Dave's World (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Economist has a two-handed economist's take on the 44th iteration of George Washington: This goes to the heart of the debate about Mr Obama’s diplomacy. Which will he be, clever or weak? Does this president have a strategy, backed if necessary by force, to reorder the world? Or is he merely a presidential version of Alden Pyle, Graham Greene’s idealistic, clever Quiet American who wants...
Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | yesterday
Visiting Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie met Friday Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama for deepening Japan-China mutual trust and exchanges. Hatoyama said he had met Chinese leaders Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao many times. Japan and China endeavor to strengthen cooperation not only in economy, but also in defense and many other areas, which is helpful for both bilateral ties and regional and...
France 24 (Free subscription) | yesterday
China's Communist Party leadership pledged during a meeting Friday to "actively" tackle climate change and stick to its current fiscal and monetary policies, state media reported. "The country will step up construction of major projects related to energy conservation and environmental protection in 2010," Xinhua news agency quoted the meeting of the Politburo, chaired by President...
China Environmental Law (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
In September President Hu Jintao announced at the United Nations that China would reduce the amount of its carbon emissions per unit of GDP by a “notable margin.” We now have China’s definition of notable. It means 40-45% reduction from 2005 levels by 2020 (at the high end, that’s 3% off 2005 emissions per year). [...]
The Economist (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
The president plans another risky flight to Copenhagen IN THE optimistic view, Barack Obama has given a jolt of energy to the Copenhagen climate talks. On November 25th the White House announced that he will appear during the first week of negotiations with a specific American promise: to cut greenhouse gases by 17% from 2005 levels by 2020, by 30% by 2025, by 42% by 2030 and by a full 83% by 2050....
Live Earth (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
After months of speculation, the White House announced today that President Obama will travel to Copenhagen on Dec. 9 to participate in the United Nations Climate Change Conference . During his brief time there, Obama will announce a U.S. emissions reduction goal "in the range of 17% below 2005 levels in 2020 and ultimately in line with final U.S. energy and climate legislation." This range...
Marc Ambinder (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
President Obama hadn't announced until Wednesday whether or not he'll be going to the UN climate summit in Copenhagen (he will be), but some other top world leaders had. Here are the other world leaders who will be in attendance: U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown, French President Nicholas Sarkozy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Japanese Prime Minister...
Right Coast (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
The White House confirmed this morning that President Obama will be traveling to Copenhagen to promise the world dramatic cuts in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. The President plans to promise a 17-percent reduction in emissions, compared to 2005 levels, a figure derived from the House version of the cap-and-trade bill. Among its many flaws, the bill, which has stalled in the Senate, would allow the...
Xinhuanet (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
BEIJING, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao ...
SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: The Chinese yuan, along with the related ETF, hasn’t shifted much because of the country’s staunch approach to monetary management. However, external and internal factors may soon change that. President Barack Obama and Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, both told Chinese officials that letting the yuan appreciate...
The Cult of the Dead Fish (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Faced with a choice for its new president between the traffic-stopping Tony Blair and a capable but little-known Belgian, the EU's 27 leaders settled on Herman Van Rompuy, a man who would scarcely stop two mothers with strollers outside his own country. Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, who was in charge of the election process, gave the game away when he said that Van Rompuy was a man whose...
Conservation Value Notes (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
In a very good piece of news to head into your weekend with, the U.S. and China actually did MORE than expected in their announced plan for collaboration on Clean Energy and Climate Change. As Grist and Climate Progress report: Tuesday, a comprehensive plan for U.S.-China cooperation on clean energy and climate change was announced in Beijing by President Obama and President Hu Jintao. The overall...
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
A majority of Taiwan residents have more trust in US President Barack Obama than in their own president or Chinese President Hu Jintao, an opinion poll showed Friday.
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
A majority of Taiwan residents have more trust in US President Barack Obama than in their own president or Chinese President Hu Jintao, an opinion poll showed Friday.
Asia Times (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
In a joint statement, United States President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao this week pledged to "strengthen communication, dialogue and cooperation on issues related to South Asia". It took Washington a matter of hours to start backtracking; any enterprise to mount ill-fated Sino-American ventures in this region could seriously disrupt American business interests. - MK Bhadrakumar...
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jackmiller1q | 09/12/2009
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