Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee reviewed bilateral ties and expressed concern over threats to the atoll nation from global warming. Both

Work on including African nations in efforts to reduce climate change via the Clean Development Mechanism is intensifying, with the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) hosting an online

Scientists at the Climatic Research Unit at the University of East Anglia have confirmed that 1999 is likely the warmest year yet for the UK. Although the summer of 1999 was not exceptionally

Embarrassed by failing to deliver the Euro-I micro buses, Nepal's Ministry of Population and Environment officials are mulling over the possibility of importing gas-operated micro buses into the

The Confederation of British Industry, the employers body has called for a year's delay in implementing the climate change levy to allow time for amendments. Digby Jones, CBI director general, said

Saving the planet was never going to be popular in the boardrooms of the industrial west. Although some companies, such as BP Amoco, show concern about global warming, most businesses have been

The North Pole is melting. The thick ice that has for ages covered the Arctic Ocean at the pole has turned to water, recent visitors there say. At least for the time being, an ice-free patch of ocean

An influential expert on global warming who for nearly 20 years has pressed countries to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping greenhouse gases now says the emphasis on carbon

NASA researchers have new insights into the mysteries of Arctic sea ice, thanks to the unique abilities of Canada's RADARSAT satellite. The Arctic is the smallest of the world's four oceans, but it

High population growth driven by immigration will undermine Australia's efforts to reduce its greenhouse emissions, says a study by the sustainable development think tank, the Australia Institute.