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2008:
International News on Climate Policy and Kyoto
Obama
präsentiert sein "green team"
Um Klima- und Umweltfragen kümmern sich in der
künftigen US-Regierung ausgewiesene Experten, allen voran Steven
Chu, Nobelpreisträger für Physik des Jahres 1997. Er wird Energieminister.
Bei der Vorstellung seiner Umweltmannschaft machte der kommende
Präsident klar, dass er in der Umwelt- und Energiepolitik einen
ganz anderen Kurs einschlagen will als Vorgänger George W. Bush.
17.12.08, © ORF Science
Australia
commits to cut carbon 15 per cent by 2020
Australia follows EU in agreeing to binding emission
targets, but environmental groups slam "weak" targets
as inadequate. Australia today pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions
15 per cent below 1990 levels by 2020 in the event of an effective
successor to the Kyoto Agreement being delivered next year. The
Australian government said the cuts would be delivered through its
proposed carbon cap-and-trade scheme, which it claims will be the
largest such scheme outside the EU when it comes into effect on
1 July, 2010.
15.12.08, © business.Green.com
EU-Gipfel:
Einigung bei Klimapaket erzielt
Bis 2020 sollen zwanzig Prozent der Energie in
Europa aus Wasser, Wind und Sonne gewonnen werden. Für osteuropäische
Staaten wird es Ausnahmeregelungen geben.
12.12.08, © Die Presse
Obama
will beim Klimaschutz vorangehen
Der künftige amerikanische Präsident Barack Obama
will beim Klimaschutz eine Kursänderung seines Landes. Er hat sich
per Videobotschaft in eine Konferenz in Los Angeles eingeschaltet
und eine Führungsrolle der USA angekündigt.
19.11.08, © NZZ
'We
Have Accepted a Limit on our Emissions'
With its enormous population and booming industrial
economy, India is set to become one of the planet's chief polluters.
India's chief climate treaty negotiator, Shyam Saran, talks to SPIEGEL
ONLINE his country's role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
19.11.08, © Der Spiegel
Obama
will beim Klimaschutz vorangehen
Der künftige amerikanische Präsident Barack Obama
will beim Klimaschutz eine Kursänderung seines Landes. Er hat sich
per Videobotschaft in eine Konferenz in Los Angeles eingeschaltet
und eine Führungsrolle der USA angekündigt.
19.11.08, © NZZ
'We
Have Accepted a Limit on our Emissions'
With its enormous population and booming industrial
economy, India is set to become one of the planet's chief polluters.
India's chief climate treaty negotiator, Shyam Saran, talks to SPIEGEL
ONLINE his country's role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
19.11.08, © Der Spiegel
Ex-Soviet
bloc leads rises in CO2 emissions
Greenhouse gas emissions in many industrialised
nations are still rising, especially in the former Soviet bloc,
despite agreements to cut back, the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat
said on Monday. Emissions by 40 industrialized nations grew by 2.3
percent to the equivalent of 18.0 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide
in 2006 from 17.6 billion in 2000, it said. They dipped 0.1 percent
in 2006 compared with 2005 but underlying trends were still up.
17.11.08, © Reuters
Canada
to push climate agreement with Obama government
The Canadian government will seek a climate change
agreement with the new administration of U.S. president-elect Barack
Obama, Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon said Wednesday.
05.11.08, © Sympathico
Canada
to seek continent-wide approach to climate change
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Thursday
called for a North America-wide plan to curb CO2 emissions linked
to warming, while jumbling his new cabinet's economic and environmental
duties.
"We want to work with the Americans on regulatory systems relating
to greenhouse gas emissions in order that we can work toward the
same goals," said Harper.
30.10.08, © Yahoo News
UK
will face peak oil crisis within five years, report warns
The risk to the UK from falling oil production in coming years is
greater than the threat posed by terrorism, according to an industry
taskforce report published today.
The report, from the Peak Oil group, warns that the problem of declining
availability of oil will hit the UK earlier than generally expected
- possibly within the next five years and as early as 2011.
29.10.08, © The Guardian
Poland
eyes alliance with China in U.N. climate talks
China and Poland, both deeply reliant on coal,
could collaborate in global climate talks to ensure fighting greenhouse
gases does not harm their economies, Polish Prime Minister Donald
Tusk said on Thursday.
Tusk, on a four-day visit to Shanghai and Beijing, said he had also
discussed with Chinese officials and entrepreneurs the prospects
for cooperation on clean coal technologies.
23.10.08, © Reuters
Chinas
Treibhausgas-Ausstoß droht sich zu verdoppeln
Chinas Wirtschaftswachstum könnte alle Klimaschutz-Bemühungen
des Westens zunichte machen: Der Bericht eines staatlichen Instituts
sagt dem Land eine Verdopplung des Treibhausgas-Ausstoßes
in den nächsten 30 Jahren voraus.
22.10.08, © Der Spiegel
Prognosen
zum Klimaschutz: EU auf dem Weg zur Umsetzung der Ziele von Kyoto
Die EU und die meisten Mitgliedstaaten sind auf
dem richtigen Weg, um ihre Verpflichtungen aus dem Kyoto-Protokoll
zur Verringerung der Treibhausgasemissionen umzusetzen. Dies geht
aus dem jährlichen Fortschrittsbericht der Kommission zu diesem
Thema hervor.
16.10.08, © CO2-Handel.de
Carbon
capture viable by 2030 but needs £8bn to begin now
One of Gordon Brown's pet energy projects - to
build up to a dozen pilot plants to capture and store carbon dioxide
as power stations burn coal to generate electricity - would require
EU subsidies of as much as €10bn (£7.9bn) over the next
few years, it emerged yesterday. A study by the consultancy McKinsey
into carbon capture and storage (CCS) showed that such plants could
be economically viable by 2030 at the latest. But it would require
substantial public subsidies to get 10-12 plants running by the
EU target date of 2015.
23.09.08, © The Guardian
Welterschöpfungstag:
Alle Ressourcen verbraucht
Ab 23. September lebt die Menschheit laut Umweltorganisationen
auf Kosten der Zukunft. Denn rechnerisch sind mit diesem Tag die
Ressourcen verbraucht, die die Erde 2008 hergeben kann.
Der 23. September gilt symbolisch als jener Tag im Jahr 2008, an
dem sich die Rechnung nicht mehr ausgeht, an dem alle Ressourcen
für 2008 (im übertragenen Sinn) verbraucht sind; sich
nicht mehr erholen, nicht mehr nachwachsen können. Denn wie
viel wir Autofahren, wie oft wir Fleisch essen, wie schlecht die
Wohnung isoliert ist - das alles verbraucht Rohstoffe.
23.09.08, © ORF Science
Australia,
China and US in climate talks
Australia has brought together the world's two
major greenhouse gas polluters, China and the US, to search for
common ground on cutting carbon emissions - including clean coal
technologies - while protecting security of energy supplies. The
top Chinese, US and Australian climate change negotiators will gather
for two days this week in Washington at a political and business
meeting organised by the Melbourne-based Global Foundation and Georgetown
University.
15.09.08, © The Australian
EU
committee votes to cut biofuels target
EU lawmakers voted Thursday to cut in half an
ambitious target for using crop-based biofuels for 10 percent of
its road transport needs by 2020. The vote by the European Parliament's
industry committee deals a blow to climate change goals agreed to
by EU leaders last year to try to cut carbon dioxide emissions.
Environmental and aid groups had criticized the EU's 10 percent
biofuels target, claiming it harmed efforts to fight global poverty
and effectively tackle carbon emissions, and caused deforestation.
The biofuels target is part of an ambitious climate change package
the 27 EU leaders embraced last year, which they hope to enact by
year's end.
12.09.08, © The Associated Press
China
Government Adviser Urges Greenhouse Gas Cuts
China Government Adviser Urges Greenhouse Gas
Cuts
China should bind itself to international goals to slash greenhouse
gas pollution, one of the nation's most prominent policy advisers
said, in a striking break with Beijing's official stance.
09.09.08, © Reuters
UN
climate talks seek new climate treaty
The Aug. 21-27 meeting of 1,000 delegates will
also consider new ways to combat global warming such as slowing
tropical deforestation. More than 150 nations meet in Ghana from
Thursday trying to speed up sluggish talks on a new climate treaty
and plug big gaps in a "vision" of leading industrial
nations of halving world greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
21.08.08, © eitb
Brazil
launches forestry investment fund
The Brazilian government has launched a new
international investment fund designed to help tackle deforestation
in the Amazon rainforest. Officials said the fund, which will be
managed by Brazil's National Development Bank, will aim to raise
up to £10.5bn by 2021 from international governments and businesses.
The money is expected to be invested in projects that promote alternatives
to deforestation for Amazonian communities and improve protection
for nature reserves.
04.08.08, © BusinessGreen.com
Kalifornien
plant Emissionshandel im Jahr 2012 mit Partnerstaaten
Kalifornien will gemeinsam mit sechs westlichen
US-Staaten und vier kanadischen Provinzen einen Emissionshandel
zur Reduktion von Kohlendioxid einführen. Der Emissionshandel
soll demnach im Jahr 2012 starten. Im Februar 2007 hatten sich die
Partner, darunter die Staaten Arizona, Oregon und New Mexico, das
Ziel gesteckt, den Ausstoß von Treibhausgasen bis zum Jahr
2020 drastisch zu senken.
24.07.08, © CO2 Handel.de
Bulgaria
Prepares to Sell Spare Kyoto Carbon Credits
Bulgaria plans to sell spare greenhouse credits
granted under the Kyoto Protocol through 2012, an Environment Ministry
official said.
``The ministry is preparing a proposal for trade with the national
surplus quota, which has to be approved by the cabinet,'' Stefan
Dishovski, head of the Bulgarian Environment Ministry's climate
department, said yesterday in a phone interview.
17.07.08, © Bloomberg
EU
in Deal on Airline CO2 Emissions - Sources
European Union governments struck a provisional
deal with lawmakers on Thursday to include aviation from 2012 in
the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS), a key tool to fight climate change,
sources said.
A European Parliament spokesman confirmed the Reuters report that
a deal had been done, and said details would be officially released
in the next few days.
Aviation generates 3 percent of all carbon dioxide emissions in
the 27-member bloc but has been kept out of the ETS so far because
of concerns that its inclusion would damage the industry's ability
to compete in international markets.
27.06.08, © Planet Ark
Einigung:
Flugverkehr wird ab 2012 in den EU-Emissionshandel einbezogen
Europäischer Rat, Parlament und Kommission
haben sich heute auf ein Regelwerk zur Einbeziehung des Flugverkehrs
in den EU-Emissionshandel verständigt.
26.06.08, © CO2 Handel.de
Japan
may slowly accept CO2 cap-and-trade scheme
Japanese industry is likely to accept eventually
a mandatory scheme to reduce greenhouse gas emissions after a trial
carbon trading system is launched here later this year, the head
of a government panel on carbon trade said. Japan has until now
encouraged voluntary reduction pledges from individual industries
rather than impose a European Union-style cap-and-trade system that
binds polluters to mandatory emissions limits, which steelmakers
and other big emitters here say would curb their growth.
26.06.08, © Reuters
CO2
Emissions From Transport Up in EU
Carbon dioxide emissions from transport have
continued to grow in the European Union, despite a slight reduction
from overall sources, EU data for 2006 released on Wednesday showed.
European Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas also warned of an
increase in CO2 emissions last year among the 12 newer EU states,
mostly in eastern Europe.
19.06.08, © Planet Ark
Officials
say UN climate talks too slow
A U.N. conference on a new climate change agreement
adjourned Friday claiming modest progress, but with delegates concerned
that the slow pace posed the risk of failing to complete an accord
on time. The end of the meeting coincided with a new report by a
Dutch environmental monitor that China's emissions of greenhouse
gases sharply increased last year, and it now emits 14 percent more
than the United States
14.06.08, © The Associated Press
China
clearly overtakes U.S. as leading emitter of climate-warming gases
China has now clearly overtaken the United States
as the world's leading emitter of climate-warming gases, a new study
has found. The increasing emissions from China - up 8 percent in
the past year - accounted for two-thirds of the growth in global
greenhouse gas emissions in 2007, the study found.
13.06.08, © IHT
UN
climate talks chairman seeks concrete proposals
The chairman of United Nations climate talks
urged governments on Friday to boost efforts to secure a new deal
to tackle global warming by making specific proposals as soon as
possible.
Participants hope to reach an agreement by December 2009 so that
it can come into force after the first round of the Kyoto Protocol,
which is intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause
climate change, ends in 2012.
06.06.08, © Reuters
Latest
round of UN climate change talks kicks off in Germany
Talks on strengthening international action
on global warming have begun in Bonn, Germany under the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The two-week round
of negotiations will focus on furthering governments’ commitments
to the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, and will include discussion
on how industrialized countries can meet their emissions reduction
targets beyond the first phase of the Protocol, which ends in 2012.
