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U.N. climate meeting agrees on early goal setting to cut emissions
2014-06-16 07:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Kyodo: Major greenhouse gas emitting countries have basically agreed to show their new emissions cut targets early next year. At a conference on the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in Bonn, Germany, negotiators on Sunday wrapped up their discussions from June 4, paving the way for an agreement by the end of next year on a new framework to combat global warming from 2020. During the meeting, Japan lagged behind negotiating partners such as China and the United States as it has yet to decide...
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EU Energy Council agrees on measures to include ILUC into EU biofuels policies
2014-06-16 01:00:00| Power Technology
The EU Energy Council has signed a political agreement on measures to include indirect land use change (ILUC) into EU biofuels policies.
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Mississippi Phosphates agrees to install air monitor to help appease Cherokee residents
2014-06-13 21:55:55| Waste Management - Topix.net
Mississippi Phosphates Corp. has agreed to install a sulfuric acid monitor in the Cherokee neighborhood to help residents keep a check on emissions.
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EU agrees plan to cap use of food-based biofuels
2014-06-13 13:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: EU energy ministers agreed a deal on Friday to limit production of biofuels made from food crops, responding to criticism these stoke inflation and do more environmental harm than good. The ministers' endorsement of a new compromise overcomes a stalemate hit late last year when European Union governments failed to agree on a proposed 5 percent cap on the use of biofuels based on crops such as maize or rapeseed. [ID:nL6N0JR2VL] [ID:nL6N0O730T] Friday's deal would set a 7 percent limit on the use...
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Soco agrees to suspend oil exploration in Congo's protected park
2014-06-11 23:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: British oil company Soco International has agreed not to explore in Democratic Republic of Congos Virunga National Park unless its government and UNESCO agree it would not threaten the areas world heritage status. Soco has been at loggerheads with conservation campaigner WWF for months over its activities in Virunga, Africas oldest and most bio-diverse national park. WWF filed a complaint about Socos activities in October to the British National Contact Point for the Organisation for Economic...
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