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Senior US officials traveled to China two weeks before President Barack Obama's trip there to pressure Beijing to further isolate Iran, The Washington Post reported Thursday. Senior National Security Council aides Dennis Ross and Jeffrey Bader warned Chinese officials of severe consequences if Beijing did not join other countries in condemning Iran for ignoring UN resolutions and building ... read more 
Paris (AFP) Nov 26, 2009US and Chinese proposals for tackling greenhouse gases were hailed Thursday while confirmation their leaders will attend next month's climate summit boosted hopes for a global-warming accord. Beijing unveiled its first targets for tackling its emissions and announced that Premier Wen Jiabao would take part in the Copenhagen summit, soon after Washington confirmed that US President Barack ... more
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China says to welcome EU chiefs Costa, von der Leyen for visits
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Beijing (AFP) Nov 26, 2009China unveiled on Thursday what it called an ambitious plan to boost energy efficiency and curb its carbon footprint in the most detailed indication yet of its stance heading into a world climate summit. The world's most populous country will cut the amount of carbon dioxide emitted per unit of gross domestic product in 2020 by between 40 and 45 percent, based on 2005 levels, a statement ... more  
Paris (AFP) Nov 26, 2009China's pledge on greenhouse gases means it would shoulder more than a quarter of the CO2 emissions cuts needed to avoid dangerous global warming, a top economist said Thursday. "China alone would be responsible for more than 25 percent of the reductions the world needs" to limit planetary warming to 2.0 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), said Fatih Birol, chief economist at the ... more  
Stockholm (AFP) Nov 26, 2009Sweden is bracing for the end of an era as General Motors' failed bid to sell iconic carmaker Saab means the Swedish group will likely close, leaving thousands of layoffs in its wake unless a Chinese rescuer steps in to save the day. Koenigsegg, a niche sportscar maker that rolls out 18 luxury cars a year, stunned the automotive industry Tuesday when it announced it was abandoning its bid to ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Nov 25, 2009China said Wednesday it will not sacrifice growth to cut gas emissions, illustrating the difficulty in reaching a global climate deal at a major summit next month despite US moves to boost the talks. The comments from China's special envoy to the December 7-18 UN summit in Copenhagen showed the sharp divide between rich nations and emerging countries and came after the United States indicate ... more 
Washington (AFP) Nov 24, 2009US President Barack Obama sought Tuesday to boost hopes of a landmark deal at the Copenhagen climate summit, as a new report showed the crisis facing the planet is deeper than previously thought. Obama, hosting India's leader at the White House a week after visiting top global polluter China, said recent progress meant the world was "one step closer to a successful outcome in Copenhagen." ... more  
Taipei (AFP) Nov 25, 2009Taiwanese environmental groups on Wednesday voiced concern over the safety of two nuclear power plants after a survey found they were located near a zone at risk from earthquakes. "The plants are old and it's not easy to upgrade their quake resistance features," said Herburt Lee, secretary general of the Taiwan Environmental Protection Union. The plants, in northern Taiwan, are as close ... more |
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