US Waters Down Global Commitment to Curb Greenhouse Gases
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Two weeks of negotiations at a United Nations conference here on climate change ended early Saturday with a weak pledge to start limited, informal talks on ways to slow
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NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - Negotiators at climate talks in Bali on Friday struggled to break a deadlock over U.S. objections to goals for cutting emissions by dropping a reference to a non-binding 2020 target in draft text.
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Environmentalists reject US claims that it is doing as much to curb global warming as Kyoto deal nations.
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The European Union is seeking new agreements with the US to slow climate change apart from the Kyoto Protocol that President George W. Bush withdrew from.
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NEW YORK - Global warming has had little noticeable impact in Washington, DC. Politicians in the US capital have been reluctant to set limits on the carbon dioxide pollution that is expected to warm the planet
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The US tried yesterday to ensure that future additions to the Kyoto protocol on climate change should avoid committing nations to reducing their carbon dioxide emissions, a
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Industrial nations were shying away from fixing stiff 2020 guidelines for greenhouse gases cuts at U.N. talks on Friday in what environmentalists said would be a vote for "dangerous" climate change.
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NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - The United States on Saturday dropped opposition to a compromise deal at U.N. talks in Bali meant to launch negotiations on a global climate pact after appeals from several nations.
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The White House said it would hold firm against concrete long-term targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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A report from the world's top climate scientists concluding the world is in for centuries of manmade warming put pressure Friday on the Bush administration to reverse the growing U.S. share of gases that trap heat in the atmosphere.
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Global talks on launching a new offensive against climate change went down to the wire Friday, mired in bitter rows over how far industrialised countries would commit to curbing greenhouse gas pollution.
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The United States pushed forward with its own agenda on climate change Friday despite criticism that Washington is attempting to undermine the global effort led by the United Nations.
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The Bush administration played down the U.S. contribution to world climate change on Friday and called for a "global discussion" after a U.N. report blamed humans for much of the warming over the past 50 years.
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E.U. countries scaled back a proposal to regulate airline emissions, but agreed on measures likely to intensify a battle with the United States over environmental regulation.
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The UN conference envoys of President Bushâs Administration along with some developing countries and oil producing nations have blocked a more resolute and committed effort to cap fossil fuel emissions such as coal and oil after reductions already
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BUENOS AIRES - The United States resisted calls on Monday for talks on the Kyoto Protocol at an international conference here on climate change.
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By DAVID STRINGER LONDON - The United States is preparing to reject new targets on climate change at a Group of Eight summit next month, dashing German and British hopes for a new global pact on carbon emissions, according to a document released by environmentalists.