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Rich nations in stalemate over coal subsidy phase-out

2015-06-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Talks on phasing out a form of coal subsidies ended in stalemate as Japan, the biggest user of the aid, led calls for more time in defiance of this week's G7 pledge on fossil fuel subsidies, sources said. The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has been trying for a year to get an agreement from its 34 member nations on phasing out export credits for coal, the most polluting of the fossil fuels. Sources close to talks in Paris on Wednesday and Thursday, speaking...

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EU stalemate overshadows jobs summit

2014-10-09 00:20:07| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

EU leaders meet in Italy to discuss Europe's persistent unemployment problem, but fail to reach agreement as differences over austerity remain.

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VA Budget Stalemate Hinders Cville Court Proceedings

2014-05-22 02:16:45| Chemicals - Topix.net

It's like a rerun of a bad TV show - state lawmakers still can't strike a deal on Virginia's two-year, $97 billion budget.

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EU's domestic-only climate proposal reflects global stalemate

2014-03-12 20:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The European Union had little choice in proposing not to outsource more of its emission cuts abroad to meet a 2030 target because the slow pace of global talks to develop new carbon markets gave it nothing to buy, a senior EU official said. The European Commission in January proposed cutting the bloc's greenhouse gas output by 40 percent under 1990 levels entirely from reductions made within the 28-nation EU unless a global climate change agreement requires it to deepen the goal. Juergen Lefevere,...

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