Ozone deal hailed as blow against climate change
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A deal by 191 nations to eliminate ozone-depleting substances 10 years ahead of schedule is a "pivotal moment" in the fight against global warming, Canadian Environment Minister John Baird said on Saturday.
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The dramatic springtime collapse of surface ozone in the Arctic has been documented by scientists.
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The European Parliament backs a call for a ban on outdoor heaters as a measure against climate change.
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Negotiators from 158 countries reached basic agreement Friday on rough targets aimed at getting some of the world's biggest polluters to reduce emissions of the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel claimed a breakthrough in the fight against climate change on Friday after proposing a European Union summit compromise to set a binding target for renewable fuels.
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US scientists express optimism that the large hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica has stopped widening.
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The United Nations Conference on Climate Change has ground to a close in Argentina a day later than expected, with the parties at odds over the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
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An deal is reached at the UN climate summit, but without specific targets for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.
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After years of resisting proposals to combat climate change, the US president signed a new energy bill into law yesterday containing various conservation measures
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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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The EU and environmental groups hail the Russian cabinet's decision to back the Kyoto climate change treaty.
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The European Union has found new partners in its campaign against global warming: weather forecasters.
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Governments agree a faster phase-out of chemicals that deplete the ozone layer and warm the Earth.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - World leaders agreed on Thursday to pursue "substantial" but unspecified cuts in greenhouse gases and pledged to reach a United Nations deal by 2009 on long-term measures to fight global warming.
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The Kyoto agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions doesn&#39;t take effect for two months, but climate change negotiators are already fixated on what happens when it expires in 2012.
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UN climate talks in Bali appear to be heading for a compromise deal on cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
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The vote set the stage for enactment of the international treaty aimed at reducing emissions blamed for global warming.