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China says rich nation CO2 cuts key to Copenhagen

Rich nations must agree to large, measurable cuts in their greenhouse gas emissions, if the world is to set a framework to tackle global warming at U.N.-led talks in December, a senior Chinese official said on Wednesday.
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Japan sets 2020 climate target

Japan unveiled plans on Wednesday for greenhouse gas cuts over the coming decade only marginally deeper than its current U.N. commitments, a step green groups say threatens to deal a blow to global climate talks.
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U.S. seeks tougher climate steps from China

China must press ahead with new ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions for the world to have hope of containing global warming, a U.S. energy official said, urging cooperation to end distrust between the two biggest emitters.
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Report: Climate change kills 300,000 annually, costs $125 bln

Climate change accounts for more than 300,000 deaths per year around the world and $125 billion of economic losses annually, as this factor creates condition where more people feel the effects of natural disasters or suffer environmental degradation, the Global Humanitarian Forum said in a report Friday.
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WHO: Health Sector Can Lead the Fight Against Climate Change

The health sector can play a leadership role in reducing the magnitude and consequences of global warming by reducing its climate footprint. These efforts, some of which are already underway, can greatly reduce the serious health threats posed by global warming and set an example for other sectors.
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Top greenhouse emitters meet, U.S. defends cuts

Top emitters of greenhouse gases tried on Monday to break a deadlock about sharing the burden of cuts in a U.N. climate pact, and Washington rejected charges that it was lagging Europe in fighting global warming.
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U.N.'s Ban urges business to back climate policies

Industry should play its part in the fight against climate change by persuading governments to aid carbon cuts rather than lobbying against them, the U.N. Secretary-General told a business conference on Sunday.
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Study says global warming could be worse than expected

Global warming could be worse than expected this century, rising more than five degrees, if lawmakers don’t move to enact policies that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said today.
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New U.N. climate deal: not much bolder than Kyoto?

A planned new U.N. climate pact is shaping up to be a mildly tougher version of the existing Kyoto Protocol rather than a bold treaty to save what U.S. President Barack Obama has called a planet in peril.
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China low-carbon path hard but doable: study

China must swiftly decouple its rapid economic growth from rising carbon dioxide emissions for global greenhouse gas levels to stay manageable, the authors of a new study said, urging sweeping support to help that transition.
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U.S. gets leeway on U.N. climate deadline

Countries such as the United States can come up with ideas for a U.N. climate pact beyond an April 24 deadline, the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat said on Friday.
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Former VP Gore backs climate change bill

Former vice president Al Gore testified before the Congress on Friday that he supports a climate legislation which he says, will solve problems with the economy, climate and national security.
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U.S., cities push ahead in climate politics

Democrats in Congress worked on Thursday to win over U.S. lawmakers skeptical of climate change legislation, while climate leader California took another major step with low-carbon rules on fuels that could be copied nationwide.

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