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A woman selling of food at the market. Une femme vendant de la nourriture au marché. Togo and Africa
Africa   Agriculture   Climate   Livelihoods   Photos		  Zeenews 
Global warming could cause civil wars in Africa by 2030: Study
Thu 26 Nov 2009
London: With climate change affecting global food production and economic welfare, it is likely to increase the risk of conflict in African countries over the next 20 years, claims a US study. The... (photo: WN / Eteh)
** ARCHIV ** Hinter dem Schornstein eines Kohlekraftwerks fliegt am 15. Nov. 2007 ein Flugzeug ueber Peking. Der weltweite Ausstoss von Kohlendioxid hat nach juengsten Erkenntnissen im vergangenen Jahr um drei Prozent zugenommen. Groesster Klimasuender war nach Angaben des Global Carbon Projects (GCP) von Freitag, 26. Sept. 2008, China, gefolgt von den USA. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File) ** FILE ** A passenger airliner flies past smoke generated by a coal power station in Beijing, in this Nov. 15, 2007 file photo. China's government is boosting the authority of its long-toothless environmental watchdog agency in an attempt to rein in the rampant pollution wrought by rapid economic development. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
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US announces emission cuts, China follows suit
Thu 26 Nov 2009
BEIJING/NEW DELHI: China on Thurday declared that it would reduce the carbon intensity of its economy by 40-45% below 2005 levels by 2020. This significant manoeuvre is bound to step up pressure on... (photo: AP / Andy Wong, File)
Air pollution - chimneys emitting smoke, India  The Star  Thu 26 Nov 2009
China unveils carbon target for Copenhagen deal

BEIJING (Reuters) - China unveiled its first firm target to curb greenhouse gas emissions on Thursday, a carbon intensity goal that Premier Wen Jiabao will take to a summit in Copenhagen next month... (photo: WN / Geeta)
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Smoke billows from a factory's chimneys in this March 20, 2007 photo, in Taiyuan, China. The energy efficiency of China's fuel-guzzling economy is improving but the country, the world's No. 2 oil consumer, is still struggling to meet self-imposed conservation targets, a government news agency reported Tuesday, July 31, 2007.  The New York Times  Thu 26 Nov 2009
China Joins U.S. in Pledge of Hard Targets on Emissions

BEIJING - The Chinese government announced Thursday that it had set a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 relative to economic development. China is aiming to reduce what it calls carbon... (photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko, File)
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Kronfleisch (skirt steak), a traditional bavarian dish. Typically served in bowl filled with hot broth and onion rings. The Times Thu 26 Nov 2009
People urged to eat less meat and dairy products to save the planet

People should eat less meat and dairy products to reduce the effects of climate change and save thousands of lives a year, a government-funded report has said. Reducing... (photo: Public Domain / Alcibiades)
Food   Health   People   Photos   Society
Smoke emission coming from a public utility bus in a road curb in Subic , Ologapo City , Philippines , November 19 , 2009. CBC Thu 26 Nov 2009
Battling climate change offers health benefits
Cutting emissions that cause global warming would not only make the planet healthier, it also would make people healthier too, new research suggests. Slashing carbon... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Benefits   Climate Change   Emissions   Health   Photos
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao during their meeting at Great Hall of the People in Beijing Friday, April 25, 2008. The New York Times Thu 26 Nov 2009
The E.U. and China

As the United States and China engage in a so-called G-2 economic dialogue, the European Union will find itself footing the bill. The G-20's Pittsburgh declaration... (photo: AP / Minoru Iwasaki, Pool)
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U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech during a graduation at the New Economic School, in Moscow, Tuesday, July 7, 2009. The Wichita Eagle Thu 26 Nov 2009
New climate targets may not change daily life much

WASHINGTON - Americans' day-to-day lives won't change noticeably if President Barack Obama achieves his newly announced goal of slashing carbon dioxide pollution by... (photo: AP / Haraz N. Ghanbari)
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, shows his identification to the media, as he registers as a candidate for the upcoming presidential elections, at the Elections Headquarters in the Interior Ministry, In Tehran, Iran, Friday, May 8, 2009. Presidential Elections will be held on June 12. The New York Times Thu 26 Nov 2009
Iran Punishes Its People

Iran's fraudulently elected president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, will clearly stop at nothing to stifle legitimate dissent and hold on to his illegitimate power. The most... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi)
Ahmadinejad   Iran   People   Photos   Politics
greenhouse in the field - agriculture The Guardian Thu 26 Nov 2009
A greener greenhouse
How do you keep tender plants alive without resorting to a greenhouse heater? Lia Leendertz has some answers... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Agriculture   Fuel   Greenhouse   Photos   Winter


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Huangpu River in Shanghai. The Huangpu River (simplified Chinese: 黄浦江; traditional Chinese: 黃浦江; pinyin: Huángpǔ Jiāng; Wade-Giles: Huang-p'u Chiang; literally "Yellow Bank River") is a 97km long river in China flowing through Shanghai. China plans to make tourism a pillar industry China Daily
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