EU Seeks More Talks on Kyoto Protocol
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The chief European Union negotiator at a United Nations conference on climate change said new talks under consideration could allow countries to expand the ways they meet reductions in greenhouse gases mandated by the Kyoto Protocol.
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European automakers demanded more time on Wednesday to meet mooted CO2 emissions targets but stressed they were on board and working hard to produce cleaner cars.
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Newspapers repeated their calls for a referendum on the new EU treaty on Thursday as Prime Minister Gordon Brown was set to attend a two-day summit of the bloc's leaders in Lisbon.
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Delegates to a United Nations climate conference discussed new ways to combat greenhouse emissions after the current agreement expires as nearly 200 countries continued meetings Thursday on the effort to limit a gradual rise of
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Negotiators worked through the final day of a two-week U.N. conference Friday in search of a way to bring the United States back into long-term talks on controlling global warming. A key European official saw a "50-50" chance of compromise.
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European mediators are renewing efforts today to broker a solution to Ukraineâs disputed presidential election as the government and the opposition remained locked in a tense stand-off.
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Divisions over how to fight global warming threatened Thursday to overshadow a summit meeting aimed at making the European Union the world leader in the battle against climate change.Comment
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Delegates at the U.N. climate conference extended closed-door talks into an extra day Saturday, nearing resolution of a dispute over how far future negotiations should go in trying to cut emissions of greenhouse gases.
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The EU and the US are deadlocked over plans to begin talks about the future of emissions reduction.
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The United Nations secretary-general, Kofi Annan, has appealed to the European Union to play a bigger role in UN peacekeeping operations.
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European Union states debated how far they are willing to go to fight climate change on Tuesday as the 27-nation bloc forms what could become the world's most ambitious strategy to curb global warming.
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European Union leaders gathered on  Thursday for a summit aimed at setting ambitious goals to fight  climate change in a move the bloc hopes will spur the United  States and other big polluters to follow suit.
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Germany's lack of progress in cutting greenhouse gas emissions is holding back international efforts to combat global warming, the European Union's Environment Commissioner was quoted as saying on Sunday.Comment
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Climate scientists tell a Stockholm conference that greater efforts should be made to pull CO2 from the atmosphere.
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The European Union said the US is breaking an agreement to participate in United Nations-sponsored talks aimed at reducing greenhouse gases, seeking to negotiate instead with individual countries.
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European Union leaders pressed other trading powers on Friday to move to wrap up more than five years of global trade talks, making clear the EU would also pursue the option of bilateral deals with Asian partners.
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Delegates from 150 countries meet in Vienna to discuss progress on steps to tackle climate change.