02.06.08, © UN
G-8-Umweltminister
wollen Treibhausgase bis 2050 halbieren
Dieses langfristige Ziel soll beim G-8-Gipfel
der Staats- und Regierungschefs vereinbart werden
Die sieben größten Industriestaaten und Russland (G-8)
wollen die Treibhausgase bis 2050 halbieren. Dieses langfristige
Ziel soll beim G-8-Gipfel der Staats- und Regierungschefs vereinbart
werden, sagte der japanische Umweltminister Ichiro Kamoshita am
Montag nach Abschluss dreitägiger Beratungen der G-8-Umweltminister
im japanischen Kobe. Das sei der "starke politische Wille".
26.05.08, © Der Standard
World
Bank to Raise $5.5 Billion for Climate Funds
The World Bank will raise at least $5.5 billion
with the U.S., U.K. and Japan this year for climate change funds
that will help poor nations use clean technology and tackle global
warming, its vice president said.
25.05.08, © Bloomberg
G8
greenhouse gases down in 2006, only Russia up
Greenhouse gas emissions by all the Group of
Eight industrial nations except Russia fell in 2006 in the broadest
dip since the world started trying to slow climate change in 1990,
a Reuters survey showed on Friday. Rising oil prices, some measures
to curb global warming and a milder winter in the United States
in 2006 that depressed energy demand for heating all contributed
to an overall 0.6 percent dip in G8 emissions in 2006 from 2005.
23.05.08, © Reuters
EU
Says `No-Lose' Carbon Limits May Lure Poor Nations
The European Union may entice developing nations
including China into a global climate agreement by setting ``no-lose''
greenhouse-gas targets, which offer incentives to cut emissions
and no penalty for failure.
22.05.08, © Bloomberg.com
Japan
aims to cut emissions by 60-80 pct by 2050: reports
Japan aims to cut its greenhouse gas emissions
by between 60 and 80 percent by 2050, news reports said on Sunday,
as part of measures setting out the country's long term environmental
goals. Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda is expected to announce the target
as early as June, the Nikkei and Asahi Shimbun newspapers said.
12.05.08, © AFP
McCain
Says China Must Play Equal Role on Emissions
China and India must take equal responsibility
with the U.S. and other industrialized nations in cutting global
warming pollution, Republican presidential candidate John McCain
said.
12.05.08, © Bloomberg.com
PREVIEW-EU
lawmakers to mull mandatory CO2 capture by 2025
European lawmakers will consider forcing EU
power stations to trap all emissions of CO2 by 2025 when they meet
on Monday to discuss new laws on carbon capture and storage (CCS).
CCS is designed to take CO2 emissions from power plants and heavy
industry and store it underground, and is seen as a possible silver
bullet in the fight against climate change.
02.05.08, © Reuters
Fukuda,
Hu to Issue Climate Change Statement in Tokyo
Japan and China are preparing a joint statement
on climate change for Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Tokyo
next week, Japan's chief government spokesman said.
02.05.08, © Bloomberg.com
China
will go further in climate change talks, UN official says
The impact of climate change on China's environment
will likely lead Beijing to make greater concessions in negotiations
on a new global warming pact, a senior UN official said Thursday.
24.04.08, © Yahoo News
China
'now top carbon polluter'
China has already overtaken the US as the world's
"biggest polluter", a report to be published next month
says. The research suggests the country's greenhouse gas emissions
have been underestimated, and probably passed those of the US in
2006-2007.
14.04.08, © BBC News
Bangkok:
Luft- und Schifffahrt sollen überprüft werden
In den Verhandlungen über ein Nachfolgeabkommen
für das Kyoto-Klimaschutzprotokoll sind die Vertreter von mehr
als 160 Ländern einen kleinen Schritt weitergekommen: Zum Abschluss
ihrer fünftägigen Beratungen in der thailändischen
Hauptstadt Bangkok vereinbarten sie am Freitag eine Überprüfung
darüber, wie sich der CO2-Ausstoß in Luft- und Schifffahrt
reduzieren lässt.
04.04.08, © Der Standard
Bangkok
climate talks set programme for Bali Action plan
The Bangkok talks, coming three months after
a landmark agreement was reached in Bali to set a road map for strengthening
international action on climate change, was tasked with setting
the agenda for talks to be concluded next year on concrete plans
to halt increases in global carbon emissions by 2015 and dramatically
cut them by 2050.
04.04.08, © The Earth Times
Industrial
CO2 emissions to fall as tougher EU curbs come in
The European Union published yesterday its annual
compilation of the carbon emissions of 10,500 power plants and factories
that fall under the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), the system designed
to help the bloc meet ambitious CO2 reduction targets by putting
a price on pollution. Though not fully complete, the data provides
clear evidence that energy bills are set to soar as lower emissions'
targets push up the price of carbon permits.
03.04.08, © The Independent
World
should halve greenhouse gases by 2050: U.N.
A new U.N. treaty to fight climate change should
aim to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the U.N.'s top climate
change official said on Friday.
28.03.08, © Reuters
Bangkok
UN Climate Change Talks Set to Lay Out Work Plan for Negotiations
Leading up to Copenhagen Agreement
A next round of UN-sponsored global climate
change negotiations - the Bangkok Climate Change Talks 2008 - is
set to begin in Bangkok, Thailand on 31 March 2008. These talks
will move forward a set of decisions called the “Bali Roadmap”,
adopted at the UN Climate Change Conference held in Bali in December
2007.
26.03.08, © UNFCCC
EU
leaders aim to seal climate action plan this year
European Union leaders were set Friday to agree
to enact an ambitious global warming action plan by early next year,
in order to set the tone for international climate talks in 2009.
14.03.08, © Yahoo News
Japan
climate talks to tackle industrial emissions
The world's top greenhouse gas polluters will
try to work out ways to curb carbon emissions from industries and
fund cleaner energy projects for poorer nations when they gather
in Japan from Friday.The G20, ranging from top polluters the United
States and China to Indonesia, Brazil and South Africa, emit about
80 percent of mankind's greenhouse gases.
13.03.08, © Reuters
EU
to adopt climate fight plan despite differences
European Union environment ministers expect
to approve pivotal plans by December to combat climate change, despite
differences over plans for energy-intensive industries and the sustainability
of biofuels.
03.03.08, © The Guardian
Only
Austria and Denmark meet carbon deadline
Just two countries have so far met a deadline
on Thursday to allocate to their industry permits to emit carbon
dioxide, the European Union's executive Commission said, likely
delaying a 2008 carbon spot market.
28.02.08, © Planet Ark
Japan
arranging climate change summit: official
Japan said on Thursday it was arranging a meeting
of national leaders to address climate change as it prepares to
hold the Group of Eight summit of major industrial economies this
summer. A newspaper report said Japan has invited heads of state
and government from 16 nations, which together account for 80 per
cent of greenhouse gas emissions, for parallel talks to the G8 summit.
28.02.08, © Reuters
EU
governments start tough climate change talks
European Union governments raised a string
of objections on Thursday to the bloc's flagship plan on fighting
climate change, promising tough negotiations on carbon dioxide emission
curbs and the use of renewable energy.
28.02.08, © The Straits Times
US
ready for 'binding' reductions of greenhouse gases: official
The United States is ready to accept "binding
international obligations" to reduce greenhouse gases, which
could be announced as soon as July, a senior White House official
said here Monday.
25.02.08, © AFP
Australia
urged to take lead on climate change
Australia is more vulnerable economically than
most wealthy nations to the effects of climate change, according
to a new report.The report recommends that Australia play a leading
role in international negotiations on mitigating climate change
and be ready to make firm commitments to reduce carbon emissions
beyond any country's current targets.
22.02.08, © New Scientist Environment
Japan
Considers Launch of `Cap-and-Trade' Emission Structure
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's government
is considering introducing a cap-and-trade system to set limits
on greenhouse gas emissions for companies and encourage trading
in carbon credits.
20.02.08, © Bloomber
EU seals landmark climate change deal with Taiwan
On Monday, The WU signed a pioneering pact which
is designed to provide better quality data on air pollution. The
agreement, with Taiwan, is funded under the so-called ‘Iagos’ project
(in-service aircraft for global observing system)
18.02.08, © TheParliament.com
U.N.
urges Japan to push for G8 emissions targets
The United Nations' top climate change official
on Thursday called on Tokyo to push for ambitious midterm emissions
targets at the G8 summit to be held in northern Japan in July.
14.02.08, © Reuters
First
rainforest-for-carbon-credits deal becomes a reality
Villagers in Aceh, the Indonesian province that
suffered through three decades of civil war and lost some 170,000
people to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, could soon see $26 million
in carbon credits for protecting rainforests from logging under
a deal announced today between conservationists, carbon traders,
and the Aceh government.
07.02.08, © Mongabay.com
Hawaii
hosts Bush climate talks
Climate experts from 16 of the world's largest
economies are in Hawaii for the second in the series of President
Bush's Major Economies Meetings.
30.01.08, © BBC
Business
Leaders in Davos Call for a Clear Post-2012 Climate Change Agreement
Leading business figures expect clear results
from a
future framework agreement that includes internationally agreed
emission targets to optimize its
contribution to tackling climate change, guide investment decisions
and avoid market
distortions.
25.01.08, © IETA
The
"Climate action and renewable energy package"
On 23 January 2008 the European Commission
put forward a far-reaching package committing to reduce its overall
emissions to at least 20% below 1990 levels by 2020. It has also
set itself the target of increasing the share of renewables in energy
use to 20% by 2020. The "Climate action and renewable energy
package" sets out the contribution expected from each Member
State to meeting these targets and proposes a series of measures
to help achieve them.
23.01.08, © EU
Videos
von der Präsentation des Klima- und Energiepakets
23.01.08, © EU
Why
new EU states can emit more
It may seem unfair but while the old countries
of the EU are facing demands to slash their carbon emissions, the
opposite is true for the new member states. The European Commission
has announced national targets for each country, which will mean
that the poorer the nation, the easier the ride.
23.01.08, © BBC
Japan
'preparing climate package'
Japan is to set aside $10bn (£5.1bn) over
the next five years to help developing countries fight global warming,
a newspaper has reported.
The aid would aim to cut greenhouse gas emissions in nations like
Indonesia and China, the Nikkei business daily said.
10.01.08, © BBC
2007:
Japan
übernimmt von Deutschland G-8-Vorsitz - Klimaschutz Top-Thema
Höhepunkt nach einer ganzen Serie von Konferenzen
im G8-Rahmen wird das Gipfeltreffen der Staats- und Regierungschefs
vom 7. bis 9. Juli auf Japans nördlichster Hauptinsel Hokkaido
sein. Die neue Regierung von Premier Yasuo Fukuda will an den vorherigen
Gipfel in Heiligendamm sowie die kürzliche Klimakonferenz von
Bali anknüpfen und den Kampf gegen den Klimawandel voranbringen.
31.12.07, © CO2 Handel.de
EU
agrees to reduce airline emissions from 2012
EU environment ministers meeting in Brussels
on Thursday (20 December) agreed that restrictions should be put
on carbon dioxide emissions from air planes from 2012.
21.12.07, © EU Observer
EU
faces showdown over car CO2 emissions
The European Commission faces a showdown between
industrial and environmental champions on Wednesday over how to
cut emissions of carbon dioxide from cars to fight climate change
without harming European carmakers.
18.12.07, © Reuters
Australian
PM ratifies Kyoto Protocol
Labor Party leader Kevin Rudd became Australia's
26th prime minister Monday and immediately began dismantling the
former government's policies by ratifying the Kyoto Protocol on
climate change.
02.12.07, © AFP
EU
within reach of Kyoto targets
The EU-15 can meet, and may even over-shoot,
its 2012 Kyoto target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 8 %
below 1990 levels if Member States implement now all additional
policies being planned, according to a new report from the European
Environment Agency (EEA), released today in Copenhagen.
27.11.07, © EEA
Australia's
PM-elect gears to ratify Kyoto
Australia's prime minister-elect Kevin Rudd
has begun preparations to ratify the Kyoto Protocol and attend next
month's climate change talks in Bali, leaving US President George
W. Bush isolated in his battle against international action on climate
change.
25.11.07, © Earth Times
UNFCCC:
Emissions of industrialized countries rose to all time high in 2005
According to data submitted to the secretariat
of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),
the total greenhouse gas emissions of 40 industrialized countries
rose to an all-time high in 2005, continuing the upward trend of
the year before.
20.11.07, © UNFCCC
UN-Klimarat
legt Abschlussbericht vor
UN-Generalsekretär Ban Ki Moon hat die
politischen Führer der Welt eindringlich aufgerufen, die Gefahren
des Klimawandels schnellstmöglich und mit aller Entschiedenheit
zu bekämpfen. "Die Nachricht kann nicht einfacher sein",
sagte er bei der Präsentation der Zusammenfassung des diesjährigen
Weltklimareportes am Samstag in Valencia. "Die Gefahren sind
real und können einfach bekämpft werden."
