U.K. Mandates CO2 Cuts
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Britain becomes the first country to set binding carbon dioxide emissions targets: 60 percent cuts by 2050. In Autopia.
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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 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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Here is the passage from the Group of Eight declaration that discusses goals for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, as published Thursday on the G-8 Web site:
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Seeking to counter international pressure to adopt binding limits on greenhouse gas emissions, the Bush administration has been touting the success of three mandatory programs to curb U.S. energy consumption: gas mileage standards for vehicles, efficiency standards for home appliances and state laws...
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The British government on Thursday announced support for the construction of new nuclear power plants, backing atomic energy as a clean source of power to fight climate change.
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Official website will tell us how much carbon dioxide we are each producing and how to cut it.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged to make climate change a priority of Britain&#39;s presidency of both the G8 and the European Union in 2005 to combat the world&#39;s &quot;greatest environmental challenge.
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BRUSSELS, Sep 4 (IPS) - Air travel needs to be quickly included in a  European Union programme for addressing climate change if pledges  on curbing greenhouse gas releases are to be kept, a new study  has found.
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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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EXETER, England  - Britain, arguing that climate  change is now unstoppable, urged the United States on Tuesday  to sign up to life-saving cuts in greenhouse gas emissions as  environmentalists warned of approaching Armageddon.
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The Kyoto accord takes effect this week, with  new obligations to reduce greenhouse gases. For the plan to work, here's what Europe must do
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A worrying rise in the levels of so-called greenhouse gases linked to climate change highlights the importance of the Kyoto protocol, British Environment Minister Elliot Morley said Wednesday.
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Britain on Tuesday became the first  country to propose legislation setting binding limits on  greenhouse gases as it stepped up its campaign for a new global  warming pact to succeed the Kyoto Protocol.
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The government will publish a draft climate change bill on Tuesday, outlining long-term goals to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 60 percent by 2050 while eschewing annual targets.
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European and Asian leaders pledged Monday to set new carbon dioxide emissions targets that go beyond those now set for 2012 under the U.N.'s Kyoto Protocol.
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Science & environment: European commission to tell member states what they have to do to meet its plan to cut emissions