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US may still put emissions proposals at Copenhagen

AFP - Friday, November 6 03:20 pm

BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) - The United States said on Friday it could still present proposals for curbing its carbon emissions at next month's climate change meeting in Copenhagen, even if Congress was still debating global warming legislation. More »

APEC seeks sweeping world emission cuts by 2050
AFP - Friday, November 6 03:43 am
SINGAPORE (AFP) - Asia-Pacific leaders plan to call for sweeping cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at a summit here next week, according to a draft communique obtained by AFP Friday. More »
EU parliamentary nod for free emissions permits
AFP - Wednesday, November 4 05:52 pm
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European Parliament's environment committee on Wednesday approved a list of 164 industrial sectors that will win free carbon emissions permits for the next five years if no global deal on climate change is negotiated next month. More »
Climate talks resume but Copenhagen hopes fade
AFP - Wednesday, November 4 04:11 pm
BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) - Climate talks in Barcelona resumed on Wednesday after an angry spat but negotiators admitted chances for sealing a hoped-for UN treaty on global warming by year's end had almost vanished. More »
Asia peatland loss 'helps drive warming': scientists
AFP - Wednesday, November 4 12:02 pm
BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) - Scientists pointed the finger on Wednesday at Southeast Asian countries for draining wetlands for palm oil and cheap timber production, warning the practice was stoking dangerous global warming. More »
Obama urges action as Europe ups pressure on US
AFP - Wednesday, November 4 10:05 am
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama stood shoulder to shoulder with Europe pressing to "redouble" efforts to combat global warming, but opponents in Congress made clear there would be no smooth path to a climate deal. More »
Obama urges action as Europe ups climate pressure on US
AFP - Wednesday, November 4 12:45 am
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama on Tuesday said it was "imperative to redouble our efforts" to combat global warming, as European leaders pressed Washington to take action on climate change ahead of next month's summit. More »
'Whitewash' could slow global warming: Peruvian scientist
AFP - Tuesday, November 3 11:46 pm
LIMA (AFP) - A Peruvian scientist has called on his country to help slow the melting of Andean glaciers by daubing white paint on the rock and earth left behind by receding ice so they will absorb less heat. More »
Obama urges stepped up efforts on climate change
AFP - Tuesday, November 3 09:35 pm
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President Barack Obama on Tuesday said it was "imperative to redouble our efforts" to combat global warming ahead of key climate change talks in Copenhagen next month. More »