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/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/293438,key-senate-panel-approves-climate-bill-republicans-boycott.html Washington - A key Senate committee approved a landmark climate bill Thursday that would force US companies to curb greenhouse-gas emissions blamed for global warming. But the 11-1 vote in the Senate Environment Committee was boycotted by opposition ... Environment Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:10:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293438,key-senate-panel-approves-climate-bill-republicans-boycott.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294134,preview-obamas-first-asia-trip-tough-talks-on-climate-north-korea.html Washington - US President Barack Obama makes his first trip to Asia with a heaping helping of intractable issues on his plate: a sluggish economy, global warming and the nuclear ambitions of Iran... US,World Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:58:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294134,preview-obamas-first-asia-trip-tough-talks-on-climate-north-korea.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293000,world-and-us-must-follow-eu-lead-on-climate-change.html Stockholm - Concrete emission cuts are key to averting harmful global warming, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said Tuesday, urging other countries to follow the EU's lead . Other developed economies have to show the same leadership and co... Environment Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:52:35 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293000,world-and-us-must-follow-eu-lead-on-climate-change.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293237,un-expects-us-to-commit-to-fight-against-climate-change.html Barcelona - The United Nations' top climate change official said Wednesday he expected the United States to table concrete proposals against global warming at December's Copenhagen climate conference. The US Senate was expected to reach an agreement ... Environment Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:10:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293237,un-expects-us-to-commit-to-fight-against-climate-change.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294018,energy-agency-urges-radical-action-to-fight-climate-change.html Paris/London - Nothing less than a low-carbon energy revolution is necessary to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit global warming to acceptable levels, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Tuesday. A consensus is growing on the need to... Energy,Environment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:40:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294018,energy-agency-urges-radical-action-to-fight-climate-change.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293922,un-closer-congo-rwanda-ties-could-end-africas-great-lakes-war.html New York - The recent warming up in ties between the leaders of Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo could alter the situation in the war-prone Great Lakes region in Africa, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo said Monday. Congo's Presiden... Africa,World Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:16:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293922,un-closer-congo-rwanda-ties-could-end-africas-great-lakes-war.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291983,taipei-to-ease-restrictions-on-chinese-media-in-taiwan.html Taipei - Taiwan will relax restrictions on Chinese media coverage of the island, in yet another sign of warming cross-strait relations, a senior official said Tuesday. Effective immediately, Chinese journalists posted in Taiwan are no longer required... Asia,World Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:53:51 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291983,taipei-to-ease-restrictions-on-chinese-media-in-taiwan.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290924,eu-finance-ministers-seek-difficult-deal-on-climate-financing.html Luxembourg - An unlikely deal on how much European Union members should pay developing countries to help them deal with global warming change was on the table of EU finance ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Tuesday. The European Commission says the ... Environment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:22:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290924,eu-finance-ministers-seek-difficult-deal-on-climate-financing.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290765,britains-brown-warns-of-climate-catastrophe-ahead-of-talks.html London - Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Monday of a catastrophe for the planet if the upcoming UN talks on global warming do not produce an agreement on the measures needed to be taken to face up to climate change. Brown was speaking ... Environment Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:22:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290765,britains-brown-warns-of-climate-catastrophe-ahead-of-talks.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294754,danish-premier-urges-consensus-ahead-of-climate-talks--summary.html Singapore - Denmark's prime minister urged Asia-Pacific leaders Sunday to find a minimal consensus on climate talks in the three weeks left before the international conference to tackle global warming. Premier Lars Lokke Rasmussen, the host of the Co... Environment Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:10:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294754,danish-premier-urges-consensus-ahead-of-climate-talks--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290389,climate-change-exposes-sharp-divides-in-us-industry--feature.html Washington - US companies are struggling to speak with one voice both on the threat posed by global warming and how to deal with climate change. With the US Congress locked in a testy battle over the necessity and cost of curbing the emissions blamed... Environment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:52:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290389,climate-change-exposes-sharp-divides-in-us-industry--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292466,new-zealanders-suffer-green-fatigue-survey-shows.html Wellington - New Zealanders are suffering green fatigue caused by continuous warnings of impending disaster because of global warming, according to a magazine survey reported Friday. Only 3 per cent of 1,000 respondents claimed to be totally commi... Nature,Environment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:34:32 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292466,new-zealanders-suffer-green-fatigue-survey-shows.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293449,key-senate-panel-approves-climate-bill-republicans-boycott--summary.html Washington - A key Senate committee approved a landmark climate bill Thursday that would force US companies to curb greenhouse-gas emissions blamed for global warming. But the 11-1 vote in the Senate Environment Committee was boycotted by opposition ... Environment Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:46:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293449,key-senate-panel-approves-climate-bill-republicans-boycott--summary.html