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December 2, 2009 | Posted by Amanda Hahnel, Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Research Intern - 7:45am | 0 Comments
  • PR Newswire cites a poll that indicates that the Chinese people worry more about climate change and food and water security than traditional military threats.
  • The United Nations renewed sanctions on the Congo preventing the export of minerals despite misgivings about their effectiveness, the Wall Street Journal reports.
  • Uzbekistan withdrew from the Central Asian power grid citing energy security concerns, Xinhua reports.
  • The U.S. Air Force has announced that they will abandon their efforts to drive the market of coal-to-liquid technology, according to the Guardian.
  • According to The Washington Post, China and the United States are pressuring India to set commitments in advance of Copenhagen.

Africa, China, U.S. Air Force, Climate Change, Energy, Minerals, Water

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