MPs in call for new climate body
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A powerful new body must drive climate change policy after a decade of failure by the government, MPs warn.
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BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (IPS) - Environmental groups are criticising European  Commission proposals for the bloc's policy on climate change  post-2012, saying they fail to establish legally binding targets  for curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Influential senators from both parties will unveil a new global warming proposal that could form the basis of a climate change compromise that has eluded Congress.
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Blog: The House speaker, fresh off a visit to Greenland and Europe, says she hopes Congress will enact new restrictions on carbon dioxide emissions by year's end.
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Climate scientists tell a conference that greater efforts should be made to pull CO2 from the atmosphere.
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The British prime minister and the leader of the opposition are both to sound the alarm over climate change.
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Britain on Tuesday became the first  country to propose legislation setting binding limits on  greenhouse gases as it stepped up its campaign for a new global  warming pact to succeed the Kyoto Protocol.
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LONDON -- The British government proposed bold new environmental legislation yesterday that would set legally binding, long-term limits on carbon emissions -- a move it hopes will prompt the United States, China, and India to follow suit.
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Russia's lower house of parliament, will debate ratification of  the international treaty on climate change.
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Party will attempt to give substance to David Cameron's appeal to green voters.
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By ANGELA CHARLTON PARIS - Fear of runaway global warming pushed 46 countries to line up Saturday behind France's appeal for a new environmental body that could single out - and perhaps police - nations that abuse the Earth. &quot;It is our responsibility.
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Climate change is a matter of security and should be resourced accordingly, says the UK's climate envoy.
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Environment Secretary David Miliband says a "new model" of economic growth is needed to address climate change.
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Rep. Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the House of Representatives, said on Friday she wanted Congress to pass mandatory caps on heat-trapping carbon dioxide emissions this year.
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Animal conservation groups call for new legislation to protect seals in Scottish waters.
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By Erica Werner  WASHINGTON - Rep. Nick Rahall, the incoming Democratic chairman of the House committee that writes environmental laws, on Friday promised a new focus for the committee - starting with a new name.
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Russia's lower house of parliament is to vote on ratification of  the international treaty on climate change.