International Environmental Agreements

Hu Jintao Holds Talks with US President Obama

On November 17, 2009, Chinese President Hu Jintao held talks in the Great Hall of the People with US President Barack Obama who was on a state visit to China. To develop the long-term friendly cooperation between China and the...

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A freakonomic view of climate change

Ahead of a U.N. summit in Copenhagen next month, scepticism is growing that an agreement will be reached on a global climate treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol, due to expire in 2012. The protocol set targets aimed at...

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`Copenhagen does not hinge on US lawmakers`!

Days before a crucial climate change conference in Copenhagen, the UN climate chief has exuded confidence that Barack Obama would "commit" reasonable targets for emission cuts and not rely on a future legislation of the Congress.

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Climate change: Let's clear the confusion

The divergent utterances by environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh and prime minister's special envoy on climate change Shyam Saran have created a good deal of ambiguity within and outside the country over the...

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EU ministers to outline expectations for Copenhagen

Published: Friday 20 November 2009 EU environment ministers will meet on Monday (23 November) to define what a successful outcome of Copenhagen's UN climate conference next month would entail. An agreement on a new treaty is...

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True Green Energy Group and NT Energy Set to Meet the Government of Argentina With C.E.O of GEECF

MANILA, Philippines, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- True Green Energy Group and NT Energy who are promoters of world power and green energy solutions are partners with Spectrum Blue Steel who is the license holder of the...

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Biodiversity under threat from increasing nitrogen emissions

Livestock farms are one source of nitrogen The earth's natural biodiversity is under threat from too much nitrogen, a conference in Edinburgh attended by more than 100 international scientists has concluded. "Nitrogen's role in...

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Deforestation emissions should be shared between producer and consumer, argues study

Under the Kyoto Protocol the nation that produces carbon emission takes responsibility for them, but what about when the country is producing carbon-intensive goods for consumer demand beyond its borders? For example while...

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UN offers rescue targets for troubled climate summit in Copenhagen

New York - Faced with prospects of failure in Copenhagen's climate change summit next month, the United Nations on Thursday cited key targets that could improve the chance of success in the talks on reducing greenhouse gas...

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EU and Russia ready for Copenhagen

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Fedyashin) - Russia still knows how to surprise the world. This was true long ago and is still true today. At the Stockholm summit between Russia and the European Union on...

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