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Articles: Europe’s green rules put heat on coal exports

Posted by Admin on Monday, May 14, 2007 - 07:21 AM

	EUROPEAN Union (EU) environmental rules could lead to a fall in South African coal exports from Richards Bay Coal Terminal, the world’s largest coal-export point. Read full article: 'Europe’s green rules put heat on coal exports'

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Articles: US seeks G8 climate text changes

Posted by Admin on Monday, May 14, 2007 - 07:19 AM

	The US is trying to block sections of a draft agreement on climate change prepared for next month's G8 summit, according to documents seen by the BBC. Read full article: 'US seeks G8 climate text changes'

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Articles: Germany Home to Some of Europe's Dirtiest Power Stations

Posted by Admin on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 08:37 AM

	Germany contributed heavily to the World Wildlife Fund's "Dirty Thirty" list of most-polluting power stations in the European Union, landing six of its coal-fired plants in the top ten. Read full article: 'Germany Home to Some of Europe's Dirtiest Power Stations'

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Articles: Experts seek new climate strategy

Posted by Admin on Tuesday, May 08, 2007 - 09:03 PM

	Delegates to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Kyoto Protocol are meeting in the German city of Bonn. Read full article: 'Experts seek new climate strategy'

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Articles: EU Leads Clamor for Carbon Cuts After UN Climate Report

Posted by Admin on Sunday, May 06, 2007 - 09:56 AM

	Europe led demands for a deal to slash global greenhouse gas emissions after the UN's top scientific panel said early, deep cuts could avert the worst of long-term climate damage -- and at a modest cost. Read full article: 'EU Leads Clamor for Carbon Cuts After UN Climate Report'

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Articles: Report: Reducing Global Warming Won't Derail World Economy

Posted by Admin on Saturday, May 05, 2007 - 10:04 AM

	Controlling global warming is economically feasible. Much of the technology already exists, but quick action is needed, according to the final report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC.) Read full article: 'Report: Reducing Global Warming Won't Derail World Economy'

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Articles: Germany's Largest Glacier Keeps Melting Despite "Sun Screen"

Posted by Admin on Friday, May 04, 2007 - 11:02 AM

	Workers began stretching a huge tarpaulin Thursday over parts of Germany's highest mountain in a battle against the effects of global warming on the snow-covered peak -- a process that leaves environmentalists sceptical. Read full article: 'Germany's Largest Glacier Keeps Melting Despite "Sun Screen"'

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Articles: Climate change 'can be tackled'

Posted by Admin on Friday, May 04, 2007 - 10:37 AM

	The growth in greenhouse gas emissions can be curbed at reasonable cost, experts at a major UN climate change conference in Bangkok have agreed. Read full article: 'Climate change 'can be tackled''

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Articles: CO2 row threatens climate report

Posted by Admin on Thursday, May 03, 2007 - 12:54 PM

	Environmentalists fear that a key climate report to be published this week is using outdated science, and will lead to dangerous climate change. Read full article: 'CO2 row threatens climate report'

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Articles: Debate rages on emission cuts

Posted by Admin on Thursday, May 03, 2007 - 12:46 PM

	A climate change conference in Bangkok is wrangling over a report which will propose measures to reduce emissions of the gases thought to be warming the world. Read full article: 'Debate rages on emission cuts'

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