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Climate Change: Taking the Temperature
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Business Daily: Government initiatives to fight climate change
Governments may be loud in their commitment to fighting climate change, but do some of their initiatives stand up? We investigate one of them in the UK. First broadcast: 30 Nov 2007; Dur. 17 min
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Can America Go Green?
In this three-part series, Laura Trevelyan, the BBC's United Nations correspondent in New York, finds out how the US could retreat from its role as the biggest polluter on the planet.
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Inside the Climate Change Talks
In this three-part series, Mike Williams explores the complex web of negotiations to find a successor to the Kyoto Protocol which expires in 2012.
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One Planet debate: In Search of a new Kyoto
We bring together four people at the heart of their governments' response to climate change - from the USA, Indonesia, Brazil and the UK.
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World Business Review: Big Corporations vs Climate Change
Some big companies are preparing to meet now the cost that climate change will have on them; others, see new and often profitable opportunities. First broadcast: 3 Nov 2007; Dur. 26 min
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Discovery: China and Climate Change
Is it fair to demonise China for its contribution to global warming, when much of its manufacturing is done on the behalf of the developing world? First broadcast: 7 November 2007; Dur. 26 min
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The World Today: Crying for support
Low lying, small island states, vulnerable to rising sea levels, are struggling to get their voices heard on the international stage. First broadcast: 8 November 2007; Dur. 5 min
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The Instant Guide: 'Kyoto 2'
A look at proposed new targets for reducing carbon emissions - which is being dubbed "Kyoto 2". First broadcast: 4 November 2007; Dur. 8 min
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The BBC Debate: Can the USA Take the Heat?
A BBC World Debate in New York, hosted by the Clinton Global Initiative, which discusses the threat of global warming. First broadcast: 30 September 2007; Dur. 49 min
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One Planet: Global Security and Climate Change
Richard Hollingham explores how military strategists in the developed world are preparing for a conflict triggered by climate change. First broadcast: 6 September 2007; Dur. 26 min
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Global Business: Food for Fuel
Peter Day meets green entrepreneurs who are finding new ways to fuel the future by turning food into fuel. But also asks what kind of bargain is it, if any. First broadcast: 27 February 2007; Dur. 23 min
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