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		<title>New biofuels strategy unveiled</title>
		<link>http://africaclimate.org/2010/02/08/new-biofuels-strategy-unveiled/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — In what appears to be a boost for the renewable fuels industry and the campaign for green jobs, EPA administrator Lisa Jackson Feb. 3 finalized the rule for the National Renewable Fuel Standard program, saying that the agency has concluded corn-based ethanol is a low-carbon fuel that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California power provider to purchase 100 percent of power from new solar energy facilities &#124; Cooler Planet News</title>
		<link>http://africaclimate.org/2010/02/04/california-power-provider-to-purchase-100-percent-of-power-from-new-solar-energy-facilities-cooler-planet-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The three projects, which will consist of photovoltaic ground-mounted solar panel power systems, will generate a combined peak output of 50 megawatts of DC power. Two of the projects will be located in the state&#38;apos;s Kern County, while the third station will be built in San Bernardino County.
The projects will begin construction in 2012 and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Embattled UN climate boss defends record</title>
		<link>http://africaclimate.org/2010/02/03/embattled-un-climate-boss-defends-record/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Wherever we do make projections of the future, we provide a range, and that range is something that is totally defensible,” he said.
However, he admitted that, “it’s not as though we have gone through everything for a second time to apply a fine-tooth comb and see whether there are any other errors. There are others [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ethiopia &#8211; AU nominates Meles as AU Chief Negotiator at global climate conferences</title>
		<link>http://africaclimate.org/2010/02/03/ethiopia-au-nominates-meles-as-au-chief-negotiator-at-global-climate-conferences/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 14th AU Summit unanimously nominated again Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to represent Africa in international fora in the coming consecutive global climate conferences.
The Summit commended the leading role of PM Meles at Copenhagen Climate Conference where there was hard time to negotiate with many stakeholders.
PM Meles presented a report on the negotiation and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Setting out the way forward on climate change after Copenhagen- Letter of UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown</title>
		<link>http://africaclimate.org/2010/02/03/setting-out-the-way-forward-on-climate-change-after-copenhagen-letter-of-uk-prime-minister-gordon-brown/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown&#8217;s letter to the chair of the UK Parliament&#8217;s Liaison Committee, Dr Alan Williams MP.
Dear Alan,
Ahead of my appearance at the Committee on Tuesday I thought I would write to set out my reflections on the way forward for international action on climate change following the Copenhagen conference last month.
Over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BE CAUTIOUS WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD, PACJA URGES AFRICAN LEADERS</title>
		<link>http://africaclimate.org/2010/02/01/be-cautious-with-copenhagen-accord-pacja-urges-african-leaders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ADDIS ABABA, 1 FEBRUARY 2010—The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) today urged African leaders attending the 14th Ordinary Summit of the Africa Union to reject the Copenhagen Climate Change Accord, or at best adopt a wait-and-see attitude, noting that both the conduct and outcome of the summit were unacceptable.
In a Statement released at a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biofuel Companies Attack Algae Study &#8211;</title>
		<link>http://africaclimate.org/2010/01/31/biofuel-companies-attack-algae-study-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The research, published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, found that algae production can be energy intensive and can end up emitting more greenhouse gases than it sequesters.
Sapphire Energy A study citing limitations of algae fuel production is being widely assailed by algae producers. 
In response, the Algal Biomass Association, a trade organization of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biofuel Companies Attack Algae Study &#8211;</title>
		<link>http://africaclimate.org/2010/01/31/biofuel-companies-attack-algae-study/</link>
		<comments>http://africaclimate.org/2010/01/31/biofuel-companies-attack-algae-study/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The research, published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, found that algae production can be energy intensive and can end up emitting more greenhouse gases than it sequesters.
Sapphire Energy A study citing limitations of algae fuel production is being widely assailed by algae producers. 
In response, the Algal Biomass Association, a trade organization of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S Copenhagen pact, and 17 per cent cut in emissions</title>
		<link>http://africaclimate.org/2010/01/29/u-s-copenhagen-pact-and-17-per-cent-cut-in-emissions/</link>
		<comments>http://africaclimate.org/2010/01/29/u-s-copenhagen-pact-and-17-per-cent-cut-in-emissions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The US aims for a 17 percent emissions cut in carbon dioxide and other gases blamed for global warming by 2020, from 2005 levels on condition other countries submit their targets to the Copenhagen Accord.

John Kerry, the Democratic U.S. senator insisted that Congress would put a price on carbon, forcing companies to pay for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BASIC countries want climate negotiations by March : Environment</title>
		<link>http://africaclimate.org/2010/01/27/basic-countries-want-climate-negotiations-by-march-environment/</link>
		<comments>http://africaclimate.org/2010/01/27/basic-countries-want-climate-negotiations-by-march-environment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Delhi &#8211; The Copenhagen accord should be seen as part of the two-track negotiating process towards reaching a climate accord in Mexico City in December, ministers from Brazil, South Africa, India and China (BASIC) said Sunday. The BASIC ministers, in a joint statement, also called for the convening of a meeting of the two [...]]]></description>
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