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China’s first ever white paper on its energy conditions and policies. Complete text.
“China did not, does not and will not pose any threat to the world’s energy security. China will continue to maintain its sustainable energy development and make it promote the sustainable development of the world’s energy resources, thus making positive contributions to the world’s energy security.”
Bush: nuclear is ‘best’ for greenhouse gases
Ralph Nader: Big Oil’s profit and plunder
Lakota group secedes from U.S.
2 million acres proposed for oil shale
Presidental candidates on energy, environment
As Bush signs energy bill, new issues emerge
EPA chief is said to have ignored staff
States vow to back Calif. against Bush
NY Times: Arrogance and warming
One nation, one energy plan – but it’s the wrong one
Planner: China needs to cool growth, energy consumption
The Middle Kingdom’s dilemma
China grabs West’s smoke-spewing factories
China’s not alone in environmental crisis
China: US must be positive on climate
China’s glaciers melting quickly
Many short of water nationwide
Bush signs bill to increase fuel efficiency
Bush’s clean energy man
Lights out for traditional light bulbs
EPA: States can’t set emission rules for cars
German parties seek climate sanctions against United States
Bali climate deal marks a geopolitical shift
Back from the brink
China’s performance at Bali talks
U.S. prevails on climate draft, squelches targets
Canada tries to stop declaration on GHG reduction
Rich, poor countries at odds
Hard choices on climate can wait for next president: Bush aides
Poor hit hardest by climate change
Paying other nations to be green
Proponents of the House-passed energy bill have called it a “down payment” on a climate change strategy. But that “down payment” is now in jeopardy.
The pathos of Derrick Jensen
Monbiot: Need a reappraisal of who we are and what progress means
Jamais Cascio: Futurism and its discontents
America’s climate and energy future: What will we look like in 2050?
The next president of the United States will have to confront the urgent problems attending rapid oil depletion in the OECD countries. The world’s liquid fuels supply can no longer meet demand and global exports levels are set to decline.
India’s role
Poor countries must also curtail carbon emissions
Down Under revolution
Joseph Stiglitz: Carbon-taxing the rich
Don’t banish global business from the great climate battle
Open Europe’s O’Brien calls EU’s CO2 program ‘failure’
RFF’s Pizer on U.S. climate policy
More than 200 leading climate scientists have today warned the United Nations Climate Conference of the need to act immediately to cut greenhouse gas emissions, with a window of only 10-15 years for global emissions to peak and decline, and a goal of at least a 50% reduction by 2050.
