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Carbon rationing
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WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The United Nations urged the world on Thursday to kick the habit of producing carbon dioxide, saying everyone must act to fight climate change. (article 2)
The specific occasion for his justifiable outrage is a recent proposal by a British parliamentary committee to institute a personal carbon ration card for every citizen. (article 4)
The plan would place limits on food and energy consumption in the form of credits not to be exceeded - except through the potential for heavy-carbon users, often the wealthy, to purchase credits from lower-carbon users, often the less wealthy. (article 4)
Hayden discovered CRAGs while living in London, England, and studying for his PhD on social responses to climate change. (article 3)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said global warming was becoming the defining issue of the era and will hurt rich and poor alike. (article 1)
" Our world is in the grip of a dangerous carbon habit Ban said in a statement to mark World Environment Day, which is being marked by events around the globe and hosted by the New Zealand city of Wellington. (article 1)
New Zealand, like many countries, staged art and street festivals to spread the message on how people can reduce carbon usage. (article 1)
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Source articles
- World Environment Day calls for end to carbon addiction (Washington Post, 06/04/2008, 337 words)
- ABC News: World Environment Day: End CO2 Addiction (ABCNews, 06/05/2008, 327 words)
- Carbon rationing (cbc.ca, 06/05/2008, 908 words)
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > OPINION (FOX News, 06/05/2008, 718 words)
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