The move by U.S. President, Mr. George W. Bush, to withdraw from a global treaty on climate change could prompt greater attention to environmental issues, the United Nations Secretary-General said on

The majority of one by which the US Supreme Court stopped the recount of presidential votes in Florida may well prove to have repercussions for the world's environment.

Upset by the silence of the Government on the American refusal to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) today said the U.S. should be declared a rogue nation "for

Australian Prime Minister John Howard yesterday dismissed reports his conservative government was set to follow the United States in abandoning the Kyoto treaty on greenhouse gas reductions. Howard

The Bush administration turned down a European request today that it reconsider a decision seen as likely to doom the international treaty on global warming known as the Kyoto accord. In meetings

European Commission President Romano Prodi said Thursday the European Union intended to go ahead with the Kyoto agreement against global warming-with or without the United

While changes in climate can contribute to some disease outbreaks, it is not yet possible to determine in global warming causes disease to spread, a panel of independent US scientists has

A delegation from the European Commission was expected to reaffirm the EU's commitment to press ahead with plans for a new round of climate talks in Bonn in July in talks with the Bush

The Bush Administration rejected a personal plea from European officials to reconsider its abandonment of the Kyoto treaty on global warming. The rebuff is the latest in a series of policy clashes

Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, has singled out by proclaiming its "understanding" of President George W. Bush's decision to abandon the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change.