Copenhagen talks start slow but steady

Biggest and most crucial climate negotiation in history appears only beginning even after two-year talks full story


Poorer nations target mid-2010 climate deal

China, Brazil, South Africa and India want climate treaty by June 2010 according to draft full story

U.S. E.P.A.'s moves to battle climate change

Through the E.P.A., the Obama administration is considering regulations that would cut greenhouse gas emissions full story

Copenhagen holds best chance to avert global warming – U.N.

Leaders negotiating at Copenhagen may be closer to preventing global warming of more than 2°C full story

U.N. climate chief defends findings after emails

Pachauri on Monday strongly defended findings that humans are warming the planet full story

Copenhagen dignitaries get ethanol-powered limos

Dignitaries attending Copenhagen will cruise the streets of the city in a straw-powered limo full story

• South Africa announces carbon reduction target of 34 percent by 2020.
• Dutch government offers 300 million euro in emission reduction funding for developing countries.
• President Barack Obama will engage business and environmental leaders in climate talk.
• Tesla Motors will offer test drives of its electronic vehicles at Copenhagen.
• Solayzme will power vehicles at Copenhagen with algae-based green fuel.
• The city of Malmo kick-off its “green light” program as Copenhagen summit opens.
  
  

• South Africa aims to reduce its greenhouse gas emission by 34 percent by 2020 and 42 percent by 2025.
• Copenhagen emissions target is not enough to avert disastrous warming said Potsdam Institute.
• Pope calls for “responsible” action to give relief to “the poor and future generation”
• U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon pleads for binding climate treaties at Antarctic Treaty anniversary.
• European Commission and Africa, Caribbean and Pacific countries discuss strategies before Copenhagen.