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Japan to pledge 20% greenhouse gas cut
2015-04-09 09:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Japan will promise to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent from 2013 levels ahead of a global summit on climate change this year, a report said Thursday, despite uncertainty over post-Fukushima energy policy. The government will likely announce the new target at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in June in Germany, the leading business daily Nikkei reported, citing unnamed government sources. In a separate report, Kyodo News said Tokyo will set a target of cutting gas emissions "by at...
Climate Change, Tax Pledge Among Issues to Watch for 2016
2015-04-03 13:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ABC News: Two issue positions show potential to carry unexpected clout in the 2016 presidential election -- support for action to address climate change and opposition to a no-tax pledge, a new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds. Openness to political compromise also has the support, and the priority, to carry weight in the national conversation that lies ahead. All three emerge from an approach that combines public preferences on these and other issues with the level of importance Americans ascribe...
US pledge on emission cut likely raise the heat on India, others
2015-04-01 08:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economic Times: The United States on Tuesday made its most ambitious pledge to the UN to reduce its carbon pollution, a move that experts say would put more pressure on countries like India to act against emissions, the chief contributor to worsening air quality. India has made it clear that it will not be hurried into making an announcement, however it was serious about taking action to address carbon pollution which was causing climate change. During President Obama's January visit to New Delhi, Prime Minister...
US makes climate pledge to UN
2015-03-31 16:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: he US has pledged to tackle climate change by cutting its carbon emissions 26-28% by 2025. It made the formal offer to the UN as a step towards a global deal in Paris in December. The EU has already promised to cut its emissions by a roughly similar proportion. Tuesday was the deadline for wealthy nations to make their offers - but some, such as Canada, have failed to submit in time. The announcement was made on Twitter with the words: "America is taking steps to #ActOnClimate, and the...
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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