Latest News on global warming

BACKGROUND:The EU's (partial)recipe for Copenhagen
Luxembourg - These are the main points which European Union environment ministers think should be covered by a deal on fighting climate change in Copenhagen in December:TARGETS: global warming should be limited to 2 degrees centigrade above pre-indus...

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Key Senate panel approves climate bill; Republicans boycott
Washington - A key Senate committee approved a landmark climate bill Thursday that would force US companies to curb greenhouse-gas emissions blamed for global warming. But the 11-1 vote in the Senate Environment Committee was boycotted by opposition ...

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World and US must follow EU lead on climate change, says Sweden
Stockholm - Concrete emission cuts are key to averting harmful global warming, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said Tuesday, urging other countries to follow the EU's lead . Other developed economies have to show the same leadership and co...

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Poland leads dissent at EU finance meeting on climate change costs
Gothenburg, Sweden - European Union nations were braced for battle Friday on how much they should pay to help the developing world fight global warming - with Poland leading the dissenters at a meeting in of finance ministers in Gothenburg. From our...

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Ten trillion dollars needed to combat global warming, agency says
Paris - Investments of some 10 trillion dollars (6.85 trillion euros) are necessary in the energy sector between the years 2010 and 2030 to fight global warming, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Tuesday. That amount would represent 0.5 per ...

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UN expects US to commit to fight against climate change - Summary
Barcelona - The United Nations' top climate change official said Wednesday he expected the United States to table concrete proposals against global warming at December's Copenhagen climate conference. The US Senate was expected to reach an agreement ...

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EU finance ministers seek difficult deal on climate financing
Luxembourg - An unlikely deal on how much European Union members should pay developing countries to help them deal with global warming change was on the table of EU finance ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Tuesday. The European Commission says the ...

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Obama aide concedes climate legislation won't be done by December
Washington - US President Barack Obama's top aide on climate change acknowledged that legislation requiring major reductions in global-warming emissions is unlikely to pass Congress before December's Copenhagen summit on climate change. Carol Browner...

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Britain's Brown warns of climate 'catastrophe' ahead of talks
London - Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Monday of a catastrophe for the planet if the upcoming UN talks on global warming do not produce an agreement on the measures needed to be taken to face up to climate change. Brown was speaking ...

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Leaders agree to phase out fossil-fuel subsidies
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - World leaders have agreed to phase out 300 billion dollars worth of fossil-fuel subsidies as part of a plan to reduce global warming, US President Barack Obama announced Friday at the conclusion of the Group of 20 summit. O...

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Climate change exposes sharp divides in US industry - Feature
Washington - US companies are struggling to speak with one voice both on the threat posed by global warming and how to deal with climate change. With the US Congress locked in a testy battle over the necessity and cost of curbing the emissions blamed...

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New Zealanders suffer 'green fatigue', survey shows
Wellington - New Zealanders are suffering green fatigue caused by continuous warnings of impending disaster because of global warming, according to a magazine survey reported Friday. Only 3 per cent of 1,000 respondents claimed to be totally commi...

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Key Senate panel approves climate bill; Republicans boycott - Summary
Washington - A key Senate committee approved a landmark climate bill Thursday that would force US companies to curb greenhouse-gas emissions blamed for global warming. But the 11-1 vote in the Senate Environment Committee was boycotted by opposition ...

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