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Egypt: Time for a green constitution?

Egypt: Time for a green constitution? 22 February 2012

Egyptian environmentalist Waleed Mansour argues that future generations and climate change must be taken into account in their new constitution.

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Sustainable development “no pipedream”

Sustainable development “no pipedream” 20 February 2012

Academics call for policy overhaul to avoid climate, energy and poverty crises.

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Campaign Group: UK must vote to ban tar sands

Campaign Group: UK must vote to ban tar sands 20 February 2012

As the EU commission gets set to vote on the Quality Fuel Directive, student group People and Planet urge the UK to vote for the directive and banning tar sands imports from the continent.

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Hilary Clinton launches voluntary non-CO2 emissions reduction scheme

Hilary Clinton launches voluntary non-CO2 emissions reduction scheme 16 February 2012

US and partners to fund cuts in methane, HFCs and soot in developing countries.

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Heartland: How the story unfolded

Heartland: How the story unfolded 15 February 2012

Document shows Heartland Institute’s focus on influencing school curriculums, promoting fracking and funding of sceptic websites.

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Brundtland: Use fight against poverty to deal with climate change

Brundtland: Use fight against poverty to deal with climate change 14 February 2012

Poverty eradication must be used to boost sustainable development and climate action, said former Norwegian Prime Minister, Gro Harlem Brundtland.

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Obama budget boosts clean energy and cuts fossil fuel subsidies

Obama budget boosts clean energy and cuts fossil fuel subsidies 14 February 2012

Energy efficiency and renewable power are big winners as fossil fuel subsidies and carbon capture funding cut.

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