Japan in talks with Hungary to buy CO2 credits Japan is in talks with Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and other former communist states to buy their surplus allowances for greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto Protocol, a government official said. 26 Nov 2007
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Climate change not priority for Indian firms: Survey Most firms in India, one of the world's worst polluters, are yet to plan for the impact of climate change on their businesses, do not measure emissions or have deadlines to curb them, a study said. 22 Nov 2007
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Japan pledges $1.8 billion for green projects in Asia Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has pledged 200 billion yen ($1.83 billion) in loans over the next five years for environmental projects in Asia. 22 Nov 2007
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India, China sign deal to stabilise greenhouse gases Leaders of Asian countries, including top polluters India and China, on Wednesday signed an agreement that aims to stabilise greenhouses gas emissions. 21 Nov 2007
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Africa "forgotten continent" in climate fight Africa is the "forgotten continent" in the fight against climate change and needs help to cope with projected water shortages and declining crop yields, the U.N.'s top climate change official said. 19 Nov 2007
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U.N. climate talks agree blueprint for action A U.N. climate conference agreed on Friday a blueprint for fighting global warming and said governments have only a few years to avert some of the worst impacts. 18 Nov 2007
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New WTO accord could encourage clean energy use: Economist A new World Trade Organisation (WTO) accord could improve access to clean-energy tools in poorer countries, but any deal making it easier to ship cargo internationally would also carry a heavy carbon footprint. 17 Nov 2007
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Sarkozy promises a green revolution for France President Nicolas Sarkozy promised a green revolution on Thursday, unveiling a mix of tax measures and investment pledges that he said would put France in the vanguard of the war against global warming. 28 Oct 2007
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Twenty years on, world in dire straits, warns U.N. Two decades after a landmark report sounded alarm bells about the state of the planet and called for urgent action to change direction, the world is still in dire straits, a U.N. agency said. 26 Oct 2007
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Global warming could wipe out most species: Study Rising temperatures could wipe out more than half of the earth's species in the next few centuries, according to researchers who published a study on Wednesday linking climate change to past mass extinctions. 25 Oct 2007
