Australian, Bush Vow Action on Warming
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SYDNEY, Sept. 6 -- One of the first agreements to emerge Wednesday from meetings between President Bush and Australian Prime Minister John Howard was a pledge to take joint action to combat climate change.
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The White House said it would hold firm against concrete long-term targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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U.S. President George W. Bush hopes to spur momentum for a world trade pact and a global target on climate change at this week's APEC summit in Sydney, but host Australia has warned not to expect binding greenhouse targets.
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U.S. President George W. Bush, under fire for resisting tough action on global warming, on Thursday called on 15 influential countries to agree by the end of 2008 on a long-term goal to cut emissions.
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The spotlight of the conference is expected to be on the Australian and American delegations. Australia and the US are the only two major nations that have not signed the Kyoto Protocol, which officially comes into force next February.
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President Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao, leaders of two of the world's worst polluting nations, called Thursday for greater international cooperation in tackling climate change without stifling economic growth.
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SYDNEY - President Bush vigorously defended his troop buildup in Iraq today, and got a boost when Prime Minister John Howard of Australia said his country's forces there won't change for the foreseeable future.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Major developing nations pledged to do an unspecified "fair share" to fight climate change on Friday after a summit with G8 leaders during which President George W. Bush appealed for their help.
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President Bush is preparing a separate climate change meeting in Washington later in the week.
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WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush spoke with Australian Prime Minister John Howard about the North Korea nuclear deal and the military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, the White House said.
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U.S. President George W. Bush kicks off the second day of a conference on global warming on Friday under pressure from the world's major economies to accept binding limits on emissions of greenhouse gases.
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The world's most polluting nations must seek a consensus on tackling climate change, John Howard urges ahead of talks on the issue.
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OTTAWA -- Working to mend the frayed relations between their countries, President Bush and Prime Minister Paul Martin of Canada sought to project a unified front yesterday during Bush's first official visit to Canada, pledging to work together to fight terrorism and promote trade between the neighboring nations.
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US President George W Bush outlines a new strategy to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, ahead of a G8 summit.
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Australia will continue to photograph Japan's whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Sunday, despite Japan's warning of a diplomatic protest over Australia's tough anti-whaling stance.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard Sunday stared down reports his own environment minister had urged him to reverse government policy and sign the Kyoto Protocol ahead of next month's election.
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - The United States  showed no signs of budging in its opposition to the Kyoto  protocol Monday as U.N. climate change talks began, a month  after President Bush's reelection and Russia's ratification of  the agreement.