PARIS (Reuters) – France’s planned carbon tax cannot be applied because it includes too many exemptions, a French government body ensuring laws are constitutional ruled on Tuesday, in an embarrassing setback for the government.
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Thailand sets health rules to tackle industrial row
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand on Tuesday approved regulations on health and environment assessments for industrial projects, a step toward allowing suspended operations to go ahead at the world’s eighth-biggest petrochemical hub.
Rain in Spain boosts hydro, irrigation reserves
MADRID (Reuters) – Heavy rain has raised Spain’s capacity to generate hydroelectricity and irrigate crops, official data showed on Tuesday in the heavily gas and grain-dependent country.
Copenhagen accord was a "disaster," says Sweden
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Sweden described the Copenhagen climate change summit as a “disaster” and a “great failure” on Tuesday, ahead of a meeting of European Union environment ministers to discuss how to rescue the process.
South Africa says Copenhagen outcome "not acceptable"
PRETORIA (Reuters) – South African negotiators said on Tuesday the outcome of the Copenhagen climate talks was disappointing and unacceptable, largely due to a flawed process that damaged trust among delegations.
India says to better cuts in gas emissions growth
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India could improve upon its aims to slow the growth of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, the environment minister said on Tuesday after returning from climate change talks in Copenhagen.
Obama sees climate deal in Copenhagen: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is confident of securing a climate change deal at a U.N. summit to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that he will attend later this week, the White House said on Tuesday.
U.N. comes clean on emissions, vows reduction
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Tuesday that it produces nearly 2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions each year, but it vowed to reduce the climate-harming gases it spews into the atmosphere.
U.S. emissions target "protectionist": German minister
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – U.S. greenhouse gas emissions targets pledged ahead of United Nations climate talks in Copenhagen have “protectionist aspects,” Germany’s environment minister said on Tuesday.
Mugabe to join climate talks under U.N. loophole
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe arrived in Denmark on Tuesday to attend U.N. climate talks, despite Western sanctions on his travel and public disapproval from his Danish hosts.
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