If forests are not sucking up enough carbon dioxide to halt global warming, why not make an artificial superforest" instead? A team of U.S. government researchers estimate that a superforest which

Scientists spelled out the peril of climate change as further political cracks appeared in the Kyoto protocol on global warming, the UN's chief weapon for tackling the problem. Robert Watson, who

Green protestors widened their boycott campaign against Exxon Mobil on Wednesday and although analysts said retail sales showed no sign of suffering they warned there might be some damage longer term

In an effort to foster investment in coal-fired power plants, US energy companies are backing legislation that would define future limits for carbon dioxide emissions. "We believe we can make

Adopting a new version of the climate treaty that the Bush administration rejected as harmful to the U.S. economy would save the nation more than $50 billion annually in energy-related costs by 2010

The world can't wait for the United States before acting on climate change, federal officials said Thursday in an apparent shift in Canada's position. Officials told a briefing that Canada expects

NASA-funded Earth Science researchers have discovered that during periods of increased solar activity much of the United States becomes cloudier, possibly because the jet stream in the troposphere

Saying delay is unacceptable, two leading U.S. senators yesterday called for the Bush administration to help Congress write legislation to reduce carbon dioxide emissions blamed by most scientists

European Union and Japanese businesses said yesterday they strongly backed the Kyoto pact on global warming and urged their governments to maintain a firm position against the United States, which

Global warming is likely to boost the world's food production but 40 of the poorest nations will show sharp drops, according to a study released yesterday. "Developing countries have so far