Tuesday, 29 June 2010

[greenlifestyle] [artikel ] U.S. Law Key Ahead Of Climate Talks: EU

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U.S. Law Key Ahead Of Climate Talks: EU
29-Jun-2010
Date: 29-Jun-10
Country: SOUTH AFRICA
Author: Wendell Roelf

The United States would send a positive signal by passing domestic legislation to fight global warming ahead of U.N. climate talks in November, the EU's climate chief said on Monday.

Environment ministers meet in Cancun, Mexico, from November 29 to December 10 to try to end differences between developed and developing countries on a new treaty to fight global warming.

The U.N.'s Copenhagen summit in December fell short of a legally binding deal, with most nations signing up for an accord meant to limit a rise in global temperatures to below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit). The accord did not spell out how this would be achieved. [read]

 Emissions Auditors Get Poor Grades For Second Year
29-Jun-2010
Date: 29-Jun-10
Country: UK
Author: Michael Szabo
Firms that audit greenhouse gas-cutting projects approved under a Kyoto Protocol carbon offset scheme received poor grades from green groups for a second year, a report said on Monday.
Unqualified and insufficiently trained personnel was cited by WWF and Germany's Oeko-Institute as a problem plaguing emissions auditors, accompanied by ambiguous scheme rules and a general failure to show that the clean energy projects they approved would not be feasible without getting carbon offsets. [read]

 UU MINERBA : Tingkat Pendapatan Daerah Bisa Menurun
29-Jun-2010
Selasa, 29 Juni 2010 | 04:37 WIB

Jakarta, Kompas - Konsorsium pemerintah daerah penghasil mineral, batu bara, dan panas bumi menilai ada sejumlah pembatasan yang terkandung dalam Undang-Undang Nomor 4 Tahun 2009 tentang Pertambangan Mineral dan Batubara.Hal itu berdampak pada penurunan tingkat pendapatan daerah yang bersumber dari mineral dan batu bara. ”Karena itu, kami sepakat melakukan class action berupa uji materi terhadap UU No 4/2009 pada pemerintah pusat,” kata Sekretaris Jenderal Konsorsium Pemda Penghasil Mineral Batubara dan Panas Bumi Budi Surjono di Jakarta, Senin (28/6). [read]

 U.S. Promises $136 Million In Climate Aid To Indonesia
29-Jun-2010
Date: 29-Jun-10
Country: INDONESIA
Author: Sunanda Creagh

The United States will spend $136 million over three years on environment and climate change programs in Indonesia, according to a statement issued by the White House on Monday.

The agreement between two of the world's biggest emitters of planet-warming greenhouse gases follows Norway's $1 billion commitment in May to environmental programs in Indonesia. [read]

 

 

 

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