http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with news that matters. Covering current affairs, world news, environmental affairs and sport en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295313,london-stock-exchange-quotations-18-november-2009.html London - Closing prices in pence on the London Stock Exchange. In brackets movement and percentage change against the previous quotation.FT-100 Index   5,342.13  (-  3.80)(- 0.07%)... UK,Business Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:58:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295313,london-stock-exchange-quotations-18-november-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295506,un-offers-rescue-targets-for-troubled-climate-summit-in-copenhagen.html New York - Faced with prospects of failure in Copenhagen's climate change summit next month, the United Nations on Thursday cited key targets that could improve the chance of success in the talks on reducing greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global... Environment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:10:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295506,un-offers-rescue-targets-for-troubled-climate-summit-in-copenhagen.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295497,london-stock-exchange-quotations-19-november-2009.html London - Closing prices in pence on the London Stock Exchange. In brackets movement and percentage change against the previous quotation.... UK,Business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:46:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295497,london-stock-exchange-quotations-19-november-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291300,climate-change-poverty-highlighted-at-development-talks.html Stockholm - Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt Thursday called nations to put national interests aside in order to secure a global deal on climate change in Copenhagen in December. Reinfeldt was one of the keynote speakers at the European Dev... Environment Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:28:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291300,climate-change-poverty-highlighted-at-development-talks.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291204,london-stock-exchange-quotations-21-october-2009.html London - Closing prices in pence on the London Stock Exchange. In brackets movement and percentage change against the previous quotation.FT-100 Index       5,257.85(+ 14.45)(+ 0.28%) BAT Industries 1,987.00(-4.50)(- 0.23%) BP Amoco 573.00(+4.00)(+ 0.... UK,Business Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:28:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291204,london-stock-exchange-quotations-21-october-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291167,backgroundthe-eus-partialrecipe-for-copenhagen.html Luxembourg - These are the main points which European Union environment ministers think should be covered by a deal on fighting climate change in Copenhagen in December:TARGETS: global warming should be limited to 2 degrees centigrade above pre-indus... Environment Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:04:54 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291167,backgroundthe-eus-partialrecipe-for-copenhagen.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291166,eu-shelves-150-billion-dollar-row-to-set-out-climate-stall--summary.html Luxembourg - European Union environment ministers on Wednesday shelved a bitter dispute over roughly 150 billion dollars' worth of greenhouse-gas emissions permits to begin setting out the bloc's demands for a global climate-change deal in December. ... Environment Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:04:52 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291166,eu-shelves-150-billion-dollar-row-to-set-out-climate-stall--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293390,us-does-not-expect-binding-climate-deal-in-copenhagen.html Barcelona - December's Copenhagen climate conference will produce a real but probably not binding agreement, a US climate change negotiator said Thursday. Jonathan Pershing made the comments in Barcelona, Spain, where UN climate negotiators are try... Environment Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:40:28 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293390,us-does-not-expect-binding-climate-deal-in-copenhagen.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293404,un-developed-countries-need-to-cut-gas-emissions-by-25-40.html Athens - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on developed countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 to 40 per cent in an address to the Greek parliament Thursday. With just over a month remaining before a key UN climate change conference in... Environment Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:10:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293404,un-developed-countries-need-to-cut-gas-emissions-by-25-40.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291150,extraeu-approves-watered-down-proposals-on-climate-change.html Luxembourg - European Union environment ministers on Wednesday agreed a watered-down negotiating position ahead of international talks on fighting climate change by putting off a key debate on billions of euros in emissions permits, diplomats said. T... Environment Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:04:45 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291150,extraeu-approves-watered-down-proposals-on-climate-change.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291316,technology-and-its-diffusion-key-to-meeting-climate-change-singh.html New Delhi - Appropriate and effective technology solutions were the key to helping developing countries meet the challenge of climate change, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Thursday. Singh was speaking at at an international conference on ... Environment Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:28:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291316,technology-and-its-diffusion-key-to-meeting-climate-change-singh.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292213,preview-eu-limps-towards-difficult-summit.html Brussels - The European Union's 27 leaders head for a summit in Brussels on Thursday and Friday with two of their most cherished projects - institutional reform and climate change - in disarr... Europe,World Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:16:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292213,preview-eu-limps-towards-difficult-summit.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291036,london-stock-exchange-quotations-20-october-2009.html London - Closing prices in pence on the London Stock Exchange. In brackets movement and percentage change against the previous quotation.FT-100 Index 5,243,40(- 38,14)(- 0,72%) BAT Industries 1,991,50(- 16,00)(- 0,80%) BP Amoco 569,00(-5,20)(- 0,91%)... UK,Business Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:46:46 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291036,london-stock-exchange-quotations-20-october-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293273,london-stock-exchange-quotations-4-november-2009.html London - Closing prices in pence on the London Stock Exchange. In brackets movement and percentage change against the previous quotation.FT-100 Index5,107.89(+ 70.68) BAT Industries      1,917.00(+3.50) BP Amoco              581.40(+1.10) Diageo     ... UK,Business Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:10:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293273,london-stock-exchange-quotations-4-november-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292632,singapore-to-cut-emissions-if-other-countries-do-their-bit.html Singapore - Singapore is prepared to cut carbon emissions going into the United Nations climate change summit in Copenhagen in December, but only if other countries do their bit as well, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a speech late Friday. O... Environment Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:46:37 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292632,singapore-to-cut-emissions-if-other-countries-do-their-bit.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291018,eus-commitment-to-climate-change-thrown-into-question--summary.html Luxembourg - The European Union's commitment to fighting climate change was thrown into question Tuesday when the bloc's finance ministers failed to reach a deal on how to help developing nation... Environment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:04:48 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291018,eus-commitment-to-climate-change-thrown-into-question--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291004,extra-eu-finance-ministers-fail-to-reach-deal-on-climate-funding.html Luxembourg - European Union finance ministers failed Tuesday to reach a deal on how to pay for climate change action in the developing world, diplomats said. Marathon talks in Luxembourg ended without an agreement, with the discussions now set to res... Environment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:28:48 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291004,extra-eu-finance-ministers-fail-to-reach-deal-on-climate-funding.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292610,us-officials-to-travel-to-myanmar.html Washington - Two senior US officials will travel to Myanmar next week for meetings with leaders of the military junta as part of a policy to engage the regime and persuade it to allow democratic change. US Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell a... US,World Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:10:46 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292610,us-officials-to-travel-to-myanmar.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292591,newseu-baits-the-copenhagen-hook--feature.html Brussels - The European Union has baited its hook. On Friday, for the first time, the leaders of the world's biggest economic bloc agreed a figure on how much money the developed world should offer developing states to fight climate change. ... Environment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:52:38 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292591,newseu-baits-the-copenhagen-hook--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292572,eu-agrees-climate-change-funding-offer--summary.html Brussels - European Union leaders reached a compromise Friday on how much money to offer developing countries to help them fight climate change. The agreement, reached at a summit in Brussels, was viewed by participants as a milesto... Environment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:52:35 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292572,eu-agrees-climate-change-funding-offer--summary.html