US welcomes G8 climate accord as &#39;way forward&#39;
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The White House welcomed a climate change accord by the Group of Eight club of wealthy nations Thursday as a &quot;way forward&quot; on tackling global warming.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Major developing nations pledged to do an unspecified "fair share" to fight climate change on Friday after a summit with G8 leaders during which President George W. Bush appealed for their help.
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President Vladimir Putin gave his seal of approval for Russia's crucial backing of the Kyoto Protocol, clearing the way for the U.N. environment pact aimed at curbing global warming to come into force early next year.
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Climate experts have greeted George W. Bush&#39;s call for a &quot;new framework&quot; to combat global warming, proffered days ahead of a G8 summit at which climate change will top the agenda, with some relief but even more skepticism.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair on Sunday called on G8 leaders meeting this week to agree concrete measures to help Africa and on the United States to go further in proposals on climate change.
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President George W. Bush&#39;s plan  to combat climate change got a cool reception in Europe on  Friday where the European Union&#39;s environment chief dismissed  it as unambitious and the &quot;classic&quot; U.S. line.
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A compromise deal with the US for a new international climate change agenda was agreed at the UN summit in Bali today
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Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett claimed progress on international action over global warming as the US agreed to further talks next year.
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NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - The United States on Saturday dropped opposition to a compromise plan to launch talks on a new U.N. climate treaty after pleas from other nations.
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Worldwide efforts to put a cap on global warming edged forward yesterday when the United States agreed to participate in a seminar next year to discuss climate issues including the next steps on emission controls.
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The United States pushed forward with its own agenda on climate change Friday despite criticism that Washington is attempting to undermine the global effort led by the United Nations.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - The United States said on Wednesday it opposed setting firm targets for greenhouse gas cuts at a G8 summit but offered reassurance that its plan for fighting climate change would not undermine U.N. efforts.
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BERLIN -- The leaders of the world's second- and third-largest economies, Japan and Germany, pressed the biggest -- the United States -- yesterday to agree to dramatic action in addressing climate change at a Group of 8 summit meeting next month.
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ISN SECURITY WATCH (01/10/04) - The US administration said on Thursday that it was working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, blamed for global warming, on its own, reiterating its opposition to the Kyoto Protocol, which the Russian government approved
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BERLIN -- Days before hosting a Group of Eight summit that has already drawn violent protests, German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday said she welcomed President Bush's initiative on global warming but insisted it must fall within the framework of United Nations treaty negotiations. Merkel made the comments during a news conference with Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain, who concurred ...
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NUSA DUA, Indonesia, Dec. 15 -- The United States, under a barrage of criticism from developing countries, agreed today to accept a framework for future climate change talks that would compel industrialized countries to provide measurable technological and financial aid to lesser-off nations if they...
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The president announced that the U.S. would gather together the worldâs largest emitters of greenhouse gases to seek a long-term global reduction in emissions.