Japan
Legislation
Draft climate bill proposes carbon trading scheme, but provides no fresh details on how it will work and hints that binding emission caps could be ditched
08 March 2010
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2 min read
Legislation
Regional emissions trading schemes are springing up in China, India and Japan
11 February 2010
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3 min read
Legislation
Reductions proposed by the EU represents a 16 per cent decrease on 2007 levels, lower than most developed countries
10 February 2010
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2 min read
Legislation
Representatives of more than 60 nations gathering in London to discuss global measures to improve biodiversity protection
18 January 2010
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2 min read
Legislation
Officials insist emerging nations are not to blame for summit's failure to deliver more ambitious emissions targets
22 December 2009
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3 min read
Politics
Japan makes last-ditch effort to save talks with improved funding offer – could others follow?
17 December 2009
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1 min read
Politics
Brinkmanship over financial commitments puts post-2012 funding plans at risk
15 December 2009
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2 min read
Climate change
Local media claims prime minister Yukio Hatoyama will announce increased funding commitment to the Copenhagen summit on Friday
15 December 2009
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2 min read
Energy
One third to be spent building pollution control facilities, says official
26 November 2009
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2 min read
Carbon Trading
Minister dismisses "exaggerated" cost projections, arguing that offsets will help reduce the cost of meeting 25 per cent target
25 November 2009
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2 min read
