European Union energy ministers said at an informal meeting Saturday they had been labouring for 18 months under the false impression that an EU plan to fight global warming included an obligation to develop controversial biofuels. More »
South Asian environment ministers said developed countries should establish a special fund dedicated to saving them from the effects of climate change. More »
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European Union environment ministers cleared some ground Thursday as they debated how to achieve the vaunted dream of slashing the 27-nation bloc's carbon pollution by 2020. More »
China faces serious challenges in ensuring it will have enough grain to feed its population in the decades to come, with urbanisation and climate change two major problems, Premier Wen Jiabao said. More »
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has urged developing countries, including his own, to join rich nations in setting targets to reduce emissions blamed for global warming. More »
WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) - The World Bank on Tuesday agreed to establish two investment funds to help developing economies switch to clean energy technologies to curb carbon emissions and assist poor countries adapt to climate change. More »
India's prime minister announced a plan Monday to combat global warming by focusing on renewable energy, even as he stood by a refusal to commit to greenhouse gas emission targets that could stall the country's economic growth. More »
The Group-of-Eight industrialised nations will jointly invest more than 10 billion dollars a year on research and development of technology to combat global warming, a report said Sunday. More »

Climate change: EU minister clear some hurdles on 2020 plan