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Whatever U.S. President Barack Obama was hoping to achieve at the Asia-Pacific summit in Singapore, it seems on the surface that he failed on two of the headline issues. First, the summit of 21 nations, including Russia, Mexico and Australia as well as the United States and China, backed away from the commitment in the draft communique to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Instead ... read more 
Singapore (AFP) Nov 14, 2009China can become the world's top exporter of "green technology" if it carries out crucial energy and ecological reforms, leading environmental campaigners said here Saturday. "For China, I am absolutely convinced that it will become the world leader in green tech," Tim Flannery, chairman of the Copenhagen Climate Council, told a business forum on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific summit. ... more
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Singapore (AFP) Nov 14, 2009Asia-Pacific leaders will drop a fixed target for halving greenhouse gas emissions in a final summit statement, a Chinese official said Saturday. "On the 50 percent reduction target (from 1990 levels) by 2050, yes, it did appear in the draft," said Yi Xianliang, a Chinese foreign ministry official who is part of the country's negotiating team at world climate talks. "However, it is a ... more 
Singapore (AFP) Nov 12, 2009China said Thursday it would seek a "fair and reasonable" result at world climate talks next month but insisted rich nations must bear most of the burden for tackling global warming. "Climate change is an enormous challenge faced by all of mankind and requires a cooperative response by all countries," Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said in a speech at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ... more  
Shanghai (AFP) Nov 16, 2009US President Barack Obama had a chance on Monday to compare notes with Chinese officials on one of his administration's major investments that is doing better here than at home: General Motors. At the start of talks with Obama, Shanghai Communist Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng commented on GM's "fantastic performance" in China, the world's largest car market, and how that success was helping ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Nov 13, 2009At least 38 people have died in some of the worst snows to hit northern China in decades, state media reported Friday, but storms were tapering off, easing travel woes at airports and rail stations. The most fatalities occurred in Shanxi province where nearly 500 traffic accidents left 24 people dead and 70 injured when heavy snowfall pummelled the region this week, the China News Service ... more  
Taipei (AFP) Nov 15, 2009Taiwan plans to build its first undersea seismic station, designed to improve the island's early warning system and save valuable seconds when earthquakes strike, officials said Sunday. The station, which is due to come into service in 2011, would help reduce the margin of error when monitoring undersea quakes and improve on the island's existing system of land-based seismic stations. ... more  
Beijing (UPI) Nov 12, 2009 Climate change is damaging the Yangtze River basin, scientists say. The Yangtze River Basin Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Report released Tuesday by the World Wildlife Fund said temperatures in the basin, a lifeline for one-third of China's population, have been rising since the 1990s. The report's lead researcher, Xu Ming of the Chinese Academy of Science, said ... more |
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