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China negotiator optimistic on climate treaty  -  06 Aug 2009
The Associated PressParticipants at a United Nations conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December will try to reach an agreement on a treaty to replace the 1997 Kyoto

He has more reasons to be skeptical of Kyoto claims  -  06 Aug 2009
Pierce County HeraldHere are the last five reasons why not to comply to the Kyoto treaty: 5. The arguments claiming man as a cause of global warming are based on computer

Shimadzu Declines After Cutting Forecast on Yen, Weaker Demand  -  06 Aug 2009
Bloomberg30, 21 percent less than the previous forecast, Kyoto-based Shimadzu said yesterday after markets closed. The company reiterated its full year profit

US climate bill on uncertain Senate road  -  06 Aug 2009
Carbon PositiveAnd how long will it take to achieve, given the bill's importance to global climate talks scheduled to settle a new post-Kyoto treaty by December?

China Sees Progress on Climate Accord, but Resists an Emissions ...  -  06 Aug 2009
New York Times...a December meeting in Copenhagen, where nations will try to devise a successor to the protocol reached at a 1997 United Nations meeting in Kyoto, Japan.

Japanese Man Gets 2.5 Years for DS Piracy  -  06 Aug 2009
Nintendo World ReportA judge in Kyoto, Japan has sentenced an Osaka man to 2 years 6 months jail time for selling copied DS games. 38-year-old Yoshiaki Asagiri was found guilty

Harrabin's Notes: Breaking the jam  -  06 Aug 2009
BBC NewsThe Kyoto process has failed to deliver meaningful reductions in emissions and the Copenhagen climate meeting is doomed to failure.

Moms organize for end to nuclear weapons  -  06 Aug 2009
People's Weekly WorldAbout 17500 mothers assembled in Kyoto City last month to take part in the 55th Japan Mothers' Congress, a major annual forum devoted to discussing ways to

Activision Profit Rises Sevenfold; Delays 'starcraft'  -  06 Aug 2009
BloombergLast week, Kyoto-based Nintendo said Wii sales fell 57 percent and profit dropped 61 percent in the first quarter ended June 30. Sony Corp., based in Tokyo,

Air conditioners cut out ozone-depleting gas under new rules  -  06 Aug 2009
USA TodayHFCs have received scrutiny from some participants of the Kyoto Protocol, an international environmental treaty dedicated to combating global warming,

US consumers spared big costs in climate bill  -  06 Aug 2009
ReutersThat would come before a UN meeting in Copenhagen in December in which nearly 200 countries hope to form a successor agreement to the Kyoto Protocol on

Camco says made 'solid' start to year  -  06 Aug 2009
ReutersCamco invests in clean energy projects, registering them with the United Nations under a Kyoto Protocol scheme that awards carbon offset credits for cutting

US climate bill: Implications for Copenhagen  -  06 Aug 2009
Carbon PositiveThis complicates global negotiations and places further question marks over the chances of a new post-Kyoto accord by the agreed deadline.

Nintendo Wii, Sony PlayStation Facing Pressure to Cut Prices  -  06 Aug 2009
Japan Corporate News (press release)Nintendo shares fell the most in three months after the Kyoto-based company said Wii sales plunged 57 percent and profit dropped 61 percent.

Minimum tax could be maintained until year-end  -  06 Aug 2009
Curierul NationalAnother source of income would be to capitalise the units of the quantity of noxious emission allocated under the Kyoto Protocol - which it is estimated to

Maths behind sexy lingerie  -  06 Aug 2009
MSN IndiaKensuke Nakamura of Kyoto Institute of Technology and Takao Kurokawa of Osaka University said that identifying body shape components was critical for

Traveling Tokyo and Kyoto with Google's “Favorite Placesâ€?  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Examiner.comFor both Tokyo and Kyoto, Google has gathered up a range of experts who show off a number of places of interest. The experts have listed both well-known and

South Korea unveils CO2 target plan  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
ReutersSeoul drew measured praise for taking a lead among newly industrialized nations not bound by the un's Kyoto Protocol by setting 2020 goals ahead of a major

Horiba Shifts to Medical as Auto-Parts Demand Slumps  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Bloomberg...“We are considering a change in our business portfolio,� President Atsushi Horiba said yesterday in an interview after the Kyoto-based company announced a

The Kyoto Protocol  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
The News InternationalFinally on 11 December 1997 in Kyoto, Japan, the parties gathered for a third time and set up what came to be known as the Kyoto Protocol.

A Different Take on the US-India Climate Change "Spat"  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Wall Street Journal...the US on climate change seem to be clearly drawn ahead of December's key summit in Copenhagen that will try to craft a successor to the Kyoto Protocol.

Prepare for a world after Kyoto quickly or be left behind  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
JoongAng DailyThe Kyoto Protocol is three years from expiration. To promote the ratification of a post-Kyoto treaty that requires all countries to agree to mandatory

Deforestation's Role in Carbon Markets  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
BusinessWeekDeforestation is fast becoming a central part of any Post-Kyoto agreement on global greenhouse gases. It's easy to see why.

Exploring the future of energy  -  ‎Aug 5, 2009‎
ScienceBlogsIt would be a major achievement if, a decade from now, Copenhagen has replaced Kyoto as the city most associated with efforts to avoid catastrophic climate

CHAMBER OF SHIPPING REJECTS KYOTO PROTOCOL CONCEPT  -  ‎Jul 24, 2009‎
Maritime Global NetThe shipping industry argues that the current Kyoto Protocol concept of 'common but differentiated responsibility' cannot be practically applied to shipping

Global warming is no friend to Russia, ambassador says  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Grist MagazineHe also took a confrontational tone in discussing the Kyoto climate treaty. “We are, by the way, members of the Kyoto Protocol,� he said. “You are not.

