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Global News latest headlines Bolivia: deforestation rate is 20 times the global average. December 19 [1] topic Bonn Center for Local Climate Action and Reporting - carbonn - aims at facilitating the access of local governments to climate benchmarking instruments on a global scale. 14 December [2] topic Solar power plants, stretching across Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan, to be built. Construction is likely to begin in 2011 and the plants are expected to be running by 2015. 9 December [3] topic References ↑ Global Voices Online, December 19th, 2009 ↑ United Nations Environment Programme, 14 December 2009 ↑ DFID, 9 December 2009

2009

• China: CO2 emissions will peak at 2030, August 20 ^[1] topic

• China launches green power revolution to catch up on west, June 10 ^[2] topic

• Drop in CO2 in USA and power use in China - for now, May 21 ^[3] topic

• China: Worst Drought in 50 years, February 9 ^[4] A worst drought in 50 years, affecting more than 12 provinces and more than 9.3m hectares, in northern China has hit 43% of the country's wheat crop. The Office of State Control and Drought Relief Headquarters warned that 3.7 million people and 1.85 million livestock had lost access to drinking water.

2008

• China and UK strengthen partnership on sustainable agriculture, November 10 ^[5] topic

• China warns on emissions control, October 29 ^[6] topic

• China wind-farm - Vast new wind farm in Eastern China will deliver energy direct to consumers without going through the Grid, August 1 ^[7] 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 ^[8] topic

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

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References

1. ↑ Global Voices Online, August 20, 2009
2. ↑ The Guardian, June 10, 2009
3. ↑ Dot Earth blog, May 21, 2009
4. ↑ Global Voices Online, February 9
5. ↑ Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, November 10
6. ↑ BBC news, October 29
7. ↑ off-grid.net, August 1
8. ↑ United Nations Environment Programme, May 8
9. ↑ Wikinews, January 9