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G8 Agrees to 'Seriously Consider' 50% Reduction

G8 summit in Germany promises to address emissions cuts.

(Newser) - G8 leaders agreed to a climate-control deal today they hailed as a breakthrough, though it was unclear what it actually accomplished. They didn't adopt German Chancellor Angela Merkel's target of cutting emissions in half by 2050—already adopted by the EU, Canada and Japan—but they agreed to  "seriously...

At G8, Bush Hangs Tough on Greenhouse Gas Goals

Bush meets with German chancellor, stances remain divided

(Newser) - The G8 summit convened today, with President Bush still holding out on long-term greenhouse gas emissions goals. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's proposal includes hard targets which would cut emissions in half by 2050 and limit global temperature change to an increase of 3.6 degrees F. The plan also includes...

Blair: I'll Talk Bush Into Emissions Agreement

Lame-duck PM wants UN-approved treaty

(Newser) - Heading into his final G8 summit, Tony Blair is thinking big: He says he can persuade President Bush to agree to a UN-backed treaty to reduce carbon emissions by 50%, today's Guardian reports. Blair hopes to reach at least an agreement in principle, but officials fear negotiations will continue to...

Britain Pushes Bush to Set Climate Goal

Wants US to commit to hard target date for emissions reductions.

(Newser) - The British environmental secretary will visit Washington in an effort to convince President Bush to set specific goals for carbon reduction at this week's G8 summit. David Miliband plans to encourage the US to agree to an emissions target by 2050 and to acknowledge the principle of carbon trading...

Brazil Rejects Bush Climate Proposal

US plan not a viable alternative to Kyoto accord, says Lula

(Newser) - Brazil's president bluntly dismissed the climate-change plan offered by George Bush last week as "voluntarism" in a situation where "multinationalism" is needed. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose fast-developing country is critical to any international deal on emissions cuts, said the proposal for a new international framework was...

Europe Disses Bush Plan for Climate Change

Claims speech undermines G-8 deal on global warming

(Newser) - The new Bush plan to combat climate change is being received with skepticism in Europe, where it is seen as a bid to outfox German Chancellor Angela Merkel and torpedo more radical proposals she will unveil at the G-8 Summit. Germany's Der Spiegel and Britain's Guardian both say the US...

Bush Wants Global Plan on Emissions
Bush Wants Global Plan
on Emissions
May 31, 2007 3:26 PM CDT

Bush Wants Global Plan on Emissions

US still won't accepted Kyoto, but prez pushes for new agreement on caps

(Newser) - President Bush offered a groundbreaking—if decidedly vague—call this morning for a global plan to combat climate change, continuing to reposition himself on the issue. Bush asked 15 nations, including the G8, China, and India, to create "long-term global goals” on emissions that will replace the Kyoto Protocol...

Cabs Go Green in New York
Cabs Go Green in New York
May 22, 2007 3:42 PM CDT

Cabs Go Green in New York

Bloomberg plans for all taxis to be hybrids by 2012

(Newser) - Every New York City taxi cab will be an eco-friendly hybrid in five years, Mike Bloomberg declared today. And by next year all new taxis will have to meet mileage and emissions standards. Cabs will turn green as part of the mayor's wider sustainability plan for the city, which is...

CO2 Emissions Soared From 2000 to 2004

Greenhouse gas increase tripled over '90s rate

(Newser) - Worldwide carbon dioxide emissions boomed between 2000 and 2004, a new study shows. Output of the greenhouse gas accelerated by 3.1% each year, compared to a 1.1% rate during the '90s, according to the National Academy of Sciences, faster than all but the most dire forecasts.

Climate Change Accelerates
Climate Change Accelerates
May 18, 2007 9:59 AM CDT

Climate Change Accelerates

Global warming impedes oceans' carbon absorption, leading to ... global warming

(Newser) - Oceans that absorb a quarter of all the carbon belched into the atmosphere every day are losing their capacity to do so, accelerating global warming by as much as 30%. New research, which focuses on the compromised ability of Antarctica's Southern Ocean to soak up carbon emissions, suggests that climate...

Bush Asks Agencies to Cut Emissions
Bush Asks Agencies to Cut Emissions
May 14, 2007 4:07 PM CDT

Bush Asks Agencies to Cut Emissions

Orders plans for regulating greenhouse gases by term's end

(Newser) - President Bush stepped up to the plate on global warming today, ordering the the EPA, transportation and other agencies to begin to regulate vehicle emissions by the time he leaves office. Chided by the Supreme Court last month for failing to protect the environment, Bush asked agencies to prepare plans,...

Burning Forests Heat Globe
Burning Forests Heat Globe
May 14, 2007 8:56 AM CDT

Burning Forests Heat Globe

Rainforests absorbe CO2, but burning them pumps out 25% of all greenhouse gasses

(Newser) - Destruction of rainforests is a bigger source of global warming than all the planes, cars and factories in the world, concludes a study reported today in the Independent. It's not just the loss of forests, which absorb CO2, that's the problem. It's the rampant burning of those forests that actually...

UN's Take On Climate Change Grows Sunnier

Some measures may enhance global GDP

(Newser) - Policy and behavior changes can help limit greenhouse-gas emissions and slow climate change, say experts at a UN conference in Bangkok—and at a reasonable price. Some curbs on emissions may even enhance global GDP, but time is short. Within 10 to 20 years, global emissions should begin dropping to...

Global Warming Battle Goes Out to Sea

Investors back plankton in bid to send CO2 to a watery grave

(Newser) - Plankton may hold the key to solving global warming—or so say Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who are investing heavily in the idea. Scientists will dump several tons of plankton-producing iron into the ocean to see if the microscopic organisms will, as they expect, suck CO2 from the atmosphere and carry...

Travel to Big Sky Is Killing It
Travel to Big Sky Is Killing It
Apr 29, 2007 8:58 AM CDT

Travel to Big Sky Is Killing It

(Newser) - Big Sky Country is under siege from the carbon spewed by the planes and cars we use to get there, says Montanan Deirdre McNamer. She remembers the days (the 1950s) when it was not politically incorrect to throw litter into the vastness of the high prairie that she thought could...

Carbon Offsets Are Often Scams
Carbon Offsets Are Often Scams
Apr 26, 2007 7:56 PM CDT

Carbon Offsets Are Often Scams

Trading on eco-guilt, firms are selling worthless carbon credits

(Newser) - Carbon offsets—the credits gas-guzzling consumers buy to cancel out their carbon production—may do little or nothing more than assuage consciences, a Financial Times investigation concludes. Some companies sell worthless credits; others use them to finance environmental projects they had planned anyway. And consumers have no means to know...

Governator Says He'll Sue EPA
Governator Says He'll Sue EPA
Apr 26, 2007 6:33 AM CDT

Governator Says He'll Sue EPA

(Newser) - Arnold Schwarzenegger says he'll take the Environmental Protection Agency to court if California doesn’t get a green light for its tough new auto emissions laws within six months. "The clock is ticking. If we don't see quick action from the federal government, we will sue the EPA,"...

Conoco Calls For Emissions Cap
Conoco Calls For Emissions Cap
Apr 11, 2007 1:15 PM CDT

Conoco Calls For Emissions Cap

First American oil company to support nationwide ceiling

(Newser) - ConocoPhillips is the first American oil company to advocate a U.S. emissions cap, positioning itself to help shape potential federal legislation. Acknowledging that fossil fuels contribute to global warming, the company joined a group of corporations drawing up a plan for a nationwide ceiling.

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