January 9, 2013

Japan, Mongolia Sign Emissions-Reduction Pact - WSJ.com

Japan, Mongolia Sign Emissions-Reduction Pact - WSJ.com: "TOKYO—Japan is making progress in its plan to bypass protracted United Nations-sponsored efforts to limit carbon emissions, signing its first bilateral carbon offset mechanism Tuesday.

According to the agreement Japan signed with Mongolia in Ulan Bator, the mechanism is intended to complement the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, which last convened in Doha, Qatar, in December."

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