France kicks off 'green revolution' summit
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Green campaigners and big business on Wednesday opened a marathon two-day round-table with the French government aimed at kickstarting an environmental revolution in Europe's third-biggest economy.
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<img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20071024/capt.fc5e5224d7d04d70afc3ea2ce8d0e555.france_environemnt_par101.jpg?x=100&y=130&sig=OCqHdDExdgc.WJ6j9o.h5Q--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="Cars line up on the highway just outside Paris, Wednesday Oct. 24, 2007. France's government began national talks Wednesday aimed at changing the way the French treat the environment, as part of the president's bid to put the country in the forefront of the fight against global warming. The European Parliament proposed tighter emissions limits for car makers but more time to reach them as part of plans to fight global warming. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon) \
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European countries hurled down a challenge at a UN summit on climate change here Monday, calling for the world to set a goal of halving greenhouse-gas pollution by 2050.
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Stamping camembert with a "carbon footprint" rating. Charging Parisians for the empty Bordeaux bottles they discard. Banning high speeds through the pasture-lined highways of the Loire Valley.
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BEIJING - Business opportunities in one of the world&#39;s fastest-growing economies dominated the agenda yesterday as French President Jacques Chirac met Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and top legislator Wu Bangguo - the No.
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European Union leaders opened a two-day summit on Thursday aimed at thrashing out a landmark accord to fight climate change despite divisions over the best way to choke off greenhouse gases.
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France's President Nicolas Sarkozy  invites Mediterranean leaders to a summit aimed at forging closer ties.
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THE 10th summit of French-speaking countries which opens tomorrow is supposed to focus on sustainable development but the resurgent crisis in Ivory Coast, once Francophone west Africa's brightest light, is ...
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ROME and SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12  /PRNewswire/ -- FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf today called for a second Green Revolution to feed the world's growing population while preserving natural resources and the environment.
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French and German leaders hold  a one-day summit dominated by the future of Airbus parent EADS  on Monday, seeking to halt in-fighting blamed for their worst  recent industrial crisis.
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A look at the measures announced Thursday by President Nicolas Sarkozy to improve France's environmental reputation:
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The leaders of Spain and France met today for a one-day summit expected to address anti-terrorist measures following a string of bombings by suspected Basque separatists.
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French President Jacques Chirac strode energetically into his last formal European summit on Thursday championing the role of nuclear power in the fight against climate change.Comment
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With tales of rising seas and talk of human solidarity, world leaders at the first United Nations climate summit sought Monday to put new urgency into global talks to reduce global-warming emissions.
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Young people can change the world, Mr Sarkozy said The leader of France's governing UMP party, Nicolas Sarkozy, has called for a break with the past in a keynote speech to young party activists.
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France is hosting its 24th Franco-African summit this week as critics slam its role in the region.
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President Nicolas Sarkozy is to outline a more assertive role for France on the world stage when he delivers on Monday his first major address on foreign policy since taking office.