Archive for July, 2008

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

AfricaNews
S.Africa: G8 climate change plan a ‘regression’
Reuters South Africa, South Africa - 18 hours ago
SAPPORO, Japan (Reuters) - South African environment minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk rejected a G8 statement on climate change on Tuesday that set a
‘G8 declaration on climate change a step backward’ SABC News
Minister: Climate change may affect South Africa’s corn crop severely Xinhua
Climate change may cut S Africa corn crop sharply Reuters
Africasia - AfricaNews
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Telegraph.co.uk
A deal on climate change - but then the backlash
guardian.co.uk, UK - 3 hours ago
A new global deal on climate change heralded by G8 leaders as a significant step forward yesterday ran into trouble within hours as developing nations
What can we do about climate change? Telegraph.co.uk
Brown hails ‘major progess’ in G8 on climate-change deal The Herald
G8 ‘fails to dig deep’ on emission cuts Scotsman
Independent - Times Online
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ITV.com
Clouds part slowly in climate change diplomacy
guardian.co.uk, UK - 17 hours ago
The agreement G8 officials reached overnight on climate change represents a small step forward for politicians on the tortuous path to a framework agreement
G-8 Approves Plan to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions Washington Post
G8 announces 2050 emissions target ITV.com
G8 Pledges to Halve Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 2050 Buzzle
RedOrbit - guardian.co.uk
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Vic ready for climate change challenge: Garnaut
ABC Online, Australia - 1 hour ago
The Federal Government’s climate change adviser Professor Ross Garnaut says Victoria is well placed to meet the challenges of climate change.
Thankfully, climate action out of states’ hands Sydney Morning Herald
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Ex-EPA official: Cheney sought to delete agency testimony on
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 30 minutes ago
Burnett also claimed the White House blocked an effort by the EPA to issue an “endangerment finding,” a conclusion that climate change is a threat to the

Xinhua
Boris mustn’t go soft on climate change
guardian.co.uk, UK - 3 hours ago
To stand any real prospect of cutting climate change emissions by 60% by 2025, a coherent and concerted approach must be sustained year on year,
A CEO plan for G8 leaders on climate change Xinhua
Climate change and the G8 meeting, what should happen ClimateChangeCorp.com
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Boston Globe
EU optimistic about climate change deal
Reuters.fr, France - 23 hours ago
By William Schomberg and Linda Sieg TOYAKO, Japan (Reuters) - The Group of Eight leaders are set on Tuesday to take an “important step” forward on fighting
Bush agrees to long-term target for halving greenhouse gases Financial Times
EU optimistic about climate change deal ABS CBN News
Confident China plays active role at G8 summit (Feature) Monsters and Critics.com
Mail & Guardian Online
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‘G8 doing little on climate change
Times of India, India - 14 minutes ago
NEW DELHI: IPCC chairman and member of the PM’s council on climate change RK Pachauri on Tuesday criticized the G8 for not doing enough to solve the problem

