Posted June 29, 2009
EU CLOSES GREEN WEEK WITH CLIMATE REALITY CHECK
The EU will not increase its greenhouse gas emission reduction commitment for 2020 to 30% without “sufficient commitments” by the rest of the world, Swedish environment minister Andreas Carlgren warned a packed conference
in Brussels on Friday.
MAJOR ECONOMIES CONSIDER HALVING WORLD CO2
Major economies including the United States and China are considering setting a goal of halving world greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 when they hold a summit in Italy next month, a draft document showed.
HOUSE PASSES LANDMARK CLIMATE CHANGE BILL
President Barack Obama scored a major victory on Friday when the House of Representatives passed legislation to slash industrial pollution that is blamed for global warming.
RICH MUST PAY $100 BILLION YEARLY ON CLIMATE, SAYS UK’S BROWN
Developed countries must fund a $100 billion a year fight against climate change in the developing world by 2020, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday.
