World gov'ts start talks on climate change agreement
2008-03-30 14:39:46
Governments from nearly 200 countries will launch discussions Monday on forging a global warming agreement.
Thickest, oldest Arctic ice is melting
2008-03-19 09:14:21
The thickest, oldest and toughest sea ice around the North Pole is melting, a bad sign for the future of the Arctic ice cap, NASA satellite data showed on Tuesday.
G20 climate-change meeting concludes without agreement
2008-03-17 11:30:59
The Group of 20 4th Ministerial meeting of the Gleneagles Dialogue on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development concluded as differences between developed and developing nations on how to share greenhouse gas emissions reduction responsibilities remained unsolved.
Technology sharing proposed for anti-global warming
2008-03-15 19:36:07
The world does not lack innovative environmental technologies which help cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but is short of an effective mechanism supporting distribution and common sharing of such beneficial technologies.
UN urges countries to move on climate change
2008-02-14 09:38:23
The UN General Assembly is urging member countries to immediately help control climate change.
No targets reached at climate conference
2008-02-01 22:23:39
A meeting of delegates from the nations that emit the most pollutants ended without concrete targets for slashing greenhouse gas emissions, but participants praised what they saw as a new willingness by the United States to discuss possible solutions.
Nature and man jointly cook Arctic
2008-01-03 09:28:14
There's more to the recent dramatic and alarming thawing of the Arctic region than can be explained by man-made global warming alone, a new study found.
Weather warriors on alert
2008-01-02 07:05:45
Zheng Guoguang is a commander-in-chief without a uniform. On alert are 53,000 high-caliber "troops" with their aim fixed on clouds and winds.
Station to watch rapidly receding glacier range
2007-12-26 07:11:37
An observation station is being built to monitor the melting of the country's longest glacier range at the edge of the world's highest plateau.
'Drilling up' into space for energy
2007-12-24 09:14:01
While great nations fretted over coal, oil and global warming, one of the smallest at the UN climate conference was looking toward the heavens for its energy.
Bali talks try to end impasse on climate goals
2007-12-14 10:16:02
Negotiators at climate talks in Bali tried to break a deadlock on Friday over emissions goals after the EU accused the US of blocking progress at the 190-nation meeting.
Bali climate talks draft drop 2020 emissions goal
2007-12-14 14:16:32
A compromise draft text to launch in Bali two years of negotiations for a global pact to fight climate change has dropped a key ambition of tough 2020 greenhouse emissions cuts for rich countries.