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Study: Greener cars could slash carbon emissions 80 percent by 2050
Greener cars that use alternative fuels could help the United States slash its greenhouse gas emissions from everyday driving a full 80 percent by 2050, according to a scientific study out Monday. That could lead to a more than 10 percent cut in overall US pollution into the atmosphere, with…
Japan eyes reduced emission cut target
Japan may backpedal on its pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions by a quarter, an official said Wednesday, dealing a further blow to already deadlocked global warming talks in Doha. Tokyo in 2009 promised it would slash its planet-warming emissions by 25 percent from 1990 levels by the start of…
UN chief urges ‘strong political commitment’ on climate change
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday the world was faced by a global warming “crisis” and urged bickering negotiators at climate talks in Doha to show “strong political commitment” and compromise. Noting there were “mixed feelings” among delegates hammering out deals on curbing Earth-warming greenhouse gas emissions, the secretary…
UN: Goals on curbing greenhouse gases even further out of reach
The gap has widened between countries’ pledges for reducing climate-altering greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 and what is needed to keep planet warming in check, the UN warned. Based on current pledges, global average temperatures could rise by three to five degrees Celsius (5.4 to 9.0 degrees Fahrenheit) this century…
Urban air pollution could kill 3.6 million people a year by 2050
Fiona Harvey, guardian.co.uk Urban air pollution is set to become the biggest environmental cause of premature death in the coming decades, overtaking even such mass killers as poor sanitation and a lack of clean drinking water, according to a new report. Both developed and developing countries will be hit, and…
Canada’s Kyoto withdrawal under fire from China
Canada’s historic decision to withdraw from the Kyoto protocolprovoked heavy criticism from China on Tuesday, with Beijing saying the move went against international efforts to combatclimate change. Canada on Monday became the first country to declare it was formally exiting the pact, a reversal that will save it billions of dollars…
Durban climate deal slammed as timid, ineffective
By Nina Chestney and Jon Herskovitz DURBAN (Reuters) – Countries from around the globe agreed on Sunday to forge a new deal forcing all the biggest polluters for the first time to limit greenhouse gas emissions, but critics said the plan was too timid to slow global warming. A package…
TransCanada backs new route for stalled U.S. pipeline
MONTREAL — Pipeline operator TransCanada Corp. said it would back the rerouting of a controversial US-Canada oil pipeline, after the Obama administration delayed its final decision on the project. The company said it supported legislation in the US state of Nebraska that would ensure the Keystone XL pipeline does not…
Expect a tough round of climate talks in Durban: S.Africa
The UN climate negotiations in South Africa will be “tough”, with the big question focusing on the future of the Kyoto Protocol, the foreign minister said Friday after preparatory talks. “It is going to be a tough COP (Conference of Parties) because it is a COP that can’t avoid the…
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Global warming: Not reversible, but stoppable
Let’s start with two skill-testing questions: 1. If we stop greenhouse gas emissions, won’t the climate naturally go back to the way it was before? 2. Isn’t there “warming in the pipeline” that will continue to heat up the planet no matter what we do? The correct……
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