The French President, Mr Jacques Chirac, on Wednesday called on Japan's visiting Prime Minister, Mr Junichiro Koizumi, to support the Kyoto accord. Mr. Koizumi, in paris as part of a swing through

As promised, George W. Bush has placed research at the heart of his plan to combat global warming, with grants of almost $25 million from the Department of Energy (DOE) to co-fund eight new

After ambiguous comments in a meeting with the US President increased fears of a Japanese pullout, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi appears to have reaffirmed his nation's commitment to the Protocol

The European Union raised concerns about global climate talks in mid-July on Friday after failing to bridge a gap with Australia over how to deal with Washington's rejection of the Kyoto global

Burning woodchips from native forests to produce electricity generates greenhouse emissions that are five times higher than those created by coal, according to an engineering consultant. Wood "waste"

The chairman of a United Nations conference negotiating a climate treaty said on Thursday that he was willing to delay the target date that countries would have to start cutting emissions of

Japan's Environment Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi warned Thursday that target years outlined in the Kyoto Protocol should not be altered and that action is needed to save the climate change accord and

The European Union will not change its position toward the Kyoto Protocol despite the U.S. rejection of the pact, French President Jacques Chirac told Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on

Voluntary actions by industry, governments and organisations are leading to small but significant reductions in emissions of global warming gases worldwide, the United Nations Environment Programme

In terms of biodiversity, the Northern Territory was no Daintree Rainforest 1.5 billion years ago, but it will today be declared the home of the planet's oldest known "modern" ecosystem. In the