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Environmental groups defend European efforts to reduce aircraft emissions

Posted by Jan Prahm August 6th, 2010

Thursday, May 27, 2010
A transatlantic coalition of environmental groups today joined an action at the UK High Court to defend Europe’s right to tackle carbon emissions from foreign aircraft that visit Europe.
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Access to COP 16 in Cancun for NGOs

Posted by Jan Prahm June 2nd, 2010

US negotiator Jonathan Pershing at the UNFCCC Climate Change Talks Bonn June 2010: In Cancun to limit the access of NGOs to the venue besides the accreditation a limited set of extra passes will most likely be issued in order to control the access to the meeting venues.

Record Number of U.S. Businesses Say They Want Climate Bill This Year

Posted by Jan Prahm May 25th, 2010

More than 6,000 U.S. companies — a record amount — are calling on Congress to pass a climate bill this year that puts a price on emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases, according to a recent tally by two major business coalitions, writes Solve Climate in an article on its [...]