China says it will cut its carbon emissions by up to 45 percent by 2020
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on November 27th, 2009 5:34 am by HL
China says it will cut its carbon emissions by up to 45 percent by 2020
China announced Thursday that it will lower its carbon emissions relative to the size of its economy by as much as 45 percent by 2020, the official New China News Agency reported, and that Premier Wen Jiabao will participate in international climate negotiations in Copenhagen next month.
Gen. McChrystal saying little about delay in Obama’s decision on troop increase
Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, told a group of key lawmakers on Thursday that President Obama is engaged in a “thoughtful process” of deciding on his request for additional troops in the region.
War crimes envoy has personal touch
UNITED NATIONS — Stephen J. Rapp, the new U.S. ambassador at large for war crimes, knows what it feels like to be victimized.
New Obama policy bars lobbyists from federal advisory panels
Hundreds, if not thousands, of lobbyists are likely to be ejected from federal advisory panels as part of a little-noticed initiative by the Obama administration to curb K Street’s influence in Washington, according to White House officials and lobbying experts.