Global Warming and Climate Change News

Indonesia threatened by global warming, rising sea level (Antara News)
Monday June 04th 2007, 10:19 pm

Indonesia is particularly vulnerable to the impact of climate change as global warming threatens to raise sea levels and flood coastal farming areas, threatening food security, a report released Monday said. [News Source]

Our role in global warming (Trinidad Express)
Monday June 04th 2007, 9:57 pm

Once more it is with us, World Environment Day. On this day many will reflect on environmental issues affecting the planet, its resources and consequently the human species. The burning issue continues to be that of global warming and climate change and the unpredictable results of this phenomenon. [News Source]

Hu to elaborate on climate change at G8 meet (China Economic Net)
Monday June 04th 2007, 9:40 pm

President Hu Jintao will "elaborate on China's position and propositions on climate change" at the upcoming summit of industrialized nations which features a session on global warming. [News Source]

Hu to elaborate on climate change at G8 meet (China Daily)
Monday June 04th 2007, 7:35 pm

President Hu Jintao will elaborate on China's position and propositions on climate change at the upcoming summit of industrialized nations which features a session on global warming. [News Source]

Experts React to China’s Climate Change Plan (Planet Ark)
Monday June 04th 2007, 7:31 pm

BEIJING - China released its first national plan on climate change on Monday, setting out goals for tackling global warming but stressing that rich nations must take the lead in cutting greenhouse gases. [News Source]

Key Facts on China and Climate Change (Planet Ark)
Monday June 04th 2007, 7:30 pm

China released its first national plan on climate change on Monday, setting out broad goals for tackling the effects of global warming and for curbing greenhouse gas pollution that is heating up the atmosphere. [News Source]

China set to confront climate change, defend growth (Muzi)
Monday June 04th 2007, 4:41 pm

China's first plan for climate change will seek to fortify the country against damage from global warming but also against international pressure to cut greenhouse gas pollution that Beijing calls the cost of growth. [News Source]

GLOBAL WARMING: China says West must take lead on climate change (McClatchy Washington Bureau)
Monday June 04th 2007, 3:07 pm

China acknowledged Monday that it soon may become the world's biggest source of harmful greenhouse gases but said the United States and other advanced countries must take the lead in fighting global warming because they had been polluting heavily for longer. [News Source]

Climate change ‘onus on wealthy nations’ (The New Zealand Herald)
Monday June 04th 2007, 1:27 pm

BEIJING - China promised yesterday to integrate climate change policy into its industrial and energy sectors, but said it would not cave in to international pressure over global warming by sacrificing economic growth. [News Source]

China says will tackle global warming, but not at expense of economy (EARTHtimes.org)
Monday June 04th 2007, 10:52 am

BEIJING - In a major departure from its earlier stance, China today unveiled its maiden climate change policy, but reiterate that fighting global warming would not be undertaken at the expense of its rapidly growing economy. [News Source]

Indonesia threatened by global warming, rising sea levels (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Monday June 04th 2007, 8:03 am

Indonesia is particularly vulnerable to the impact of climate change as global warming threatens to raise sea levels and flood coastal farming areas, threatening food security, according to a report released Monday. [News Source]