Cutting global warming a priority for France, Britain
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LONDON, Nov 18  - The leaders of France and Britain pledged Thursday to make reducing global warming a priority when London presides over the Group of Eight nations and the European Union next year.
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A look at the measures announced Thursday by President Nicolas Sarkozy to improve France's environmental reputation:
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BRUSSELS, Mar 9 (IPS) - European heads of state have agreed to cut   greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent from  1990 levels by the  year 2020.
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Britain on Tuesday became the first country to propose legislation setting binding limits on greenhouse gas emissions as it stepped up its campaign for a new global warming pact to succeed the Kyoto Protocol.
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The most authoritative report on climate change to date will be released tomorrow in Paris, France, and is expected to warn of rising global sea levels and temperatures.
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"The risk of the global economy taking a downward turn is increasing"  The United States, China and India must be part of the follow-up treaty to the Kyoto Protocol and agree to cut carbon emissions, Denmark's prime minister said Saturday. Japan's leader offered them a bold strategy for doing it.Climate change returned to the fore at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting, where Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda proposed a 2020 deadline for countries to boost their energy efficiency by 30 percent. He added that Japan would try to spread its high-quality environmental technology around the world. Read more
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday the moment was right to come up with new measures to combat global warming and vowed that the world's industrialized countries ...Comment
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PARIS, Feb 15  French President Jacques Chirac called today for developed countries to cut gas emissions to a quarter of current levels by 2050 -- exceeding targets set by the Kyoto pact to combat ...
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Tony Blair is trying to persuade the US to cut greenhouse gases amid concerns over climate change.
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LONDON, Nov 8 (IPS) - A new alliance between Britain and Germany to   contain global warming is looking to joint ventures around the  world to  clean up the air.
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The case for using a carbon tax to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
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Britain must get serious about averting a global warming catastrophe, say the Greens as their conference starts.
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ROUFFACH, France - On a cobweb-encrusted rafter above his giant steel grape pressers, Ren&#xE9; Mur&#xE9; is charting one of the world's most tangible barometers of global warming.
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Europe, Japan, US, and developing nations are divided over how to handle greenhouse-gas emissions.
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European leaders are set to commit their countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions at a European Union summit focused on energy and the climate.Comment
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By SETH BORENSTEIN  PARIS - Fear of runaway global warming pushed more than 40 countries to line up Saturday behind France's bid for a new environmental body that could single out - and perhaps police - nations that abuse the Earth. "It is our responsibility.
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Britain is in danger of missing its target of cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 20 percent by the end of the decade, Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett said Wednesday.