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Chemistry World August 21, 2009 Hepeng Jia	China's emissions to peak early A new report suggests that China's carbon emissions could peak in 2030, twenty years earlier than previously estimated.
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Chemistry World December 14, 2015 Emma Stoye	World leaders agree climate deal at COP21 talks Nearly 200 countries have come to an agreement at the UN's COP21 climate conference in Paris, Frances, where world leaders have been discussing how to tackle climate change.
Chemistry World July 30, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Big business backs White House on climate change Thirteen of the US's largest companies, including Google, Apple, Microsoft, Coca-Cola and Wal-Mart, have pledged to slash their carbon footprints.
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Chemistry World June 20, 2008 Richard Van Noorden	Global industries call for carbon cuts Business leaders from more than 90 of the world's largest companies, including major chemical companies, have endorsed a policy framework for tackling climate change ahead of July's G8 summit in Japan.
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IEEE Spectrum April 2007 Susan Arterian Chang	Carbon Commerce The Europeans have demonstrated beyond doubt that the right to emit CO2 is destined to be a major internationally traded asset -- but their experience to date also exemplifies some of the pitfalls the rest of the world faces in establishing such trading systems.
Chemistry World December 1, 2015 Angeli Mehta	Hopes that new Australian prime minister will reset relationship with science Malcolm Turnbull promised to put science at the center of the national agenda but political realities might limit his options for rapid change.
Finance & Development December 2009 Hamilton & Fay	A Changing Climate for Development Climate finance can provide the resources developing countries need to mitigate and adapt
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The Motley Fool October 16, 2006 Jack Uldrich	Shell Warms to a Global Challenge A recent company report documents the economic opportunity in combating global climate change. Investors, take note.
Chemistry World November 14, 2013 Hepeng Jia	Carbon trading schemes debut in China After years of cautious planning, pilot carbon exchanges are being set up across China. However, experts are warning that such trading schemes face a number of challenges in the world's largest carbon dioxide emitter.
Finance & Development March 2008 Natalia Tamirisa	Climate Change and the Economy Policies to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases need not hobble the economy.
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Scientific American September 2009 Jeffrey D. Sachs	The U.S. Must Prioritize Its Carbon Strategy [Extended version] The Obama administration needs an energy strategy alongside the ambitious climate bill
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Bank Technology News November 2006 Richard Muirhead	Gaining Steam to Go Green Reducing a financial institution's carbon footprint isn't just the environmentally correct thing to do, it's a way to conserve energy and save money by operating more efficient facilities and data centers.
Chemistry World December 2009 Chris Reynolds	Regulatory Burden A new carbon emissions scheme will unwittingly hit the chemical industry. The UK risks being at a disadvantage if industry is overburdened with regulation.
Geotimes May 2007 Josh Trapani	A Political Comment on ... Proposals to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the 110th Congress Establishing a nationwide market-based system for greenhouse gases may be one of the most difficult legislative steps for Congress to take, due largely to the potential environmental, economic and social consequences.
Chemistry World December 3, 2007 Karen Harries-Rees	Australian Scientists Await Rudd's 'Education Revolution' Australia's academics are waiting to see how Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will bring about the 'education revolution' promised during his election campaign.
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Chemistry World April 12, 2011 Hepeng Jia	China sets modest energy saving plan After forced power cuts last year in a bid to save energy, China has released more realistic figures on energy saving and carbon emission reduction.
National Defense August 2009 Frodl & Manoyan	Cap-and-Trade: The Triumph of Politics Over Economics, Science The cap-and-trade bill currently in Congress has not been designed to address the challenge of climate change or even put a good economic model in place to solve emissions reductions, but rather to overcome political resistance.
Chemistry World December 12, 2012 Yan Yan	China's emissions may peak as soon as 2025 New research suggests that China's carbon emissions could peak as soon as 2025. But not everyone is convinced by these projections.
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Chemistry World May 10, 2013 Ned Stafford	EU struggles to fix faltering carbon trading scheme A plan to bolster the flagging price of permits to emit carbon dioxide that are traded in the EU's Emissions Trading System appeared dead last month after being voted down by the European parliament.
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Chemistry World May 22, 2014 Angeli Mehta	Australian science base eroded by budget cuts Australia's research community is reeling from what have been described as short sighted and politically motivated cuts, outlined in the new conservative government's first budget.
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