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Results At A Glance: The 2005 Kyoto Conference at Montreal
In the final days of the climate conference, the Canadian bid to draw Washington into future global talks on climate change went unsuccessful. The United States on Wednesday rejected the Canadian bid. The new round that would extend mandatory cutbacks..
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Failing Ocean Current May Lead to Mini Ice Age
Does history really repeats itself? Should we go back to the ice age again? The ocean current that balms the Western Europe's climate and pampers the habitants there is claimed to be stuttering. It is raising fears that it might eventually fail...
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UN Talks Adopt Kyoto Rules to Limit Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Kyoto Protocol aiming to cut greenhouse gas emissions has become fully operational after the UN climate conference adopted the final rules. The 34 signatory countries-which do not include the US or Australia-passed the final regulatory measures by..
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Q#5: What is There Beyond Kyoto?
189 nations meet in Montreal to discuss how to combat global warming. The 10-day UN Climate Control Conference is considered the most important gathering on global warming since Kyoto, bringing together thousands of experts from 180 nations to...
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EU Likely to Miss Pollution Targets
A signatory of the Kyoto Protocols, the European Union was given a margin for meeting the greenhouse gas target. But, it is likely to miss it by a wide margin, the European Environment Agency says. According to a BBC report, the 15 longest-standing...
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Forests Falling Victim to Bio-fuels
The concern for the destroying tropical rain forests is no new. We all are familiar with several reasons behind it, if not all. But, do you know that the responsible gestures towards limiting and combating fossil-fuels and using green energy are...
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No Forgoing Environment for Economic Growth-- European Watchdog
When economic growth and environmental concerns clash, which one is to be chosen? True, such decisions are taken according to the individual country's socio-economic and environmental contours. But at times, such situations toughens decision-making. So,..
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Japan Wants All Nations in Post-Kyoto Deal
Japan wants all nations -- including the United States and especially China -- to be bound by the next framework aimed at fighting global warming, Environment Minister Yuriko Koike announced this last Friday. To discuss taking the Kyoto Protocol beyond...
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Movie Star Cautions of Global Warming
Should we call it the best and the last resort to aware people? Making celebrities call for awareness? In a televised interview and presentation of part of the documentary "Global Warming", movie star Leonardo Di Caprio warned of the current and future...
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