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Japan: New emissions goal derided as 'bad joke' at U.N. climate summit
2013-11-17 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: The governments decision to lower its carbon emissions target immediately came under widespread criticism from international negotiators at U.N. climate talks in Poland, with one environmental group calling it a bad joke. The United Nations, European Union and the worlds small island states reacted with disappointment to Fridays announcement by Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara in Tokyo, while green nongovernmental groups voiced fury. Today, Japan slashed its 2020 emission reduction...
Obama turns to good news - progress on energy, emissions
2013-11-16 19:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday boasted of the nation's progress in cutting dependence on foreign energy sources and lowering pollution levels, saying that the United States is now poised to control its own energy future. In his weekly radio address, Obama noted that for the first time in nearly two decades, the United States is producing more oil than it purchases from other countries and is seeing more jobs created in the energy sector. "That's a big deal. That's a tremendous step...
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Reducing carbon emissions: Increasing forest cover may lead to monetary rewards
2013-11-16 18:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Exppress Tribune: It is estimated that Pakistan can earn $400 million to $4 billion each year for carbon stored in the countrys forests. ISLAMABAD: Forests in Balochistan, Murree and Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) might benefit from an international mechanism that would financially reward countries for using forests to reduce global warming. A national consultative meeting to discuss the mechanism - the United Nations Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Plus (REDD+) - was held in Islamabad...
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Japan bails out on CO2 emissions target
2013-11-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Japan announced Friday that it will renege on its carbon emissions pledge, likely ending any hope global warming can be kept to 2.0 degrees C. The shocking announcement comes on the fifth day of the U.N. climate talks in Warsaw known as COP19, where more than 190 nations have agreed to a 2.0 C target and are trying to close the carbon emission gap to get there."It's like a slap in the face of those suffering from the impacts of climate change such as the Philippines." -- Wael Hmaidan Japan...
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Japan drastically scales back greenhouse gas emissions target
2013-11-15 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Japan said on Friday it was dramatically scaling back its greenhouse gas emissions target after the Fukushima nuclear accident forced the country to turn to fossil-fuel burning energy sources. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the new target for 2020 -- 3.8 percent below 2005 levels -- replaces an ambitious goal to slash emissions by one-quarter from 1990 levels, which had been hailed by environmentalists. Japanese media said the new target -- which accounts for idling the country's nuclear...
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