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Last month, Yvo de Boer, the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, resigned. Mr de Boer’s greatest success was the Bali agreement in 2007. However, the signatories of the Bali agreement failed to produce a wo…
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China commits to Africa renewable energy investments, that include solar energy. …
… "In energy, China has proposed the construction of 100 renewable energy projects for Africa covering solar power, bio-gas, and hydro power facilities." …
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By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs
In compliance with the Copenhagen Accord’s January 31 deadline, the US and Canada have pledged to reduce their greenhouse gases. Similar pledges were made by other large greenhouse gas emitters including Europe, Japan and Australia.Developing nations l…
By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs
In compliance with the Copenhagen Accord’s January 31 deadline, the US and Canada have pledged to reduce their greenhouse gases. Similar pledges were made by other large greenhouse gas emitters including Europe, Japan and Australia.Developing nations l…
By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs
It is no coincidence that one day after the United States pledged to reduce greenhouse gases by 17%, the Canadian government announced that it would reduce its emissions by the same amount.Environment Minister Jim Prentice said, “It’s a target we t…
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By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs
Despite some progress on funding and compliance verification, there are good reasons why we did not get a binding agreement on emissions reductions at COP15.Although Secretary of State Hilary Clinton said Washington would help create a $100 billion a y…
By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs
US President Barack Obama urged international action as the UN climate conference drew to a close. “We are running short on time…These international discussions have essentially taken place now for almost two decades, and we have very little to show …
By Richard Matthews in: Green Jobs
President Obama will attend COP15 in Copenhagen where he will promise the most ambitious targets America has ever proposed to reduce climate change causing greenhouse gases.The White House has announced 17 percent emissions reductions below 2005 levels…