Global Warming and Climate Change News

EU pulls all-nighter to find climate aid cash.
Friday December 11th 2009, 9:00 am

European leaders, bidding to increase pressure for a worldwide climate deal in Copenhagen, battled through the night to hammer down Friday a six-billion-euro aid package for poorer nations. [News Source]

Three senators propose cutting greenhouse gas emissions about 17 percent by 2020.
Friday December 11th 2009, 9:00 am

The trio of senators who are trying to write a bill to cap greenhouse gas emissions released a "framework" Thursday that they had agreed to. It showed they had not agreed to very much. [News Source]

Scientists help ranchers wrangle carbon emissions.
Friday December 11th 2009, 9:00 am

As the world's climate negotiators meet in Copenhagen to discuss how to curb global warming, some people in Marin County, Calif., may already have a partial solution. They call it "carbon ranching." [News Source]

By following Kyoto protocol, Seattle inspires others.
Friday December 11th 2009, 9:00 am

Although the United States never signed the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, parts of the country have tried to abide by its conditions anyway. [News Source]

Sarah Palin, Dem greens’ grinch.
Friday December 11th 2009, 9:00 am

If every great cause requires an even greater villain, Democratic greens have found one in Sarah Palin. [News Source]

Illegal palm oil from forests taints household brands.
Friday December 11th 2009, 9:00 am

Unilever, a company that produces many of Britain’s best-known household brands has been exposed as contributing to the destruction of rainforests by buying thousands of tonnes of illegal palm oil. [News Source]

Add wind turbines, subtract hamburgers.
Friday December 11th 2009, 9:00 am

This is Copenhagen's recipe for becoming the world's first carbon-neutral capital. [News Source]

Eat less meat and dairy: Official recipe to help health of consumers – and the planet.
Friday December 11th 2009, 9:00 am

To fight climate change and tackle the growing crisis of diet-related diseases, British consumers must cut down on meat and dairy produce, reduce their intake of processed foods and curb waste. [News Source]

Global and local concerns cross paths in ‘Hopenhagen.’
Friday December 11th 2009, 9:00 am

From a truck-size piece of globe art adorned with mirrors, to a 50-foot canvas sphere projected each night at City Hall Square, every block of Copenhagen seems embroidered with a green global consciousness. [News Source]

Good cop, bad cop.
Friday December 11th 2009, 9:00 am

An accommodating, low-key envoy who is willing to be blunt as well. [News Source]

Race to lower warming and save the world heats up.
Friday December 11th 2009, 9:00 am

Septuagenarian Adeniyi has lived in Lagos continuously for 76 years and knows what the climate change in the city has been. He is one of the few Nigerians who believe that the threat of global warming is real. [News Source]