Industry-friendly ministers, lack of direction thwart Kyoto plan: Anderson
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OTTAWA (CP) - Canada's &#36;3.6 billion-climate change program is being thwarted by cabinet ministers who act like lobbyists for industry and by a lack of firm direction from the prime minister, says former environment minister David Anderson.
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But the tougher work of cutting greenhouse gases under the Kyoto Protocol remains.
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The UK Conservative Party has some challenging environmental policies, though there are several glaring gaps.
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Politics continue to complicate energy policy.
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Whitehall departments are undermining government attempts to encourage people to take climate change seriously, MPs say
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While a binding global agreement would be the best way to cut back on carbon emissions, a more limited approach is wending its way through Congress.
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The British government's failure on domestic climate change policies is undermining international efforts, Friends of the Earth said Wednesday.
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The Bush administration has rejected binding treaties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in favor of voluntary reductions by industry, a policy that will prove even costlier in the long run, according to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
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Science & environment: Chief green advisers say fight against climate change will be hindered by government decision
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Although saved last week with Russian help, the Kyoto pact on global warming offers too little to arrest climate change and governments should adopt more radical solutions, the top U.N. climate expert said.
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Climate decision-makers have little faith in biofuels, a study released at the UN climate talks in Bali reveals.
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Current UK tax plans are unlikely to curb the growth in greenhouse gas emissions from travel, a study says.
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Canadian legislators tentatively urged the Conservative government on Wednesday to stick to emissions targets laid out by the Kyoto protocol on global warming -- targets that Ottawa says cannot be met.
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Asia-Pacific countries will not agree on binding targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions at a major summit this week, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Sunday.
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The Environment Ministry unveiled a carbon tax Friday to discourage use of fossil fuels and promote the use of energy-saving appliances so Japan can meet its obligations under the Kyoto Protocol.
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A watchdog says ministers have failed to make the case for spreading government jobs around the country.
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TORONTO (CP) - Ontario's environment minister says the federal government's environment plan doesn't go far enough and that Canada should do more to reduce greenhouse gases.