The new political landscape emerging from US midterm elections has almost killed any likelihood that a climate bill could be passed over the next two years and substantially hampered the White House's efforts on the issue.
The reluctance of some countries for the second period of the Kyoto Protocol is the biggest stumbling block in the ongoing climate change negotiations, Brazilian Climate Change Ambassador Sergio B. Serra told China Daily on Wednesday.
The United States and China appeared close to agreement Wednesday on a key issue that has troubled climate change negotiations, boosting prospects that talks on global warming will score their first success in years.
CANCUN, MEXICO - As negotiations continue at the UN climate change conference, a group of youths from China and the United States have sent a clear and firm message to the delegates: Stop blaming and start trusting each other.
China and the United States face "arduous works ahead" in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, a leading Chinese energy expert said.
Japan won the "Fossil of the Day" award on Tuesday on the second day of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico.
China's chief climate change negotiator urged countries to stick to the Kyoto Protocol to ensure a successful conference in Cancun.
As a result of climate change, the world will face a price surge in major staple foods by 2050, causing concerns for global food security, according to a new report by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
China will soon release a plan for switching to energy-saving lighting, hopefully by the end of this year, according to a Chinese lighting expert attending the Cancun climate talks Thursday.
Delegates from both developing and developed nations have urged the United States to show sincerity and contribute more to the progress of climate negotiations at the UN's climate change conference here Wednesday.
Visitors look at the UN Climate Wall, a photo exhibition, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, a resort city in Mexico, Dec 1, 2010. The talks, from Nov 29 to Dec 10, are being held to continue to search for solutions to the climate problem. About 25,000 participants from 194 countries gathered in Cancun for the conference.
China's chief negotiator to the UN climate change talks in Cancun has said that since 2006 the country has emitted 10 percent less pollution than the previous five years.