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14 hours ago ago from articoliscelti
Tim Flannery On April 5, 2009, Denmark got a new Prime Minister, Lars Løkke (“Birthday”) Rasmussen. He was the third Danish Prime Minister in a row to bear that surname, replacing Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who had been named the new Secretary-General of NATO. A capable local politician in his forties, Lars Rasmussen had, in contrast to his predecessor, almost no experience in international politics. His appointment received little media ...
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17 hours ago ago from Genetic News Weblog
With the climate change conference scheduled to run in just a few weeks, I thought I would write about my feelings on the discussions about to take place. I make my living as a realtor , but that doesn't mean that world issues do not worry me. Climate progression is one special area that attracts me. The United Nations Climate Change Conference will be hosted in the Denmark capital during the first half of December. Climate Change ...
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15 hours ago ago from Economic Finance news
China has almost certainly overtaken Japan to become the world's second-biggest economy after state officials dramatically upgraded their estimates for the country's growth last year. No comments [Comments are now closed for this post] Go here to read the rest: Chinese economy overtakes Japan - For the latest market and
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The Copenhagen Accord is weak and will not pressure countries to do more on climate change. There were too many competing national interests and not enough leadership to push for a real deal. Obama came too late and had too little to offer; China never conceded its bottom line which was the refusal to agree to binding target of emission reduction. Everyone that mattered at all politically was too concerned about the political and economic ...
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12 hours ago ago from European Alternatives
By Janine Schall-Emden* ( GlobalReboot ) Related: Climate change is not about the environment. It is about justice The global summit on climate change, which ended last week in Copenhagen (Denmark), was not just an international conference on the world’s precarious environment. It was a catalyst of tensions, rivalries and reciprocal accusations, which gave momentum to a renewed synergy between Brazil, South Africa and India in ...
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China raises 2008 economic growth estimate; narrows gap with Japan
1 day ago ago from Washington Post - Business
China raised its 2008 growth estimate to 9.6 percent from 9 percent and said this year's quarterly figures will increase, narrowing the gap with Japan , the world's second-biggest economy. Gross domestic product was $4.6 trillion last year, the statistics bureau said. That compares with a previous $4.4 trillion and the World Bank's estimate of $4.9 trillion for Japan. China's expansion will be more than 8 percent in 2009, according to ...
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