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WWF hopes to 'crack the climate nut'
Dec 1 - As a United Nations climate change conference opens in Poznan, Poland on Monday , activists illustrate their desire to 'crack the climate nut'. Activists from the World Wildlife Fund distribute walnuts ...
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UN Climate Chief Warns Against 'Cheap and Dirty' Power
De Boer said governments must not try to save money by giving up high-technology in favor of low-cost but highly polluting energy sources, such as coal.
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Kerry says U.S. 'back' in climate negotiations
The president-elect won't be there, but an Obama buzz will crackle through the conference hall when negotiators gather Monday for a final push toward a sweeping new global-warming treaty.
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Polish prime minister announces financial package
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Wong backflips on emissions target announcement
No target announcement: Penny Wong The Federal Government has decided not to present a 2020 emissions reduction target to UN climate talks in Poland later this month.
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Australia squibs on climate promise
THE Rudd Government has reneged on a commitment to present its 2020 target to cut greenhouse gases to UN climate talks that start today.
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EU nations blow hot and cold on climate change package
Battered by the economic headwinds and unable to hammer out a plan to fight global warming, Europe has ruined its ambition to lead the world at upcoming international climate talks in Poznan, Poland.
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Walesa raps China for calling off meeting
Warsaw: Poland's former trade union leader Lech Walesa said yesterday it was the 'height of insolence' for China to call off a meeting with the European Union over French President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to ...
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Prentice warms to critics ahead of climate talks
It is a small but symbolic gesture that signals a clear change in tone on the environment file from the Harper government.
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Poland increases guarantees on bank deposits
Poland's president gave his approval Monday to a law increasing guarantees on bank deposits to euro50,000 . Lech Kaczynski's signature was the final step in enacting the law, which provides a substantial ...
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U.N. urges climate cash boost for poorest
The United Nations and aid groups are pushing for an urgent increase in international funding to help the world's poorest countries cope with climate change, even as the global credit crunch strains rich ...
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Downturn tests resolve at UN climate talks
The economic downturn will test the world's resolve to do more to fight global warming at 190-nation talks in Poland next week, but the election of Barack Obama as U.S. president should temper the gloom.
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Financial crisis impacts climate
The global financial crisis will make it harder for countries to agree on an ambitious new treaty to combat global warming and underscores the need to make green technologies profitable, the U.N. climate chief ...
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Secretary-General to attend next round of UN climate talks in Poland
UNITED NATIONS. November 28. KAZINFORM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will attend the next round of United Nations climate change talks which kick off in Poznan, Poland, next month, it was announced Tuesday.
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How much discussion will there be about measuring temperatures near...
Bonn - The United Nations Climate Change Conference - Poznan, Poland gets underway on Monday, 1 December.
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Poland condemns Mumbai terrorist attacks
Warsaw, Nov 28 : Poland's President Lech Kaczynski has expressed his condolences to Indian President Pratibha Patil over the terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
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Russian missile plan gives a new European trade hub an old identity crisis
KALININGRAD, Russia : This is what passes for humor in Kaliningrad these days: Iskander missile tourism.
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Polish President Urges EU to Stand Up to Russia
Poland's President Lech Kaczynski speaks to the press as he leaves after the first day of a European summit in Brussels, 22 Jun 2007 Polish President Lech Kaczynski has urged the European Union to stand up to ...
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CSKA Moscow 2-1 Lech Poznan: Russians stay top
CSKA Moscow survived a late scare to beat Lech Poznan 2-1 and book their place in the knockout stages of the UEFA Cup.
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Fates of Poland, Georgia Linked, Says Polish Leader
Poland must stand firm with Georgia in its conflict with Russia because the two countries' fates are intertwined, the leader of Poland's main opposition party and twin brother of its president said Wednesday.