This briefing looks at what the 1.5°C limit means in terms of adaptation and loss and damage for the most vulnerable countries and regions. It finds that slowing down warming is critical to buy us time
President George W. Bush is likely to announce a new global warming proposal aimed at answering critics of his decision to shelve the U.N.-backed Kyoto treaty, officials said. Bush is expected to
The European Parliament urged the European Union to quickly ratify a landmark pact to curb global warming that has been spurned by Washington. The measure, passed by an overwhelming 540 votes to
India is willing to play its role by the United Nations framework convention on climate change and the Kyoto Protocol to protect the environment, minister of environment forests, TR Baalu, said. He
The UK government has announced that 46 businesses have signed up for the forthcoming greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme - the first in the world - due to start in April, including companies
Members of the European Parliament have voted 540 to four, with 10 abstentions to approve the adoption and implementation of the Kyoto Protocol by the EU. In a debate on 5 February, the MEPs insisted
In a challenge to the rest of the world's increasing fears about the effect of climate change, the United States has decided not to set any targets for reducing its own massive emissions and to adopt
Two new reports by U.S. and international conservation groups detail the extensive threats to wildlife and biodiversity hotspots posed by global warming. Saying the studies provide further evidence
The Bush administration is readying a proposal on global warming to issue before the president leaves for Asia next week, hoping to ease concerns by allies and environmentalists following the
Global warming could wipe out some of Australia's best loved animals and plants in parts of the country before the end of the century, environmentalists warned on Monday.
Japan's emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) due to energy consumption in the fiscal year ended March 2001 rose by 1.1 percent from a year earlier to about 1.16 billion tonnes, the Trade Ministry said.
