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Denmark earmarks millions for environmental protection

Lance Harrell — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:41:34 +0000

By Mike McDonald The Copenhagen Climate Change Summit’s host nation, Denmark, threw the first concrete financial aid figures on the negotiating table on Wednesday that could help countries such as Costa Rica protect their environment. Pending a firm global deal and promises of fair aid numbers from other developed nations, the Danish government announced it [...]

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Costa Rica’s answers to fight climate change

Lance Harrell — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:00:37 +0000

The tiny country of Costa Rica has giant plans to help change the world for the better, but for that to happen, serious issues need to be looked at closely. Next month, the world will converge in Copenhagen for the United Nation Climate Change Conference and Costa Rica is proposing a similar carbon capture program [...]

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Tiny “carbon neutral” club struggles with costs

Lance Harrell — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:00:09 +0000

By Alister Doyle Norway, Costa Rica and the Maldives are struggling with high costs and technological hurdles to stay in the world’s most exclusive club for fighting climate change — seeking to cut net greenhouse gas emissions to zero. The United Nations is praising their “carbon neutrality” targets before a U.N. summit on Dec. 7-18 [...]

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China Follows U.S. With Carbon Vow Before Copenhagen

Lance Harrell — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:29:38 +0000

China, the biggest producer of greenhouse gases, set its first numerical target to slow their growth a day after the U.S. offered its own goal, giving impetus to next month’s global climate-protection talks. China will cut output of carbon dioxide gas per unit of gross domestic product by 40 percent to 45 percent by 2020 [...]

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Obama Going to Copenhagen Climate Summit

Lance Harrell — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:58:14 +0000

President Barack Obama will go to Copenhagen next month, a White House official said Wednesday, to participate in a long-anticipated, high-stakes global climate summit. The president will attend the summit on Dec. 9 before heading to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize, the official said. Obama’s attendance had been in question until now. The [...]

Copenhagen still “golden opportunity” for CO2 market

Lance Harrell — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:00:37 +0000

By Michael Szabo LONDON – A U.N. summit in Copenhagen next month is unlikely to agree on a new global climate treaty, but carbon market players are urging delegates to seize the opportunity to agree reforms to the $33 billion trade in carbon offsets. There is a growing global consensus that talks in the Danish [...]