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Road Safety Laws Need to Strengthen in States, Group Says
2013-01-17 08:13:00| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
Nearly a decade of declining road deaths has created complacency among state lawmakers, whose failure to enact stronger highway-safety laws leaves motorists at peril now that traffic fatalities are rising again, according to Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. In December, NHTSA released preliminary data showing that road deaths in the first nine months of [...]
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UN climate chief says domestic climate laws will underpin 2015 deal
2013-01-15 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: The fate of a global climate deal in 2015 depends on governments implementing ambitious carbon reduction plans at home, the UN climate chief has warned. Christiana Figueres told a gathering of lawmakers in London that progress at the notoriously difficult UN negotiations will rely on efforts at a national and sub national level to cut fossil fuel consumption and develop renewable energy capabilities. Nothing is going to be agreed until enough is legislated domestically, she said, and because...
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UNs Figueres Says Self-Interest Must Drive Climate Laws
2013-01-14 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Climate laws should be governed by national self-interest rather than a desire to save the planet, the United Nations diplomat guiding treaty negotiations said. Domestic action is needed to spur on global talks that are progressing too slowly, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres said today in a speech to lawmakers from more than 30 nations in London. Legislators should mix carrots and sticks to incentivize carbon reductions and punish polluters,...
China, Mexico Leading Fight on Climate Change With New CO2 Laws
2013-01-14 01:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: China, Mexico and other emerging economies are leading the fight against climate change by passing laws to cut carbon and raise energy efficiency, the Globe International alliance of lawmakers said today. A study of energy and climate laws in 33 economies showed 18 made significant progress in 2012, Globe said today in an e-mailed statement. The alliance, which brings together lawmakers from 70 nations, is meeting in London today and tomorrow to discuss ways in which governments can contribute...
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Domestic climate laws are essential, says UN
2013-01-13 23:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Governments must enact domestic laws on climate change and greenhouse gas emissions if international efforts to stall global warming are to succeed, according to the UN's climate chief. Christiana Figueres, who is spearheading the push for a new global treaty on emissions, said negotiations on an international agreement would rely on progress being made within countries to cut carbon dioxide or promote alternatives to fossil fuels. She said: "Domestic legislation is critical because it is the...
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