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Central America demands billions in climate damages

AFP - 5 hours 56 mins ago

GUATEMALA CITY (AFP) - Central American nations will demand 105 billion dollars from industrialized countries for damages caused by global warming, the region's representatives said on Friday. More »

Permafrost thaw threatens Russia oil and gas complex: study
AFP - Friday, November 20 07:03 pm
MOSCOW (AFP) - Thawing permafrost caused by global warming is costing Russian energy firms billions of dollars annually in damage control and shrinking Russia's territory, Greenpeace warned in a new study Friday. More »
Shun beef to stop climate change, says India
AFP - Friday, November 20 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 »
Melting sea ice dilutes water, endangers sea life
Reuters - Thursday, November 19 07:28 pm
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Melting of the Arctic sea ice due to global warming is diluting surface waters and this is endangering some species of shellfish which need minerals in the water to form their shells and skeletons, scientists have found. More »
Melting sea ice dilutes water, endanger sea life
Reuters - Thursday, November 19 07:17 pm
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Melting of the Arctic sea ice due to global warming is diluting surface waters and this is endangering some species of shellfish which need minerals in the water to form their shells and skeletons, scientists have found. More »
Energy leaders back climate change deal
AFP - Thursday, November 19 05:41 pm
GENEVA (AFP) - Energy industry leaders on Thursday called for an international deal on climate change to tackle financial uncertainty and prevent potentially catastrophic global warming. More »
Indigenous groups key in climate change debate: Zoellick
AFP - Wednesday, November 18 06:39 pm
WASHINGTON (AFP) - World Bank chief Robert Zoellick said Wednesday it was critical for indigenous people to be included in climate change talks, saying they were among groups most affected by global warming. More »
Slower population growth to help environment: UN study
AFP - Wednesday, November 18 04:35 pm
PARIS (AFP) - Braking the rise in Earth's population would be a major help in the fight against global warming, according to an unprecedented UN report published on Wednesday that draws a link between demographic pressure and climate change. More »
Copenhagen prep talks wrap up ahead of summit
AFP - Wednesday, November 18 10:46 am
COPENHAGEN (AFP) - Environment ministers from 44 key countries on Tuesday wrapped up closed-door talks aimed at laying the groundwork for a political agreement at next month's UN conference on global warming. More »