European Politics Turn Green
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British opposition leader David Cameron rides a bike to work. German Chancellor Angela Merkel switches to low-energy lightbulbs.Comment
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The Czech Green party has a presence in parliament for the first time after elections to the Senate.
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Investor's Business Daily - The European Union agreed on measures to fight global warming, pledging that a fifth of the bloc's energy will come from green power sources such as wind turbines and solar panels by 2020 and that 10% of European cars will run on biofuels. The binding accord, the 1st to go beyond the 35-nation Kyoto Protocol in its targets for greenhouse gas emissions cuts, does not include an enforcement mechanism.
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European Union leaders on Friday endorsed binding targets to cut greenhouse gases and ensure a fifth of the bloc's energy comes from green power such as wind turbines and solar panels.Comment
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Europeans may claim leadership in fighting global warming, but they get black marks from environmentalists for their fishing policy.
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European Union leaders reached a broad agreement on an ambitious plan to cut greenhouse gases and switch to renewable energy sources as part of the fight against global warming.Comment
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged the European Union to lead the way in the fight against climate change.Comment
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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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Though late in his tenure, the president seems to be taking some green action.
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The three main political parties are failing to provide "consistent leadership" on green issues, says a report.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium &#151; German Chancellor Angela Merkel will push her European Union counterparts to go green on energy at summit talks Thursday, urging them to adopt tough measures needed to fight global warming and reduce Europe's dependence on oil imports.
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A radical programme of green policies - slashing domestic electricity use, expanding renewable energy sources and reopening railway lines to discourage car usage - has been accepted by Bertie Ahern as the price of holding on to power.
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Europe embarked on a bold path to fight climate change yesterday, agreeing that a fifth of the energy used by the 27-nation bloc by 2020 will come from renewable sources like the sun and the wind, and ...Comment
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Comment on the German mainstream parties' latest electoral setback in two eastern states provides one of the main topics in today's European dailies. In France, President Jacques Chirac and three new-found allies earn brownie points.
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Germany&#39;s Greens, one of the most influential ecologist parties in the world, risk being split in two by deep divisions over the country&#39;s role in Afghanistan.
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Saving the planet on just â¬3 a week The president of the European Union has outlined specific, binding national targets for European countries to reduce carbon emissions and use more renewable sources of power.â¦
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The European Union has found new partners in its campaign against global warming: weather forecasters.