UN Climate Conference: Kyoto Protocol Extended At Doha, Qatar Talks
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A UN climate conference has extended the life of the Kyoto Protocol, the only binding pact on curbing greenhouse gas emissions, in a small but symbolic victory in the fight against global warming. It...
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DOHA: Almost 200 nations extended a weakened United Nations plan for combating global warming until 2020 on Saturday with a modest set of measures that would do nothing to halt rising world greenhouse...
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Almost 200 nations extended a weakened United Nations plan for combating global warming until 2020 today with a modest set of measures that would do nothing to halt rising world greenhouse gas...
View ArticleUPDATE 4-Doha climate talks throw lifeline to Kyoto Protocol
* Talks agree eight-year extension to protocol * Many nations, environmentalists cool to Doha deal * No major emissions goals set at Doha talks By Regan Doherty and Barbara Lewis DOHA, Dec 8 (Reuters)...
View ArticleDoha Climate Talks Throw Lifeline to Kyoto Protocol
Doha. Almost 200 nations extended a weakened United Nations plan for combating global warming until 2020 on Saturday with a modest set of measures that would do nothing to halt rising world greenhouse...
View ArticleLifeline thrown to Kyoto Protocol
Almost 200 nations have extended a weakened United Nations plan for combating global warming until 2020 with a modest set of measures that would do nothing to halt rising world greenhouse gas...
View ArticleUPDATE 5-Doha climate talks throw lifeline to Kyoto Protocol
* Talks agree eight-year extension to protocol * Many nations, environmentalists cool to Doha deal * No major emissions goals set at Doha talks By Regan Doherty and Barbara Lewis DOHA, Dec 8 (Reuters)...
View ArticleKyoto Protocol extended in contentious U.N. climate talks
Delegates to U.N. climate talks in Doha agreed Saturday to extend the Kyoto Protocol, a pact that aims to curb greenhouse gas emissions from industrialized nations but will cover only about 15 percent...
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DOHA, Qatar - Seeking to control global warming, nearly 200 countries agreed Saturday to extend the Kyoto Protocol, a treaty that limits the greenhouse gas output of some rich countries, but will only...
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View ArticleDoha climate pact injects symbolic new life into Kyoto
A UN climate conference on Saturday extended the life of the Kyoto Protocol, the only binding pact on curbing greenhouse gas emissions, in a small but symbolic victory in the fight against global...
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United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday the world was faced by a global warming 'crisis' and urged bickering negotiators at climate talks in Doha to show 'strong political commitment' and...
View ArticleTroubled UN climate talks enter final day
DOHA: UN talks seeking to halt the march of global warming entered their final day in Doha on Friday with key points outstanding: extending the greenhouse gas-curbing Kyoto Protocol and funding for...
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View ArticleUN conference adopts extension of Kyoto Protocol
DOHA - Almost 200 nations extended on Saturday a weakened UN plan for fighting global warming until 2020, averting a new setback to two decades of UN efforts that have failed to halt rising world...
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View ArticleTalks stall on climate 'crisis'
UNITED Nations chief Ban Ki-moon says the world is faced by a global warming "crisis" and has urged bickering negotiators at climate talks in Doha to show "strong political commitment" and compromise....
View ArticleQatar seeks to extend Kyoto to end deadlock
DOHA ' Qatar proposed keeping an existing UN plan for fighting climate change in place until 2020 on Saturday in an attempt to break a deadlock at talks over a new deal to curb world greenhouse gas...
View ArticleUN climate talks run into overtime
UN talks seeking to halt the destructive march of global warming went into overtime as negotiators locked horns on funding for poor countries and extending the greenhouse gas-curbing Kyoto Protocol....
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View ArticleUN conference adopts extension of Kyoto accord
Seeking to control global warming, nearly 200 countries agreed Saturday to extend the Kyoto Protocol, a treaty that limits the greenhouse gas output of some rich countries, but will only cover about 15...
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