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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. Green Climate Fund.

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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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Met Office: Current Decade Already Hottest On Record

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The Met Office also released data from more than 1,500 climate and weather station temperature records, making up about 30% of the HadCRUT record of global land surface temperature records. Locations of climate and weather station used in global. climate data analysis. press conference in Copenhagen. Click to enlarge.

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EPA Grants California Vehicle GHG Regulations Waiver

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EPA received a letter from California on January 21, 2009, raising several issues for Administrator Jackson to review regarding the denial. After review of the scientific findings, and another comprehensive round of public engagement, I have decided this is the appropriate course under the law.

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Greenius Weekend Update

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Holiday greetings from teetering on the precipice of bankruptcy California, where we’ve had a couple of unnerving earthquakes, a historic election and a disappointing Lakers’ home loss in the NBA Western Conference Finals since last I posted.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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Verification of the emission reduction or carbon sequestration is critical in efforts to mitigate climate change. and (b) Could emissions credits based on faulty assumptions or inadequate review be revoked? Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Climate Change 2007: Mitigation. Lack of Additionality.

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

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Minus two when people realize that if theyre going to get stuck in traffic, they might as well do so in the climate controlled comfort of a car. If a go-cart cant legally drive there, then this thing wont be able to either. Click here to review our Terms of Use. Click here to review our Terms of Use. Look at it this way.

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