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06.09.2006 from SciDev.net:
Asian and European companies will pay two Chinese chemical companies more than US$1 billion to reduce their emissions of one of the most potent gases involved in global warming, a refrigerant called HFC-23.
Image: CDM projects cut HFC emissions

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Related topics/regions: [China]
Coal in Newcastle, Australia, the world's largest coal port
05.09.2006 from The Australian:
Australia needs to adapt now to a warmer, drier climate for the rest of the century while working to cut greenhouse emissions, the nation's major fossil fuel industries have warned.
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Image: Coal in Newcastle, Australia, the world's largest coal port © Greenpeace International
Oil refinery
05.09.2006 from The BBC:
When will the tap run dry? The first of a new series of four radio documentaries which you can listen to online.
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04.09.2006 from Greenpeace International:
This Guide ranks leading mobile and PC manufacturers on their global policies and practice on eliminating harmful chemicals and on taking responsibility for their products once they are discarded by consumers.
Image: Guide to greener electronics from Greenpeace

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Steering the world towards clean energy
04.09.2006 from Fair Price Energy:
Jumpstarting a national conversation on energy policy, this organisation suggests a viable solution to the US energy crisis: two fees adjust the costs to reveal the true price of energy use.
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Related topics/regions: [United States]
Image: Steering the world towards clean energy © WWF
03.09.2006 from Red Pepper:
With some MPs now considering carbon rations as the cure-all for climate change, what effect might it have on the fuel-poor? And will ‘the rich always find a way to get what they want’?
Image: Rationing safeguards your share

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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom]
Forest fire
02.09.2006 from Friends of the Earth:
A new report from unique coalition of development and environment groups says act now on climate change before Latin America goes 'Up in Smoke'.
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Related topics/regions: [Latin America & Caribbean]
Image: Forest fire © Centre for Science and Environment
Too many cars; too much carbon
01.09.2006 from Guardian Unlimited:
Companies will face stringent laws if they fail to abide by their commitment to cut carbon dioxide emissions.
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Related topics/regions: [Europe]
Image: Too many cars; too much carbon © Mark Lynas
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Peter Mandelson
06.10.2008 Concern is voiced at the appointment of former EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson - who "jeopardised the livelihoods of millions of working people through his reckless pursuit of deregulation" -as Britain’s new business secretary.
+ Mandleson’s move ‘rings serious alarm bells’ for anti-poverty campaigners
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From: War on Want
Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Europe] [Trade]
Image: Peter Mandelson © Guardian Unlimited
Army tank, Afghanistan
05.10.2008 The neo-Taliban, operating an al-Qaida franchise in Pakistan and Afghanistan, have a sophisticated military strategy based on the conduct of the Vietnam war, says Syed Saleem Shahzad.
+ The Young Turks of Tora Bora
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From: Le Monde diplomatique
Related topics/regions: [Afghanistan] [Pakistan] [Conflict]
Image: Army tank, Afghanistan
04.10.2008 With progress towards quality primary health care still slow some 30 years after the key Alma-Ata conference, Anthony Seddoh suggests that an effective global alliance of global and country actors needs to set positive and realistic paths to implement the declaration’s intentions.
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Related topics/regions: [Health]
Casino capitalism
03.10.2008 The Transnational Institute launches a special "Casino Crash" blog to provide a space for critical analysis of the financial crisis.
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From: Transnational Institute
Related topics/regions: [Finance]
Image: Casino capitalism
World Bank: rich countries keep their finger on the scales (© Robin Heighway-Bury/Thorogood.net)
03.10.2008 Proposed reforms to the way the World Bank is governed tinker at the edges, promising only marginal improvements for developing countries; critics are stepping up the pressure for a fundamental rethink.
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Related topics/regions: [Geopolitics] [Aid]
Image: World Bank: rich countries keep their finger on the scales (© Robin Heighway-Bury/Thorogood.net)