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China's Plan for an Emissions Cap Is a Climate Change Turning Point
2014-06-03 14:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Motherboard: Following Obamas encouraging (if not entirely sufficient) commitment to cut carbon emissions in the US, China has announced that it too will combat its contributions to climate change with an absolute cap on carbon dioxide emissions. Reuters reported that at a Beijing conference today, the chairman of China's Advisory Committee on Climate Change, He Jiankun, revealed targets that will be included in their next five-year plan. These included controls on CO2 emissions by intensity as well as an...
Obama's emissions plan could boost climate talks
2014-06-03 13:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: President Barack Obama's move to limit U.S. carbon emissions may prompt an important shift by China in its climate policies, where officials are increasingly worried about the costs of pollution anyway, according to a Chinese expert and activists closely following the international negotiations. The initiative may be a crucial move in pressuring Beijing to accept binding goals to cut greenhouse gases, while also allowing the U.S. to start catching up with the European Union in the fight against...
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Obama: U.S., EU must commit to ambitious emissions targets
2014-06-03 10:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday touted new proposals from his administration to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and said the United States and Europe had to lead by example in fighting global warming. "This has to be a global effort," Obama said after a meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. "As we work to shape a strong global climate agreement ... it's important for the United States and the EU to set an example by committing to ambitious goals to reduce emissions...
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One Day After U.S. Announces Emissions Target, China Says Carbon Cap Is On The Way
2014-06-03 10:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: One day after the United States proposed rules to limit the amount of carbon emitted from existing power plants, China said it will limit its total CO2 emissions for the first time, likely starting in 2016 with the announcement of their next five-year plan. China, the world`s biggest greenhouse gas emitter, and the U.S., the second biggest, account for about 42 percent of global emissions. The back-to-back signalling of serious domestic efforts to reduce emissions could signal a much-needed boost...
Investors worth $800bn back Obamas US emissions reduction plan
2014-06-03 10:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: A group of 128 companies and 49 investors, worth $800 billion in assets, has sent letters of support to Barack Obama, backing the presidents new guidelines unveiled on Monday to cut pollution from power plants. Signatories of the letters include multinational businesses Unilever, Starbucks, Nike, Adidas, Mars and Ben & Jerrys and leading investors Calvert Investments, F&C Management and Impax Asset Management US. They have expressed support for the new rules which were announced by the US Environmental...
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