18.11.07, © Der Standard
China
set to exceed renewables target
China has a fast-growing renewable energy sector
and the country is likely to achieve – and may even exceed
– its target to obtain 15 per cent of its energy from renewables
by 2020, according to a report by the Worldwatch Institute, an independent
research group that concentrates on environmental, social and economic
trends.
16.11.07, © The Independent
Midwestern
US states sign climate accord
Governors of nine states in the US Midwest signed
a climate stewardship accord Thursday aimed at reducing greenhouse
gas emissions and the use of non-renewable energy.
16.11.07, © AFP
China
to reject binding emissions caps, Europe says
China will not accept binding emissions caps
in any pact to tackle global warming, a European Parliament team
said on Wednesday, but added the bigger obstacle was those countries
who might refuse to join the fight at all.
07.11.07, © Reuters
UN
Climate Chief Confident on Bali Progress
The UN's top climate change official said on
Tuesday he was confident world governments meeting in Bali next
month would finally begin negotiations on mapping out a second plan
to fight global warming
07.11.07, © Planet Ark
Rich
Nations' Climate Emissions Up, Near Record
Rich nations' greenhouse gas emissions rose
near to an all-time high in 2005, led by US and Russian gains despite
curbs meant to slow global warming, UN data showed.
06.11.07, © Planet Ark
US
edges towards cap on greenhouse gases
The US yesterday took a first step towards mandatory
controls on greenhouse gas emissions, in direct defiance of the
Bush administration's policy on climate change.
Yesterday's vote in a Senate subcommittee marks the first US move
towards European-style policies. Although the caps on emissions
approved do not go as far as those in Europe, environmental campaigners
said they marked a decisive break with the administration's policies.
02.11.07, © Guardian Unlimited
Carbon
partnership hopes to go global
A coalition of European countries, U.S. states,
Canadian provinces and New Zealand signed a partnership on Monday
to slow global warming through an international carbon trading market,
officials said on Monday.
29.10.07, © Reuters
Brussels
gets tough on CO2 emissions
Tougher limits on carbon emissions were set
on Friday by the European Commission in an effort to strengthen
its efforts to combat climate change. The levels were fixed following
a decision on Bulgaria and Romania’s carbon limits
– the final two plans to be set by the commission.
26.10.07, © Financial Times
Paris
suggests EU tax on imports from non-Kyoto states
France has thrown its support behind a European
Commission idea to tax environment polluters and also urged Brussels
to consider EU levies for imports from non-Kyoto countries, such
as the US and Australia.
26.10.07, © EU Observer
UN
Climate Chief Looks for Bali Breakthrough
Global warming talks in Bali in December need
to make a breakthrough or international efforts to limit greenhouse
gases could be in "deep trouble", the top UN climate official
said on Friday.
22.10.07, © Planet Ark
Nobelkomitee
ehrt Klimaschutz
Der diesjährige Friedensnobelpreis geht an den
früheren US-Vizepräsidenten Al Gore und den UNO-Klimarat IPCC. Das
teilte das Nobelkomitee am Freitag in Oslo mit.
12.10.07, © ORF
Indonesia
seeks payout to save forests
Indonesia wants to be paid $5-$20 per hectare
not to destroy its remaining forests, the environment minister said
on Monday, for the first time giving an actual figure that he wants
the world's rich countries to pay.
08.10.07, © Reuters
Voluntary,
then mandatory path for CO2 scheme-Japan
Japan wants to impose mandatory caps on industrial
emissions of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, and plans
to expand a voluntary scheme as a first step, its Environment Minister
said on Friday.
05.10.07, © Reuters UK
UN
Climate Chief Wants Bali Conference to Set Deadline for Emissions
Talks
Participants at a climate treaty conference
-- meant to launch negotiations for an emission-reduction agreement
-- must set a deadline for those talks to avoid a protracted, WTO-style
process, the U.N. climate chief said Thursday.
04.10.07, © Yahoo
Democrats
eye key climate summit
A team of leading US Democrats is planning to
send a delegation to a key UN climate conference to rival President
Bush's official team.
04.10.07, © BBC
Indonesia
seeks payout to save forests
Indonesia wants to be paid $5-$20 per hectare
not to destroy its remaining forests, the environment minister said
on Monday, for the first time giving an actual figure that he wants
the world's rich countries to pay.
08.10.07, © Reuters
Voluntary,
then mandatory path for CO2 scheme-Japan
Japan wants to impose mandatory caps on industrial
emissions of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, and plans
to expand a voluntary scheme as a first step, its Environment Minister
said on Friday.
05.10.07, © Reuters UK
UN
Climate Chief Wants Bali Conference to Set Deadline for Emissions
Talks
Participants at a climate treaty conference
-- meant to launch negotiations for an emission-reduction agreement
-- must set a deadline for those talks to avoid a protracted, WTO-style
process, the U.N. climate chief said Thursday.
04.10.07, © Yahoo
Democrats
eye key climate summit
A team of leading US Democrats is planning to
send a delegation to a key UN climate conference to rival President
Bush's official team.
04.10.07, © BBC
Bush's
voluntary targets for emissions fail to win support
Bush called on the world's largest producers
of CO2 to set a voluntary goal for reducing the gasses that are
causing the planet to heat up. If there was progress, it was that
he didn't exempt the US from the list.
29.09.07, © The Independent
Neuseeland
setzt bei Strom ab 2025 voll auf erneuerbare Energien
Neuseeland will als erstes Land der Welt bis
2025 mindestens 90 Prozent seines Strombedarfs durch erneuerbare
Energien decken. Dieses Ziel steckt sich die Regierung in ihrer
am Donnerstag veröffentlichten neuen Klimastrategie. Im Januar
solle zudem der Handel mit Emissionszertifikaten beginnen.
20.09.07, © CO2-Handel.de
UN
chief upbeat after climate forum
World leaders have called for progress on tackling
climate change at a high level meeting on the issue at the United
Nations.
Ban Ki-moon, secretary-general of the UN, said he was “extremely
encouraged” by the commitments made this week at the meeting
to seek a successor to the Kyoto protocol, the main provisions of
which expire in 2012.
25.09.07, © Financial Times
UN-Klimagipfel:
„Action, Action, Action“
Mit Schwarzenegger und Gusenbauer drängten
gleich zwei Österreicher die Vereinten Nationen zum Schutz
der Umwelt. Typischer hätte Arnold Schwarzenegger seinen Aufruf
gegen die globale Erwärmung nicht machen können: „Was
wir jetzt brauchen, ist Action, Action, Action“, meinte der
kalifornische Gouverneur österreichischer Abstammung am Montag
beim UN-Klimagipfel in New York.
24.09.07, © Die Presse
The
Future in our Hands: Addressing the Leadership Challenge of Climate
Change
UN Secretary-General convenes world leaders to build momentum for
climate change talks in Bali
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
will seek to advance the global agenda on climate change when he
meets with heads of state and other top officials from more than
150 countries at United Nations Headquarters on 24 September. More
than 70 heads of state or government will attend the one-day event,
making it the largest meeting ever of world leaders on climate change.
21.09.07, © UN
Door
Open for Greater US Role - UN Climate Chief
Moves by China, India and other developing countries
to join the effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions have lifted a
barrier to an expanded US role in the process, the top UN climate
official said on Wednesday.
20.09.07, © Planet Ark
EU
droht Autoindustrie mit Klima-Strafen
Neuwagen sollen ab 2012 ein Viertel weniger
Kohlendioxid ausstoßen als bisher. Deutsche Autohersteller haben
da Bedenken. EU-Kommissar Dimas besteht allerdings auf die Einhaltung
der neuen europäischen Kohlendioxid-Grenzwerte.
09.09.07, © Welt.de
Apec
leaders reach climate deal
Asia-Pacific leaders meeting in Sydney have
agreed an "aspirational" goal to restrain the rise of greenhouse
gas emissions to tackle climate change.
08.09.07, © BBC
More than 50 world leaders to attend UN climate change meet
More than 50 world leaders have agreed to attend
a climate change meeting to be hosted by UN chief Ban Ki-moon here
on the eve of the General Assembly later this month, an official
said Tuesday.
04.09.07, © AFP
Vienna
Climate Change Talks to set stage for UN Climate Change Conference
in Bali
Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Kyoto Protocol are preparing
to meet from 27 to 31 August 2007 in Vienna, Austria for a round
of climate change talks designed to set the stage for a United Nations
Climate Change Conference in Bali (3 to 14 December). The Bali meeting
will in turn be a decisive step in determining the future of global
action on mitigation, adaptation, the global carbon market and financing
responses to climate change.
13.08.07, © UNFCCC
Japan
könnte Kyoto-Ziele nicht erreichen
Japan wird nach aktuellem Wissensstand in den
kommenden Jahren so viel Treibhausgas ausstoßen, dass es die
Klimaschutzziele aus dem Kyoto-Protokoll verfehlen könnte.
10.08.07, © Der Standard
Bush
Sets Emissions Summit
President Bush yesterday formally invited top
officials from the world's leading economic powers to take part
in a climate change summit aimed at establishing voluntary goals
for lowering greenhouse gas emissions while sustaining growth.
02.08.07, © Washington Post
U.N.
climate chief skeptical about global carbon tax
Top U.N. climate change official voiced doubt
on Wednesday about a global tax on carbon, but said national taxes
were possible and laws to cap global warming emissions were better
for business. "I personally am skeptical on the notion of global
carbon taxes," said Yvo de Boer, who heads the U.N. Framework
Convention on Climate Change.
02.08.07, © Reuters UK
1st
plenary session on climate change to kick off Tuesday at U.N.
The U.N. General Assembly is set to begin Tuesday
its first ever plenary session focused on climate change in efforts
to garner a "broad political consensus" from countries
to tackle the issue that has global ramifications.
31.07.07, © Yahoo News
Brazil,
Alarmed, Reconsiders Policy on Climate Change
Alarmed at recent indications of climate change
here in the Amazon and in other regions of Brazil, the government
of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has begun showing
signs of new flexibility in the tangled, politically volatile international
negotiations to limit human-caused global warming.
31.07.07, © Climate Ark
UN
members to table climate change plans
UN member states will, between 31 July and 1
August in New York, US, present their national strategies and commitments
to address the adverse effects of climate change.
23.07.07, © Panapress
U.N.
chief will ask President George W. Bush to give top level support
to U.N. meeting on climate change
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he will ask
U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday to have a top U.S. official
attend a high-level U.N. meeting on climate change in September
because "American participation is crucially important."
16.07.07, © IHT
Schwarzenegger
urges U.S. states to push Washington on climate change
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger urged
U.S. states Friday to pressure Washington to do more to prevent
climate change, discounting the argument that protecting the environment
hurts the economy.
13.07.07, © Herald Tribune
India
to chart strategy on climate change
India will prepare a national strategy on climate
change before the next round of multilateral negotiations under
the UN's convention on climate change is held in December.
10.07.07, © The Times of India
China
rejects binding target to cut greenhouse gas emissions
China will not agree any form of binding target
to reduce its soaring greenhouse gas emissions as part of a new
international deal on climate change, a senior official confirmed
yesterday.
06.06.07, © Guardian
Schweiz führt CO2-Abgabe auf Brennstoffe ab Januar 2008 ein
Die CO2-Emissionen aus Brennstoffen sind im
Jahr 2006 gegenüber 1990 um 4,6 Prozent zurückgegangen. Damit wurde
das von Parlament und Bundesrat definierte Emissionsreduktionsziel
Aus diesem Grund wird ab Januar 2008 eine CO2-Abgabe auf fossile
Brennstoffe (Heizöl, Erdgas) von 12 Franken pro Tonne CO2-Emissionen
erhoben.
29.06.07, © Bundesamt für Umwelt BAFU, Schweiz
Key
U.S. senators reach deal on CO2 emissions
A U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday began drawing
up a sweeping law that ould put mandatory caps on greenhouse gas
emissions after a key Republican endorsed the idea.
28.06.07, © Reuters
Schwarzenegger says US must cut emissions before China does
The US must begin to cut emissions of greenhouse
gases before it can expect developing nations such as China and
India to do so, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said.
President George W Bush has refused to commit the US to absolute
cuts in emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases blamed for global
warming, citing the potential damage to the economy.
27.06.07, © Bloomberg
Australia,
EU agree to climate talks
Australia and the European Union have agreed
to hold regular talks on climate change, an issue on which they
are often poles apart.
25.06.07, © AAP
China
overtakes US as world's biggest CO2 emitter
China has overtaken the United States as the
world's biggest producer of carbon dioxide, the chief greenhouse
gas, figures released today show.
19.06.07, © The Guardian
Russia
Plans to Start Trading Kyoto Quotas in 2008
Russia plans to start trading its greenhouse
emission quotas in 2008 once it has met all eligibility requirements
needed to implement the Kyoto mechanisms, a senior Russian official
said on Friday.
18.06.07, © Planet Ark
Climate
summit calls for post-Kyoto 'road map'
Delegates from 28 countries called Thursday
for the creation of a "road map" at a climate summit in
December to chart the future following the expiration of the 1997
Kyoto agreement.
