Topic: Earth Science
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Japan weakens climate bill after industry pressure
Reuters Environmental Online Report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan watered down legislation to fight climate change on Thursday after weeks of wrangling within the government over plans for an emissions trading system that has met stiff opposition from industry. The climate bill, set to be enacted by parliament by mid-June, said the government would consider using ...
Sarkozy: more funds needed to fight deforestation
AP News
French leader tells deforestation conference more funding needed to protect world's woodlandsRich nations must contribute more to a climate change fund and help fight deforestation, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said in opening a conference Thursday on saving the world's forests — a key defense against global warming. Ministers from ...
Independent body to review climate panel
AFP Global Edition
A respected international scientific body will review the UN's Nobel prize-winning climate panel, under fire for errors in a key report on global warming, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said. Ban told reporters that the Amsterdam-based InterAcademy Council (IAC), which groups presidents of 15 leading science academies, will carry ...
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