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Copenhagen climate deal gets low-key endorsement

OSLO (Reuters) – Nations accounting for most of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions have restated their promises to fight climate change, meeting a Sunday deadline in a low-key endorsement of December’s “Copenhagen Accord.”

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |

India reiterates carbon goals for climate accord

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has reiterated a goal of slowing the rise of its carbon emissions by 2020 as part of pledges due by Sunday under a “Copenhagen Accord” to fight climate change, an official statement said.

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |
 

U.S. formally embraces Copenhagen climate deal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday formally notified the United Nations that it has embraced the Copenhagen Accord setting nonbinding goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that was negotiated last month.

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |

U.S. embraces Copenhagen pact, Senators rework bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama Administration formally embraced the Copenhagen Accord on global warming on Thursday, a day after the president urged a fractious U.S. Congress to get to work on comprehensive legislation to stem the nation’s emissions….

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |
 

European Union Associates Itself With Copenhagen Accord and Submits Emissions Reduction Target

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In a letter to the UN Climate Change  Convention Secretariat, the European Union and its member states today confirmed  their willingness to be associated with the Copenhagen Accord negotiated du…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |

Copenhagen climate accord faces $30 billion aid test

OSLO (Reuters) – Rich nations are pledging almost $30 billion in aid from 2010-12 to help the poor combat climate change in an early test of last month’s “Copenhagen Accord” that is vague about conditions and who gets cash.

[ More ] January 25th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |
 

Nations stick to CO2 goals before January deadline

OSLO (Reuters) – The world is showing only lukewarm enthusiasm for a “Copenhagen Accord” to curb climate change, with no sign so far of deeper-than-planned 2020 curbs on greenhouse gas emissions before a January 31 deadline.

[ More ] January 23rd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |

U.N. insists to guide climate talks, despite setback

OSLO/LONDON (Reuters) – The United Nations insisted Wednesday that it should keep guiding talks on a new climate pact despite near-failure at a summit last month when a few countries agreed a low-ambition “Copenhagen Accord.”

[ More ] January 21st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Environment |