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State legislators urge Senate to block E.P.A. regulation

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American Legislative Exchange Council opposes a proposed plan on greenhouse gas regulation, saying it could hinder economic growth and job generation  full story

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White House finalizing rules to cut car emissions




The White House is finalizing rules which would raise average fuel economy 42 percent by 2016 in a bid to slash oil imports and fight climate change  full story

Japan gives in to industry pressure and weakens climate bill



Japan waters down legislation to fight climate change after weeks of wrangling over plans for an emissions trading system that has met stiff resistance full story

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China ponders climate future with carbon tax and other efforts
China outlines new possible actions on climate change, including a national carbon tax

Green Policies: Climate Change
China and India endorse Copenhagen climate deal
China and India join major greenhouse gas emitters in signing up to the climate accord

Green Policies: Climate Change
California watchdog sees climate policy job losses
California's aggressive climate change policy is likely to lead to modest job losses in the near term due to higher energy costs and other factors

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Bill including nuclear in renewables strategy introduced
New attempt to promote nuclear energy side by side with renewables emerges

Green Policies: Cap-and-trade
Senator Graham calls cap-and-trade plan dead
Senator says idea of imposing a broad cap-and-trade system to cut America's greenhouse gas emissions is dead

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Britain’s green finance scheme lets eco-upgrades pay for itself
Britain’s green finance program to eliminate prohibitive upfront costs of green home upgrades

Green Policies: Renewable Energy Mandates
New York improves net metering for ‘45 by 15’ drive
New York amends its net metering laws in a renewed bid to draw 45 percent of its electricity needs from energy efficiency and renewables by 2015

Green Policies: Renewable Energy Incentives
Solar policies push for wider PV use in California
Two emerging solar policies in California are poised to provide rebates and other incentives to encourage households to use photovoltaic systems

Green Topics: Water Technologies
A.D.B. launches ‘water bonds’ to ease Asia’s water supply woes
For the first time, the Asian Development Bank is issuing bonds to Japanese investors to finance its water projects in Asia

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Bonn to host extra U.N. climate talks, treaty unsure
Germany will host an extra session of United Nations climate talks in April but it is too early to say if the world will agree a new treaty

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South Korea ponders carbon tax to counter greenhouse gas crisis
South Korea plans to implement carbon tax to reduce emissions by 4 percent by 2020

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