Negotiations will resume on the Indonesian island of Bali in December.
14.06.07, © Yahoo News
Emissions
fell slightly in the EU during '05
Greenhouse gas emissions from the European Union
dropped slightly in 2005, the latest year for which full data is
available, the European Environment Agency is reporting.
13.06.07, © IHT
UN
high-level meet on climate change in September
The United Nations will hold a special high-level
meeting on climate change at New York on September 24, just ahead
of opening of this year's annual debate of world leaders in the
General Assembly on international issues.
09.06.07, © The Hindu News
Australia
to launch carbon trading scheme by 2012
Australian Prime Minister John Howard pledged
on Sunday to establish a national carbon trading scheme by 2012
to cut the country's greenhouse gas emissions, calling it the most
momentous economic challenge of our time.
03.06.07, © Reuters
EU
governments seek new design for CO2 trade schemeEuropean
Union nations are moving closer to redesigning the bloc's emissions
trading scheme to force industry to pay more to emit carbon dioxide
and hand Brussels greater authority to set EU-wide emissions caps.
03.06.07, © Reuters
China's
climate change plan due ahead of G8 summit
China will release its first national plan to
tackle climate change next week, seeking to rebut international
criticism that it is not doing enough to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,
officials said on Thursday.
31.05.07, © Reuters
US
to make counter-proposal on climate change - report
The United States will call at the upcoming
G8 summit for a new accord on climate change that binds only the
countries that contribute most to the phenomenon, the German press
said on Wednesday.
30.05.07, © Forbes
India
Says Emissions Will Fall by 25 Pct by 2020
India said on Monday its existing energy policy
would cut its greenhouse gas emissions by over 25 percent by 2020,
but warned pressure to set mandatory targets to curb global warming
would hurt economic growth.
29.05.07, © Reuters
Treibhausgase:
USA bekämpfen Merkels Klimaschutz-Initiative
Die deutsche Kanzlerin will beim G-8-Gipfeltreffen
die Weichen für ein Nachfolge-Abkommen zum Klimaschutz-Protokoll
von Kyoto stellen. Die USA betrachten den Klimawandel bloß
als "langfristiges Thema".
21.05.07, © Die Presse
INTERVIEW-Kyoto
nations seek deeper greenhouse gas cuts
Industrial nations in the Kyoto Protocol want
deeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions beyond 2012 despite uncertainty
over whether outsiders will join the U.N. pact, the head of a U.N.
group said on Friday.
Leon Charles, heading a group of government experts from Kyoto countries,
also said that 166-nation talks in Bonn reaffirmed there should
be a seamless transition from a first period of Kyoto ending in
2012 and new rules from 2013.
18.05.07, © Reuters
Bush
Calls For Cuts In Vehicle Emissions
With gasoline prices spiraling to record highs
last week and a recent Supreme Court ruling requiring executive
action to restrict global warming gases, President Bush yesterday
ordered four federal agencies to draw up regulations to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions from cars and trucks by the end of his administration.
15.05.07, © Washington Post
Klima-Gipfel
um verschmutzteste Städte der Welt
Globaler Klimaschutz auf kommunaler Ebene: Die
Bürgermeister von 46 Städten beraten in New York, wie
sie die Luftqualität verbessern können
14.05.07, © Der Standard
U.S.
greenhouse gas emissions up
U.S. and Russian greenhouse gas emissions rose
in 2005, more than cancelling out a dip in the European Union's
emissions despite growing calls to limit global warming, official
data shows.
09.05.07, © Reuters
Delegates
work on climate change accord
More than 1,000 diplomats have begun working
on a new accord to control greenhouse gases, with developing countries
calling for more money and expertise to help them fight the potentially
catastrophic effects of global warming.
08.05.07, © Yahoo News
UN
secretary general appoints three special envoys on climate change
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday
announced the appointment of three special envoys on climate change,
posts which the world body said his commitment to the pressing problem
of global warming.
0105.07, © IHT
Canada
promises pollution curbs, emission cuts
The Canadian government promised curbs on industrial
pollution and new energy standards for cars and appliances on Thursday
in a plan it says will bring greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent
below 2006 levels by 2020.
26.04.07, © Yahoo Canada
Weltklimarat
urgiert weltweite Eindämmung der Treibhausgase
Die katastrophalen Folgen des Klimawandels lassen sich nach Einschätzung
des Weltklimarats (IPCC) nur mit einem schnellen und weltweiten
Einsatz zur Reduzierung der Treibhausgase eindämmen. Energiesparen
und eine Abkehr von Kohlendioxid-lastigen Methoden der Energiegewinnung
stünden an vorderster Stelle der dringendsten Schritte, heißt
es in einem der Nachrichtenagentur AP vorliegenden Entwurf zum dritten
Teil des IPCC-Berichts, der am 4. Mai in Bangkok veröffentlicht
werden soll.
25.04.07, © Der Standard
Abe,
Bush to work on post-Kyoto strategy
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President
George W Bush are set to agree in their summit next week to boost
cooperation to fight global warming beyond the 2012 timeframe set
under the Kyoto Protocol, Japanese government sources say.
22.04.07, © AAP
Norwegen
will erster "Nullemissionsstaat" werden
Norwegen setzt sich ehrgeizige Klimaschutzziele:
Bis 2020 will das Land seinen Ausstoß an klimaschädlichen Treibhausgasen
um ein Drittel senken und bis 2050 eine Klimagasbilanz von null
erreichen.
20.04.07, © ORF
China rejects carbon caps
China aims to nearly halve by 2020 the amount
of greenhouse gases it emits for each dollar of its economy, but
will reject strict caps for decades, a copy of a national global
warming assessment seen by Reuters shows.
16.04.07, © Reuters
U.N. chief eyes climate change summit: paper
The United Nations is contemplating a high-level
meeting on climate change this year, which could lead to a world
summit by 2009, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the Financial
Times.
11.04.07, © Reuters
EU
2006 Carbon Data Show Emission Targets Too Lax
The European Union handed out too many free
emissions permits to heavy industry in 2006, undermining the first
phase of the bloc's flagship weapon against climate change, preliminary
data showed on Monday.
03.04.07, © Planet Ark
Supreme
Court rules against Bush in global warming case
In a defeat for the Bush administration, the
Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a U.S. government agency has
the power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions that spur global
warming.
03.04.07, © Reuters
China
könnte bald der weltgrößte CO2-Produzent sein
China wird womöglich schon in diesem Jahr
die USA als weltgrößter Produzent des Klimakillers Kohlendioxid
(CO2) überholen. Darauf wies der Wissenschaftler Gregg Marland
vom US-Informationsanalysezentrum für Kohlendioxid (CDIAC)
am Freitag hin.
23.03.07, © Der Standard
Strategie
gegen Klimawandel bei G8-Treffen gesucht
Die Umweltminister der acht wichtigsten Industrieländer
suchen gemeinsam mit ihren Amtskollegen aus großen Schwellenländern
eine Strategie gegen den Klimawandel. Die zweitägigen Beratungen
wurden am Freitag aufgenommen.
16.03.07, © Der Standard
Britain proposes bold environmental legislation that could pave
way for post-Kyoto pact
Britain's government proposed bold new environmental
legislation that would set legally binding, long-term limits on
carbon emissions — a move it hopes will prompt the United States,
China and India to follow suit.
13.03.07, © The Guardian
Kempfert:
EU-Klimabeschluss Schub für erneuerbare Energien
Der Beschluss des EU-Gipfels zum Klimaschutz
wird nach Einschätzung der Energieexpertin Claudia Kemfert den erneuerbaren
Energien einen «unglaublichen Schub» geben.
10.03.07, © DPA
Merkel
jubelt über Durchbruch im Klimastreit
Die EU will zum Kurswechsel in der Klimapolitik
durchstarten. Von einem "Durchbruch" sprach Angela Merkel
heute morgen erleichtert beim Gipfel in Brüssel. Die Kanzlerin
legte einen Entwurf zum verbindlichen Ausbau erneuerbarer Energien
vor.
09.03.07, © Der Spiegel
EU
will Ausstoß von Treibhausgasen stark senken
Erster Erfolg auf dem EU-Gipfel: Die Mitgliedstaaten
werden sich voraussichtlich darauf einigen, bis 2020 insgesamt 20
Prozent weniger klimaschädliche Treibhausgase auszustoßen.
Im Streit um erneuerbare Energien ist allerdings kaum Bewegung in
Sicht
08.03.07, © Der Spiegel
USA
und China erwarten weiteren Anstieg von Treibhausgas-Ausstoß
Ungeachtet einer drohenden globalen Klimakatastrophe
wird der Ausstoß von Treibhausgasen in den USA und China nach
Schätzungen beider Länder in den kommenden Jahren weiter
wachsen. Die chinesische Regierung rechnet damit, dass die Emission
von Treibhausgasen wie Kohlendioxid (CO2) im Land noch bis 2030
ansteigt.
04.03.07, © DPA
Climate
Change as Dangerous as War - UN Chief Ban
Climate change poses as much danger to the world
as war, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday as he
urged the United States to take the lead in the fight against global
warming.
02.03.07, © Reuters
AP
Interview: German minister suggests anchoring climate protection
in EU constitution
Germany's environment minister on Monday suggested
anchoring the aim of protecting the world's climate in a future
European Union constitution, a move that he said could help improve
the EU's popularity.
26.02.07, © The Associated Press
EU will bis 2020 CO2-Ausstoß um 20 Prozent reduzieren
Die EU will den Ausstoß der Treibhausgase bis
2020 um mindestens 20 Prozent unter das Niveau von 1990 reduzieren,
egal ob es eine internationale Vereinbarung für die Zeit nach 2012
gibt oder nicht. Darauf haben sich am Dienstag nach längeren Beratungen
die Umweltminister einstimmig geeinigt.
20.02.07, © ORF
Is
U.S. near a tipping point on global warming?
U.S. policy on global warming seems headed for
a tipping point, with politicians, business leaders and economists
joining environmentalists to call for new laws to limit greenhouse
gases that spur climate change.
19.02.07, © Reuters
EU
einig über Ziele für künftigen Klimaschutz zurück
Die EU-Staaten haben sich auf zentrale Eckpunkte
der künftigen Klimaschutzpolitik geeinigt.
Aus Kreisen des heutigen Umweltministertreffens verlautete, dass
alle Länder eine einseitige Senkung des Ausstoßes von
Treibhausgasen bis 2020 um 20 Prozent unterstützen.
20.02.07, © ORF News
Britain's
Blair sees chance of G8 post-Kyoto deal
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Sunday
there was a real chance industrialized countries could agree the
outline of a deal to succeed the Kyoto Protocol on curbing greenhouse
gas emissions at a June summit.
18.02.07, © Reuters
Politicians
sign new climate pact
Leading international politicians have reached
a new agreement on tackling climate change, at a Washington summit.
16.02.07, © BBC
Kommission
plant Rechtsrahmen, um die Erfüllung der EU-Ziele für
geringere CO2-Emissionen von Kraftfahrzeugen sicherzustellen
Die Europäische Kommission hat heute eine
umfassende neue Strategie vorgeschlagen, mit der die Kohlendioxidemissionen
(CO2) der in der Europäischen Union verkauften Neuwagen (PKW
und Kleintransporter) verringert werden sollen.
07.02.07, © European Commission
Neue
UN-Umweltorganisation soll gegen globale Erwärmung kämpfen
Eine schlagkräftige Umweltorganisation
der Vereinten Nationen soll nach dem Willen von 46 Staaten den Kampf
gegen die globale Erwärmung aufnehmen. Ihre Regierungen, darunter
stellten sich am Samstag zum Abschluss einer zweitägigen Konferenz
in Paris hinter die Initiative des französischen Staatspräsidenten
Jacques Chirac, das UN-Umweltprogramm (UNEP) zu stärken.
04.02.07, © FAZ
US-Regierung
lehnt nach UNO-Klimabericht einseitige Maßnahmen ab
Die US-Regierung hat sich in einer Reaktion
auf den neuen UNO-Bericht über die Erderwärmung gegen
einseitige Maßnahmen zur Bekämpfung des Klimawandels
ausgesprochen. Der US-Anteil am Ausstoß von Treibhausgasen
sei nur "gering, wenn man sich den Rest der Welt ansieht",
sagte US-Energieminister Sam Bodman am Freitag.
03.02.07, © Der Standard
U.N.
agency pressures Ban on climate crisis summit
The U.N. environment agency pressured Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday to call an emergency climate summit amid
dire reports about the risks from global warming.
A summit, tentatively planned for September, would focus on the
hunt for a successor to the Kyoto Protocol on cutting greenhouse
gases widely blamed for forecasts of more heatwaves, floods, droughts
and rising sea levels.
30.01.07, © Reuters
Emerging
economies are under pressure to cut emission
As U.S. presidential candidates rush to embrace
environmentalism ahead of the 2008 election, the spotlight is suddenly
falling on the need for major emerging economies like China and
India to cut emissions too ? raising new questions about whether
a truly global agreement on climate change will remain hot air.
