President Obama will go to Copenhagen

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President Obama is to pledge a cut in greenhouse gas emissions in the US in several stages, beginning with a 17% cut by 2020, the White House says. The offer will be made at the UN climate talks in Copenhagen, which Mr Obama will attend. Anchor Marco Werman talks with our environment editor Peter Thomson about the President’s mission in Copenhagen. Download MP3

• BBC coverage of the Copenhagen conference
• Environment coverage on The World
• White House statement on President attending conference

Copenhagen Climate Summit: Deal or No Deal?

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Negotiators from around the world are meeting in Barcelona in the last round of climate treaty talks before a global summit next month in Copenhagen. The Copenhagen meeting was supposed to produce a new treaty to address the rising threats from global climate change. But as the World’s Marina Giovannelli reports, prospects for an agreement this year are growing dim. Download MP3

• BBC coverage: Copenhagen summit
• Environment coverage on The World
• State of the planet in graphics

Fired employee claims bias against environmental views

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Tim Nicholson, a former employee of the British property firm Grainger, who claims he lost his job due to his environmental beliefs. A British court today ruled that Nicholson could sue his former employer under laws normally used to protect people from religious discrimination.

Sarkozy pushes for carbon tax

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French President Nicholas Sarkozy wants to impose a carbon tax on households and businesses that emit greenhouse gases. But the French say they feel too taxed already. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from Guillaume Debre of the French TV Channel TF-1.

Green adventures

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The World’s Laura Lynch meets an eco-adventurer who’s combined low-tech and high-tech to turn a scrapyard bus into a green mobile home. Now he’s planning a voyage around the world using sustainable fuels and a low-carbon budget.
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Who’s got the Biggest carbon appetite?

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Anchor Lisa Mullins reports on a new study that includes imported consumer goods when calculating a nation’s carbon footprint.

Amsterdam’s green future

Correspondent Kathy Schalch reports from Amsterdam on the Dutch city’s pledge to reduce its carbon footprint.
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