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<title><![CDATA[Rising industrialized countries emissions underscore urgent need for political action on climate change at Poznan meeting]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:54:41 +0100</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[(Bonn, 17 November 2008) - Two weeks ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Poznan, Poland, the UN Climate Change Secretariat in Bonn has reported that greenhouse gas emissions in industrialized countries continue to rise.]]></description>
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<link>http://www.unfccc.int/files/press/news_room/press_releases_and_advisories/application/pdf/081117_ghg_press_release.pdf</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Kyoto Protocol emissions trading system goes global ]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:18:03 +0200</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The UN Climate Change secretariat announced on Tuesday that it is on schedule to complete the live connection of the UNFCCC International Transaction Log (ITL) with the European Union (EU) Community Independent Transaction Log (CITL) and 26 European Union greenhouse gas emissions trading system (EU ETS) registries.]]></description>
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<link>http://www.unfccc.int/files/press/news_room/press_releases_and_advisories/application/pdf/20081014_press_release_itl_citl.pdf</link>
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<title><![CDATA[From refrigerators, to cable cars, to solar lights, Kyoto Protocol mechanism evolves to meet demand for clean, sustainable development]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:31:45 +0200</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The way is clear for the launch of a wide array of new projects in the energy efficiency and renewable areas, ranging from refrigerators to solar-power high-efficiency lights and geothermal heat for developing country households, under the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), opening significant opportunities to cut greenhouse gas emissions and support sustainable development at the same time.]]></description>
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<link>http://www.unfccc.int/files/press/releases/application/pdf/unfccc_press_release_cdm_eb42_080926.pdf</link>
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<title><![CDATA[First all-Africa Carbon Forum boosts carbon market interest, activity and funding on the continent]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:08:13 +0200</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Africa’s carbon market community has wrapped up three days of intense networking and deal-making, keener and better able to take part in the fast-growing global carbon market.]]></description>
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<link>http://www.unfccc.int/files/press/news_room/press_releases_and_advisories/application/pdf/press_release_dakar_080905.pdf</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Landmark private, public trade fair launched to tap carbon market opportunities in Africa]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:25:44 +0200</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[To help Africa obtain its fair share of emission reduction projects under the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and satisfy growing carbon market interest on the continent, partner international agencies and the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) on Wednesday launched the first all Africa Carbon Forum in Senegal, under the umbrella of the Nairobi Framework.]]></description>
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<link>http://www.unfccc.int/files/press/news_room/press_releases_and_advisories/application/pdf/africa_carbon_forum_pr2.pdf</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Africa hardest hit by climate change, deserves greater share of carbon market benefits — UN’s top climate change official]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:49:06 +0200</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Africa is the continent hardest hit by climate change yet benefits least from the current international climate change regime, a situation which cries out for concerted engagement by African leaders in the current round of climate change negotiations, Yvo de Boer told carbon market stakeholders and government representatives here Wednesday.]]></description>
<guid>http://www.unfccc.int/files/press/news_room/press_releases_and_advisories/application/pdf/20080903_africa_carbon_forum_press_release.pdf</guid>
<link>http://www.unfccc.int/files/press/news_room/press_releases_and_advisories/application/pdf/20080903_africa_carbon_forum_press_release.pdf</link>
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<title><![CDATA[UN Climate Change Negotiations Speed up in Accra]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:53:33 +0200</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The latest round of UN-sponsored global Climate Change Talks in Accra, Ghana concluded Wednesday with clear signals that the pace of negotiations to get to a deal on long-term strengthened international action on climate change is picking up.]]></description>
<guid>http://www.unfccc.int/files/press/news_room/press_releases_and_advisories/application/pdf/closing_press_release_accra.pdf</guid>
<link>http://www.unfccc.int/files/press/news_room/press_releases_and_advisories/application/pdf/closing_press_release_accra.pdf</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Accra UN Climate Change Talks Kick off With Warning That “Clock Is Ticking Down” to New International Climate Change Deal in Copenhagen]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:05:39 +0200</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The latest round of UN-sponsored global climate change negotiations got underway Thursday in Accra, Ghana.]]></description>
<guid>http://www.unfccc.int/files/press/news_room/press_releases_and_advisories/application/pdf/opening_press_release_accra.pdf</guid>
<link>http://www.unfccc.int/files/press/news_room/press_releases_and_advisories/application/pdf/opening_press_release_accra.pdf</link>
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<title><![CDATA[Mr. John Kilani appointed Director in support of Kyoto Protocol carbon market mechanisms]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:05:37 +0200</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Mr. John Kilani has accepted the post of Director of the Sustainable Development Mechanisms (SDM) programme at the United Nations climate change secretariat.]]></description>
<guid>http://www.unfccc.int/files/press/news_room/press_releases_and_advisories/application/pdf/080624_pressrel_sdm.pdf</guid>
<link>http://www.unfccc.int/files/press/news_room/press_releases_and_advisories/application/pdf/080624_pressrel_sdm.pdf</link>
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