Latest Kyoto Stories
By Masayuki Kitano KYOTO, Japan (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi rejected criticism that his diplomacy leans too much toward Washington at the expense of Asia, saying close U.S.-Japan ties are good for the region and the world. "There is an argument that if U.S.-Japan relations are too good, Japan could lose its direction," Koizumi told a joint news conference on Wednesday with U.S. President George W. Bush after the two leaders held talks in the western Japanese...
By Stuart PensonLONDON -- Rich nations are scouring the globe for greenhouse gas credits to help them meet climate change targets, but red tape in one of the Kyoto Protocol's main markets is hampering their search.The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), potentially a big source of cheap carbon dioxide reduction credits, is struggling to deliver as hundreds of climate-friendly projects in India, China and other developing countries wait in a queue for official approval to go ahead.Calls to...
By Jeremy LovellLONDON -- Environmental activists accused British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Monday of failing to tackle global warming despite many pledges of tough action.As Greenpeace dumped five tonnes of coal outside Blair's London residence in protest at what they said was his backsliding, the World Wide Fund for Nature accused him of saying one thing but doing the opposite on climate change."Blair has gone from being the great hope to being the great threat," Greenpeace...
By Elaine LiesTOKYO -- Foreign visitors to Japan last summer were surprised when their hosts, renowned for wearing suits no matter what, appeared at business meetings in short-sleeved shirts without jackets or ties.The occasion was "Cool Biz," a summer-long campaign encouraging office workers to dress down and while thermostats are turned up.The aim is to reduce energy use and boost Japan's lagging efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions.Officials say that despite such steps, Japan,...
FRANKFURT, Nov 8 (Reuters ) - Raising efficiency at coal-fired power plants to state-of-the-art levels could help the world meet climate protection targets, German coal-based generator Steag said on Tuesday. "Using available and economically possible technology, all existing coal blocks could reach reductions of carbon dioxide (CO2) by 30 percent," said board chairman Alfred Tacke of Steag, part of the RAG group, in a speech for the Hard Coal Day 2005 in Essen. "These energy savings...
By Marguerita Choy and Peg MackeyPARIS/LONDON -- The world must change its energy habits or struggle with choking fumes, runaway oil demand and a growing dependence on the volatile Middle East for fuel, the International Energy Agency said on Monday.Energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions will soar by more than 50 percent by 2030 if consumers keep burning oil unchecked, the IEA said in its World Energy Outlook. That would blow a hole in the Kyoto protocol aimed at cutting developed...
By Marguerita Choy and Peg Mackey PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - The world must change its energy habits or struggle with choking fumes, runaway oil demand and a growing dependence on the volatile Middle East for fuel, the International Energy Agency said on Monday. Energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions will soar by more than 50 percent by 2030 if consumers keep burning oil unchecked, the IEA said in its World Energy Outlook. That would blow a hole in the Kyoto protocol aimed at cutting...
By Marguerita Choy and Peg MackeyPARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - The world must change its energy habits or struggle with choking fumes, runaway oil demand and a growing dependence on the volatile Middle East for fuel, the International Energy Agency said on Monday.Energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions will soar by more than 50 percent by 2030 if consumers keep burning oil unchecked, the IEA said in its World Energy Outlook. That would blow a hole in the Kyoto protocol aimed at cutting...
By Stuart Penson LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's push to meet pollution targets agreed under the Kyoto Protocol on climate change could dent its economies and cost hundreds of thousands of jobs by 2010, according to research published on Monday. Compliance with Kyoto's greenhouse gas reduction targets could hit gross domestic product in Germany, Britain, Spain and Italy as energy bills soar, said pro-business thinktank International Council for Capital Formation (ICCF). "The findings of...
By Stuart Penson LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's push to meet pollution targets agreed under the Kyoto Protocol on climate change could dent its economies and cost hundreds of thousands of jobs by 2010, according to research published on Monday. Compliance with Kyoto's greenhouse gas reduction targets could hit gross domestic product in Germany, Britain, Spain and Italy as energy energy bills soar, said pro-business thinktank International Council for Capital Formation (ICCF). "The...
