Arctic ice melt opens Northwest Passage
2007-09-16 19:17:37
Arctic ice has shrunk to the lowest level on record, new satellite images show, raising the possibility that the Northwest Passage that eluded famous explorers will become an open shipping lane.
APEC meeting to focus on climate change, free trade
2007-09-02 18:46:37
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum launched its 2007 Leaders Week here on Sunday to discuss a wide range of issues focusing on climate change and free trade.
Arctic ice melt opens Northwest Passage
2007-09-16 14:00:29
Arctic ice has shrunk to the lowest level on record, new satellite images show, raising the possibility that the Northwest Passage that eluded famous explorers will become an open shipping lane.
Astronomers: Neptune's south pole warmer
2007-09-21 10:27:42
Scientists say that Neptune, one of the coldest planets in the solar system, has a surprising warm spot -- relatively speaking.
Cities take the lead on climate change
2007-10-14 13:43:08
When this quiet city in southern Sweden decided in 1996 to wean itself off fossil fuels, most people doubted the ambitious goal would have any impact beyond the town limits.
Cities take the lead on climate change
2007-10-14 13:43:08
When this quiet city in southern Sweden decided in 1996 to wean itself off fossil fuels, most people doubted the ambitious goal would have any impact beyond the town limits.
Climate change may have 'irreversible' impacts
2007-11-17 10:31:59
UN experts agreed Friday on a draft report that warns global warming may have far-reaching and irreversible consequences.
UN report warns of global warming consequences
2007-11-17 19:25:32
A report,released by U.N on Saturday, will be the first point of reference for political negotiators meeting next month to begin talks on a successor to the Kyoto Protocol.
EU plans rules to cut car CO2 emissions
2007-12-19 23:50:35
The European Commission on Wednesday proposed rules to reduce the average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from new passenger cars to 120 grams per kilometer by 2012.
US scientists affirm predictions of sea ice loss
2007-09-07 14:45:11
An analysis of 20 years' worth of real-life observations supports recent UN computer predictions that by 2050, summer sea ice off Alaska's north coast will probably shrink to nearly half the area it covered in the 1980s.
'Drilling up' into space for energy
2007-12-24 11:09:57
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.
Kangaroo farts may help global warming: scientists
2007-12-07 08:22:40
Australian scientists are trying to give kangaroo-style stomachs to cattle and sheep in a bid to cut the emission of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, researchers say.