A joint statement on climate change issued Wednesday by China and the United States to limit greenhouse gas emissions has won praises worldwide, as it is seen by many as a great momentum toward reaching a global climate change agreement next year.
Leaders from Southeast Asian nations have confirmed their determination to unveil respective national targets for mitigation efforts "well in advance of" a key global climate change meeting scheduled for December next year, according to a joint statement adopted at a regional summit here.
Global challenges, a post-2015 development agenda and praise for a new climate deal between China and the United States were the main topics of a series of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meetings that kicked off here on Wednesday.
China on Tuesday reiterated its commitment to the common battle against climate change and pledged to help boost South-South cooperation in dealing with the global threat.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged world leaders to make concerted efforts in tackling climate change, saying American efforts to cut greenhouse gas pollution cannot accomplish the goal alone.
New Zealand scientists are seeking a world first in studying some of the earth's deepest ocean waters this month with cutting-edge technology that could improve understanding of global climate change.
Somerhalder was designated as a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Goodwill Ambassador Thursday, also the World Environment Day, in Bridgetown, the capital of the small island nation of Barbados.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Monday welcomed the initiative announced by the U.S. government to limit emissions from the country's power plants.
New Zealand scientists said Thursday they had made a breakthrough in understanding how large waves were breaking up Antarctic sea ice, which could change understanding of how climate change is affecting the two global ice caps.
One hundred eminent New Zealanders have united backing a call for the country's Parliament to comprehensively assess the risks of climate change to New Zealand and to draw up plans to deal with them.
When Zhang Yue decided to ground his two private jets for good to reduce carbon emission a couple of years ago, his family and friends thought he must be out of his mind.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's chief business adviser Maurice Newman blamed climate change policies for the collapse of manufacturing sector, triggering criticism from opposition parties on Tuesday.
When South Korea was picked last October to host the UN Green Climate Fund (GCF), its Finance Ministry was full of excitement as it was the first secretariat office of a major international body stationed in the country.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Tuesday expressed his deep concerns that the current carbon emission-cutting actions are insufficient to combat global warming.
Japan has been widely condemned for weakening its target on greenhouse gas emission reductions during the ongoing United Nations climate talks in Warsaw with delegations from nearly 200 nations.
The devastation inflicted by super typhoon Haiyan on central Philippines has put into question the country's ability in coping and surviving the extreme weather events.
On the sidelines of the annual United Nations climate change conference in Warsaw, a Chinese official has reiterated that climate change should be related to the historical concentration of greenhouse gas emissions.