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Official: Obama, Chinese move forward on climate
COPENHAGEN - A clearly frustrated President Barack Obama displayed impatience Friday with world leaders' failure to reach a new climate accord, urging them to accept a less-than-perfect pact while offering no new U.S. concessions.
Nations:Denmark Russia U.S. China People:Dmitry Medvedev Barack Obama Wen Jiabao Activities:Copenhagen Climate Meeting China-U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-12-18
Venezuela's Chavez sees US threat in Dutch islands
COPENHAGEN - Hugo Chavez accused the Netherlands on Thursday of allowing the United States to use Dutch islands off Venezuela's Caribbean coast to prepare a possible military attack against his country.
Nations:Netherlands Venezuela Colombia Denmark Bolivia Ecuador People:Hugo Chavez Barack Obama
2009-12-17
Tense atmosphere clouds climate talks
COPENHAGEN - The atmosphere at the U.N. climate conference grew more tense and divisive after talks were suspended for most of Monday's session - a sign of the developing nations' deep distrust of the promises by industrial countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Nations:Denmark Norway Canada Algeria Brazil Switzerland People:Gordon Brown Barack Obama Al Gore Wen Jiabao Steven Chu Activities:Copenhagen Climate Meeting
2009-12-14
EU nations commit $3.6 billion to climate fund
BRUSSELS - EU leaders agreed Friday to commit euro2.4 billion ($3.6 billion) a year until 2012 to help poorer countries combat global warming, as they sought to rescue their image as climate change innovators and bolster the talks in Copenhagen.
Nations:Denmark U.K. Belgium Poland Canada Afghanistan People:Gordon Brown Activities:Copenhagen Climate Meeting Source:(AP)
2009-12-11
EU pulls all-nighter to find climate aid cash
COPENHAGEN (AFP) - European leaders, bidding to increase pressure for a worldwide climate deal in Copenhagen, battled through the night to hammer down Friday a six-billion-euro aid package for poorer nations.
Nations:Denmark China Sweden France U.S. India People:Barack Obama Activities:Copenhagen Climate Meeting Source:(AFP)
2009-12-10
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