Topic: Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The Copenhagen climate talks will generate more carbon emissions than any previous climate conference, equivalent to the annual output of over half a million Ethiopians, figures commissioned by hosts Denmark show.Delegates, journalists, activists and observers from almost 200 countries ...
The conversation at the Copenhagen climate conference is all about policy. In the US, President Obama has earmarked a half billion dollars of initial funding for a breathtaking array of renewable technologies. With its financial and intellectual resources, the U.S. needs to ...
US President Barack Obama will Monday meet former vice president and international environmental crusader Al Gore, as he prepares to travel next week to the Copenhagen climate conference.The closed-door meeting is designed to help brief Obama before he meets business and environmental ...
Indian prime minister to attend Copenhagen international talks on climate changeIndian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will attend an international climate summit in Copenhagen, a spokesman said Saturday, ending days of speculation about the country's level of representation at the landmark conference.Singh will ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Only one fifth of the world's forests remain but an area bigger than Canada could be restored without harming food production, a global alliance dedicated to restoring forests said on Thursday.A study by the Global Partnership on Forest Landscape ...
Gore expects Obama to attend world climate talks in Copenhagen in DecemberFormer Vice President Al Gore says he believes President Barack Obama will attend the December climate talks in Copenhagen to emphasize his administration's commitment to safeguarding the environment.In an interview Tuesday ...
Coal super-powers China, India and the United States are set to dominate world climate talks next month, but even in the heartland of US coal there are doubts their re-branded fuel can be part of the solution.In the rugged tree-cloaked hills of ...
Today was the last of three days of hearings this week on the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (CEJAPA), introduced by John Kerry (D-Mass) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif) on September 30th. Such antics might have been more surprising if Senator ...
National leaders are meeting at the United Nations in New York to discuss climate change negotiations. Talks will continue at the G-20 meeting in Pittsburgh later in the week. But the developing countries will not cut their emissions below the Business as ...
National leaders are meeting at the United Nations in New York to discuss climate change negotiations. Talks will continue at the G-20 meeting in Pittsburgh later in the week. But the developing countries will not cut their emissions below the Business as ...