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Hedegaard takes pragmatic approach on climate
10 Mar 2010Climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard set out a pragmatic approach to global climate talks on Tuesday. Presenting an EU policy paper on a post-Copenhagen strategy, she insisted Europe should not "take on all the blame" for failure in the Danish capital.
Rising global temperature forces stark choices
12 Mar 2010Beyond the cautious carbon reduction pledges, one key message emerged from a high-level seminar on aviation and shipping emissions in London this week: we must choose whether to pay for prevention now or more adaptation later.
NewsEU asked to study Tobin tax to raise climate funds
11 Mar 2010MEPs have called on the European Commission to assess how a tax on international financial transactions could raise funds to tackle climate change in developing countries. If a global tax cannot be agreed, the EU should consider adopting its own tax, they said.
NewsEndesa largest EU CO2 offsetter in 2008 – report
11 Mar 2010Spanish energy firm Endesa, part-owned by Italian firm Enel, was the largest user of carbon offsets in 2008, according to report from green group Sandbag identifying the top 10 EU corporate offsetters. Endesa bought credits to cover a quarter of its emissions.
NewsGerman aid for low CO2 steel project gets EU nod
10 Mar 2010The EU executive has approved €30.2m state aid for a low-carbon project run by steelmaker ArcelorMittal in Germany. The project aims to capture CO2 from installations and put the remaining flue gases back to furnaces to generate heat and cut coke use.
NewsDutch agency launches probe into IPCC report
9 Mar 2010Former Dutch environment minister Jacqueline Cramer has asked environmental assessment agency PBL to check for further errors in the 2007 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), it said on Monday.
NewsCarbon traders reopen debate on CDM successor
9 Mar 2010The UN's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) must be replaced by a new instrument that encourages private investment to help emitters meet their CO2 reduction pledges, emissions trading association IETA has said.
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12 Mar 2010
- Study reveals carbon footptint of UK music industry The Guardian
- Western US, Canada go own way on carbon trading Reuters
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- Germany adds to scepticism over 2010 climate deal BusinessWeek
- South African minister bids for UN climate post AP
- India and Indonesia also seek top UN climate job Reuters
- China, India formally endorse Copenhagen accord The Guardian
8 Mar 2010
- IMF floats climate change fund idea Press Association
5 Mar 2010
- Estonia to sell Kyoto credits to Austria Baltic Business News
- Germany's GHG emissions fell by 8.4% in 2009 Bloomberg
4 Mar 2010
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- Qatar in race to host UN climate summit in 2012 The Peninsula
- Australian government admits failing to sell emissions trading ABC
1 Mar 2010
- Walmart pledges to make massive emission cuts Press release
- China moving to enforce greenhouse gas goals Reuters
26 Feb 2010
- EU funds 45 green projects with €32m press release
- Key US senators do not see climate bill in 2010 Reuters
25 Feb 2010
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