(May 04, 2009 | Energy)
Australia's government put back its much-vaunted carbon-emissions trading scheme by a year on Monday, while opening the door to an even deeper long-term emissions reduction.
(April 30, 2009 | Energy)
Iran would find gasoline supplies even if the United States imposes sanctions targeting companies that ship fuel to the Islamic Republic, a senior Iranian oil official said.
(April 30, 2009 | Energy)
Australia's conservative opposition hardened its stance against plans for carbon emissions trading on Thursday, increasing pressure on the government to soften the scheme's impact.
(April 29, 2009 | Climate Change)
China must swiftly decouple its rapid economic growth from rising carbon dioxide emissions for global greenhouse gas levels to stay manageable, the authors of a new study said.
(April 28, 2009 | Safety & Health)
A rare Central Asia summit on how to share scarce water resources broke down in bitter disagreement on Tuesday after the region's five leaders failed to find any common ground.
(April 28, 2009 | Safety & Health)
The world must make sure that poorer countries hit hard by other crises do not have to bear the brunt of any possible swine flu pandemic, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.
(April 27, 2009 | Climate Change)
Southeast Asia is one of the world's most vulnerable regions to climate change and could face conflict over failing rice yields, lack of water and high economic costs, a major Asian Development Bank report shows.
(April 27, 2009 | Climate Change)
Diplomats from the world's biggest greenhouse gas polluters including the United States, China and India are set to take part in a forum at the U.S. State Department aimed at getting a U.N. agreement to curb global warming.
(April 25, 2009 | Safety & Health)
Mexican and U.S. health experts searched for signs an outbreak of a new flu strain is spreading further, after it killed up to 68 people in Mexico and infected eight in the U.S. Mexico shut cinemas and museums and axed public events to prevent further infections.
(April 24, 2009 | Climate Change)
Environment ministers from major rich and developing nations sealed a deal on Friday to try to slow the rate of species loss around the world but failed to make a breakthrough in climate change negotiations.
