Keyword: global warming

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EU Votes to Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 40%

29.10.2014 - After months of discussion, the European Union's 28 member states have overcome their differences and agreed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40%, compared with 1990 levels, up...

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Bjørn Lomborg on the Give and Take in Greenhouse Gas Reduction

13.12.2013 - Bjørn Lomborg might not be a household name in the chemical industry, but the mention of his name in environmental activist circles seems to provoke one of two reactions: adoration...

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Global Carbon Emissions Rise to New Record In 2013

19.11.2013 - Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels will rise to a record 36 billion tons this year, a report by 49 researchers from 10 countries said, showing the failure of...

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Poland Seeks To Make ‘Coal’ A Less Dirty Word At UN Climate Talks

18.11.2013 - Poland is struggling to make "coal" less of a dirty word as it hosts U.N. talks on slowing global warming that usually focus mostly on phasing out fossil fuels in favour of...

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Despair After Climate Conference, But UN Still Offers Hope

10.12.2012 - At the end of another lavishly-funded U.N. conference that yielded no progress on curbing greenhouse emissions, many of those most concerned about climate change are close to...

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UN Sees Natural Gas a Key to Forests, Helping Poor

19.06.2012 - Natural gas, including non-traditional shale gas, should play a major role in cutting greenhouse gases, protecting forests and improving the health and living standards of the...

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Greenhouse Gases Levels At Record, Accelerating

23.11.2011 - Greenhouse gases that cause climate change have reached record levels in the atmosphere and show no sign of receding, despite global awareness of the need to switch to alternative...

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U.N.: Beware Climate Change Risk from Man-Made Gases

21.11.2011 - Soaring use of man-made gases used in refrigerators, air conditioners and fire extinguishers risks speeding up global warming and industry should adopt alternatives, a U.N. report...