GENEVA (AFP) - The environmental group WWF on Friday urged the Group of Eight industrialised nations to show global leadership by making a commitment to keep climate change in check at their summit next week. More »
TOKYO (AFP) - India's foreign minister on Friday called for an ambitious but fair greenhouse gas reduction target under a new climate treaty, saying any pact should not hinder the economic growth of developing countries. More »
PARIS (AFP) - Climate change has caused a flock of wild sheep on a remote northern Scottish island to become smaller, according to an unusual investigation published on Thursday. More »
LONDON (Reuters) - Wild sheep on a remote Scottish island are shrinking, and scientists blame global warming. More »
Homeownners will have to change their lifestyles as part of Britain's efforts to tackle climate change, experts have said. More »
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia on Thursday pledged 52 million dollars (42 million US) to improve water quality on the Great Barrier Reef, which is coming under increasing threat from toxic chemicals and climate change. More »
BEIJING (AFP) - China said on Thursday that it was "firmly" opposed to provisions in a new US clean energy bill that will make it easier to impose trade penalties on nations that reject limits to globe-warming pollution. More »
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday she expected leaders from the Group of Eight industrialised nations to endorse a goal of limiting global warming to no more than 2 degrees Celsius. More »
PARIS (AFP) - Vegetation helped save Earth from runaway cooling that would have encased the planet in ice, according to a study published on Wednesday. More »

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