Topic: Climatology
EU understates emissions from oil: biodiesel lobby
Reuters Environmental Online Report
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is not taking full account of the environmental impact of oil-based road transport fuels, which could undermine the bloc's renewable energy goals, European biodiesel producers said on Thursday. The EU uses greenhouse gas emissions from fossil-based road fuels as a basis for calculating the ...
Taiwan eyes carbon credits
AFP Global Edition
Taiwan aims to engage in international carbon trading despite its diplomatic isolation by helping its allies in Africa and the Asia Pacific develop clean energy projects, an official said Thursday. "It is an international trend, and Taiwan wants to help reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases to ease the effects ...
US ambassador urges China cooperation on Iran
AP News
US ambassador urges disputes with China be separated from cooperation on international issuesBeijing needs to take seriously American concerns about the value of the Chinese currency, but bilateral disputes should not impede cooperation on global issues such as climate change and Iran's nuclear program, the U.S. ambassador to ...
Polar bear ban defeated at UN conservation meeting
AP News
US-backed proposal to ban trade in polar bear skins, parts voted down at UN meetingA U.S.-backed proposal to ban the international trade of polar bear skins, teeth and claws was defeated Thursday at a U.N. wildlife meeting over concerns it would hurt indigenous economies and arguments the ...
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