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The "Clipper Adventurer" ship carrying passengers rescued from the Bahamas-flagged cruiser "Ocean Nova" arrives in the docks of Ushuaia, the southernmost city in Argentina, February 22, 2009. REUTERS/Facundo Santana

Curbs to ship pollution would stoke global warming, study says

Reuters - Yesterday, 04:08 pm

OSLO (Reuters) - Shipping is slowing climate change by spewing out sunlight-dimming pollution but a clean-up needed to safeguard human health will stoke global warming, experts said Friday. More »

  • UN climate chief seeks $10 bln rich-nations pledge

    Reuters - Yesterday, 03:22 pm

    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. environmental chief called on rich nations on Thursday to pledge $10 billion a year for three years at next month's Copenhagen summit to help poor states begin to tackle the impact of climate change. More »

  • El Nino intensifies Latin America drought

    El Nino intensifies Latin America drought

    AFP - Yesterday, 10:19 am

    MONTEVIDEO (AFP) - From a devastating food crisis in Guatemala to water cuts in Venezuela, El Nino has compounded drought damage across Latin America this year. More »

  • Shun beef to stop climate change, says India

    Shun beef to stop climate change, says India

    AFP - Yesterday, 09:39 am

    NEW DELHI (AFP) - India, a stronghold of vegetarianism where the cow is a sacred animal for the majority Hindu population, has urged the rest of the world to give up eating beef to help reduce global warming. More »

  • Residents walk home at a flooded street after Hurricane Ike hit in Galveston, Texas September 14, 2008. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

    U.S. group sees worsening coastal flooding threat 

    Reuters - Thursday, November 19 08:52 pm

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fast-melting ice from Greenland and Antarctica will lead to a much sharper rise in sea levels than previously estimated, touching off flooding that will radically alter U.S. East Coast cities from Miami to Baltimore, according to a new study. More »

  • Model Helena Christensen examines climate change in Peru

    Model Helena Christensen examines climate change in Peru

    AFP - Thursday, November 19 12:14 am

    LONDON (AFP) - Supermodel-turned-photographer Helena Christensen urged politicians and world leaders to commit to real changes at the upcoming Copenhagen climate talks, as she launched a photo exhibition in London documenting climate change in Peru. More »

  • Australian heatwave in carbon trade battle 

    Reuters - Thursday, November 19 07:43 am

    CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's government demanded on Thursday that conservative rivals stop opposing carbon trade laws, citing a heatwave searing the country's biggest cities as evidence of Australia's vulnerability to climate change. More »

  • Fossil-fuel emissions up 2% in 2008

    Fossil-fuel emissions up 2% in 2008

    AFP - Wednesday, November 18 10:41 am

    PARIS (AFP) - Carbon emissions from fossil fuels rose two percent last year to an all-time high, leaving Earth on a worst-scenario track for global warming, scientists reported on Tuesday. More »

  • US Senate to act on climate bill in 2010

    US Senate to act on climate bill in 2010

    AFP - Tuesday, November 17 08:34 pm

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Senate will act in early 2010 on legislation to battle climate change, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday, ending hopes of a breakthrough by next month's global talks. More »

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