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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.

 

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 ...

 

Climate drama climax looks elusive in Copenhagen

Climate drama climax looks elusive in Copenhagen

For 20 years, as this crowded planet grew warmer, nations have gathered annually to try to do something about it. History now brings them to this chilly northern capital, and to a crossroads....

 

Hackers post scientists' e-mails

Climate change skeptics say content proves data rigged to pin cause of global warming on humans.

 

UN climate chief: Deal must be legally enforceable

Developing countries don't trust wealthy nations' promises that they will help them meet the challenges of climate change, the UN's top climate official said Monday, adding that means any new global warming deal must have legal force ...

 

Senate hearing begins action on climate bill

The leading sponsor of a U.S. Senate climate bill says action to combat global warming will raise energy prices, but also create ...

 

Obama Officials Urge Senate To Act On Climate Bill

Four of President Barack Obama's top environmental and energy officials are urging the Senate to pass legislation to reduce emissions of the gases linked to global warming.

The heads of the Energy Department, Agriculture Department, Interior Department and Environmental Protection Agency told a Senate panel Tuesday they should pass a bill similar to one the House narrowly cleared late last month. That legislation would impose the first limits on greenhouse gases, reducing them by 80 percent by mid-century.

 

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