sonunigam (Love Geek): The package, known as the Cancún Agreements, gives the more than 190 countries participating in the conference another year to decide whether to extend the frayed Kyoto Protocol, the 1997 agreement that requires most wealthy nations to trim their emissions while providing assistance to developing countries to pursue a cleaner energy future. *
12-01-11 - 03:58:27

sonunigam (Love Geek): At the heart of the international debate is a momentous tussle between rich and poor countries over who steps up first and who pays most for changed energy menus. *
12-01-11 - 03:59:04

sonunigam (Love Geek): In the United States, on Jan. 2, 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency imposed its first regulations related to greenhouse gas emissions. The immediate effect on utilities, refiners and major manufacturers will be small, with the new rules applying only to those planning to build large new facilities 0r make major modifications to existing plants. *
12-01-11 - 04:02:00

sonunigam (Love Geek): Over the next decade, however, the agency plans to regulate virtually all sources of greenhouse gases, imposing efficiency and emissions requirements on nearly every industry and every region. *
12-01-11 - 04:02:41

tuhin4u (Unstopable Lover + Mariana World DIAMOND member): Yes we need to take some steps immediately to protect Global Warming. *
06-07-12 - 21:59:06