(June 16, 2009 | Climate Change)
President Barack Obama launched a plan to protect the oceans, U.S. coasts and Great Lakes from the threats of climate change, pollution and overfishing.
(June 15, 2009 | Energy)
European governments lag China and the United States in green investment to boost the economy, a senior European Commission official said on Monday.
(June 15, 2009 | Energy)
Rich countries may act on their own to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by developing a carbon market they hope will lure in poor nations even if U.N. climate talks get bogged down, experts said.
(June 11, 2009 | Safety & Health)
The World Health Organisation (WHO) was poised on Thursday to declare that the new H1N1 virus has caused the first influenza pandemic in more than 40 years, health sources said on Thursday.
(June 11, 2009 | Demographics)
Climate change will force millions of people to leave their homes to flee rising seas and drought over the coming decades, requiring a new plan for mass migration, said a report published on Wednesday.
(June 10, 2009 | Climate Change)
Climate change has contributed to a flattening of the complex, multi-layered architecture of Caribbean coral reefs, compromising their role as a nursery for fish stocks and a buffer against tropical storms, a study shows.
(June 10, 2009 | Climate Change)
Japan will cut carbon emissions by 15 percent by 2020 from 2005 levels, Kyodo news agency said on Wednesday, a target greens and analysts say is not bold enough and could undermine global climate talks.
(June 08, 2009 | Climate Change)
Global warming is fast rising in the pile of crises facing China as it pursues the unshakeable goal of economic growth while grappling with international pressure to curb its greenhouse gas output.
(June 08, 2009 | Climate Change)
Chopping down fewer trees and caring for the soil may be cheaper and more effective in fighting climate change than curbing emissions from coal plants, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said.
(June 03, 2009 | Climate Change)
Brazil is on track to meet its target to reduce Amazon deforestation this year and will cut credit to ranchers and meatpackers who raise or buy cattle from illegally logged land, the environment minister said on Tuesday.
