Climate Change

BARCELONA, Spain, Nov. 9 (UPI) — Experts are increasingly doubtful that the Copenhagen climate-change conference can produce a binding climate treaty, less than a month before the U.N.-mandated meeting is due to start.
The latest round of negotiations in Barcelona last week revealed the growing frustration over the slow progress when it comes to stopping [...]

NASHVILLE, Nov. 9 (UPI) — Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore said during an appearance in Nashville the fight against global climate change can be helped by a variety of methods.
Appearing at Davis-Kidd Booksellers in the Tennessee city, the former U.S. vice president turned environmental activist detailed how everything from improved energy efficiency to fully [...]

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, Nov. 7 (UPI) — Finance ministers from the Group of 20 were urged at their summit in Scotland Saturday to get more involved in climate change.
Alistair Darling, the British chancellor, told his colleagues it will be very difficult for the economic organization, consisting of 20 of the world’s largest economies, to [...]

BARCELONA, Spain, Nov. 6 (UPI) — Poor countries Friday threatened to walk out of next month’s Copenhagen climate change summit if developed countries do not pledge greater emissions cuts.
The Group of 77, an organization representing 130 developing nations, made the threat as the final round of preliminary negotiations ended in Barcelona, Spain, The Guardian [...]

Former Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore speaks about 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