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Tense atmosphere clouds climate talks
COPENHAGEN - The atmosphere at the U.N. climate conference grew more tense and divisive after talks were suspended for most of Monday's session - a sign of the developing nations' deep distrust of the promises by industrial countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Nations:Denmark Norway Canada Algeria Brazil Switzerland People:Gordon Brown Barack Obama Al Gore Wen Jiabao Steven Chu Activities:Copenhagen Climate Meeting
2009-12-14
EU nations commit $3.6 billion to climate fund
BRUSSELS - EU leaders agreed Friday to commit euro2.4 billion ($3.6 billion) a year until 2012 to help poorer countries combat global warming, as they sought to rescue their image as climate change innovators and bolster the talks in Copenhagen.
Nations:Denmark U.K. Belgium Poland Canada Afghanistan People:Gordon Brown Activities:Copenhagen Climate Meeting Source:(AP)
2009-12-11
EU pulls all-nighter to find climate aid cash
COPENHAGEN (AFP) - European leaders, bidding to increase pressure for a worldwide climate deal in Copenhagen, battled through the night to hammer down Friday a six-billion-euro aid package for poorer nations.
Nations:Denmark China Sweden France U.S. India People:Barack Obama Activities:Copenhagen Climate Meeting Source:(AFP)
2009-12-10
G77 says Danish climate text 'threatens success' of UN talks
COPENHAGEN (AFP) - A Danish draft proposal for a political agreement "threatens the success" of UN climate talks in Copenhagen, the head of the G77 group of countries said Tuesday at the summit aimed at sealing a historic deal on cutting carbon emissions.
Nations:Denmark People:Ban Ki-moon Barack Obama George W. Bush Wen Jiabao Activities:Copenhagen Climate Meeting Source:(AFP)
2009-12-08
UN: 2000-2009 could be Earth's warmest decade ever
COPENHAGEN - A leaked Danish document at the U.N. climate conference provoked angry criticism Tuesday from developing countries and activists who feared it would shift more of the burden to curb greenhouse gases on poorer countries.
Nations:Denmark China Canada India Australia Activities:Copenhagen Climate Meeting Source:(AP)
2009-12-08
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