COPENHAGEN - Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown is urging fellow Europeans to raise their bid on reducing greenhouse gas emissions to pressure the U.S. and others to do more. His comments came on the second day of a historic climate conference as
WASHINGTON/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Washington took a step on Monday toward curbing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, aiding the first day of the biggest climate talks in history where 190 nations are seeking a deal to curb global warming. The U.S. Envir
South Africa offered Monday to slash the growth of its greenhouse gas emissions by 42 percent by 2025, but in exchange wants rich nations to expand aid for poor countries to cope with climate change. President Jacob Zuma's offer, announced in a stat
China's greenhouse gas emissions will peak between 2030 and 2040, the country's science and technology minister said Monday, as crunch talks on climate change were set to get under way in Copenhagen. Wan Gang said the precise timing of the level wou
The world is “within closing distance of agreeing cuts in greenhouse gases that would satisfy scientific demands, according to a new analysis.Officials from the 190 countries involved were due to arrive in Copenhagen on Monday to forge a new global
As world leaders prepare a new treaty on climate change in Copenhagen, the EU wants to expand support for CO2 cuts in emerging economies by including sectors such as steel, cement and energy. India says it's ready to play its part in such a system b
India announced on Thursday it would reduce its carbon emissions intensity by 20-25 per cent of 2005 levels by 2020, but that the reduction would be made voluntarily rather than as part of any legally binding international agreement to combat global
The European Commission announced Thursday it would appeal against court decisions which blocked EU attempts to limit greenhouse gas emissions from Poland and Estonia. The commission is going to appeal... on several grounds, the EU executive arm's
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