National Government Responses

The responses of national governments are a key to the solution of this problem. It is too deep to be helped by voluntary restraint although personal examples of carbon zero activities are valuable. How quickly will they ban fossil fuel power stations or ensure that their carbon emissions are captured? How quickly will standby circuits be regulated to 1 watt maximum? When will the cement industry or forest depletion be tackled? Intentions are important but actions and legislation are vital. Which nation will take the lead? How will unions react?

United Nations Climate Meetings

Carbon Trading for Forests 13/04/08
$5 billion climate fund 05/06/08
UN Panel on Biodiversity 06/06/08

Vatican

Pope Speaks to UN 22/04/08

USA

Renewable Subsidies and Candidate Voting Records 01/08/08
US ready for carbon trading economy 05/06/08
California Style 27/06/08
New York Plans 22/08/08
US Carbon Capture Plans 17/07/08
Suspected of Smothering Warnings 09/07/08
Bush Kills Carbon Emissions Bill as a threat to economy 09/06/08
Bush v Science 17/03/08
Oil Chiefs Brought to Court James Hansen pleads 20/06/08
New Energy Tax Plans from Democrats 08/05/08
Obama may be best for the climate 23/04/08
Kansas Government Vetoes Coal Plants 25/03/08
Promised US Legislation is encouraging 04/07/07
First US Global Warming Case
Bush Calls Conference 06/08/07
Press Cover Up 14/03/08
US Bans drilling in Arctic Wetland to save wildlife 19/05/08
Environmental Magna Carta under siege by Bush 28/11/07
Green Jobs approved by US Unions 12/03/08
US Auto Industry Loses Tough New State Limits are legal 13/09/07
Democrats make a good start as Tax Breaks removed in USA
Democrats attempt a US Carbon Tax Bill 08/07/07
California Industry Must Report CO2 in 2008 10/12/07
Solar and Wind grow 45% pa in 2007

Europe

Europe Bans Bad Biofuels produced by deforestation on wetlands etc. 28/02/08
EU tax on energy saving bulbs 15/10/07
Europe Sets Key Targets 14/08/08
Weak European Environmental Law 20/05/08
EU Must take more action - report 21/05/08
EU Cap and Trade Working Well says MIT study 08/06/08

Japan

Japan Stores Face Trading Limits over Carbon 19/06/08

Germany

Good Wind Generation Cuts Prices 13/03/08
France, Germany discuss Auto Cap 14/04/08

Norway

Norway - bold ambition 20/03/08

UK

David Cameron Speech to Environmentalists 19/06/08
A Reply from David Cameron regarding retrospective car tax 13/08/08
UK Companies Report Carbon Emissions mandatory 01/04/08
Britain must do more - Benn 05/12/07
UK leader in Carbon Offset Trading 29/06/08
Local Authority Guidance
Gordon Brown promises UK action 20/11/07
UK Waste Digesting Plants far behind Germany 19/02/08
Parliament
Government axes Bottled Water from its meetings.

China

Carbon Capture in China 06/08/08
China - Light Bulb Subsidy 23/04/08
China Legislates against Desertification 20/03/08
China to switch to Eco-Bulbs in ten years 06/10/07

India

Central Role in Community Regeneration 12/03/08

Australia

Rudd promises action now 25/11/07
Australia Ratifies Kyoto 03/12/07
Australian Carbon Trading Assessed 19/07/08
Australian Courts Factor in Climate Change 27/11/07
Old forest logging not justified 21/02/08

Spain

Spanish Government Plans 50% renewables by 2012
Spain Makes Grants for Green Homes 14/12/07

Sweden

Sweden Well Ahead 03/12/07
Sweden Leads in Cutbacks of 49% by 2020 13/03/08

Brazil

Brazil - pioneers of bio-ethanol 20/03/08

Commonwealth

Commonwealth Climate Politics 25/11/07

Canada

Canada Opposition Carbon Tax 21/06/08
Canada Carbon Tax proposed in report
Canada Enacts Carbon Tax in British Columbia 20/03/08

United Arab Emirates

UAE Carbon capture 23/01/08

Philippines

Manila Converting buses taxis to LPG 17/06/08

Peru

Peru Endangers Forest - Cogress reprieve 25/08/08

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