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Sen. Sanders says Obama is committed to climate action
WASHINGTON — One of the U.S. Senate’s top campaigners against global warming on Wednesday sought to ease international concerns, vowing President Barack Obama was committed to action on climate change. Some European nations have voiced uncertainty about whether Obama and the U.S. Congress can follow through on promises to force sharp reductions in carbon emissions […]
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Sweden unveils ‘ambitious’ clean energy strategy
STOCKHOLM — Sweden’s government on Wednesday presented what it described as Europe’s “most ambitious” strategy to improve energy efficiency and cut greenhouse gas emissions. “As the first industrialized country, we are presenting a concrete plan towards becoming independent of fossil fuels and reducing emissions to a level that the climate requires,” Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren […]
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U.S. Senator: Recession wrong time for cap-and-trade
WASHINGTON — The United States should not impose a cap-and-trade system to battle climate change this year because it amounts to a painful tax during a deep recession, a Republican lawmaker said Wednesday. “Now is not the time to put a national sales tax on every electric bill and every gasoline purchase,” Republican Senator Lamar […]
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Carbon tax only way to keep planet cool: Hansen
COPENHAGEN — Greenhouse gas emissions must be cut more quickly and deeply than thought only two years ago to avoid dire consequences, and a straight-up carbon tax is the only realistic way to do it, top climate scientist James Hansen said in an interview. New research paints an even gloomier picture of global warming than […]