AP, August 1, 2010
By ARTHUR MAX
AMSTERDAM — The failure of a climate bill in the U.S. Senate is likely to weigh heavily on international negotiations that begin Monday on a new agreement to control global warming.
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Global climate effort ‘still inadequate’ as talks continue
EurActiv, July 30, 2010
Countries' pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions offer virtually no chance of halting global warming before it reaches dangerous levels, researchers said as negotiators gather in Bonn to continue climate talks next week.
Concrete, immediate actions needed on climate change: Mexico's FM
People’s Daily Online, July 29, 2010
Immediate and concrete action on climate change was important for the international community, specially developing countries, Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa said Wednesday.
Commission proposes phasing out coal subsidies
EurActiv, July 21, 2010
Europe's unprofitable coal mines will have to be shut down within the next four years before state subsidies are halted, the European Commission said yesterday (20 July).
Climate change to blame for hottest summer ever?
AFP, July 20, 2010
By Marlowe Hood (AFP)
PARIS — The first six months of 2010 brought a string of warmest-ever global temperatures, but connecting these dots to long-term climate change patterns remains frustratingly difficult, experts say.
Eastern Europe struggling to meet EU climate targets
EurActiv, July 16, 2010
The EU's Eastern European newcomers, who still need to catch up with the rest of the Union in terms of economic and social development, face an uphill battle to attain the 'climate targets' laid out in the bloc's 'Europe 2020' strategy, a round-up of articles from the EurActiv media network reveals.
Google Earth map showing temperature rises unveiled
AFP, July 15, 2010
LONDON — British ministers have launched a new Google Earth map designed to show the potential impact of temperature rises of four degrees Celsius.
EU's 'big three' issue joint call for 30% CO2 cuts
EurActiv, July 15, 2010
Ministers from the UK, France and Germany have issued a joint call for the EU to raise its emission reduction target to 30% by 2020.
Senate climate bill falls short of Copenhagen aim
Reuters, July 15, 2010
A scaled-back climate change bill Senate Democrats are considering would achieve far less than President Barack Obama promised at a U.N. global warming conference last year -- but even this may be too much for Congress.
An interview with Yvo de Boer, the United Nations' former climate-change chief
The Washington Post, July 11, 2010
By Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post Staff Writer
Until this month, Yvo de Boer served as executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, the body that oversees international climate negotiations.