Former Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore says Obama's prize well deservedOctober 9th, 2009 Gore calls Obama's Nobel Prize win well deservedWASHINGTON — Former vice president and Nobel Laureate Al Gore is calling President Barack Obama's Nobel Peace Prize win extremely well deserved and an honor for the country. Gore shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for his work on global warming.
Obama's top energy adviser says no way Congress can pass climate change bill this yearOctober 2nd, 2009 Obama adviser says no climate change law this yearWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's top energy adviser says there is no way Congress will be able to pass a bill on climate change this year. "That's not going to happen," the adviser, Carol Browner, said Friday.
In NYC, Clinton Global Initiative tackles dealing with gender inequality, investing in womenSeptember 23rd, 2009 Global Initiative takes on gender inequalityNEW YORK — The importance of gender equality took center stage Wednesday at the Clinton Global Initiative as speakers emphasized how investing in girls and women can have repercussions at all levels of a society. "No country can prosper if it leaves half its people behind," said Melanne Verveer, the State Department's ambassador-at-large for global women's issues.
Obama to UN: Time for difficult work on climate change is at hand, global cooperation a mustSeptember 23rd, 2009 Obama pleads for harder work on climate changeUNITED NATIONS — President Barack Obama has implored world leaders to confront climate change, saying there can be no peace without cooperative work to preserve the planet. Appearing before global leaders gathered at the United Nations, Obama said Wednesday that "the danger posed by climate change cannot be denied — and our responsibility to meet it must not be deferred."
The president said "this is why the days when America dragged its feet on this issue are over." He said he understood the tempation of nations to put economic recovery from recession ahead of climate change work, but said that must not be allowed to happen.
Gore urges Clinton Global Initiative attendees to contact US senators on climate issuesSeptember 23rd, 2009 Gore: Climate change laws 'crucial step' in crisisNEW YORK — Former Vice President Al Gore told attendees Wednesday at the Clinton Global Initiative to reach out to U.S. senators and urge them to pass climate change legislation, saying it was the "crucial step" in solving the climate crisis.
Experts urge world leaders to include global water issue in Copenhagen climate dealAugust 21st, 2009 Experts: water issue crucial in world climate dealSTOCKHOLM — Thousands of scientists and experts urged world leaders Friday to include strategies for global water management in the planned Copenhagen climate agreement. Participants at the World Water Week conference said climate change will severely affect water supplies and poorer countries need support to help them adapt.
Big polluters to discuss help for poorer countries to deal with climate changeJuly 9th, 2009 Big polluters want to help poorer countries adaptL'AQUILA, Italy — The world's industrialized countries are looking to provide "significant financial resources" to the developing world to help them combat global warming and will ask a September meeting of the world's 20 major economies to take up the issue, U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday.
Obama, Brown speak by phone, discuss climate change and economic recoveryJune 27th, 2009 Obama, Brown speak on climate change, economyWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday spoke with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to discuss climate change and the global economic recovery. Obama spoke with his counterpart by telephone as part of their ongoing consultations.
Lawmakers call in Gore, other big names for grand finale on global-warming billApril 24th, 2009 Climate heavy-hitters to address House panelWASHINGTON — Hearings on a massive bill to curb the gases blamed for global warming are drawing to a close with some star power. After three days of panels and testimony and more than 50 witnesses espousing on the nitty-gritty details of the 648-page draft, the grand finale on Friday will feature former Vice President Al Gore, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Virginia Sen.
Political parties think alike on climate changeApril 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's major political parties may squabble over anything and everything, but they are united on how to tackle climate change. The Congress, the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) have unveiled their mind in their manifestos released for the April-May Lok Sabha elections.
Shyam Saran talks climate change with Obama teamMarch 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's special envoy on nuclear issues and climate change Shyam Saran is holding talks with the Obama administration focusing on cooperation in the field of renewable and clean energy. Saran Monday articulated India's view on how to tackle the crucial issue taking into account the concerns of developing and emerging economies at meetings with Todd Stern, US Special Envoy on Climate Change and Nancy Helen Sutley, chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality.
G20 meeting can kickstart world economy: UN chiefMarch 24th, 2009 NEW YORK - The meeting of the world's 20 leading economies in London April 2 has the potential of making profound changes in the global economy that is suffering a deep recession, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Monday. 'The stakes at the London summit are large,' Ban told the UN General Assembly, which convened to discuss the world economic downturn, triggered initially by a US financial crisis and which threatens funding for UN programmes.
'Economic crisis no excuse for reducing climate change funds'February 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India Friday stressed that the global economic crisis should not become a cause for developed countries to cut down spending on projects to counter climate change. 'The economic slowdown should not be an excuse to reduce, but to re-double efforts on funding for climate change,' prime minister's envoy on climate change Shyam Saran told reporters here at an interaction.
World leaders say green thinking can help global economyJanuary 30th, 2009 DAVOS - With the economic crisis likely to dominate much of 2009, world leaders in Davos have urged that climate change should remain in focus. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the UN's Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and others attending the World Economic Forum warned against letting the economic worries overshadow the need to solve the climate issues as the two were interconnected.
Clinton names US climate change envoyJanuary 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced a new climate change envoy Monday as part of a bolstered US presence on the international stage to address global warming. Todd Stern will become the country's chief climate negotiator with the international community, which is hoping to agree to a new climate treaty by the end of this year.
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