UN climate talks kick off in Bangkok with calls to reach deal, avert catastropheSeptember 30th, 2009 Leaders warn time running out for climate dealBANGKOK — U.N. climate talks kicked off Monday in Bangkok with leaders calling for delegates to break the deadlock over a global warming deal and warning that failure to act would leave future generations fighting for survival.
Obama seeks 'a new era of engagement'September 23rd, 2009 UNITED NATIONS - President Barack Obama has called upon world leaders to usher in "a new era of engagement based on mutual interest and mutual respect" even as he acknowledged that the US has fallen short on many fronts in the past. Addressing the UN General Assembly Wednesday for the first time as president, Obama defended the actions of his young administration as initial steps toward progress on intractable world problems and asked other leaders too to live up to their responsibilities.
World waited too long to fix problems: SarkozySeptember 23rd, 2009 NEW YORK - French President Nicolas Sarkozy told the UN General Assembly Wednesday that it had waited "too long" to find solutions for problems like climate change, excesses in the financial sector and nuclear proliferation. "We have waited too long to bring peace to the Middle East by giving the Palestinian people the state to which they are entitled in the name of law and justice and by guaranteeing the people of Israel the right to live in security, which the tragedies of history has made so necessary for them," Sarkozy said.
Brown seeks 'global society' to solve world illsSeptember 23rd, 2009 NEW YORK - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Wednesday urged world leaders to work towards a "global society" and improve cooperation on curbing global warming, nuclear proliferation, terrorism and economic recovery. Brown said the global economic crisis of the last year had demonstrated how governments can work together to avert disaster, but he warned that cooperation was lacking on a whole host of other global 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.
Japanese PM pledges deep greenhouse cuts, money for poorer countriesSeptember 22nd, 2009 Japanese PM pledges deep greenhouse cutsUNITED NATIONS — Japan's new prime minister is pledging a deep cut in greenhouse gases blamed for climate change. Yukio Hatoyama told world leaders gathered Tuesday a United Nations climate change summit that his nation aims to make a 25 percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels by 2020.
Krishna to present Indian stand on climate change at UN summitSeptember 22nd, 2009 NEW YORK - External Affairs Minister S M Krishna will articulate India's stand on climate change at the UN summit being hosted by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday. Krishna will represent Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the summit hosted by Ban to bring about a fair and ratifiable green house gas reduction agreement at this year's Climate Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.
US says differences in global climate talks narrowingSeptember 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The United States' top climate official said there had been a "narrowing of differences" after a meeting of the world's 17 top polluters that are critical to reaching any international deal on curbing climate change. Todd Stern, the US State Department's envoy on climate change, said Friday some "concrete initiatives" that could help broker a deal were considered during two days of talks by the climate officials in Washington.
UN strategy for climate pact hopes talk among world leaders will lead to deal-makingSeptember 17th, 2009 UN climate strategy puts talk ahead of deal-makingUNITED NATIONS — Gather a hundred heads of state in the same place, get them talking privately among themselves and hope a global climate pact starts to gel. That's the gamble the U.N.
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.
Schwarzenegger to host second climate summit, invites local leaders from around the worldAugust 5th, 2009 Schwarzenegger to host second climate summitSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is planning a second conference for local government leaders from around the world to discuss climate change.
UN chief says China wants to seal a deal on a new UN climate treaty in Copenhagen in DecemberJuly 30th, 2009 UN chief says China wants climate dealUNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says China's leaders have assured him they want to seal a deal on a new U.N. climate treaty at a conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December.
Obama, other G-8 leaders invite 5 emerging nations to Italian summit on climate change, tradeJuly 9th, 2009 Obama, other G-8 leaders expand Italian summitL'AQUILA, Italy — President Barack Obama is in Italy, midway through the three-day G-8 economic summit that is heavily focused on climate change and world trade. His round of meetings today begins with one-on-one talks with the president of Brazil.
South Korean PM says threats from climate change, economic crisis not mutually exclusiveJune 19th, 2009 SKorean PM says climate change a threat to AsiaSEOUL, South Korea — South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-soo said Friday that Asia is at grave risk from climate change and warned that responding to the environmental threat cannot be separated from fighting the global economic crisis. "Asian countries are particularly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change," Han said in a speech at the annual World Economic Forum on East Asia.
YouTube signs deal with Hollywood studios to show TV episodes, moviesApril 17th, 2009 NEW YORK - In another step in its transformation from an online jumble of amateur videos to a destination for mainstream TV programs and movies, YouTube said Thursday that it had signed deals with Hollywood studios to showcase thousands of TV episodes and hundreds of movies on its Web site. Google, which owns YouTube, said it might eventually bring another innovation to the site: payment for some premium content.
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