25.01.07, © IHT
Tokyo
climate change meeting eyes post-Kyoto rules
Senior officials from advanced and developing
countries met in Tokyo on Wednesday to start work on a follow-up
agreement to the Kyoto Protocol on climate change.
24.01.07, © Reuters
Klimapolitik
spaltet Europa
Klima-, Energie- und Verkehrspolitik lösen
Kontroversen zwischen Politik und Wirtschaft aus. Die EU hat ihn
2007 den Kampf gegen den Klimawandel zu ihren Top-Zielen erklärt.
Heikel wird es aber, sobald auf Worte Taten folgen: Industrievertreter
und die ihnen nahe stehenden Politiker protestieren zunehmend lautstark
gegen zu strenge Vorgaben aus Brüssel. Befürchtet werden
zu hohe Produktionskosten und Nachteile im globalen Wettbewerb.
23.01.07, © Die Presse
California
Governor Sets Low Carbon Fuel Standard
Electric, hybrid and hydrogen vehicles got a
power boost today as California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed
an Executive Order establishing the world's first greenhouse gas
standard for transportation fuels - the Low Carbon Fuel Standard.
18.01.07, © ENS
EU makes climate change centre of foreign policy
Global warming has moved to the heart of European
foreign policy, the EU executive's top diplomat said on Thursday,
warning of a climate disaster if China and other big greenhouse
gas producers are not transformed.
18.01.07, © Reuters
Limiting
Global Climate Change to 2 degrees Celsius
The Commission's central proposal is that, under
a future global agreement, the group of developed countries should
cut their emissions of CO2 and other 'greenhouse gases' responsible
for warming the planet to an average of 30% below 1990 levels by
2020. The EU should take the lead by committing autonomously to
reduce its own emissions by at least 20% by 2020 ? a cut that should
be increased to 30% as part of a satisfactory global agreement.
10.01.07, © European Comission
EU
to Make New Climate Change Commitment with Cuts
Europe will seek to spearhead the fight against
global warming this week when the European Commission proposes a
bold unilateral cut in greenhouse gas emissions as well as liberalisation
of energy markets.
09.01.07, © Planet Ark
EU
to call for a "new industrial revolution"
The European Commission will call next week for
?a new industrial revolution? in the energy sector to boost competition,
protect the climate and ensure security of supply, a draft paper
from the EU executive showed.
04.01.07, © Reuters
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Austrian News on Climate Policy and Kyoto
PRÖLL:
Österreich beim Ankauf der Emissionsreduktionseinheiten im
Plan
Im Rahmen von JI/CDM weitere 2,4 Millionen Tonnen
CO2-Emissionenreduktionseinheiten angekauft
Damit fehlen nur mehr 10 Millionen Tonnen des derzeitigen Ankaufsziels
von 45 Millionen Tonnen Emissionsreduktionseinheiten für die
Verpflichtungsperiode 2008 bis 2012. Das ist ein weiterer Schritt
zur Erreichung des Kyoto-Ziels“, so Umweltminister Josef Pröll.
25.09.07, © Lebensministerium
220
Millionen Euro jährlich für Hochwasserschutz in Österreich
Seit dem verheerenden Jahrhunderthochwasser
im Jahr 2002, das in den betroffenen Regionen beträchtliche
Schäden verursacht hat, ist in Sachen Hochwasserschutz in Österreich
viel geschehen.
Die aufgewendeten Mittel für Sofortmaßnahmen wurden um
ein Vielfaches aufgestockt sowie unzählige präventive
Maßnahmen zum Schutz der Bevölkerung gesetzt. Weiters
hat sich Österreich an vielen internationalen und europaweiten
Forschungsprojekten zum Thema Hochwasser-(Risiko-) Forschung beteiligt.
10.08.07, © CO2 Handel.de
PRÖLL:
Weiteres Klimaschutz- und Energiepaket geschnürt
Mit dem neuen Klimaschutz- und Energiepaket wollen
wir Energie aus Ökostrom weiter forcieren und die Energieeffizienz
durch die Ausweitung des Contractings im Bundesbereich erhöhen.
Durch die Ökologisierung der Beschaffung von Gütern und
Dienstleistungen auf Bundesebene soll es weitere Impulse für
die Wirtschaft geben. Darüber hinaus werden aus dem Klima-
und Energiefonds Mittel zur Attraktivierung des öffentlichen
Personennah- und Regionalverkehrs zur Verfügung gestellt werden.
10.07.07, © Lebensministerium
Ministerrat
gibt Grünes Licht für Klima- und Energiefonds. Auch Novelle
des Abfallwirtschaftsgesetzes beschlossen
"Der Klima- und Energiefonds ist die wichtigste
energiepolitische Weichenstellung der vergangenen Jahrzehnte: mit
diesem Fonds werden wir einen spürbaren Beitrag zur Verwirklichung
einer nachhaltigen und umweltgerechten Energieversorgung leisten.
Ziel ist es, die Energieeffizienz zu steigern und den Anteil erneuerbarer
Energieträger an der Energieerzeugung zu steigern.
02.05.07, © Lebensministerium
EU-Klimapolitik:
Energiewirtschaft und Industrie müssen 2,07 Mio. Tonnen CO2
nachliefern
Die EU-Kommission hat nach einem intensiven
Stellungnahmeverfahren (39 Fragen an Österreich) jetzt ein
Ergebnis zum Nationalen Allokationsplan II (NAP II) für die
Jahre 2008 - 2012 vorliegen, das die Industrie und Energiewirtschaft
um 6,3 % mehr fordert, als ursprünglich vorgesehen. Statt der
Gesamtmenge an Zertifikaten von 32,8 Mio. Tonnen CO2 muss die Industrie
und Energieerzeugung mit insgesamt 30,73 Mio. Tonnen auskommen.
Die Reduktion um rund 2,07 Mio. Tonnen ist in Prozent ausgedrückt
eine Reduktion von 6,31 %.
02.04.07, © Lebensministerium
Klimastrategie
vom Ministerrat beschlossen
In seiner Sitzung am 21. März 2007 hat
der Ministerrat die Österreichsche Klimastrategie beschlossen.
Ziel ist, die im Rahmen des Kyoto-Protokolls vorgesehenen Verpflichtungen
zur Reduktion von Treibhausgasemissionen zu erfüllen.
21.03.07, © Lebensministerium
Entwurf
der nationalen Klimastrategie 2007
Die Österreichische Klimaschutzstrategie
wird derzeit überarbeitet. Das Lebensministerium lädt
zu einer breiten öffentlichen Diskussion des Entwurfs der Klimastrategie
2007 ein. Stellungnahmen, die bis zum 5. März 2007 einlangen,
fließen in den Diskussionsprozess ein.
22.02.07, © Lebensministerium
TOP
2006:
International News on Climate Policy and Kyoto
EU
tackles aircraft CO2 emissions
Airlines operating in the EU should pay for any
increase in carbon emissions above current levels, the European
Commission has proposed.
20.12.06, © BBC News
Environment
Chief Seeks 30 Percent Emissions Cut
EU The European Union's environment chief said
on Monday he will seek a 30 percent cut in EU greenhouse gas emissions
by 2020 as the bloc tries to set an example for the world on how
to fight global warming.
19.12.06, © Planet Ark
China
Wants to Slow Growth in Carbon Emissions
China wants to slow its growth in carbon emissions,
a top energy policy maker said on Tuesday, as the world's number
two producer of greenhouse gases threatens to overtake the United
States by 2009.
07.12.06, © Planet Ark
Miliband
plans carbon trading 'credit cards' for everyone
Every citizen would be issued with a carbon "credit card"
- to be swiped every time they bought petrol, paid an energy utility
bill or booked an airline ticket - under a nationwide carbon rationing
scheme that could come into operation within five years, according
to a feasibility study commissioned by the environment secretary,
David Miliband, and published today.
11.12.06, © The Guardian Unlimited
Germany
Aims to Cap Airline's CO2 Emissions
Germany wants to cap carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
from airlines flying into its territory and to make them join the
EU emissions trading scheme, a minister was quoted as saying on
Tuesday
06.12.06, © Planet Ark
US
Democrats mull climate change
The issue of climate change and global warming
hardly registered on the political radar in the United States during
the recent Congressional elections.
02.12.06, © BBC
Industry
Chief Backs "Realistic" EU Emissions Goal
The European Union's industry commissioner has
urged the 25-nation bloc to set a "realistic unilateral"
target for cutting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2020 and offer
to go further if other nations join the drive.
27.11.06, © Reuters
EU
Parliamentary Panel Urges 2020 Carbon Dioxide Target
The European Parliament's Industry and Energy
Committee wants the EU to be the most energy efficient economy in
the world by 2020.
24.11.06, © ENS
Nairobi
climate talks split on CDM carbon burial
U.N. climate talks were split on Thursday over
whether to permit burial of heat-trapping gases in developing nations
under the U.N.'s Kyoto Protocol.
09.11.06, © Science News
Uneinigkeit
auf UN-Gipfel über Kyoto-Nachfolgeregelung
Die Teilnehmer des Klimagipfels der Vereinten
Nationen sind uneinig über die Aushandlung einer Nachfolgeregelung
für das 2012 auslaufende Kyoto-Protokoll. Neue langfristige
Regelungen im Kampf gegen den Klimawandel sollten Delegierten zufolge
sobald wie möglich vereinbart werden. Allerdings blieb am Dienstag
unklar, ob dies 2008, 2009 oder 2010 bedeutet.
03.11.06, © Der Standard
Australia
to push for "New Kyoto" in Asia
After repeatedly blocking domestic carbon trading,
Australia said on Thursday it would now push for Asia-wide emissions
trading to combat global warming as part of a planned "new-Kyoto"
pact.
02.11.06, © Reuters
Kenya:
UN Talks On Climate to Open Next Week
More than 6,000 delegates will attend a two-week
conference on climate change starting on Monday. Among them will
be 130 Environment ministers.
01.11.06, © allAfrica.com
"Welt
hat keine Wahl mehr"
Ein 700-Seiten-Bericht für die britische
Regierung warnt eindringlich davor, den Klimawandel auf die leichte
Schulter zu nehmen. Es drohe eine veritable Weltwirtschaftskrise.
29.10.06, © ORF
Europäische
Umweltagentur: EU wird Kyoto-Ziele verfehlen
Nach neuen Zahlen der Europäischen Umweltagentur
(EEA) werden nur Großbritannien und Schweden die im Kyoto-Protokoll
vereinbarten Vorgaben für die Reduzierung von Treibhausgasen
einhalten können.
27.10.06, © EurActiv
New
UN ‘credit’ system launched to curb global warming gases
in industrialized states
Under the joint implementation (JI) mechanism,
launched by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),
developed countries can acquire credits from emission-reducing projects
in other industrialized countries, in particular central and eastern
Europe, allowing them to meet their commitments under the Kyoto
26.10.06, © UN News Centre
US,
EU Hold Climate Talks Despite Kyoto Rift
The United States and the European Union meet
in Helsinki on Tuesday to seek common ground on ways to curb greenhouse
gases despite a deep rift over the UN's Kyoto Protocol.
24.10.06, © Reuters
Blair
und Balkenende: Dramatischer Appell für mehr Klimaschutz
Vor Beginn des EU-Gipfels in Finnland haben Großbritannien
und die Niederlande eine neue Initiative für den Klimaschutz
gefordert. Der britische Premierminister Tony Blair und der niederländische
Ministerpräsident Jan Peter Balkenende richteten am Vorabend
des Gipfels einen dramatischen Appell an die übrigen 23 EU-Staaten.
20.10.06, © FAZ
Post-Kyoto
climate talks may last to 2010 - expert
Talks on extending a U.N.-led fight against global
warming beyond 2012 may last until 2010 to allow a wider U.S. role
after President George W. Bush steps down, a U.N. expert said on
Wednesday. "I wouldn't be surprised, given the U.S. electoral
calendar, if the overall deal would be 2010," he said. The
United States is the main source of greenhouse gas emissions, mainly
from fossil fuels burned in power plants, factories and cars.
11.10.06, © Reuters
PM
plans 'intensity' alternative to Kyoto
Prime Minister Stephen Harper said yesterday that
greenhouse-gas targets in the federal government's new environmental
policy will be "intensity-based," a system that effectively
scuttles Canada's commitments under the Kyoto Protocol.
11.10.06, © globeandmail.com
EU
proposes 100 million euro fund for renewable energy in developing
world
The European Commission has proposed creating
a 100-million-euro (126-million-dollar) global risk capital fund
to boost private investment in renewable energy in poorer nations.
06.10.06, © Yahoo News
Canada
says won't rush to set emissions targets
Although Canada cannot meet its obligations for
cutting emissions of greenhouse gases under the Kyoto protocol,
the government will not rush to set new targets of its own, Environment
Minister Rona Ambrose said on Thursday.
