Merkel presses China on climate change
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged China on Monday to do more to halt climate change, prompting the response that the developed West has been polluting the skies for much longer than the newly developing Chinese.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium &#151; German Chancellor Angela Merkel will push her European Union counterparts to go green on energy at summit talks Thursday, urging them to adopt tough measures needed to fight global warming and reduce Europe's dependence on oil imports.
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China on Tuesday said that a meeting between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Dalai Lama had damaged ties between the two nations, and called for Berlin to quickly fix the problem.
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BERLIN - Defying Chinese criticism and pressure, Chancellor Angela Merkel met the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet, yesterday in Berlin, becoming the first German chancellor to do so despite warnings from Beijing that it could damage economic contacts.
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China's first plan for climate change will seek to fortify the country against damage from global warming but also against international pressure to cut greenhouse gas pollution that Beijing calls the cost of growth.
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US criticised by Germany and China, but minister says emissions wrangle 'should not overshadow progress'
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday the moment was right to come up with new measures to combat global warming and vowed that the world's industrialized countries ...Comment
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HOHEN DEMZIN, Germany, June 7 -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel's greatest accomplishment in advance of this week's G-8 summit had nothing to do with global warming or easing tensions with Russia. Rather, it was just persuading her reclusive husband to show up.
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BEIJING - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Tuesday met Chinese President Hu Jintao, as part of a three-day visit focused on building economic ties with the two sides planning to double trade over the next six years.
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Trade and climate set to top agenda as German Chancellor Angela Merkel heads to China and Japan.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel angers China with a planned meeting with the Dalai Lama in Berlin.
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China said Tuesday it was working hard to increase its use of renewable energy, but needs to be given some leeway in the global effort to reduce greenhouse gases.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged the European Union to lead the way in the fight against climate change.Comment
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder began a three-day visit to China Monday seeking further trade and to have the country revalue its currency.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore urged the EU to lead the fight against global warming ahead of a summit that is due to pledge to slash greenhouse gases but leave key ...Comment
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel was set to hold a historic meeting with the Dalai Lama on Sunday despite strong protest from China, which has cancelled talks with German officials.
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BUENOS AIRES - Germany&#39;s environmental minister is attempting to promote bilateral discussions to wrangle down greenhouse emissions at the 10th United Nations conference on climate and global warming.