Montreal Protocol Eyed as Weapon in Fight Against Climate Change  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
New York TimesShould UN climate talks fail to achieve a concrete replacement to the Kyoto Protocol by the end of the year, it is possible the Montreal treaty could be

Climate change: Racing beyond Kyoto  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
Canada.comMitigation: Developed countries have to agree on new emission reduction targets for after 2012 when the Kyoto Protocol expires.

David Suzuki: Carbon offsets as a tool in the fight against global ...  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Georgia StraightIf you add in the offsets that are used in national and international regulatory programs, such as the Kyoto Protocol and European Emissions Trading System,

Government considers three plans to cut CO2  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
JoongAng DailyKorea, though an advanced economy, is still not required to reduce emissions under the Kyoto Protocol, an international commitment to fight climate change

Drop in Nintendo Wii sales hits bottom line  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
Los Angeles TimesNintendo, based in Kyoto, reported Thursday that profit for the three months ended June 30 fell 60% to $442.8 million, down from $1.1 billion in the same

India Unveils the World's Largest Solar Cooker, Makes Lunch for 20000  -  ‎Aug 5, 2009‎
Fast CompanyThe $5 solar-powered Kyoto Box, for example, uses only cardboard, glass, and foil to cook food and boil water. For the two billion people that use firewood

Chile's Fighting Climate Change Is a Role Model for the ...  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
ReutersAlthough Chile is officially considered an Annex B, "developing" country under the dual classification of the Kyoto Protocol, the smaller country of 16

Seasonal sensations: wildlife, history and culture in Japan  -  ‎Aug 5, 2009‎
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)Cultural highlights include visiting Matsumoto's 400-year-old 'Black Crow' samurai castle and Kyoto's beautiful temples. Departing 4 Oct 2009 and 3 Oct 2010

DS Pirate Lands Two Years in Prison  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Escapist MagazineHe was found guilty of breaking Japanese copyright law and putting the games online without permission, and yesterday the Kyoto District Court sentenced

Greenhouse gases from energy jump on Kyoto account  -  ‎Jul 21, 2009‎
National Business ReviewThe Environment Ministry claimed in April that the nation's Kyoto liability for 2008-2012 had swung from an estimated deficit of $546 million last year to

Electronic Arts Tops Analysts' Views on Sales, Loss  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
BloombergLast week, Kyoto-based Nintendo said Wii sales fell 57 percent and profit dropped 61 percent in the first quarter ended June 30. Sony Corp., based in Tokyo,

Guest commentary: Don't restrict homeowners  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
Daily CameraOrdinance may discourage or prevent many new energy-efficient updates and remodels, and therefore may actually work against Boulder's Kyoto goals.

Is time running out to seal post-Kyoto climate pact?  -  ‎Jul 23, 2009‎
Reuters IndiaNegotiators face a mammoth task to try to agree by the end of the year on the outlines of broader climate pact to replace the UN's Kyoto Protocol.

China Shuts Small Plants  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
Wall Street JournalChina has pushed back on any absolute limits on its emissions, a roadblock for coming up with a successor to the Kyoto Protocol in negotiations in December.

Scientists: Humans Naturally Glow in the Dark  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
FOXNews...can spot the weak emissions could help spot medical conditions, said researcher Hitoshi Okamura, a circadian biologist at Kyoto University in Japan.

DPJ to Raise Target for Japan's Greenhouse-Gas Cuts, Okada Says  -  ‎Jul 26, 2009‎
BloombergAlmost 200 countries are seeking to meet a December deadline in Copenhagen for an accord to replace the Kyoto Protocol, which expires in 2012.

Legalities of climate change  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Livemint...(The current framework under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, or UNFCCC, and the Kyoto Protocol mandates emission reductions only from

Ramesh announces steps to reduce water, air pollution  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Press Trust of IndiaUnder the aegis of the UN, a meeting on climate change at Copenhagen in December will try to reach an agreement on Kyoto Protocol to tackle global warming.

India CO2 credit revenue sharing plan stirs unease  -  ‎Aug 3, 2009‎
Reuters IndiaUnder Kyoto's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) companies in the developed world can invest in clean energy projects in emerging nations like China and

Dealers Bail Out Cash for Clunkers  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Huffington Post...over a car that gets 16 mpg (which is probably high for most American clunkers) represents a 12% efficiency gain -- serious by even Kyoto standards.

40 Percent Target Too Hard Says Smith As Trees Reduce Kyoto Bill  -  ‎Jul 25, 2009‎
guide2.co.nzEstimates of New Zealand's Kyoto liability have bounced around wildly from profits to multi-billion dollar payments due to different calculations.

Davis Commissioners push 'Western' values  -  ‎Aug 4, 2009‎
Davis County ClipperFormer President George W. Bush didn't sign the Kyoto agreement that aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and the presence of greenhouse gases because he

J-League: Lee nets on return to Jubilo team - Global  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
ESPNElsewhere, Brazilian midfielder Diego struck twice as Kyoto Sanga downed Kawasaki Frontale 3-1 in Kyoto. Kawasaki went ahead in the sixth minute when Takuro

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