Climate Change

Carbon storage? Not under my house!
AP – 3 mins ago

AP

BARENDRECHT, Netherlands - The people of this small Dutch town are not against pumping tons of carbon dioxide into the ground to fight global warming. Full Story »
Merkel wants climate action from US, China, India
AP – 2 hrs 38 mins ago

BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Tuesday for the U.S., China and India to make substantive pledges of action against global warming in order to prevent the failure of next month's climate summit in Copenhagen. Full Story »
Climate change makes English winemakers see red
Reuters – Tue Nov 10, 7:40 am ET

Reuters

DORKING, England (Reuters) - The pickers working their way along the hillside, clipping bunches of small, dark purple grapes from the rows of vines and dropping them into plastic buckets are harbingers of a warmer planet. Full Story »
India environment minister under fire over glaciers
AFP – Tue Nov 10, 7:14 am ET

AFP/File

NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's environment minister came under fire Tuesday from scientists for denying climate change was causing Himalayan glaciers to melt and disputing the work of the UN's top global warming body. Full Story »
US seeks climate framework, not legal pact: experts
AFP – Tue Nov 10, 6:24 am ET

AFP/File

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Lack of action on the climate change bill bogged down in the US Senate will not stop Washington from seeking a framework to curb carbon emissions at next month's summit in Copenhagen, experts say. Full Story »
Leaders hail Wall fall, vow to topple new barriers
Reuters – Mon Nov 9, 5:50 pm ET

Reuters

BERLIN (Reuters) - World leaders hailed the ordinary people who helped bring down the Berlin Wall and said the historic events of 20 years ago showed nations were capable of rising to new challenges, from terrorism to climate change. Full Story »
UN chief heads to Washington to push climate deal
AP – Mon Nov 9, 5:24 pm ET

AP

UNITED NATIONS - Confident that governments will reach a climate change deal next month, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is heading to Washington Tuesday to ensure that the United States is on board. Full Story »
Copenhagen failure would be 'suicide': Maldives
AFP – Mon Nov 9, 7:48 am ET

AFP/File

MALE (AFP) - The president of the Maldives has warned that a failure to agree a deal on limiting greenhouse gas emissions in Copenhagen next month would be an act of "collective suicide". Full Story »
Genetic tests help track food web, climate change
Reuters – Mon Nov 9, 3:41 am ET

BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - New uses of genetic testing can help track how animal diets may change due to global warming and are helping crack down on wildlife smuggling, experts said on Saturday. Full Story »
G-20 finance officials: Too early to end stimulus
AP – Sat Nov 7, 8:13 pm ET

AP

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - Finance officials from rich and developing countries have pledged to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change. Full Story »
GOP's Graham steps out on a limb on climate change
McClatchy Newspapers – Sat Nov 7, 4:11 pm ET

AP

WASHINGTON — When it comes to combating global warming, Sen. Lindsey Graham is right where he loves to be — ahead of the curve, in the mix on a major issue, at the table for high-level, bipartisan talks behind closed doors. Full Story »
UK joins G20 push for world levy on banks
Reuters – Sat Nov 7, 12:36 pm ET

Reuters

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Britain threw its weight on Saturday behind proposals to impose a global levy on banks to fund future bailouts but failed to make much progress on securing a G20 deal to meet the cost of climate change. Full Story »
G20 wants 'ambitious outcome' at climate talks
AFP – Sat Nov 7, 11:22 am ET

AFP

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (AFP) - The G20 is committed to an "ambitious outcome" at December's UN climate change summit in Copenhagen, it said in a communique after talks Saturday, but did not agree a figure for climate finance. Full Story »
Britain rallies G20 on climate change
AFP – Sat Nov 7, 9:02 am ET

ST ANDREWS (AFP) - Hosts Britain urged G20 finance ministers to put aside their differences and strike a deal on climate funding on Saturday despite fading hopes for an accord at key UN talks next month. Full Story »
Couple's book tackles evangelicals' questions on climate change
McClatchy Newspapers – Fri Nov 6, 2:31 pm ET

WASHINGTON — As an evangelical Christian living in Texas, climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe found that many conservatives had questions about climate change based on things they'd heard on talk radio. Full Story »
EU warns of climate change impact on India
AFP – Fri Nov 6, 12:05 pm ET

AFP

NEW DELHI (AFP) - Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, acting as president of the EU, warned Friday of the impact of climate change on India unless a new emissions pact was reached in upcoming UN climate talks. Full Story »
Delegates discuss way forward in UN climate talks
AP – Fri Nov 6, 10:53 am ET

AP

BARCELONA, Spain - U.N. climate negotiators said Friday that, despite low expectations for setting legally binding emissions targets next month, it is still possible to conclude a strong, 192-nation deal to define future work in fighting global warming. Full Story »
US may still put emissions proposals at Copenhagen
AFP – Fri Nov 6, 10:20 am ET

AFP

BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) - The United States said on Friday it could still present proposals for curbing its carbon emissions at next month's climate change meeting in Copenhagen, even if Congress was still debating global warming legislation. Full Story »