Climate Change

Tipper Gore, wife of former Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore, attends a lecture and book signing for his latest book on climate change “Our Choice” at George Washington University in Washington on November 5, 2009. UPI/Alexis C. Glenn
Date Taken: November 5, 2009

SOUTHHAMPTON, England, Nov. 5 (UPI) — British and U.S. scientists are warning deep-sea ecosystems occupying 60 percent of the Earth’s surface could be vulnerable to the effects of global warming.
Study co-author Henry Ruhl of Britain’s National Oceanography Center, said no one is really sure yet whether global climate change is already having major impacts [...]

BARCELONA, Spain, Nov. 5 (UPI) — African nations walked out of U.N. climate change talks in Barcelona, Spain, threatening to do so again unless wealthy nations commit to cutting carbon.
This week’s Barcelona meeting is the last gathering before the U.N. Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported Thursday.
The [...]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (UPI) — Democrats on the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee indicated they would approve a climate change bill despite a boycott by panel Republicans.
Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., was considering reporting out the measure Thursday with a simple majority, which wouldn’t require the presence of two minority party members necessary [...]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) — EU leaders traveled to Washington to demand greater climate protection efforts from the U.S. government, little over a month before a crucial climate summit takes place in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The EU Tuesday sent its top diplomats to Washington. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and [...]