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China, India and climate change: Take the Lead
2013-01-31 18:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economist: Greenprint: A New Approach to Cooperation on Climate Change. By Aaditya Mattoo and Arvind Subramanian. Brookings Institution Press; 150 pages; $17.99. Buy from Amazon.com MOST books about the environment take the West as their starting point. This is understandable. For decades America was the worlds biggest polluter, contributing more to the problem than any other country, whereas Europe--at least in its politicians minds--has model environmental laws and holds plenty of righteous talks to...
Philippines: Duterte blames West, China for climate change, floods in Davao City
2013-01-27 14:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inquirer: Dont blame poor Filipinos for whats wrong with the weather, Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said as he lashed at critics who blamed illegal logging for the worst flooding that inundated some areas in Davao in water for the whole week. Every time theres something wrong with the weather, you start to crucify the Filipinos, when we dont have a significant contribution to what ails the weather. We contribute the least to global warming, blame the Western world, blame the US and China, Duterte said,...
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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