A toxic embrace

By Murali Krishnan and Shantanu Guha Ray

India’s wide use of asbestos brings dire warnings

Toward a stalemate in Copenhagen

By Marianne Lavelle

Industry pressures and national agendas dim prospects for a climate treaty

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"… ers of carbon dioxide — by 80 percent by 2020. But Carlos Minc, Lula’s environment minister, who has hands-on responsibility for the policy, has faced an onslaught fr …"

A case of lowered expectations in the US

By Marianne Lavelle

U.S. businesses work to keep expectation for America's climate change effort as low as possible

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"… t arriving at a successor treaty by December in Copenhagen. As Germany’s environment minister said that March day in Bonn, the United States was “back in the game.” …"

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Industry targets Tokyo's ambitious new climate goals

By Akiko Kashiwagi

Japan's new government proves tough to lobby

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"… o. “We can not make the same mistake.”At a recent meeting with the new environment minister, Keidanren officials asked the Hatoyama administration to seek what they c …"

European ambitions hit a wall of carbon

By Brigitte Alfter

Business and industry pare back EU climate goals

Excerpts from this story referencing "environment minister":

"… Merkel, who had to unite EU nations behind a plan when she was Germany’s environment minister, the speech marked the culmination of years of dedication to curbing globa …"

"… n Grossmann, the chief executive officer of RWE. In a letter to the German environment minister, Sigmar Gabriel, dated September 15, 2009, Grossman addressed the minister …"

Canada's about-face on climate

By William Marsden

Tar sands and a tough business lobby pull Ottawa far from Copenhagen

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"… re on politicians is unrelenting, according to Stéphane Dion, who was the environment minister in the former Liberal government from 2004 to 2006. “It’s almost daily …"

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India struggles to confront climate change

By Murali Krishnan

A billion people, a growing economy, and rising emissions

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"… treaty, India wants to be, in the words of Jairam Ramesh, the country’s environment minister, “a dealmaker not a deal breaker.”The subtle shift in India’s stance …"

"… e being that GDP growth will average 8 to 8.5 percent,” said Ramesh, the environment minister, in a recent speech. And the proposed domestic legislation could have a ma …"

Caught between competing interests in Brazil

By Fernando Rodrigues and Marcelo Soares

Plentiful oil, politics, in addition to fast growth, all making it tough to reduce carbon emissions

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"… issue is a theme for the next 50 years.”Marina Silva, Brazil’s former environment minister, blames the government’s failure to take a clear stance on climate chang …"

"… eness]: trade, technology, UN regulations,” said Carlos Minc, Brazil’s environment minister. He explains that Brazil tries to bridge the interests of rich and poor co …"

BINGOs and the global lobbyist

By Kate Willson

Industry climate change reps "loitering" instead of lobbying

Excerpts from this story referencing "environment minister":

"… owcroft says he once took his Dutch boss to a meeting. “He met the Dutch environment minister within five minutes of walking in and registering, and spent an hour and a …"

Water and power: The French connection

By Julio Godoy

The French government has taken a protectionist approach to the water business

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"… becoming prime minister, Grenoble Mayor Alain Carignon was simultaneously environment minister under Chirac from 1986 to 1988. Monod, the Suez executive accused during t …"

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