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Analysis - U.N. Doha climate talks risk sinking "like Titanic"
BONN, Germany - Hopes are fading that climate talks in Qatar late this year will make even modest progress towards getting a new globally binding climate deal signed by 2015, as preliminary negotiations in Germany this week have left much work to be done.
Global CO2 emissions hit record in 2011 led by China: IEA
PARIS - China spurred a jump in global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to their highest ever recorded level in 2011, offsetting falls in the United States and Europe, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday.
UPDATE 2-Global CO2 emissions hit record in 2011 led by China-IEA
* Trend could have "devastating consequences" -IEA's Birol (Updates with comments from IEA's chief economist)
Germany puts deeper carbon cut back on EU agenda
BRUSSELS - Germany has asked for discussion on deeper EU carbon emissions cuts to be put on the agenda at a meeting of environment ministers in June, EU sources said.
Germany puts deeper carbon cut back on EU agenda
BRUSSELS, May 24 - Germany has asked for discussion on deeper EU carbon emissions cuts to be put on the agenda at a meeting of environment ministers in June, EU sources said.
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Japan says Fukushima spent-fuel risk contained
FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Japanese officials said on Saturday the unprecedented effort to remove spent fuel rods from one of the crippled Fukushima nuclear reactors was on track despite lingering concerns about the structure's vulnerability to another earthquake.
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