Tag: emissions

New Zealand sets greenhouse gas reduction at 10-20 pct

New Zealand has set a target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by between 10 and 20 percent from

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Australia to launch ambitious global carbon capture scheme

SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia will launch a multi-million dollar international carbon capture and storage institute to fight global warming,

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Chicago outlines plan to slash greenhouse gases

CHICAGO - Mayor Richard M. Daley has announced a plan to dramatically slash emissions of heat-trapping gases, part of

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US envoy says no ‘G8 solution’ to climate change

TOKYO (AFP) - The US ambassador to Japan voiced doubt Monday on whether the upcoming Group of Eight summit

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Honda rolls out new zero-emission car

TAKANEZAWA, Japan - Honda's new zero-emission, hydrogen fuel cell car rolled off a Japanese production line Monday and is

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China biggest CO2 emitter last year

THE HAGUE (AFP) - China's carbon dioxide emissions in 2007 were about 14 percent higher than the United States

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Climate negotiators review key issues in Germany

BONN, Germany - Back when negotiators set the clock for fighting climate change, they fixed 1990 as noon. Now,

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Pollution kills 10,000 a year in southern China

HONG KONG (AFP) - At least 10,000 deaths every year in Hong Kong, Macau and neighbouring southern China are

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Agreement on 2020 emissions target eludes G8 ministers

KOBE, Japan - Under pressure to boost talks on a new global warming pact, Group of Eight environment ministers

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Germany hopes for car emissions accord with France by June

BERLIN (AFP) - France and Germany are close to an agreement on reducing carbon dioxide emissions from cars, as

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