveil emissions trading scheme on February 1
NEW DELHI: India will be unveiling its own cap and trade mechanism to deal with air pollution on February 1. The proposed market-based mechanism seeks to introduce a system of self-regulation among industrial units by putting a price on emission of pollutants. A price for emissions, makes it costly to pollute, therefore incentivising polluters to reduce emissions. The first domestic emissions trading scheme will begin in Tamil Nadu and Gujarat.
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