MPs in call for new climate body
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A powerful new body must drive climate change policy after a decade of failure by the government, MPs warn.
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Blog: The House speaker, fresh off a visit to Greenland and Europe, says she hopes Congress will enact new restrictions on carbon dioxide emissions by year's end.
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Urgent action to tackle a rise in anti-Semitism in the UK is being called for by a cross-party group of MPs.
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Business leaders, consumer groups, and prominent politicians, come together to call for a new environment agency.
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A group of MPs are calling for the Bank of England to be more open about the way it sets interest rates.
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The Senate Commerce Committee hears testimony on the connection between greenhouse gases and climate changes. Many legislators want to take action, but the best course remains unclear. Michael Grebb reports from Washington.
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Justice Minister Jack Straw is to update MPs on government plans for constitutional reform.
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The Scottish government is to outline its approach in the fight against climate change.
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The incoming Democratic chairman of the House committee that writes environmental laws on Friday promised a new focus for the committee &#151; starting with a new name.
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Forty-five nations answered France's call Saturday for a new environmental body to slow inevitable global warming and protect the planet, perhaps with policing powers to punish violators.Comment
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Campaigners petition the UN to take urgent action to protect iconic natural sites from climate change.
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The British government proposed bold new environmental legislation Tuesday that would set legally binding, long-term limits on carbon emissions &#151; a move it hopes will prompt the United States, China and India to follow suit.
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A group of global lawmakers signed a resolution Thursday urging a new agreement limiting greenhouse gas emissions by 2009 to succeed the Kyoto protocol, which is set to expire in 2012.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown called Friday for the World Bank to assume an environmental role capable of taking on the global challenges posed by climate change.
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People need to be encouraged to offset carbon emissions despite recent criticism of some schemes, say MPs.
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Britain on Tuesday became the first  country to propose legislation setting binding limits on carbon  dioxide emissions as it stepped up its campaign for a new  global warming pact to succeed the Kyoto Protocol.
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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.