Deal will speed cuts in greenhouse gas
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Governments of almost 200 countries have agreed to speed the elimination of a major greenhouse gas that depletes ozone, U.N. and Canadian officials said Saturday, describing a deal they said was a significant step toward fighting global warming.
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VIENNA - Industrial nations agreed yesterday to consider stiff goals for cutting greenhouse gases in a step toward a new global climate treaty to extend the Kyoto Protocol to 2020. About 1,000 delegates at a United Nations climate conference set a nonbinding guideline that would cut emissions to between 25 and 40 percent below 1990 levels. Officials from 158 nations ...
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The company has beat its timeline for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and will continue to promote green operations.
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Eleven companies are teaming up to see how they can work with thousands of their suppliers to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
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Greenhouse gas emissions will be less expensive to reduce than previously estimated, says United Nations panel.
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Negotiators at the international climate talks in Bali reach a last-minute agreement to adopt a blueprint for fighting global warming by 2009.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Group of Eight leaders were near agreement on Thursday on a goal of "substantial" cuts in world greenhouse gas emissions, well short of European calls to halve emissions.
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European Union leaders seeking tougher action to curb climate change clinched a deal Thursday on a 20 per cent unilateral cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 compared to 1990 levels - but remained split on ...Comment
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Hopes of concrete US commitment to cutting greenhouse gas emissions. are hit
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Greenhouse gas emissions need to be reduced far more quickly, says a climate change research institute.
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The European Union can make its promised cuts in greenhouse emissions, though some countries may fall short, analysts say.
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A deal by 191 nations to eliminate  ozone-depleting substances 10 years ahead of schedule is a  &quot;pivotal moment&quot; in the fight against global warming, Canadian  Environment Minister John Baird said on Saturday.
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It plans to cut greenhouse emissions by up to 32 percent by 2020, but scientists say it may not be enough.
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A bill is intended to force the Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper to achieve the steep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions required by the Kyoto Protocol on climate change.
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After more than a decade of diplomacy to create a global pact for reducing greenhouse gases, humanity will soon see if it can successfully reduce carbon dioxide emissions and curb its contribution to global warming.
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US will consider G8 deal to cut emissions by 50%.
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BRUSSELS, Mar 9 (IPS) - European heads of state have agreed to cut   greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent from  1990 levels by the  year 2020.