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Declaring "it's a matter of survival," one of the world's tiniest nations, speaking for imperiled islands everywhere, took on global industrial and oil powers Wednesday at the U.N. climate conference — and lost.
POST CARBON | Agency lists measures ranging from stricter fuel economy standards to promotion of renewable offshore energy projects.
At the climate summit taking place here, nobody's a bigger celebrity than the delegation from the tiny island nation of Tuvalu.
COPENHAGEN — “Climategate” has muddied the good green message that was supposed to come out of the United Nations climate change talks here, forcing leaders to spend time justifying the science behind global warming when they want to focus on ending it.
Countries have begun shuttling drafts for a new deal, which must be ready when top ministers arrive.
A leaked Danish document at the U.N. climate conference provoked angry criticism Tuesday from developing countries and activists who feared it would shift more of the burden to curb greenhouse gases on poorer countries.
The top U.S. environmental official told a divided U.N. climate conference Wednesday that the Obama administration's moves to "make up for lost time" and cut greenhouse gases would complement congressional action and wasn't intended to bypass recalcitrant lawmakers.
Republican lawmakers critical of efforts to battle climate change vowed to fly next week to the Copenhagen summit to undercut President Barack Obama's promises of strong US action.
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Late on Tuesday, the rising frustration of the poorest developing countries — some undoubtedly fueled by the yawning global divide between rich and poor — was on display in the halls.
Nepal's top politicians strapped on oxygen tanks Friday and held a Cabinet meeting amid Mount Everest's frigid, thin air to highlight the danger global warming poses to glaciers, ahead of next week's international climate change talks.
Greenhouse gases aren't the only things driving global warming.
The United States for the first time outlined a dual path toward cutting greenhouse gases that would involve both President Barack Obama's administration and the U.S. Congress to reduce greenhouse emissions.
House and Senate conferees last night rejected an attempt to block U.S. EPA's work on regulations to curb greenhouse gas emis...
A sociologist explains the disconnect between increasing scientific confidence in global warming research and decreasing public belief that it is real.
Negotiators on Wednesday worked to bridge the chasm between rich and poor countries over how to share the burden of fighting climate change, and a top U.S. envoy was to highlight the Obama administration's efforts to curb greenhouse emissions.
WASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama prepares to attend a world summit on climate change, a majority of Americans are willing to pay more for a solution only if it would create "green" jobs in the United States, according to a McClatchy-Ipsos poll released Wednesday.
The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday declared carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions a danger to public health and said it will regulate them accordingly.
But Leaked Document Spurs Debate at Copenhagen Climate Summit About Who Should Bear Burden of Emissions Reductions
A former vice president and a former vice presidential nominee are engaged in a public battle over climate change, a tiff sparked by Sarah Palin's op-ed in Wednesday's Washington Post and furthered by Al Gore's rebuttal on MSNBC. Al Gore - Climate change - Sarah Palin - Washington Post - Vice President of the United States
Amazon Indians, Malawi farmers, Tibetan monks and Inuits from Greenland exchanged ideas Wednesday on how to combat global warming at a boisterous alternative forum in Copenhagen on the sidelines of UN climate talks.
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