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U.S. to Pledge Up to 28% Emission Cut in Treaty
2015-03-31 16:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The United States will pledge Tuesday to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by up to 28% as part of a global treaty aimed at preventing the worst effects of climate change, according to individuals briefed on the White House's plans. The administration's contribution to the treaty, which world leaders expect to finalize in December, codifies a commitment President Barack Obama first made late last year in Beijing, when he announced a joint U.S.-China climate deal that raised global hopes that developed...
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US climate treaty pledge relies on uncertain Obama actions
2015-03-31 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The United States put forth its contribution Tuesday to a global climate treaty, relying entirely on a set of emission cuts ordered by President Barack Obama that may not survive beyond the end of his presidency. Environmental groups and like-minded governments hailed the U.S. pledge as substantial and ambitious, and Obama's aides waxed hopeful that the U.S. announcement would spur other countries to follow America's lead. Yet with Obama's actions at home facing serious legal challenges and intense...
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US offer for global climate treaty: 28 percent emissions cut
2015-03-31 00:42:51| Waste Management - Topix.net
In this March 19, 2015, file photo, President Barack Obama, flanked by senior adviser Brian Deese, left, and Christina Goldfuss, managing director of the Council on Environmental Quality, speaks at Energy Department in Washington. In a highly anticipated announcement, the United States will pledge to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by up to 28 percent as its contribution to a major global climate treaty nearing the final stages of negotiation, according to people briefed on the White House's plans.
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Nations Agree Draft Text for Paris Climate Treaty
2015-02-18 22:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: UN climate talks in Geneva concluded Friday with an agreed formal draft negotiating text for a new global legally-binding climate deal in an environment one observer described as one of "common purpose and goodwill." More than 1,300 people attended the meeting, representing governments, observer organizations and the media. The goal of the week-long meeting in Geneva was to create a draft for consideration at the UN Paris Climate Summit with the aim of having a new pact limiting greenhouse...
JKX seeks $180m compensation from Ukraine on treaty violations
2015-02-17 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Exploration and production firm JKX Oil and Gas has started arbitration proceedings against Ukraine under the Energy Charter Treaty for more than $180m in rental fees.
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