Resistance to Europe's Emissions Plan
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Under the new proposals, carmakers that fail to meet emissions targets will face fines -- Chancellor Merkel isn't best pleased
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European leaders gave strong backing Thursday to an ambitious plan to combat climate change, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, but cautioned work is still needed on a key element - binding targets for ...Comment
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Signing the Kyoto Protocols is one thing, adhering to it something else again. Greenhouse gas emissions rise for the industrialized nations, who look like they're going to have a hard time reigning in their waste to meet 2012 goals.
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BRUSSELS, May 17 (IPS) - Corporate lobbyists in Brussels are resisting calls  by European Union legislators to disclose  how much they receive  from firms determined to water down EU rules on the environment   and public health.
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The European Union and United States sparred Thursday as negotiators raced against the clock to come up with framework deal to fight global warming after 2012.
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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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Bloomberg - Dec. 12 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. is resisting calls from the European Union and developing nations to commit to cutting greenhouse-gas emissions blamed for global warming, threatening progress on a new accord to fight climate change.
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BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (IPS) - Environmental groups are criticising European  Commission proposals for the bloc's policy on climate change  post-2012, saying they fail to establish legally binding targets  for curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
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European Union states debated how far they are willing to go to fight climate change on Tuesday as the 27-nation bloc forms what could become the world's most ambitious strategy to curb global warming.
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BRUSSELS, Feb 16 (IPS) - French and German proposals to tax airline fuel for  development funding may face tough opposition at a meeting of  European Union ministers later this week.
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NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - The European Union threatened on Thursday to boycott U.S. talks among top greenhouse gas emitting nations, accusing Washington of blocking goals for fighting climate change at U.N. talks in Bali.
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G8's agenda on greenhouse gas emission goals and Europe's growing distrust of Russia.
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Weak political decisions have "seriously undermined" one of Europe's key strategies to reduce emissions and tackle climate change and look set to do so again, according to a report out today.
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The Christian Science Monitor - While European leaders are at the forefront of fighting global warming, these no-carbon crusaders for building green and promoting renewable sources of energy still tiptoe around nuclear power.
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President George W. Bush&#39;s plan  to combat climate change got a cool reception in Europe on  Friday where the European Union&#39;s environment chief dismissed  it as unambitious and the &quot;classic&quot; U.S. line.
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European countries threatened to boycott a meeting proposed by the White House if a deal on global warming is not reached this week in Bali.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday that she was opposed to an EU legally-binding limit on cars' average carbon dioxide emissions as part of the EU efforts to cut average emissions for new cars.Comment