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EU Climate Policy Faces Bankruptcy

Friday, 05 March 2010 16:16 Pete Harrison, Reuters
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The European Union's development chief may be forced to name and shame France, Germany and Italy for not living up to their aid commitments, contributing to a roughly $17 billion funding gap this year.

Andris Piebalgs warned in January he would clearly identify EU countries that failed to meet their aid commitments.

"In 2010, the EU aid...

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George Monbiot: Solar Panel Rip-Off

Tuesday, 02 March 2010 23:56 George Monbiot, The Guardian
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Those who hate environmentalism have spent years looking for the definitive example of a great green rip-off. Finally it arrives, and nobody notices. The government is about to shift £8.6bn from the poor to the middle classes. It expects a loss on this scheme of £8.2bn, or 95%. Yet the media is silent. The opposition urges only that the scam...

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Cold Feet: Japan To Water Down Climate Policy

Sunday, 28 February 2010 05:49 The Japan Times
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The latest draft law compiled by the government shows some of its measures for the fight against global warming could be watered down significantly, compared with an initial draft mapped out earlier by the Environment Ministry.

While the government is moving ahead with a debate on the draft to earn Cabinet approval March 5, the planned...

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High Cost Could Halt Brown's Wind Farm Plan

Saturday, 27 February 2010 16:34 Robin Pagnamenta, The Times
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Government plans to generate one third of Britain’s electricity from giant offshore wind parks by 2020 could be scrapped because of the vast costs involved, according to the head of Britain’s biggest utility company, as well as a key investor.

Sam Laidlaw, chief executive of Centrica, the owner of British Gas, said it was unclear whether...

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Europe worried About Standstill on US Climate Bill

Monday, 22 February 2010 18:16 EurActiv
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European concern is growing about the prospects of securing a new international climate treaty, as support appears to be waning in the US for domestic climate legislation that would include a cap-and-trade system.

US President Barack Obama's drive for ambitious energy and climate policies started well last year with the passage of the...

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EU Climate Policy Faces Bankruptcy
Friday, 05 March 2010
The European Union's development chief may be forced to name and shame France, Germany and Italy for not living up to their aid commitments, contributing to a roughly $17 billion funding gap this... Read more...

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India Okays Conditional Association With Copenhagen Accord
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
After three months of confabulation within the government, India on Tuesday allowed a conditional association of its name with the Copenhagen Accord. The accord, which had been negotiated by 29... Read more...

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