Thaindian.com
PM rejects Bush’s stance on climate change
Times of India, India - Jul 7, 2008
As the G8 summit opened on Monday, Bush said he would be “constructive” in talks on climate change but insisted that the issue cannot be solved unless
India says link climate to food, energy for G8 deal Reuters India
Manmohan to highlight fuel crisis at summit Hindu
PM to take up fuel price issue, need for action plan at G8 meet Hindu Business Line
Thaindian.com - Economic Times
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DigitalJournal.com
G8 statement on climate change and environment
guardian.co.uk, UK - 16 hours ago
We reconfirm the significance of the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as providing the most comprehensive
Message on the international day of cooperatives Accra Daily Mail
G-5 Political Declaration Press Information Bureau (press release)
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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Wall Street Journal
G8 leaders’ climate change plan gets frosty reception
Irish Times, Ireland - 1 hour ago
Photograph: AP G8: LEADERS OF the world’s richest countries offered hope on climate change yesterday with the announcement of a highly ambiguous “shared
Video: Bush Gives Hazy Outlook at G8 Summit AssociatedPressToday in Politics: G8 leaders change the summit climate Independent
G8 to unveil climate change deal Aljazeera.net
MarketWatch - guardian.co.uk
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ABC News
Cheney wanted cuts in climate change testimony
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
Burnett, until last month a senior adviser on climate change at the Environmental Protection Agency, wrote that Cheney’s office was deeply involved in
Cheney’s Office Pushed Purge Of Climate Change Testimony Wall Street Journal
Whistleblower: Cheney Wanted Cuts in Climate Change Testimony ABC News
Cheney pushed for cuts in climate change testimony Atlanta Journal Constitution
Reuters - WTHI
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China Daily
Canada touts G8 statement as major breakthrough on climate change
The Canadian Press,  Japan - 10 hours ago
South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, China and India are to meet Wednesday with the G8 leaders at a so-called “outreach working session” to discuss climate change
Why G8 climate pledge doesn’t go far enough New Scientist (subscription)
Canada trumpets G8 vow to halve emissions by 2050 CBC.ca
News Analysis: Will G8 leaders achieve breakthrough on climate change? Xinhua
Sky News - New Democratic Party of Canada (press release)
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Sydney Morning Herald
G8 leaders clinch deal on climate change
NEWS.com.au, Australia - 4 hours ago
Mr Rudd said the G8 meeting’s agenda covered climate change, food security and energy security and that he would engage the G8 leaders on the post-Kyoto
Brown blasts Howard over climate speech The Age
Rudd push for new climate goals Sydney Morning Herald
(AMM) China, India should be in G8 climate change picture: AISI Metalbulletin.com (subscription)
The Age - Sydney Morning Herald
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Canada.com
G8 making climate change sales pitch to China
National Post, Canada - 9 hours ago
The prime minister said the agreement reflected a consensus that any pronouncements on climate change had to be tempered by concerns about the struggling
Economic storms cloud climate-change hopes Vancouver Sun
Conservatives delay and deceive on climate change at G8 meetings Liberal.ca (press release)
Canada trumpets G8 vow to halve emissions by 2050 CBC.ca
Globe and Mail - Toronto Star
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Gordon Brown fears backbench revolt over climate change bill
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 5 hours ago
By Urmee Khan and James Kirkup Gordon Brown is facing another significant backbench revolt over his climate change policy, it has emerged.
Why the climate change rebellion is hot air Financial Times
Brown faces climate change revolt BBC News
PM warned over green policies The Press Association
Politics.co.uk
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Ninemsn
Roll up, roll up, the Garnaut roadshow is coming to town
The Age, Australia - 11 hours ago
Professor Ross Garnaut delivers his climate change message to a packed house at the Adelaide Town Hall. Photo: David Mariuz AUSTRALIA has squandered the
Brendan Nelson warns of climate change economic doom Melbourne Herald Sun
Garnaut tells Adelaide crowd of SA’s key climate change role Adelaidenow
Rudd needs to be ‘human blowtorch’ on climate change ABC Online
Radio Australia - ABC Regional Online
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Ninemsn
Climate change to hit SA hardest: expert
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 19 hours ago
Climate change will hit South Australia harder than other areas of the country, the government’s chief climate change adviser says.
Four horsemen of the apocalypse The Australian
Climate change: sometimes, do believe the hype Guardian Unlimited
Australia: Joint Press Conference with Minister Penny Wong and ISRIA (subscription)
ABC Online - Australian IT
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Analysis: G8 sidestep the issue on climate change
Times Online, UK - 11 hours ago
No-one really expected the leaders of the world’s major economies to be taking the lead on climate change, especially with George W Bush still in the White
Major developing nations urge cooperative action in addressing Xinhua
G8 statement on climate change and environment Reuters
G-8 Failure to Set Course on Emissions Threatens Climate Fight Bloomberg
BBC News - guardian.co.uk
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Spiegel Online
Merkel hails G8 climate change deal
Forbes, NY - 13 hours ago
TOYAKO, Japan (Thomson Financial) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday hailed the Group of Eight’s deal on climate change as a step forward,
G8 nations adopt climate change goals United Press International
Bush, German leader discuss climate change WAND
Bush, Merkel Have `Intensive Exchange’ on Climate (Update1) Bloomberg
Wall Street Journal
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