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Rockwood Holdings to acquire Talison Lithium for C$724M

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Rockwood intends to finance the acquisition using existing cash on its balance sheet and new debt financing. This acquisition will enable us to better serve both our existing global customers as well as Talison’s current lithium concentrate customers in China and the rest of the world.

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Summary of decisions from Durban climate conference

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Governments at the COP17 meeting decided to adopt some form of a universal legal agreement on climate change as soon. Parties to this second period will turn their economy-wide targets into quantified emission limitation or reduction objectives and submit them for review by 1 May 2012. as possible, but not later than 2015. Adaptation.

Climate 294
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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. It is simply not acceptable that major developed nations such as the US are not behind a global agreement. International climate negotiations can only go so far.

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

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The current proposals by developed countries on the table for the upcoming climate negotiations in Copenhagen to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions do not yet suffice to limit global warming to a rise of 2 °C (based on a long-term 450 ppm concentration of GHG), according to a new report by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL).

Climate 186
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EPA delays issuing 2014 RVO standards for RFS until sometime in 2015

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EPA will make modifications to the Moderated Transaction System (EMTS) to ensure that Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) generated in 2012 are valid for demonstrating compliance with the 2013 applicable standards. The industry needs a final rule that is legally appropriate and continues to support our efforts. Background.

2014 225
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Climate Talks End In Copenhagen Accord; Countries Settle On Non- Binding 2 ºC Warming Limit

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The formal acknowledgement of the Copenhagen Accord ended a particularly contentious and chaotic set of negotiations, ostensibly capping more than a decade of deliberations towards a framework to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions beyond the terms of the Kyoto Protocol, which expires in 2012. degrees Celsius.

Climate 236
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GM Files Voluntary Chapter 11; Agreements with US Treasury and Canada; New GM Expected in 60-90 Days

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Reduce GM’s total number of assembly, powertrain and stamping facilities in the US from 47 in 2008 to 34 by the end of 2010 and 33 by 2012. GM will launch the Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle in 2010, expects to have 14 hybrid models in production by 2012, and will have 65% of vehicles alternative-fuel capable by 2014.

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