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Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries; driven by power generation and road transport

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billion tonnes in 2007). tonnes are still below the EU-27 average, but now equal those of Italy. The report shows that the current efforts to change the mix of energy sources cannot yet compensate for the ever increasing global demand for power and transport. billion tonnes in 2010 as compared to 4.2 Source: JRC.

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

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However, the slow pace of negotiations spurred UNFCCC delegates to publish a “roadmap to Copenhagen” in December 2007 at the 13 th Congress in Bali, in an effort to accelerate the progress of those negotiations. Climate Change And The IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. by Jack Rosebro.

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Growing Number of EU Countries Levying CO2 Taxes on Cars and Incentivizing Plug-ins

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By April last year, sixteen Member States had CO 2 -related taxation, up from fourteen in 2008, eleven in 2007 and nine in 2006. Italy chose not to prolong its one-year fleet renewal scheme which included both CO 2 -based incentives and incentives for electric vehicles. New to the list is Belgium. Overview of EU CO 2 -based taxes.

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