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Climate Change

 Rescued or doomed

Nations adopt a diluted agreement at Bonn on implementing the Kyoto Protocol. 180 countries finally reached an agreement on the rules to implement the international treaty to combat global warming giving away too many concessions to polluting countries

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30/08/2001
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UNFCCC, Forest Management, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Global Warming, Kyoto Protocol, Emissions Trading, Joint Implementation, European Union (EU), Developing Countries
Environment

 Producer s onus paramount

One of the pioneers of the Extended Producers Responsibility EPR theory, Thomas Lindhqvist believes that plastic waste management will become increasingly expensive and EPR is the only logical solution. Excerpts of the inte

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30/08/2001
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Environment, Waste Disposal, Waste Incineration, Industry, Europe, India, Waste Recycling, European Union (EU), Plastics
Water Resources

 Blatant rejection

us companies operating in Europe have rejected a plan to introduce lower sales tax rates on ecolabelled products, saying it is "backward looking and innovation stifling.' Tax incentives for

Publication Date: 
14/08/2001
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Green Products, Europe, United States Of America (US), European Union (EU)
Water Resources

 Compromise on climate

Nations manage to resuscitate the Kyoto Protocol by a watered down agreement

Publication Date: 
14/08/2001
Neelam Singh
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Global Environmental Agreements, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Global Warming, Kyoto Protocol, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Developing Countries, European Union (EU), Climate
Industry

 Trade off!

The European Union plans to introduce a trading scheme for carbon dioxide emissions

Publication Date: 
30/07/2001
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Carbon Dioxide, Emissions Trading, European Union (EU)
Climate Change

 Pact politics

High political drama marks climate negotiations as the European Union strives to ratify the Kyoto protocol without the US, world"s biggest polluter

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30/07/2001
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Global Environmental Agreements, UNFCCC, Croplands, Soil Erosion, Forest Management, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Emissions Trading, China, United States Of America (US), India, Developing Countries, European Union (EU), Global Warming, Kyoto Protocol
Air Pollution

 Owning the road

Cities without cars, pollution and traffic. A movement is spreading across Europe to drive cars out. People are beginning to say no to cars

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14/07/2001
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Environment, Urban Habitat, Urbanisation, Urban Development, Urban Planning, Urban Housing, Urban Transport, Automobiles, Children, Europe, Developing Countries, European Union (EU), Vehicles, Air Pollution
Air Pollution

 More dreams sans cars

From a loose concept to a concrete movement, the idea of the car free city has evolved gradually

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14/07/2001
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Environment, Urban Habitat, Urbanisation, Urban Development, Urban Planning, Urban Housing, Urban Transport, Automobiles, Children, Europe, Developing Countries, European Union (EU), Vehicles, Air Pollution
Air Pollution

 Hindustan motors

Can India ever have car free centres?

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14/07/2001
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Environment, Urban Habitat, Urbanisation, Urban Development, Urban Planning, Urban Housing, Urban Transport, Automobiles, Children, Europe, Developing Countries, European Union (EU), Vehicles, Air Pollution
Climate Change

 The logjam continues

George W Bush gets a hostile reaction from the European Union for his stubborn stand on the Kyoto Protocol

Publication Date: 
14/07/2001
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Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Global Warming, Economy, Kyoto Protocol, Developing Countries, European Union (EU)

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