Deal reached to phase out greenhouse gas
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; 2c x 2 1/2 inches; 96.3 mm x 63.5 mm" border="0" /> Governments of almost 200 countries have agreed to speed the elimination of a major greenhouse gas that depletes ozone, U.N. and Canadian officials said Saturday, describing a deal they said was a significant step toward fighting global warming.
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NAIROBI, Nov. 17 -- The U.N. climate conference ended Friday with agreement on the next steps toward negotiating future cuts in global warming gases, a slow-paced timetable reflecting hopes that the United States, China and others will eventually join the controls pact.
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A deal by 191 nations to eliminate ozone-depleting substances 10 years ahead of schedule is a "pivotal moment" in the fight against global warming, Canadian Environment Minister John Baird said on Saturday.
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Five Western governors agreed yesterday on a plan to cut their states' emissions of gases linked to global warming and to establish a regional carbon-trading system, though they stopped short of saying how drastically they will seek to reduce greenhouse gases.
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WASHINGTON - Seeking to bolster its credentials on global warming, the United States signed an agreement yesterday with 13 other nations that calls for investing up to $53 million in companies that could profitably control emissions of methane, a
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In a dramatic turnaround, the U.S. agreed to a compromise that sets a two-year timetable for reviving an ailing, aging climate treaty.
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California would become the first state to impose a limit on all greenhouse gas emissions, including those from industrial plants, under a landmark deal reached Wednesday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative Democrats.
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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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The United Nations conference looked to be heading for a landmark agreement on a deadline for negotiations to reduce the worldâs greenhouse gases, officials said.
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The owner of four power plants in the Washington region agreed to reduce air-polluting emissions substantially in the next six years and to pay a $500,000 fine, according to a settlement
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Companies are looking for ways to cut down on greenhouse gases and save money on increasingly expensive gasoline.
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The $53 million pact will develop methods to gather gas emissions and sell them as energy. By Michael Janofsky. WASHINGTON -- The United States and 13 other countries signed an agreement Tuesday to explore ways to capture methane gas emissions.
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The U.S. agreed to âseriously considerâ a European proposal to combat global warming by halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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California regulators approved a plan yesterday aimed at drastically reducing emissions from cars and trucks over the next 11 years of gases commonly believed to cause global warming.
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The Kyoto agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions doesn't take effect for two months, but climate change negotiators are already fixated on what happens when it expires in 2012.
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As world leaders search for ways to curb the emission of greenhouse gases, Lars G. Josefsson says he has already found the solution.
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HAMBURG, Germany -- European and Asian foreign ministers agreed to set a 2009 deadline to complete negotiations on a new international climate change pact to limit greenhouse gases, diplomats said Tuesday.