05.10.06, © Reuters
Vom
Menschen verursachte Methan-Emissionen nehmen deutlich zu
Die Konzentration des Treibhausgases Methan in
der Erdatmosphäre nimmt nach einer im Wissenschaftsmagazin
Nature veröffentlichten Studie wieder deutlich zu. Jenes Methan,
das von Feuchtgebieten ausgestoßen wird, nimmt nach der Studie
ab, das vom Menschen verursachte Methan hingegen deutlich zu. Die
Experten machen die boomende Wirtschaft Chinas dafür verantwortlich.
02.10.06, © Der Standard
Top
20 polluters gather in Mexico
Ministers from the world's top 20 polluting nations
are gathering in Mexico for talks on climate change.
02.10.06, © BBC
Schwarzenegger
Signs Global Warming Bill
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday signed
into law a sweeping global warming initiative that imposes the nation's
first cap on greenhouse gas emissions, saying the effort kicks off
"a bold new era of environmental protection."
27.09.06, © ABC News
EU
Global Warming Target Difficult - UK Official
A European Union threshold to avoid dangerous
climate change is proving a more difficult goal to achieve than
anticipated, according to the British foreign secretary.
25.09.06, © Planet Ark
Ministers
clear air ahead of climate meeting
Environment ministers have held informal talks
in Zurich ahead of the international climate change conference in
Nairobi in November. Swiss Energy Minister Moritz Leuenberger and
Kenyan Environment Minister Kivutha Kibwana, who jointly chaired
the talks, said on Friday that the "frank" and "concrete"
discussions should ensure progress is made in the Kenyan capital.
15.09.06, © swissinfo
EU
ambassador presses need for dialogue on global warming
The European Union's ambassador on Thursday called
for greater dialogue between the EU and the United Sates on global
warming, saying greater advocacy is needed to promote conservatio
14.09.06, © IHT
Leaders
commit to new emission targets
European and Asian leaders pledged Monday to set
new carbon dioxide emissions targets that go beyond those now set
for 2012 under the UN's Kyoto Protocol. But they set no firm targets
now, bowing to Asian reluctance to do
11.09.06, © globeandmail.com
Sale
of Carbon Credits Rise
India is leading developing nations in carbon
credits, expecting over 2.27 billion US dollars by selling certified
emissions reduction units (CER) from approximately 300 Clean Development
Mechanism (CDM) projects, according to the country's ministry of
environment and forests.
08.09.06, © IPS
Canada
Plans to Boost Environment, Ignore Kyoto
The Canadian government, under fire for dismissing
the Kyoto protocol as unworkable, will next month unveil an environmental
package that focuses on improving air quality, but says little about
global warming, officials and activists say.
08.09.06, © Reuters
Rich
nations' greenhouse gases up, despite Kyoto
Industrialised nations' emissions of greenhouse
gases edged up to the highest level in more than a decade in 2004
despite curbs meant to fight global warming, data compiled by Reuters
showed on Thursday.
31.08.06, © Reuters
Gov.
Reaches Landmark Deal on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and top Democrats in
the Legislature agreed today on a bill that would make California
the first state to slap strict limits on the emission of greenhouse
gases that contribute to global warming.
30.08.06, © LA Times
World
Bank logs largest ever greenhouse gas deal
The World Bank put together on Tuesday the largest
greenhouse gas deal ever, where European and Asian companies and
others will pay two Chinese chemical companies $1.02 billion to
reduce output of gases believed to cause global warming.
In the deal, European and Asian companies bound by the U.N.'s Kyoto
Protocol to tackle climate change, will pay the Chinese chemical
companies to reduce and destroy emissions of HFC23, a heat-trapping
gas 11,700 times stronger than carbon dioxide.
29.08.06, © Reuters
EU-Kommission
will niedrigeren CO2-Ausstoß erzwingen
Die EU-Kommission erinnert die Autohersteller
an ihre Klimaschutz-Versprechen. EU-Industriekommissar Verheugen
erklärte heute, die bisherigen Anstrengungen reichten nicht
aus. Notfalls will Brüssel die Autoindustrie per Gesetz dazu
zwingen, den CO2-Ausstoß stärker zu verringern.
29.08.06, © Der Spiegel
Seven
Northeastern States Set Greenhouse Gas Limits
The seven states agreed in December to create
a mandatory program to curb emissions, and they set the reduction
targets in draft regulations released today. Owners of power plants
fueled by coal, oil and natural gas would begin to cut their carbon
dioxide output in 2009.
15.08.06, © Blomberg.com
Dutch
diplomat appointed head of UN climate change convention
Yvo de Boer will become the new Executive Secretary
of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),
which is responsible for gathering and sharing information on greenhouse
gas emissions, national policies and best practices, and launching
national strategies for addressing the issue, among other measures.
11.08.06, © UN, noticias.info
Britain,
California Unite On Global Warming
Britain and California are preparing to sidestep
the Bush administration and fight global warming together by creating
a joint market for greenhouse gases.
31.07.06, © Associated Press
Encouragement
for low carbon firms
A bid to combat climate change by developing new
low carbon business ventures has been launched. The Carbon Trust
has announced the creation of a commercial subsidiary, Carbon Trust
Enterprises, to accelerate the transition to a low carbon economy.
27.07.06, © Guardian Unlimited
Gorbachev
urges Australia to sign Kyoto
Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev has
urged Australia to sign the Kyoto Protocol on climate change and
set targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Canberra must also
try to influence the United States to do more to reduce the effects
of global warming, he said.
21.07.06, © The West Australian
China
set to invest $ 200 bn in renewable energy sector
China is set to spend $ 200 bn on renewable energy
over the next 15 years, and industry players are racing to grab
a slice of the action
15.07.06, © Reuters
Blair
wants G8 to tackle climate change
This weekend UK prime minister Tony Blair will
call for the G8 group of industrialised nations to admit five developing
nations to the group in order to tackle climate change and other
global issues.
14.07.06, © SciDev.Net
Annan
stresses energy security and its environmental consequences ahead
of G-8 Summit
Mr. Annan, speaking in Berlin at an event hosted
by the UN Association of Germany and the Bertelsmann Foundation,
also highlighted that ?the scientific consensus is overwhelmingly
clear: climate change is happening, and humans are contributing
to it?
10.07.06, © UN
Poor
score for Australia on climate
Australia is the least prepared of all the world's
developed countries to tackle the issue of climate change, a report
by a newly-formed environmental foundation says. Its Top Ten Tipping
Points on Climate Change report concludes that science is the number
one trend in the fight against global warming.
07.07.06, © Couriermail
EU-Parlament
will Emissionshandel für Luftverkehr
Der Luftverkehr wächst rapide, doch bisher
begrenzen weder Kyoto-Protokoll noch Treibstoff- oder Mehrwertsteuern
die Treibgas-Emissionen der Flugzeuge. Nach dem Willen des EU-Parlaments
sollen sich auch die Fluggesellschaften am Emissionshandel beteiligen.
04.07.06, © Der Spiegel
US
won't rule out joining Kyoto successor
Washington cannot rule out joining any successor
to the UN's Kyoto Protocol for curbing global warming beyond 2012
but such a move would face big legal hurdles, the U.S. chief climate
negotiator said on Monday.
26.06.06, © Washington Post
EU
Urges Action as '04 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rise
European Union nations must boost efforts to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions after data showed they rose 0.3 percent
in 2004 among the EU's 15 "old" member states, the bloc's
executive said on Thursday.
23.06.06, © Reuters
Fewer
night flights could cut climate change impact
Cutting the number of flights that take off at
night could help to reduce the contribution of aviation to global
warming, researchers said on Wednesday. Night flights contribute
to climate change because the white streaks of condensation, or
contrails, left behind by jets trap energy emitted from the Earth's
surface.
14.06.06, © Reuters
Inteview
mit dem neuen UNEP Chef Achim Steiner
Die Entwicklungsländer sind ernüchtert, weil sie
sich in den Umweltverträgen neue Verpflichtungen übernehmen sollen,
ohne dass sie Vorteile davon haben. Die von den Industriestaaten
oft zugesagte Hilfe, etwa beim Umstieg auf saubere Technologien,
kommt viel zu schleppend in Gang. Hier müssen die reichen Länder
sich bewegen.
14.06.06, © Frankfurter Rundschau
Emission
reductions from Kyoto Protocol - Clean Development Mechanism pass
the one billion tonnes mark
According to the United Nations Climate Change
Secretariat, the Kyoto Protocol?s clean development mechanism (CDM)
is as of today estimated to generate more than one billion tonnes
of emission reductions by the end of 2012.
09.06.06, © UNFCCC
Rich
and poor countries at loggerheads over Kyoto, says Ambrose
"At Bonn, the developed countries including Canada
reached a consensus that they would not take on further commitments
until the developing world also considered targets," she said.
08.06.06, © Canadian Press
Tuvalu
kündigt erneut rechtliche Schritte gegen USA und andere CO2-Großproduzenten
an
Möglicher Untergang des Inselstaats seit
Jahren thematisiert - Premier-Minister Toafa: "Plätze
an denen vor wenigen Jahren noch Kinder gespielt haben, stehen heute
unter Wasser"
29.05.06, © Der Standard
Senate
Committee Calls for U.S. to Negotiate Climate Commitments
On May 23, 2006, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations
Committee passed S. Res. 312, a “sense of the Senate” resolution
calling for U.S. participation in negotiations under the U.N. Framework
Convention on Climate Change to establish mitigation commitments
for all countries that are major emitters of greenhouse gases.
23.05.06, © Pew Center
Canada grows cool on climate treaty
Canada’s minority Conservative government has
signalled a waning commitment to the Kyoto protocol on climate change,
on the grounds that the treaty does not include some of the world’s
heaviest polluters.
22.05.06, © FT.com
EU
says US, China open to global emissions trade
The European Union's environment chief said on
Friday the United States was open to discussing a global greenhouse
gas emissions market, but the U.S. government said it remained opposed
to mandatory caps on emissions as called for by the Kyoto Protocol.
19.05.06, © Reuters
Poor
States Seen Escaping Kyoto Climate Caps
Poor nations are seeking aid and technology to
combat global warming with no expectation at UN climate talks that
they will be forced to join rich nations and cut emissions of heat-trapping
gases.
19.05.06, © Reuters
UNO-Konferenz
über künftige Klimapolitik in Bonn
In Bonn hat am Montag unter der Leitung der UNO
eine Konferenz zu Maßnahmen gegen den Klimawandel begonnen.
Ein "Dialog über die langfristige Zusammenarbeit zur weiteren
Umsetzung der Klimarahmenkonvention" ist Thema des ersten Teils
der Tagung.
15.05.06, © Der Standard
EU
could tighten CO2 rights in 2008-12
The European Commission should tighten carbon
dioxide allowances for 2008-2012 if they have been overallocated
in the first phase of the emissions trading scheme, Environment
Commissioner Stavros Dimas said on Thursday.
04.05.06, © Financial Express
Britain
Unveils Plans to Boost Biomass Sector
Britain announced measures to promote the production
of electricity and heat from biomass on Thursday, including a capital
grant scheme for "green" boilers and continuing support
for energy crops.
28.04.06, © Planet Ark
CO2-Ausstoß:
US-Bundesstaaten klagen Umweltbehörde Mehrere
US-Bundesstaaten haben die US-Umweltschutzbehörde EPA wegen fehlender
Maßnahmen zum Kampf gegen die globale Erwärmung verklagt. Die EPA
weigere sich, den Ausstoß von Kohlendioxid (CO2) von Kraftwerken
zu reglementieren, hieß es in der am Donnerstag bei einem Bundesgericht
in der Hauptstadt Washington eingereichten Klage
28.04.06, © Der Standard
Markt
für CO2-Zertifikate bricht ein
Während in den EU-Mitgliedstaaten fieberhaft
an den Plänen für die nächste Phase des Handels mit
CO2-Zertifikaten (ab 2008) gearbeitet wird, verändern sich
die Marktbedingungen grundlegend: In den letzten Tagen ist der Preis
für eine Tonne CO2 um ein Drittel zurückgegangen.
28.04.06, © Die Presse
EU
Emissions Scheme Faces Key Test After First Year
The European Union's efforts to fight climate
change with its landmark emissions trading system will face a crucial
test this month when companies must show whether they have exceeded
their 2005 pollution limits.
25.04.06, © Planetark
Harper
hints at possible Canada-US climate change pact
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, under pressure
to tackle climate change while hostile to the Kyoto Protocol, hinted
that Canada may opt for a Canada-US plan to reduce greenhouse gases.
20.04.06, © AFP
Car
makers 'failing' on climate
European car makers are defaulting on a vital
target to tackle climate change, according to an environmental group.
20.04.06, © BBC
Commission
asks member states to fulfil their obligations
The European Commission has decided to take infringement
procedures against a number of Member States over violations of
four separate pieces of EU climate change legislation.
06.04.06, © EU Press Release
Russia
to Have Key Kyoto Trade Rules Ready by July
Russia will have key rules ready by July that
will allow foreign firms to invest in the country under the terms
of the Kyoto Protocol, a top Russian official promised on Monday,
reassuring potential investors.
