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Global News latest headlines New deal agreed to help protect one of the largest 'carbon stores' on Earth, August 15 [1] topic New Global Environment Facility project to better protect bees, bats and birds - key pollinators for food security and biodiversity, August 8 [2] topic China seizes low carbon export opportunities in clean tech race, July 31 References ↑ Greenpeace, August 15 ↑ United Nations Environment Programme, August 8

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[edit] 2008

• China wind-farm - Vast new wind farm in Eastern China will deliver energy direct to consumers without going through the Grid, August 1 ^[1] topic

• China seizes low carbon export opportunities in clean tech race, July 31

• 1.5 million Chinese children take part in painting competition on climate change, May 8 ^[2] topic

• China bans free plastic bags, January 9 ^[3]

[edit] 2007

• 'Car-free' Day on September 22 for 108 Cities, China, September 1 ^[4]

• China now world's biggest emitter of CO2, according to new research by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, June 19 / Climate change global news

• China unveils climate change plan, BBC News, June 4 / Climate change global news

• UNDP, China and Norway join forces to support local actions on climate change mitigation and adaptation, UNDP, March 26 / Climate change global news, Global connections

• China launches carbon trading initiatives. China has launched two new carbon trading initiatives to help develop its poorer regions and meet the UN Millennium Development Goals. Source: SciDev.Net, February 7 / Climate change

[edit] 2006

• UK-China climate change working group launched. Defra, September 13

[edit] 2005

• UK signs agreement with China on near zero emmissions coal-fired electricity, December 21, News UK December 2005

• Climate change threatens eradication of poverty, September 16

• New Asia-Pacific deal will not tackle climate change, say FoE, July 27

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• China.org.cn-Envrionment

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References

1. ↑ off-grid.net, August 1
2. ↑ United Nations Environment Programme, May 8
3. ↑ Wikinews, January 9
4. ↑ china.org.cn, September 1