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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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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

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Caroline Reichert, an RWE spokeswoman, noted that the idea here is to ensure that "a car can be recharged in Italy in exactly the same way as in Denmark, Germany or France." Nuclear waste is a problem much harder to solve than CO2, and dams have quite an impact in the environment.

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Can Electric Vehicles Speed Up As The Economy Slows Down?

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In certain European countries, such as Italy or the UK , passenger vehicle sales even dropped as much as 95-97%. In Italy, data from the Italian Foreign Car Maker Association highlights that car registration for gas and diesel-powered vehicles fell by 97.5% As the automotive market takes a dive, EVs show strength.

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