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Can Malaysia realize the electric vehicle while the government’s call to reduce carbon emissions by up to 40 percent by 2020? The answer, of course, be based on expertise in related fields.
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KULIM, Dec 14 (Bernama) — The government is taking significant steps to ensure sustainable growth with plans set for the reduction of carbon emissions in the country by 40 per cent in 2020, said Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry, Datuk Mukhriz Tun Mahathir.
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A top Korean steelmaker has earned itself an award by accumulating carbon-credits with afforestation project in Uruguay.
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POSCO is the first Korean company to register afforestation carbon credit, 18th globally, and the first amongst steelmakers, according to a company release.
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A new UN agreement could pave the way for multibillion-dollar plans to build a carbon capture network in the UAE.
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UAE-based publisher GVP Media, a division of Global Village Partnerships, has announced the launch of ‘CleanUAE’, the region’s first carbon neutral book in February.
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Thai food exporters will face competitive disadvantages if they are not prepared for non-trade barriers imposed by European countries in 2012, particularly concerning carbon footprints.
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* Japan buys 4 mln tonnes of Kyoto offsets from Poland
* Payments not disclosed, to support energy-saving in Poland
* Japan still needs to buy 3 mln T to meet 100 mln T target
TOKYO, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Japan has agreed to buy emission rights from Poland equivalent to four million tonnes of CO2 under the Kyoto Protocol, the Japanese government said on Friday, moving close to its purchase target for 2008-2012.
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Poor countries in addition to rich countries should try to cut their carbon emissions, says President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives.
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At approximately 10:45 AM EST Thursday, FIFA (Soccer’s international governing body) announced Qatar as the host of the 2022 World Cup. The announcement, which shocked people around the world, came minutes after Russia was announced as the World Cup 2018 host.
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Equate Petrochemical Co., a joint venture between Petrochemical Industries Co. of Kuwait and Dow Chemical Co., has announced that it intends to capture 450 tons of carbon dioxide from its existing facilities on a daily basis starting 2012.
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The international community will gather next week in Cancun to negotiate an agreement to curb man-made climate change. While there are fears that goal will not be met, some countries already are implementing part of the plan – by reducing emissions due to deforestation and degradation. Heavily forested countries such as Indonesia hope to see more progress on the effort in Cancun.
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Industrial interests are threatening to undermine Norway’s billion dollar partnership with Indonesia, potentially turning the forest conservation deal into a scheme that subsidizes conversion of rainforests and peatlands for oil palm and pulp and paper plantations, logging concessions, and energy production, claims a new report from Greenpeace.
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This Manual is based on Indonesian experience and its associated knowledge. The main objectives are:
1. To provide a practical introduction to the relationship between land tenure and land claims, whether we are talking about how land claim issues function as causal or aggravating factors in conflict, or whether we are thinking about land claims that arise in post-conflict settings.
2. To contribute towards the improvement of land tenure policies through a better understanding of land tenure systemdynamics and pluralism.
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Seventy five indigenous women from 28 countries in Asia, Latin America, Africa, the Pacific and North America travelled to Manila this week for a two-day workshop to discuss the impacts of climate change and mitigation measures such as REDD-plus on their rights and roles as indigenous women.
In a statement from the meeting, the indigenous women note that REDD “has both risks and opportunities”. The key issue for them is whether rights are going to be upheld under REDD:
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