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Smith School report recommends individual governments take more national and bi-lateral actions to curb greenhouse gas emissions

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Bringing developing countries into the carbon markets in order to encourage low carbon development, provide finance and make the most of mitigation opportunities. International climate negotiations can only go so far. The Green Climate Fund set up in Cancun marked one way in achieving this.

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PBL Study Finds Developed Countries Proposals for Copenhagen Fall Short for Reaching 2 °C Climate Objective

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Non-Annex I actions may be (partially) financed by Annex I2. Canada’s pledges are 25% lower and those of Russia and the Ukraine are even over 35% lower than required. Based on the Climate Security Act, the study assumes an emission cap of 0 to 3%, by 2020, below 1990 levels.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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The 15 th Congress, also known as the 15 th Conference of Parties, or COP 15, was initially intended to be a largely procedural summit, with many major negotiating points settled and most environmental ministers prepared to sign a binding emissions treaty that contained specific emissions targets as well as commitments to financing structures.

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