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Soul of Money founder & Pachamama Alliance co-founder Lynne Twist
on the new FourYears.Go campaign to transform global awareness
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Climate Deal Loopholes 'Make Farce' of Rich Nations' PledgesNew research reveals carbon emissions from rich nations could actually rise under loopholes in the proposed UN climate deal Rich countries have been put on the back foot after new research showed that current pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions could be wiped out by gaping loopholes in the UN climate change treaty put forward in Copenhagen last year.
Developing countries have argued strongly for minimum 40% emission cuts from industrialised nations by 2020. But new analysis from the Stockholm Environment Institute and Third World Network (TWN), released at the latest UN climate talks in Bonn, showed that current pledges amounted to only 12-18% reductions below 1990 levels without loopholes. When all loopholes were taken into account, emissions could be allowed to rise by 9%. |
