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India's FinMin chides "foolish" US for turning food crop into biofuel India's Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has condemned the US for diverting food crop to make biofuel, saying shortage of food crop for human consumption is leading to soaring global food prices. 29 Mar 2008
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Nations bicker in Bali over "green" goods trade Rich and poor countries failed on Sunday to agree on a plan to open up trade in green goods, with Brazil fearing a major U.S.-EU proposal raised on the fringes of climate talks in Bali was a protectionist ruse. 10 Dec 2007
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U.N. says new report must spur climate change action Governments must do more to fight global warming, spurred by a new U.N. scientific report and damage to nature that is already as frightening as science fiction, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday. 19 Nov 2007
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Ethanol leaders urge U.N. to review biofuel report Leaders of the world's largest ethanol production and trade associations issued a joint statement on Monday condemning a United Nations' interim report that called biofuels production a "crime against humanity." 14 Nov 2007
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Global warming is 'an emergency,' says U.N. Secy General With prehistoric Antarctic ice sheets melting beneath his feet, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for urgent political action to tackle global warming. 10 Nov 2007
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Virgin Atlantic 747 to test biofuel in early 2008 British billionaire Richard Branson said on Monday his Virgin Group hopes to produce clean biofuels by around the start of the next decade and early next year will test a jet plane on renewable fuel. 17 Oct 2007
