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China announces carbon tax
Plans for CO2 emissions to be added to existing environmental tax structure announced
China and Russia block UN Security Council climate change action
Two permanent members of main UN body block efforts to raise security implications of climate change
China’s demand for coal set to soar despite Beijing smog
China’s coal reliance is battering the climate and choking Beijing but a quick fix from carbon capture is a long way away
Beijing view: Choking smog could catalyse climate action
As a cloud of poisonous gases descends on the Chinese capital, Terry Townshend asks if this will encourage leaders to move faster to cut air pollution
Beijing business leaders call for clean air act
Property magnate Pan Shiyi starts Weibo campaign to force government to cut pollution in capital
US report makes extreme weather link to climate change
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Obama’s “fiscal cliff” deal boosts US renewable energy sector
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Surging demand for coal threatens climate targets
IEA report says coal could be world’s largest energy source by 2020, highlighting importance of support for carbon capture and cleaner power generation in developing world
Coal to be largest source of energy by end of decade, warns IEA
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Fierce cyclone sweeps through Pacific Island of Samoa
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China’s head of climate calls for increase in low carbon technology transfer
Chief of China’s climate commission Li Junfeng says country needs low-carbon renewable technologies to be shared
COP18: Room for optimism on climate finance at UN talks
Details on cash to bridge “finance gap” could arrive soon in Doha as both recipient and donor work to find a compromise.
COP18: China negotiator warns 2015 global climate deal currently in balance
Lead negotiator Su Wei says that if talks on support for developing nations don’t agree on a future for the Long term Cooperative Action (LCA) track of negotiations, long-term deal to cut emissions will suffer.
BASIC countries call for raised ambition at Doha climate talks
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Why water must be at the heart of China & India’s future plans
Soaring populations, ambitious infrastructure projects and the effects of climate change will all combine to put pressure on the most precious resource of all – water
40 million people at high risk from climate change in China
The 5th annual risk atlas from analysts Maplecroft finds five of China’s major cities at ‘high risk’ and warns multi-national companies operating in most Asian cities could face spiralling environmental costs.
Figueres backs China’s new leader to increase climate ambition
UN climate chief says it is “critical” that China’s new Communist Party leader Xi Jinping maintains investment in renewable energy and efficiency measures
IEA World Energy Outlook: Fossil fuel subsidies jumped 30% to $523 billion in 2011
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Australia rumoured to announce Kyoto II commitment tomorrow
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Indian monsoon may fail more often because of climate change
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