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Current Feed ContentUS Senate Panel approves bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissionsA United States Senate committee has passed landmark legislation aimed at combating global warming by limiting carbon dioxide emissions. The vote was timed to coincide with the U.N. conference on climate change taking place in Bali, Indonesia. The bill would set caps on U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility, transportation and manufacturing industries beginning in 2012 with the goal of cutting emissions 60 percent by 2050. It would create an incentive system that would give...Vice President on UN reformThe Vice-President and Secretary of State for Women Affairs, has informed the 62nd General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) about the undemocratic nature of the UN Security Council, reminding the august gathering about the need for structural reforms to ensure Africa’s representation to the configuration that decides matters of life and death. She described the current structure of the UN Security Council as unacceptable and then reflected on the common position of African states for urgent... |
