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Climate Talks, Episode 10,001


Time for more climate talks, as the world inches towards an agreement on a replacement Kyoto protocol through a long and drawn out series of largely unproductive talks which contribute little except to boost profits of the international travel industry.
This weekend, talks have been taking place among international leaders in Kobe, Japan. Setting expectations […]

The Japanese Approach to Climate Change


On the surface, Japan fails miserably on just about every measure when it comes to tackling climate change - rejecting a global 2 degree Celsius maximum warming target, and relying on voluntary industrial emissions targets which have so far seen Japan fall short of its Kyoto obligations.
Even so, Japan’s Prime Minister is keen to […]

Bush implements hard targets with energy bill


Against expectations US President George Bush has signed a bill mandating a 35mpg fleet average for the American auto industry to be achieved by 2020 amongst other measures aimed at reducing US Co2 emissions.