04.04.06, © Reuters
Utilities
urge emission limits
U.S. utilities, breaking with their own trade
association, urged Congress to impose mandatory restrictions on
emissions of carbon dioxide, a gas that contributes to global warming.
05.04.06, © Chron.com
UK's
Blair Wants Urgent Action on Post-Kyoto Accord
Tony Blair called on Wednesday for the world to
work urgently on an agreement to tackle climate change after the
Kyoto Protocol expires. Blair, touring Australia and New Zealand,
emphasised his determination to inject new momentum into global
efforts to negotiate a framework for a broad deal to take effect
from 2012, when Kyoto ends.
30.03.06, © Reuters
EU
Leaders Seek Stronger Renewable Energy Targets
European Union leaders gave a push to renewable
energy on Friday, eyeing higher targets for sources like wind and
solar power as the 25-nation bloc tries to reduce its dependence
on foreign energy suppliers.
27.03.06, © Reuters
Etappensieg
auf dem Weg zur CO2-Abgabe
Die Chancen für eine CO2-Abgabe auf Heizöl bleiben
vorerst intakt. Der Schweizer Nationalrat hat sich am Donnerstag
hinter die Lenkungsabgabe gestellt und den Klimarappen II knapp
verworfen. Die Linke konnte damit einen Etappensieg verbuchen, der
Weg zur Einführung der Abgabe bleibt aber noch lang.
24.03.06, © NZZ Online
Feds
refuse to say no to Kyoto
Despite Prime Minister Stephen Harper's public
misgivings about the Kyoto protocol on climate change, the federal
environment minister says Canada will not opt out of the accord.
15.03.06, © Calgary Sun
Umweltminister
finden Kompromiss zu Klimazielen
Die EU-Umweltminister haben sich am Donnerstag
bei ihrem ersten Treffen nach der Klima-Konferenz in Montreal auf
die Post-Kyoto-Position der EU im Klimaschutz festgelegt. Der Beschluss
sieht vor, dass die Industriestaaten nach die Treibhausgas-Emissionen
um 15 bis 30 Prozent bis 2020 gegenüber dem Niveau von 1990
senken werden und "bis 2050 im Geiste der Beschlüsse vom
(Umwelt)-Rat im März 2005".
09.03.06, © Der Standard
Compliance
body set up for Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse gases
“A strong and effective compliance mechanism
is key to the success of the implementation of the treaty,”
said Richard Kinley, acting head of the UN Climate Change Secretariat
in Bonn.
03.03.06, © UN News Centre
Global
Greenhouse Gas Trade Soared in 2005 - Study
Global trading in greenhouse gas credits grew
explosively last year to be worth more than nine billion euros,
25 times the value of deals recorded in 2004, according to a report
published on Tuesday.
01.03.06, © Planet Ark
EU
to help China cut CO2 emissions
CHINA, which is battling pollution on a big
scale, and the European Union, one of the most technologically advanced
regions, agreed yesterday to reduce China's carbon dioxide emissions
from coal-fired power stations and to consider burying them.
21.02.06, © Shanghai Daily
Governor
to push global warming fight
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration
is expected this month to release a plan to combat global warming
that recommends raising petroleum prices and requiring industries
to report, for the first time, their greenhouse gas emissions.
17.02.06, © San Francisco Chronicle
EU-Kommission
lehnt britischen CO2-Plan erneut ab
Patt-Situation.Die EU-Kommission hat Änderungen
des britischen Zuteilungsplans für CO2-Emissionsrechte erneut
abgelehnt. Großbritannien habe die nachträglichen Änderungen
zu spät eingereicht, begründete die Kommission ihre Entscheidung.
Die Frist zur Einreichung der Nationalen Allokationspläne (NAP)
für den Handelszeitraum 2005 bis 2007 endete am 30. September
2004. London habe den modifizierten CO2-Plan aber erst im November
2004 in Brüssel abgegeben.
16.02.06, © Dow Jones
UNFCCC
chief sees Kyoto Protocol countries on their way to reach emissions
targets
The acting head of the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change says that industrialized countries
that have ratified the 1997 Kyoto Protocol can still reach their
legally binding emissions targets. 15.02.06,
© UNFCCC
California:
Studies Support Emissions Plans
Two independent analyses say an effort to cut
greenhouse gases could be beneficial for California's economy.
23.01.06, © Climate Ark
100,000 MW power expected from renewable sources by 2050
Non-conventional Energy Sources Minister Vilas
Muttemwar today announced that his Ministry was working out a Comprehensive
Renewable Energy Policy aimed at achieving energy security.
19.01.06, © Webindia
Pact
'will not reduce emissions'
A new Asia-Pacific pact aimed at tackling climate
change will not reduce carbon emissions.That is the conclusion of
a report from an Australian government agency released during the
pact's first ministerial meeting.
13.01.06, © BBC
EU:
Emissions trading: Commission sets out guidance on national allocations
for 2008-2012
The European Commission has published a Communication
setting out guidance to help member states when they draw up national
plans for allocating carbon dioxide emission allowances for 2008-2012
under the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS).
09.01.06, © noticias.info
US
forces Brussels into rethink on aircraft emissions
The European Commission is being forced to consider
scaling back its scheme for targeting aircraft emissions after the
United States threatened to take legal action to block it.
03.01.06, © Times Online
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Umweltminister
verlangt "mehr Maßnahmen im Inland"
Um die heimischen Kyoto-Klimaschutzziele erreichen
zu können, verlangt Umweltminister Josef Pröll (V) "mehr
Maßnahmen im Inland". Diese sollen auch zum Schwerpunkt
in der neuen Klimastrategie werden, sagte Pröll im Interview.
26.01.06, © Der Standard
Treibhausgasemissionen
2005 gestiegen
Auf Basis der Ergebnisse der jährlichen österreichischen
Luftschadstoffinventur verzeichnet das Umweltbundesamt einen deutlichen
Anstieg der Treibhausgasemissionen im Jahr 2005: Die Gesamtmenge
liegt im Jahr 2005 bei 93,2 Mio. Tonnen Kohlendioxid-Äquivalenten.
Dies entspricht einer Steigerung um 2,1 Mio Tonnen oder 2,3% gegenüber
2004 und einem Zuwachs von 18,1% gegenüber dem Kyoto-Basisjahr 1990.
17.01.06, © Umweltbundesamt
Emissionshandel: 2. Nationaler Allokationsplan nach Brüssel geschickt
Nach Abschluss einer öffentlichen Begutachtung
und nach Herstellung des Einvernehmens mit den Bundesministerien
für Wirtschaft und Arbeit sowie Finanzen hat heute, Montag, das
Lebensministerium den österreichischen Zuteilungsplan für den Emissionshandel
während der fünfjährigen „Kyotoperiode“ 2008-2012 (NAP 2) nach Brüssel
geschickt.
15.01.07 © Lebensministerium
Neue
JI/CDM-Projekte in Osteuropa
In der aktuellen JI/CDM Kommissionssitzung wurde
der Ankauf von CO2-Emissionsreduktionen in der Höhe von rund
drei Millionen Tonnen aus Klimaschutzprojekten im Ausland beschlossen.
Das derzeitige Ankaufsziel von 35 Millionen Tonnen für die
Verpflichtungsperiode 2008 bis 2012 ist nun zu zwei Drittel vertraglich
gesichert.
19.12.06, © Lebensministerium
Energie
wird Schlüsselfrage aller Politik
Die Energie werde in den nächsten Jahren
und Jahrzehnten die "zentrale Frage der künftigen Politik"
in Europa sein", prophezeite Umweltminister Josef Pröll.
22.08.06, © Der Standard
Nationaler
Allokationsplan für Industrie nach Brüssel übermittelt
In intensiven Gesprächen wurde mit der
Industrie eine Zuteilung von zulässigen CO2-Emissionen in der
Höhe von 32,8 Mio. Tonnen vereinbart. Erstmals wird aber nicht
mehr die gesamte zugeteilte Menge gratis vergeben. Neu ist das Instrument
der Auktion. 400.000 Tonnen werden jährlich unter den österreichischen
Unternehmen versteigert. Somit stehen der Industrie und E-Wirtschaft
über die gesamte Periode insgesamt 2 Mio. Tonnen über
eine Auktion zur Verfügung.
20.07.06, © Lebensministerium
Einigung
bei Emissionszertifikaten
Wirtschaft und Umweltminister Pröll vereinbarten
die Zuteilung von Zertifikaten im Umfang von 32,8 Tonnen CO2 für
2008-2012
14.07.06, © Der Standard
Zehn
Mio. Tonnen CO2 müssen noch eingespart werden
Österreich fehlen auf dem Weg zu Kyoto
noch zehn Millionen Tonnen CO2, die eingespart werden müssen.
Die bisherigen in der Klimastrategie festgelegten Maßnahmen
bringen die Ausstöße im Jahr 2010 laut einer am Dienstag
veröffentlichten Evaluierung des Umweltbundesamtes (UBA) auf
einen Stand von 78 Millionen Tonnen CO2, vorgesehen sind aber 68
Millionen Tonnen.
11.04.06, © Der Standard
Erstmals
seit 2000 weniger CO2 ausgestoßen
Einerseits liegt der Ausstoß von Treibhausgasen
mit 91,3 Mill. Tonnen noch um 22,6 Mill. Tonnen über dem Ziel
einer 13-prozentigen Reduktion in Bezug auf den Ausstoß des
Jahres 1990. Andererseits wurden die Emissionen das erste Mal seit
2000 wieder verringert.
23.02.06, © Die Presse
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2005:
Seven
states sign plan to cut CO2 emissions
Seven northeastern states on Tuesday announced
their plan to curb emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide by
allowing industry to buy and sell emission credits.
20.12.05, © USATODAY
Kyoto Treaty Powers Up U.S. Alternative Energy Firms
The United States has not joined the Kyoto Protocol
to cut greenhouse gases, but the pact nevertheless is boosting sales
for American companies that market "clean" energy technologies.
The spread of renewable-energy standards - particularly in Europe
- propelled by the treaty, along with a surge in oil and gas prices,
has triggered a boom in business for solar and wind energy companies.
19.12.05, © LA Times
In Kanada entsteht neue Klimabörse
In Montreal haben die Chicago Climate Exchange
(CCX) und die Montreal Exchange (MX) eine Vereinbarung zur Gründung
der Montreal Climate Exchange unterzeichnet. Damit erhält der
globale Klimaschutz einen weiteren Eckpfeiler in Nordamerika.
17.12.05, © Handelsblatt
US
states to sign climate initiative
Seven north-eastern US states are likely to
finalise plans on Thursday to begin curbing their greenhouse gas
emissions. Under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the states
are expected to cap carbon dioxide emissions from power stations
in an effort to combat climate change and encourage energy efficiency.
14.12.05, © Financial Times
"Wir
haben eine Alternative"
Wir wissen, was gerade mit dem Klima passiert
... und wir haben eine Alternative", sagte Clinton vor 1.000 bis
2.000 begeisterten Zuhörern im Konferenzgebäude. Er betonte
mehrmals, dass Klimaschutz insgesamt keine Arbeitsplätze vernichte,
sondern eine Vielzahl schaffe.
10.12.05, © Die Presse
Last-minute
climate deals reached
Ministers at the climate change conference
in Montreal have made a series of breakthroughs in plans to combat
global warming.
10.12.05, © BBC
Oberösterreich
bei Weltklimakonferenz als "Modellregion" eingeladen
Oberösterreich wurde als eine von sechs
"Modellregionen" eingeladen, bei der Weltklimakonferenz in Montreal
(Kanada) sein Klimaschutzprogramm zu präsentieren.
02.12.05, © Der Standard
EU
Says Will Fulfil Kyoto Target Early, in 2010
The European Union will meet its Kyoto Protocol
obligations to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2010, two years before
the global environment treaty's final deadline, a report by the
EU executive showed on Thursday.
02.12.05, © Reuters
Montreal
climate conference adopts ‘rule book’ of the Kyoto Protocol
The United Nations Climate Change Conference
in Montreal on Wednesday finalized the ‘rule book’ of
the Kyoto Protocol, the 1997 landmark treaty designed to curb greenhouse
gas emissions. 30 November 2005 - The United Nations Climate Change
Conference in Montreal on Wednesday finalized the ‘rule book’
of the Kyoto Protocol, the 1997 landmark treaty designed to curb
greenhouse gas emissions.
30.11.05, © UNFCCC
Deutscher
Umweltminister fordert neues Kyoto-Protokoll
"Es muss jetzt ein zeitlich abgegrenzter Verhandlungsprozess
über ein neues multilaterales Klimaschutzregime für die
Zeit nach 2012 beginnen, das auf der Architektur des Kyoto-Protokolls
aufbaut", sagte Gabriel.
25.11.05, © Der Standard
Second
phase of Kyoto faces battle
Ministers face a battle when they meet next
week to start talks on a new climate change treaty, European Environment
Commissioner Stavros Dimas said on Monday.
