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On his way to collect Nobel Peace Prize on 10th Dec President Obama is likely to make a quick stopover in Copenhagen on 9th Dec to attend international climate change meeting.  Not only would he be attending a meeting, he is expected to announce reduction of greenhouse gases by US in the coming years. Of [...]  
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OPINION: Despite world attention, humans emit more greenhouse gases every year than they did the year before. It's a situation that Australia needs to help turn around if we don't want to bear the brunt of climate change, says Chief Scientist Professor Penny Sackett.  
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Today, new studies published in The Lancet show that strategies to reduce greenhouse gases also benefit human health. The Lancet series highlights case studies on four climate change topics -- household energy, transportation, electricity generation, and agricultural food production. Researchers say that cost savings realized from improving health will offset the cost of addressing climate change and, therefore, should be considered as part of...  
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Air pollution in Tehran, photo: Hamid Najafi via flickr. Forget about climate change for one moment, a series of six papers appearing in The Lancet says that reducing CO2 and other greenhouse gases has "major direct health benefits." The papers examine case studies in electricity generation, household energy use, transportation and food and agriculture and the health implications for each in both high- and low-income nations:...Read the full...  
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Obama will travel to Copenhagen next month to attend the climate change conference, ending weeks of uncertainty over whether he would go and after intense pressure from Europe for his presence. Obama will offer to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 17 per cent from 2005 levels by 2020, a 30 per cent reduction by 2025 and a 42 per cent drop by 2030... After he attends the summit on December 9, he will fly to Oslo to collect his recently awarded...  
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The transport ministry will seek the introduction of international rules governing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from ocean-going vessels in a move aimed at curbing global warming, but which could al...  
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The world’s oceans are absorbing less carbon dioxide (CO2), a Yale geophysicist has found after pooling data taken over the past 50 years. With the oceans currently absorbing over 40 percent of the CO2 emitted by human activity, this could quicken the pace of climate change,...  
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The world's oceans are absorbing less carbon dioxide (CO2), a Yale geophysicist has found after pooling data taken over the past 50 years. With the oceans currently absorbing over 40 percent of the CO2 emitted by human activity, this could quicken the pace of climate change, according to the study.  
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Coal-hungry Indiana ranks fourth in the nation for carbon dioxide emissions from mostly aging power plants that contribute to global warming, an environmental group said Tuesday. The report released by Washington, D.C.-based Environment America ranked Indiana... Global warming - Carbon dioxide - Environment - Power station - Climate change  
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Greenhouse gas emissions have kept increasing, reaching a record level since the pre-industrial era, the UN climate agency warned Monday, just weeks before a crucial climate change summit."Levels of most greenhouse gases continue to increase," said the World Meteorological Organisation in a statement."In 2008, global concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, which are the main long-lived greenhouse gases in the atmosphere...  
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US and Chinese proposals for tackling greenhouse gases were hailed Thursday while confirmation their leaders will attend next month's climate summit boosted hopes for a global-warming accord. Beijing unveiled its first targets for tackling its emissions and announced that Premier Wen Jiabao would take part in the Copenhagen summit, soon after Washington confirmed that US President Barack Obama would also be there. China and the United States are the world's top two sources of greenhouse gases and considered critical to any progress at the UN-sponsored talks starting on December 7. China's cabinet said in a statement the Asian superpower would cut the intensity of ... Read Full Story
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China announced its first targets for limiting carbon emissions on Thursday, joining the United States in revealing the stance it will take at next month's high-stakes climate summit. China will cut the intensity of carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product in 2020 by 40 to 45 percent from 2005 levels, a statement from the State Council, or cabinet, said. "This is a voluntary action taken by the Chinese government based on its own national conditions and is a major contribution to the global effort in tackling climate change," the statement said. It added that China would face "enormous pressure and special ... Read Full Story
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President Barack Obama will head to next month's Copenhagen climate summit to offer the first US plan to cut carbon emissions, officials said, reviving hopes the closely watched meeting will succeed. The Obama administration offered to curb US emissions by 17 percent from 2005 levels by 2020 -- less than calls by the European Union, Japan and UN scientists but the first numbers on the table by the world's largest economy. "The president going to Copenhagen will give positive momentum to the negotiations and we think will enhance the prospects for success," Carol Browner, Obama's top aide on climate policy, told reporters. Nobel Peace ... Read Full Story
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US President Barack Obama confirmed Wednesday he will attend a major climate summit next month, providing a shot in the arm for the talks after China said it is unlikely to cut gas emissions. Obama's confirmation came after the United States indicated it would set targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions at the December 7-18 UN summit in Copenhagen, but his attendance had been seen as crucial to the negotiations. Dozens of world leaders had already committed to attending, and while many have doused expectations that a final deal could emerge to replace the Kyoto Protocol, hopes remain for an interim agreement ahead of ... Read Full Story
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Climate change will imperil health through malaria, cholera, heatwaves and hunger, but many problems can be eased or avoided if countries make wise policy choices, doctors said on Wednesday. In a series of papers issued ahead of the UN climate conference in Copenhagen, experts challenged governments to factor in public health when conceiving a battle plan for global warming. "In view of the trillions of dollars likely to be spent on greenhouse-gas mitigation in the coming decades, the relatively small resources needed to guide investments along paths bringing the world closer to its health and climate goals would be money well spent," they said. ... Read Full Story
On his way to collect Nobel Peace Prize on 10th Dec President Obama is likely to make a quick stopover in Copenhagen on 9th Dec to attend international climate change meeting.  Not only would he be attending a meeting, he is expected to announce reduction of greenhouse gases by US in the coming years. Of [...]  
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OPINION: Despite world attention, humans emit more greenhouse gases every year than they did the year before. It's a situation that Australia needs to help turn around if we don't want to bear the brunt of climate change, says Chief Scientist Professor Penny Sackett.  
From abc.net.au ()
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Today, new studies published in The Lancet show that strategies to reduce greenhouse gases also benefit human health. The Lancet series highlights case studies on four climate change topics -- household energy, transportation, electricity generation, and agricultural food production. Researchers say that cost savings realized from improving health will offset the cost of addressing climate change and, therefore, should be considered as part of...  
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Air pollution in Tehran, photo: Hamid Najafi via flickr. Forget about climate change for one moment, a series of six papers appearing in The Lancet says that reducing CO2 and other greenhouse gases has "major direct health benefits." The papers examine case studies in electricity generation, household energy use, transportation and food and agriculture and the health implications for each in both high- and low-income nations:...Read the full...  
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Obama will travel to Copenhagen next month to attend the climate change conference, ending weeks of uncertainty over whether he would go and after intense pressure from Europe for his presence. Obama will offer to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 17 per cent from 2005 levels by 2020, a 30 per cent reduction by 2025 and a 42 per cent drop by 2030... After he attends the summit on December 9, he will fly to Oslo to collect his recently awarded...  
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The transport ministry will seek the introduction of international rules governing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from ocean-going vessels in a move aimed at curbing global warming, but which could al...  
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The world’s oceans are absorbing less carbon dioxide (CO2), a Yale geophysicist has found after pooling data taken over the past 50 years. With the oceans currently absorbing over 40 percent of the CO2 emitted by human activity, this could quicken the pace of climate change,...  
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