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Australia: Abbott's climate stance is 'reckless' and 'deeply shaming', senior UK Tory says
2014-07-09 11:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Tony Abbott doesnt take climate science seriously and the repeal of the carbon price is reckless and deeply shaming, according to a former UK Conservative party environment minister. Lord Deben, who served in Margaret Thatchers government as John Gummer, told Guardian Australia the Australian government was out of step with centre-right politicians from around the world on the urgency of tackling climate change. I havent met an Australian who is not deeply ashamed of this government,...
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Australian PM's climate stance eyed on US visit
2014-06-12 22:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: President Barack Obama on Thursday praised ally Australia as a trusted military partner whose cooperation is providing the U.S. with added reach in the Asia-Pacific, but questions lingered about their differences on climate change. Obama spoke to reporters after a one-hour meeting with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who thanked Obama for the deeper engagement by the U.S. in the Asia-Pacific region. He said Australia will be "an utterly dependable ally of the United States." It was Abbott's...
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Climate unity dealt blow as Australia and Canada take issue with US stance
2014-06-10 01:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Australian and Canadian prime ministers have suggested that economic growth is more important than tackling climate change, playing down the prospects of strong co-ordinated global action. Tony Abbott and Stephen Harper indicated during a joint media conference in Ottawa that they felt no additional pressure to address climate change as a result of the US president Barack Obama's new package to reduce emissions. Reflecting pessimism about the likelihood of ambitious co-ordinated global...
Canada: Memo contradicts Harpers stance on emission limits
2014-05-23 04:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: Mr. Harper has said Canada will proceed with long-promised regulations to rein in the sector's burgeoning greenhouse gas emissions only "in concert with" the United States. The briefing memo for Canada's Environment Minister, however, says the United States has effectively gone ahead with "significant" regulations that are "comparable to the reductions that would result from the approach being developed for this sector in Canada." The June, 2013, memo was obtained by Greenpeace under the Access...
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US Toughens Stance on Chinese Cyberspying With 5 Criminal Indictments
2014-05-20 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
The U.S. Justice Department on Monday kicked up a notch the Obama administration's efforts to curb China's economic espionage activity against American businesses. A grand jury indicted five members of the Chinese army on DoJ allegations they conspired to hack into the networks of U.S. companies to steal information that would be useful to their competitors in China.
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