Climate Change | featured news

EU backs climate change report despite flaws

The European Union says it has "full confidence" in a key United Nations climate change study after its authors apologized for ...

 

Obama says disappointment at Copenhagen justified

President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that disappointment over the outcome of the Copenhagen climate change summit was justified, hardening a widespread verdict that the conference had been a failure.

 

Obama reaches climate deal with emerging powers

Obama reaches climate deal with emerging powers

President Barack Obama reached agreement with major developing powers on a climate deal on Friday, a U.S. official said, but he said the accord was only a first step and was insufficient to fight climate change.

 

Police Beat Back Massed Climate Protesters

Police Beat Back Massed Climate Protesters

Police officers fired tear gas and wielded batons on Wednesday to beat back hundreds of demonstrators at the climate summit meeting.

 

Talks Stall as Poorer Nations Threaten to Walk Out

Talks Stall as Poorer Nations Threaten to Walk Out

Saying that that richer countries were not doing enough to cut emissions, developing countries’ delegates upended climate talks on Monday.

 

Copenhagen summit: 600 arrested at climate change protest

Copenhagen summit: 600 arrested at climate change protest

More than 600 people have been arrested at a demonstration against climate change in Copenhagen today. What started as a peaceful demonstration calling for action on climate change, descended into rioting as hundreds of masked youths threw bricks ...

 

Review: Climate e-mails petty, not fraudulent

E-mails stolen from climate scientists show they discussed hiding data but they don't support claims that the science of global warming was faked, according to a detailed review.

 

EU nations commit $3.6 billion to climate fund

EU leaders agreed Friday to commit euro2.4 billion ($3.6 billion) a year until 2012 to help poorer countries combat global warming, as they sought to rescue their image as climate change innovators and bolster the talks in Copenhagen....

 

Stolen e-mails embolden climate change skeptics

Stolen e-mails embolden climate change skeptics

At a critical time, the uproar over stolen e-mails suggesting scientists suppressed contrary views about climate change has emboldened skeptics - including congressional Republicans looking to scuttle President Barack Obama's push for mandatory reductions in greenhouse gases....

 

Poor nations blame rich for climate ills

Poor nations blame rich for climate ills

Tensions spilled over at a global warming summit Wednesday, as the leading delegate for poor countries accused the USA and other ...

 

Subscribe to this RSS topic: Syndicate content