Climate deal runs straight into trouble with US
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A hard-fought deal fixing a 2009 deadline for a new treaty to tackle global warming ran straight into trouble Sunday with the United States voicing "serious concerns" over its provisions.
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The US looked likely to succeed on Friday night in blocking discussions on the next stage of the Kyoto protocol on climate change, to the chagrin of the European Union.
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The bleak outlook of a major new report on climate change shifted the onus onto governments, even mankind, to take action, with dire warnings Friday from around the world that drastic, rapid change is needed &#151; not least from the United States.
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The United States is lining up with China, India and the world's other biggest polluters in opposition to mandatory cuts in Earth-warming greenhouse gases sought by the United Nations and European countries.
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The European Commission president warns he may impose carbon tariffs if the US fails to agree to a climate deal.
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This year&#39;s meeting on the UN Climate Change Convention is deadlocked over a proposal to start informal discussions over the next year about the future of the climate-change regime.
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Â· US softens on deal to halt rising temperature Â· Race against time to rescue talks before summit
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is  trying to involve the United States in an new international  treaty on global warming, The Times newspaper said on Thursday.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair is trying to involve the United States in a new international treaty on global warming, The Times newspaper said on Thursday.
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The European Union and United States sparred Thursday as negotiators raced against the clock to come up with framework deal to fight global warming after 2012.
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Scientists will step into a feud between Washington and its allies over global warming at a British-sponsored meeting this week.
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Despite agreeing on the outline for a new global warming deal, the White House quibbled with it Saturday and said it does not sufficiently address the role of developing nations.
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The government's record on delivering renewable energy is under attack.
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The Kyoto Protocol goes into effect. But without the participation of the United States, it's not very effective. Compiled by Tony Long.
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A thaw of the Arctic icecap is accelerating because of global warming but nations in the region including the United States are deadlocked about how to stop it.
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The United States made a dramatic reversal Saturday, first rejecting and then accepting a compromise to set the stage for intense negotiations in the next two years aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions worldwide.
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The Russian government agreed to sign the Kyoto treaty, meaning the global climate accord probably will enter into force next year over the opposition of the US, the world&#39;s biggest polluter.