01.03.2010
US Senators seen ditching cap and trade in new bill
Three U.S. senators are seeking to radically overhaul stalled climate legislation by proposing to dump broad cap-and-trade provisions and take a sector by sector approach to cutting greenhouse gas emissions, a White House official and leading U.S. newspaper reported. |
01.03.2010
Climate Group Plans Review
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's announcement over the weekend that it will seek independent experts to investigate how factual errors were published in its latest report is a key aspect of the organization's effort to understand and divulge its institutional problems, officials there say. |
01.03.2010
Senator Kerry Says Compromise Climate Bill Coming
WASHINGTON - Senator John Kerry said a bipartisan climate change bill would emerge soon in the U.S. Senate, contradicting what he called the "conventional wisdom" that the legislation was dead this election year. |
28.02.2010
China says moving to enforce greenhouse gas goals
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Sunday it will spell out greenhouse gas emissions goals and monitoring rules for regions and sectors in its next five-year plan, with monitoring to show it is serious about curbing emissions. |
27.02.2010
Jurnalul national: Poluarea omoara anual 56 de milioane de oameni
56 de milioane de oameni mor in fiecare an de boli cauzate de poluare. Cele mai raspandite sunt afectiunile pulmonare, cele faringiene si esofagiene si bolile de piele. Cei mai afectati sunt asiaticii si africanii, in Uniunea Europeana media fiind de 300.000 de decese in fiecare an. Este concluzia OMS. |
26.02.2010
Push to Oversimplify at Climate Panel
In the next few days, the world's leading authority on global warming plans to roll out a strategy to tackle a tough problem: restoring its own bruised reputation. |
26.02.2010
China, India back Copenhagen Accord: UN Climate chief
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - India and China have demonstrated commitment to a climate accord struck in Copenhagen last year and their refusal so far to "associate" with it should not be overblown, the UN's climate chief said on Friday. |
26.02.2010
Emisiile de noxe din industria UE au scazut cu 11% in 2009
Emisiile de dioxid de carbon generate de companiile aflate sub reglementarea Schemei de Emisii a UE au scazut cu 11% anul trecut, in mare parte din cauza crizei economice, sustin analistii din cadrul Point Carbon, citati de Reuters. |
25.02.2010
Sulfina Barbu: Fiecare om poate contribui la ameliorarea schimbarilor climatice
"De prea multe ori, schimbarile climatice au fost prezentate ca un fenomen apocaliptic. Trebuie sa intelegem ca fiecare dintre noi putem contribui la reducerea temperaturilor si a impactului la nivel global", a declarat astazi Sulfina Barbu, presedintele Comisiei pentru administratie publica, amenajarea teritoriului si echilibru ecologic din Camera Deputatilor, in cadrul unei de dezbateri post-Copenhaga pe tema schimbarilor climatice. |
25.02.2010
Climate change a global danger, Ban says
Global leaders must work to advance climate initiatives that have teeth as the window of opportunity closes, the U.N. secretary-general said in Indonesia. |
24.02.2010
Australian carbon laws vote delayed till May
Australia's troubled plan for a multi-billion dollar carbon trade scheme hit a new delay on Wednesday when parliament's upper house, the Senate, postponed debate on the package of 11 bills until at least May. |
24.02.2010
“India should look at alternative model of growth”
CHENNAI: From the Copenhagen talks on climate change to the Afghan intervention and the moral dilemma in using drones to drive out the Taliban, British High Commissioner to India Richard Stagg fielded questions on a range of topics on Tuesday. |
24.02.2010
China envoy says deep divides threaten climate talks
BEIJING (Reuters) - Rich and developing countries have little hope of overcoming key disagreements over how to fight global warming, China's climate change ambassador said on Wednesday, warning of a year of troubled negotiations. |
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