State of the Climate in Asia 2024
<p>The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing
Climate Change
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Climate treaty 'robs the poor'
A UK climatologist has launched a scathing attack on the developed world's "self-serving ideology" in tackling climate change. The scientist, Dr Mick Kelly, accuses the rich of patronising the poor,
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Report shows Australia has highest gas emissions in world
Australia's attempts to meet its Kyoto greenhouse gas targets have been slammed by a Senate Committee. The environment committee's report on global warming says Australia has the highest emissions
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How rice can affect climate
Flooded rice fields are adding gases to the atmosphere that are contributing to climate change and the destruction of the ozone layer, American scientists claim. Researchers from the University of
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Vicious cycle
Global warming feeds fire potential : Global warming may greatly accelerate the fire cycle in the desert ecosystem of North America, according to a study published in the journal Nature. Elevated
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Methane bubble warning
Deposits of methane gas so large they are capable of influencing the greenhouse effect and possibly sinking ships have been discovered by Dutch scientists in submarine lakes and mud volcanoes under
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EU agrees tough stance before climate change talks
The European Union agreed yesterday to form a united front in demanding tough rules for compliance with a global agreement to cut greenhouse gases in high-level international talks that start next
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European firms seek strong rules on climate agreement
The European employers' federation said on Monday governments should not ratify an international agreement to tackle climate change before the rules on how it will work are clarified. Unice, a
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Report slams Kyoto record
Australia will not meet its Kyoto target to reduce greenhouse emissions given the Federal Government's environmental efforts, a Senate committee report said yesterday.The report comes as the
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Carbon sinks unacceptable
A top environmental agency does not want "carbon sinks", where forests absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide, endorsed under a UN convention on climate change.Saksit Tridech, secretary-general of the
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Kyoto Protocol must advance toward ratification of its goals
Carbon dioxide emissions cannot be drastically reduced quickly enough to meet the objectives of the protocol if protracted negotiations were to delay its adoption until just before the goal of