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  • May 2008

    • Billions Wasted in UN Carbon Program: Study

      Guardian (UK)  |  May 26, 08 3:38 AM CDT

      Billions Wasted in UN Carbon Program: Study

      (Newser) - Billions of dollars spent to encourage developing nations to cut greenhouse gas emissions are being wasted on projects that don't qualify, according to two new studies of the UN's carbon credit program. The Kyoto agreement arranges for wealthy countries unable to meet emission reductions to instead subsidize green energy projects in developing countries. But the fund is routinely abused by energy companies in developing countries improperly claiming emission reduction credits. More »

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      United Nations  • carbon emissions  • clean energy  • green energy  • Kyoto Protocol  • carbon trading  • Kyoto treaty

  • April 2008
  • December 2007

    • Bush Warms to Global Warming

      Washington Post  |  Dec 29, 07 1:53 PM CST

      Bush Warms to Global Warming

      (Newser) - Aiming to polish his legacy, President Bush is mulling new climate policy that may include mandatory emissions caps, the Washington Post reports. The Post tracks his evolution from climate skeptic to advocate of higher fuel efficiency and a $37 billion investment in alternative fuels—although critics remain dubious of a president who skewered climate science and snubbed cap-and-trade policies for seven years. More »

    • Bali: What Was Accomplished?

      Time  |  Dec 16, 07 11:00 AM CST

      Bali: What Was Accomplished?

      (Newser) - Dismantling the “Berlin Wall of climate change”—the idea that rich nations alone should lead the fight against global warming—was the big breakthrough at the UN climate change conference in Bali, reports Time . It made it possible for the US, after a bruising confrontation and near-collapse of the talks, to finally endorse the agreement, ending nearly a decade of opposition to environmental responsibility. More »

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      China  • climate change  • global warming  • environment  • India  • Kyoto Protocol  • Bali

    • Last-Minute US Compromise Saves Bali Talks

      Reuters  |  Dec 15, 07 6:00 AM CST

      Last-Minute US Compromise Saves Bali Talks

      (Newser) - The Bali climate summit averted failure at the eleventh hour today when the US capitulated under sharp criticism and agreed to further talks to forge a successor treaty to the Kyoto Protocol in 2009 that will include the US and developing nations. The deal came after the US dropped opposition to a proposal that wealthy nations help developing countries reduce pollution. To assuage the US, mandatory and specific carbon limits were dumped from a proposal by the European Union. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Bush administration  • climate change  • United Nations  • Al Gore  • Ban Ki-Moon  • Kyoto Protocol  • Bali

    • Gore Points Finger at US in Bali

      New York Times  |  Dec 13, 07 9:03 AM CST

      Gore Points Finger at US in Bali

      (Newser) - Al Gore’s latest inconvenient truth: the US is stonewalling the UN climate conference. “My own country, the United States, is principally responsible for obstructing progress here,” the Nobel laureate raged today in Bali. The US, along with Japan and several other nations, refuses to accept a specific emissions-cutting target. The EU in turn is threatening to boycott next month’s US-hosted talks. More »

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      Bush administration  • climate change  • global warming  • United Nations  • European Union  • Al Gore  • Kyoto Protocol  • Bali

    • Bali Eco Summit Nears Collapse

      Reuters  |  Dec 13, 07 4:00 AM CST

      Bali Eco Summit Nears Collapse

      (Newser) - A face-off between American and European environment officials has pushed the Bali climate change talks to the breaking point, with United Nations officials warning that the summit could collapse "like a house of cards." Delegates in Bali are sharply divided over the guidelines for the next two years of formal talks on a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, which will establish new carbon caps for industrial nations. More »

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      climate change  • United Nations  • United States  • European Union  • carbon emissions  • Portugal  • Kyoto Protocol  • Bali

    • UN Chief Issues Urgent Plea for Warming Battle Plan

      Reuters  |  Dec 12, 07 3:55 AM CST

      UN Chief Issues Urgent Plea for Warming Battle Plan

      (Newser) - Citing a "desperate urgency," United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon called upon environmental ministers from over 120 nations to forge a new battle plan against climate change by 2009. The new treaty would attempt to improve on the Kyoto Protocol by including every country, and serve as a "roadmap to a more secure climate future," said Ban, who called such action the "moral challenge of our generation." More »

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      global warming  • United Nations  • United States  • carbon emissions  • Ban Ki-Moon  • Kyoto Protocol  • Bali

    • Climate Reps at Odds Over Deforestation

      Washington Post  |  Dec 8, 07 5:37 PM CST

      Climate Reps at Odds Over Deforestation

      (Newser) - The triumph of the Bali summit may be its plan to stop deforestation, but rich and poor nations are still clashing over details, the Washington Post reports. A dozen developing countries want incentives to stop tree-cutting, but some developed nations wince at paying them for actions not taken. "The problems tend to start when you get down to the small print," said a UN official. More »

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      global warming  • United Nations  • greenhouse gases  • carbon dioxide  • deforestation  • Kyoto Protocol  • Bali  • developing countries

    • New Aussie PM Urges US to Back Kyoto

      Associated Press  |  Dec 5, 07 11:46 AM CST

      New Aussie PM Urges US to Back Kyoto

      (Newser) - Two days after ratifying the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse-gas emissions, Australian PM Kevin Rudd says the US should, too. Like the US, Australia had previously refused to join the agreement, which sets binding limits on emissions. But Rudd says he wants Washington on board, as “all developed and developing countries need to be part of the global solution.” More »

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      George W. Bush  • climate change  • Australia  • greenhouse gases  • diplomacy  • Kevin Rudd  • Kyoto Protocol

    • Climate Talks Move Forward, But Slowly

      Reuters  |  Dec 4, 07 12:20 PM CST

      Climate Talks Move Forward, But Slowly

      (Newser) - Sniping among the 190 nations in attendance isn't keeping the climate talks in Bali from inching forward, Reuters reports. Participants have succeeded in putting together a "special group" to look at post-Kyoto Protocol options, but "the devil's in the detail," cautioned a top UN official. Meanwhile, environmentalists and protesters continue to demand faster action. More »

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      climate change  • United Nations  • greenhouse gases  • Indonesia  • Kyoto Protocol  • Bali

  • November 2007

    • Rudd Inherits Red-Hot Economy

      Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 26, 07 2:57 PM CST

      Rudd Inherits Red-Hot Economy

      (Newser) - New Aussie PM Kevin Rudd inherits a booming economy, but that doesn't mean it's going to be an easy ride for his center-left government, the Wall Street Journal warns. Demand for Australia's natural resources is feverish and inflation is already uncomfortably high. Rudd has vowed to pump about $48 billion into benefits and tax cuts for Australians, which could seriously overheat the already torrid economy. More »

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      Australia  • Kevin Rudd  • Kyoto Protocol  • John Howard  • Australian Labor Party

  • September 2007

    • Rice Kicks Off Climate Summit

      Reuters  |  Sep 27, 07 3:45 PM CDT

      Rice Kicks Off Climate Summit

      (Newser) - Condoleezza Rice insisted the US is serious about fighting global warming today, as top polluting nations began a two-day conference in Washington. "Climate change is a global problem and we are contributing to it," the Secretary of State said. President Bush convened the conference to "support and accelerate" the UN's agenda on climate change, but critics aren't so sure. More »

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      climate change  • Condoleezza Rice  • greenhouse gases  • green energy  • Kyoto Protocol

  • June 2007

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