Latest News on global warming

EXTRA: US, India agree on partnership for 'green' economy
Washington - US President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday pledged their countries will work closely to develop clean forms of energy to help curtail the threat posed by global warming. Obama said a clean energy initiati...

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BACKGROUND:The EU's (partial)recipe for Copenhagen
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...

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[Posted on : ] Category : [ Environment ]

Key Senate panel approves climate bill; Republicans boycott
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 ...

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PREVIEW: Obama's first Asia trip: Tough talks on climate, North Korea
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...

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[Posted on : ] Category : [ US (World) ]

World and US must follow EU lead on climate change, says Sweden
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...

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Study: Climate change to have irreversible consequences by 2050
Berlin - A lack of determined action on climate change means that by 2050 global warming of more than the targeted 2 degrees celsius will have taken place, a study released in Berlin Monday said. In its Tipping Points report, environmental advocacy...

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UN expects US to commit to fight against climate change - Summary
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 ...

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Energy agency urges radical action to fight climate change
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...

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[Posted on : ] Category : [ Energy (Environment) ]

EU finance ministers seek difficult deal on climate financing
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 ...

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Britain's Brown warns of climate 'catastrophe' ahead of talks
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 ...

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Danish premier urges consensus ahead of climate talks - Summary
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...

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Climate change exposes sharp divides in US industry - Feature
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...

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New Zealanders suffer 'green fatigue', survey shows
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...

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[Posted on : ] Category : [ Nature (Environment) ]

Key Senate panel approves climate bill; Republicans boycott - Summary
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 ...

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[Posted on : ] Category : [ Environment ]