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Indonesia eyes emission cuts
Thursday, 1 Oct, 2009 – 1:28 | No Comment

Indonesia is eyeing big cuts in emissions by the end of the next decade, according to its president.

The Southeast Asian country is devising a mix of policies that will see greenhouse gas emissions fall 26 …

US Senate climate bill: ambitious
Wednesday, 30 Sep, 2009 – 4:25 | No Comment

A copy of the much anticipated US Senate climate bill reveleas a proposal that calls for a  cut in  US greenhouse gas emissions of 20 percent from 2005 levels by 2020 – a more ambitious …

More green stimulus needed:UN
Saturday, 26 Sep, 2009 – 1:36 | No Comment

Economic stimulus packages should boost investment in green projects, the United Nation’s Environmental Program (UNEP) said this week.
Investments in environmentally-friendly projects fall short of the $750 billion or one percent of global GDP recommended …

China to act on climate
Thursday, 24 Sep, 2009 – 3:29 | No Comment

Chinese President Hu Jintao has announced that his country aims to significantly curb its carbon emissions over the next decade, by a “notable margin” by 2020 from the 2005 levels.
The move prompts hopes that a …

Top 10,000 US polluters to report on emissions annually
Thursday, 24 Sep, 2009 – 2:42 | No Comment

Some 10,0oo industrial sites in the US will have to fully report their greenhouse gas emissions to the federal government as of January 1, as part of ambitious action by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) …

In US, more firms look at their carbon footprint
Thursday, 24 Sep, 2009 – 0:59 | No Comment

More top corporations are paying attention to their greenhouse gas emissions and are assigning top managers to curb them, according to a new survey.
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a UK-based nonprofit that presses businesses to …

Climate change costs very high for poor nations: World Bank
Wednesday, 16 Sep, 2009 – 1:00 | No Comment

The world can fight poverty and climate change at the same time, but it will cost, according to the World Bank’s ‘World Development Report 2010.’
Poor countries will need nearly $500 billion annually by 2030 to …

Australia last on climate
Monday, 14 Sep, 2009 – 1:15 | No Comment

Australia ranks last among wealthy countries in its ability to compete in a clean energy future, a new report has found.

Australia ranked 15th among G20 countries for its readiness to stay wealthy as it shifts …

EU proposes 100 billion Euros for developing countries
Monday, 14 Sep, 2009 – 1:01 | No Comment

In an effort to push global climate change talks forward, the European Union last week offered to pay up to 15 billion euros per year to help poorer nations confront climate change.
That adds up to …

Cost of Copenhagen $10bn, UN climate chief says
Wednesday, 9 Sep, 2009 – 1:13 | No Comment

The world’s richest nations will have to put US$10 billion “on the table” during the Copenhagen climate change summit, if the negotiations are to succeed, said Yvo De Boer, head of the United Nations Framework …