22.11.05, © ABC News
Britain
opens way for new climate deal
Britain is to open the door for other nations
to abandon setting compulsory targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions:
the principle at the heart of the Kyoto agreement to tackle climate
change
20.11.05, © Guardian Unlimited
Developed
countries cut greenhouse gases, but more effort needed
Developed countries, taken as a group, have
achieved sizable reductions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but
further efforts are needed to sustain these reductions in gases
blamed for global warming and cut them further, a United Nations
climate body warned today.
18.11.05, © UN News Centre
UK
Seeks Chinese Lead on Climate Change
Blair wants to encourage China to take a lead
among developing countries ahead of a United Nations climate change
conference in December in Montreal, British officials said.
08.11.05, © Reuters
Action
on warming
President George W. Bush has long argued that
a nationwide program of mandatory controls on carbon dioxide and
other global warming gases would saddle the country with crippling
electricity costs. He may be surprised to learn that his own Environmental
Protection Agency no longer believes that to be the case.
07.11.05, © International Herald
Tribune
Greenhouse
gases 'to rise by 52%'
Global greenhouse gas emissions will rise by
52% by 2030, unless the world takes action to reduce energy consumption,
a study has warned.
07.11.05, © BBC
China
to lead greenhouse gas emissions surge: IEA
China and other developing countries will emerge
as the world's biggest polluters over the next 25 years, driving
a sharp increase in greenhouse gas emissions, the International
Energy Agency (IEA) said on Monday.
07.11.05, © Reuters
Job-Schwemme
durch Ende des Erdölzeitalters?
Das Zeitalter von Öl als Energieträger
ist nach Ansicht des amerikanischen Ökonomen und Zukunftsforschers
Jeremy Rifkin vorbei. "Erneuerbare Energie durch Wasserstoff ist
die dritte industrielle Revolution. Sie wird Millionen von Jobs
schaffen, um die ganze Infrastruktur in Europa zu verändern",
sagte Rifkin am Montag bei einer Pressekonferenz.
24.10.05, © Der Standard
Joke
Waller-Hunter (1946-2005)
With deep sorrow the Climate Change Secretariat
announces the passing of Ms. Joke Waller-Hunter, UNFCCC Executive
Secretary. Since 1 May 2002, Joke assumed the leadership of the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change as its Executive
Secretary.
14.10.05, © UNFCCC
Setback
on climate pact talks
The inaugural meeting for the six nations involved
in the Asia-Pacific Climate Pact has been postponed.
08.10.05, © The Australian
Emissionshandel bald auch für Airlines
Der EU-Kommission liegt jetzt ein Vorschlag
vor, den Schadstoffausstoß der europäischen Luftfahrt
ab 2008 zu begrenzen.
28.09.05,© Die Presse
U.S. Priorities on Climate Change Policy Following the Kyoto Protocol
The climate change debate has changed significantly
since early negotiations around the Kyoto Protocol, said Richard
Morgenstern, senior fellow at Resources for the Future."New technologies
are clearly needed to address the climate change issue," he said.
"Government has an important role to play in spurring the development
and diffusion of these technologies."
20.09.05, © RFF
France
To Hike Tax On Big CO2 Emission Cars
The French government has decided to increase
the vehicle license tax on new cars that produce high levels of
carbon dioxide. The tax, effective Jan. 1, is aimed at encouraging
car buyers to opt for less-polluting vehicles.
09.09.05,© Dow Jones
China,
EU to invest in ultra-clean coal-fired power station
China and the European Union (EU) are on the
verge of announcing a big investment in new technology for reducing
greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power stations, the Financial
Times reported, without citing sources.
05.09.05, © AFX
Kanada
belohnt CO2-Eigeninitiative
Der kanadische Umweltminister Stephane Dion
hält seine Landsleute dazu an, Treibhausgasemissionen mit eigenen
Ideen zu drosseln. Initiatoren von umweltfreundlichen Projekten
können sich „Credits” verdienen und diese an die
großen industriellen Luftverschmutzer oder die Regierung verkaufen.
18.08.05,© Dow Jownes
International
Energy Outlook 2005
In the IEO2005 reference case, world carbon
dioxide emissions are projected to rise from 24.4 billion metric
tons in 2002 to 30.2 billion metric tons in 2010 and 38.8 billion
metric tons in 2025. Much of the projected increase in carbon dioxide
emissions occurs among the emerging nations, accompanying large
increases in fossil fuel use.
July 2005, © IEA
EU sieht US-Klimaschutzbündnis nicht als Alternative zu Kyoto
Das neue Klimaschutzabkommen zwischen den USA,
China, Indien, Australien und Südkorea ersetzt nach Auffassung
der EU-Kommission nicht die im Kyoto-Protokoll festgelegte UN-Klimaschutzkonvention.
„Es ist mehr eine Ergänzung als eine Alternative zum
Kyoto-Protokoll”, sagte die Sprecherin von EU-Umweltkommissar
Stavros Dimas am Donnerstag in Brüssel
28.07.05, © Dow Jownes
'Beyond
Kyoto' greenhouse pact being formed
The United States, Australia, China, India and
South Korea are likely to unveil this week a regional pact to combat
greenhouse gas emissions by developing environmentally friendly
energy technology, Australia said on Wednesday.
27.07.05, © Reuters
Größte
Solaranlage Mitteleuropas in Graz
In der steirischen Landeshauptstadt wird wieder
mehr auf alternative Energiegewinnung gesetzt. Mit der größten
Solaranlage Mitteleuropas sollen jährlich 2.500 Megawattstunden
Wärme für rund 3.000 Haushalte geliefert werden.
26.07.05, © ORF
Firms
beat climate-change target
UK industry has been cutting carbon dioxide
emissions twice as quickly as firms agreed under plans to improve
the environment, a government report says
21.07.05, © BBC
World
faces massive increase in CO2 emissions as population grows
The world faces a massive increase in carbon
dioxide emissions, which fuel global warming, due to population
growth, poor countries getting richer and the failure of wealthy
countries to reduce greenhouse gases, a world population conference
heard.
19.07.05, © AFP
Berlin signs off on climate protection programme
Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrat-led
government Wednesday signed off on a national climate protection
program as a poll showed that the majority of Germans consider climate
protection a key issue.
13.07.05, © DPA/Expatica
UN
to Start Marathon in Bonn to Widen Kyoto
A UN meeting in Germany next week will start
a marathon bid to extend the UN's Kyoto protocol on fighting global
warming and persuade the United States and developing nations to
take part from 2012.
16.05.05, © Planetark
American mayors unite to implement Kyoto goals on carbon dioxide
levels
Frustrated by the Bush administration's refusal
to ratify the Kyoto Treaty, 132 US mayors have pledged to enforce
its regulations in their own cities.
16.05.05, © The Independent
The EU's Contribution to Shaping the Future Global Climate Change
Regime
Documents on the future EU Climate Policy
May 2005, © DG Enviromnet
E.U.:
Kyoto could spur Europe's growth
European Commissioner for Energy Stravos Dimas
this week said the European Union's carbon emissions-trading scheme,
intended to combat global climate change and reduce greenhouse gases,
could be a catalyst for economic opportunities for the continent's
industries.
21. 04.05, © Washington Times
California eyes cap-and-trade plan to trim greenhouse gases
The California Energy Commission's Climate Change
Advisory Committee is eying "cap-and-trade" proposals. Advocates
say such a move by California would lead the way for other states.
Already California has agreements with Oregon and Washington to
trim emissions that contribute to climate change.
07. 04.05, © Associated Press
Canada,
Automakers Announce Breakthrough Global Warming Agreement Automakers
To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Today, the Canadian government and automobile
manufacturers signed a historic agreement to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions from automobiles by over 15 million tons by the end of
2010
05. 04.05, © Common Dreams
Spatenstich
für größtes Biomassekraftwerk
In Wien-Simmering ist am Montag der Spatenstich
für Östereichs größtes Biomassekraftwerk erfolgt.
Das Kraftwerk soll bereits Mitte 2006 in Betrieb gehen.
11.04.05, © ORF
Australian
States Leave Feds Behind on Greenhouse Gas Trading
The states and territories of Australia have
reached a joint agreement on greenhouse gas emissions trading to
fight climate change. The federal government, under Prime Minister
John Howard, has declined to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, so the states
and territories have initiated their own emissions reduction scheme.
04. 04.05, © ENS
Kyoto
pact plan avoids carbon tax; buying of emissions credits expected
The government unveiled a plan Tuesday for fulfilling
Japan's obligations to cut greenhouse gas emissions under the 1997
Kyoto Protocol but stopped short of including the contentious carbon
tax
30.03.05, © The Japan Times
Inventare
für eine glaubwürdige Klimapolitik
Vergangene Woche hat der Bundesrat entschieden,
gestützt auf das CO2-Gesetz eine CO2-Abgabe einzuführen
und dem Klimarappen eine Chance zu geben.
29.03.05, © NZZ
EU
drops 2050 emissions target
Union leaders have backed a goal for ambitious
cuts in greenhouse gases by 2020 but dropped a longer-term target
for 2050, despite support from environment ministers earlier this
month.
The reduction ranges will have to be viewed in the light of future
work on how the objective can be achieved, including the cost-benefit
aspect.
23.03.05, © Reuters
Britain
takes Africa rescue plan to G8
Britain called on rich countries on Thursday
to lift the yoke of debt and poverty from Africa at the first joint
meeting of environment and development ministers from the Group
of Eight. Blair has put Africa and global warming at the top of
the agenda for the G8 summit in Gleneagles in Scotland in July.
18.03.05, © Reuters
Der
EU-Emissionshandel kommt in Schwung
Nach Schweden, Finnland, Dänemark und den
Niederlanden kann neu auch Deutschland nicht nur Termin-, sondern
auch Spotgeschäfte mit entsprechenden Verschmutzungsrechten
tätigen. Die EU-Kommission hat Berlin am Wochenende mitgeteilt,
sie habe seinem Zuteilungsverfahren zugestimmt.
15.03.05, © NZZ
EU
Ministers Want Tough Post-Kyoto Emissions Target
European Union environment ministers on Thursday
proposed that developed nations make sweeping cuts in greenhouse
gas emissions in the years following 2012, when the first period
covered by the Kyoto Protocol ends.
11. 03.05, © Planet Ark
Worldwide
Wind Energy Capacity at 47.616 MW
The world market for electricity generation
from wind energy once again developed very dynamically in the year
2004. 8.321 MW of new capacity were added in the year 2004, marking
a new record – in 2003, 8.129 MW were added. The new leader
in terms of new installation is Spain with 2061 MW, thus for the
first time taking over the number one position from Germany (2020
MW).
07.03.05, © World Wind Energy Association
Denmark
to Push for Ambitious EU Emissions Goals
Denmark's environment minister will push for
more ambitious European Union targets for lowering emissions of
greenhouse gases after 2012, she said on Friday.
07.03.05, © Planet Ark
UK
Refuses To Budge in EU Spat Over Carbon Trade
Britain says it would have a "strong legal case"
against the European Commission if the two sides go to court over
changes Britain made to its emissions trading scheme, UK environment
chief Margaret Beckett said on Wednesday.
03.03.05, © Planet Ark
Airlines
face cuts in ozone gases under new pact
The world's airlines must make cuts of 12 percent
in nitrogen oxide emissions blamed for depleting the ozone layer,
the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) said.The Kyoto
Protocol called on industrialized countries to work through the
ICAO to reduce greenhouse gases on civil aviation.
02.03.05, © Yahoo News
Carbon
rush at World Bank
As the Kyoto Protocol comes into force this
month, a carbon rush is gaining steam in the financial industry.
Investors predict that the carbon trade could become one of the
largest markets in the world with a trading volume of US$60-$250
billion by 2008 and some unlikely actors are gearing up to profit
from this new, invisible market. Foremost among them is the World
Bank.
26.02.05, © Asia Times
Bush
disappoints Europe with climate change ideas
U.S. President George W. Bush has disappointed
European environmental activists who had hoped for a wider commitment
from the world's largest polluter to fighting global warming.
23.02.05, © Reuters
Blair
to open world economy talks
Tony Blair is expected to focus on global warming
when he formally opens proceedings at the World Economic Forum in
the Swiss ski resort of Davos later.
26. 01.05, © BBC News
EU
suing on delays in Kyoto plans
The European Union on Wednesday sued Italy,
Belgium, Greece and Finland for failing to take steps to introduce
a system enabling companies to trade greenhouse gas emissions under
the Kyoto agreement on global warming.
20. 01.05, © International Herald Tribune
Austria´s
Annual National Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990-2003
Die Gesamtmenge an Treibhausgasemissionen steigt
im Jahr 2003 auf 91,6 Mio. Tonnen CO2 Äquivalente an. Dies
entspricht einer Steigerung um 5,1 Mio. oder 5,9% gegenüber
dem Vorjahr und einem Anstieg von 16,6% gegenüber dem Kyoto-Basisjahr
1990.
© Umweltbundesamt, Jänner 2005
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