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Quotes about stopping climate change now
NEW YORK (Reuters) - What can people do now to slow global warning? Full Article
Decade of innovation could spark climate fix
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The explosion in interest about the threat of global warming should unleash innovations over the next 10 years that begin to cut greenhouse gas emissions and slow climate change, experts told a Reuters summit. Full Article
Everyone to pay for climate change
LONDON (Reuters) - Climate change will likely cost every global citizen something in the years ahead, although the payback will be much greater, policymakers, scientists and officials told a Reuters summit this week. Full Article
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AEP ready to battle carbon, but costs loom
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. utilities are ready and willing to address the problems behind global climate change, but cutting carbon emissions will come at a cost to consumers, the head of American Electric Power said on Thursday. Full Article
World climate deal faces hurdles for '09 deadline
OSLO (Reuters) - A growing sense of urgency is pushing world leaders to agree a new treaty to fight climate change but the U.S. presidential election might still foil hopes of a deal by the end of 2009, experts told a Reuters summit. Full Article
U.S. promotes light bulb swap
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday kicked off a campaign to get U.S. consumers to switch to energy-efficient light bulbs as a way of reducing energy spending and greenhouse gas emissions. Full Article
White House says climate talks beyond platitudes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-sponsored climate change talks have moved beyond the political positioning and platitudes that can mire such discussions, the top White House environment official told Reuters on Wednesday. Full Article | Video
Duke Energy seeks pay for less usage
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Duke Energy wants to change the model for the incentives now used to reduce electricity demand so that power companies get paid when customers use less electricity. Full Article
Even tougher warming curbs may be needed
LONDON (Reuters) - Governments may need to step up the fight against global warming to a level beyond even the toughest existing goals to help safeguard the planet, the head of the U.N. climate panel said on Wednesday. Full Article | Video
Global warming could save lives: skeptic
OSLO (Reuters) - Global warming could save lives, a self-styled "Skeptical Environmentalist" said on Thursday. Full Article
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