The landmark signing of Paris climate deal by world leaders at a ceremony to be held on Friday in New York marks a significant milestone in efforts to save the planet from calamities associated with global warming, Kenyan experts have said.
Australia's chief scientist has warned the planet is losing the battle against climate change after February set a "completely unprecedented" record for the hottest month since global records began.
US and Canadian leaders expected to announce a series of common measures including methane emissions cuts and protections for rapidly warming Arctic
An international study tracking the impact of climate change suggests Australia's plant life may have "given up," according to satellite-based maps comparing the changing climate conditions.
New Zealand's foremost scientific organization Monday called for immediate action on climate change in the wake of the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris.
Australia's plankton population has moved more than 300 kilometers south in 30 years, prompting fears it could affect the food chain in years to come.
The historic Paris Agreement adopted here on Saturday with no objection by the 196 parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change during the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties is seen as a new chapter for humanity in tackling climate change issues after the year 2020.
China called for implementation on Saturday after a historic deal was sealed in Paris on global efforts to combat climate change.
After years and years of failed negotiations, the fate of securing a landmark global agreement to curb climate change has boiled down to a revised draft of 27 pages released Thursday at the 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference (COP21).
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday exchanged views with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the Paris climate conference, the White House said Tuesday.
Ministers from almost 200 countries on Monday began to review the final draft of a new global climate agreement, kicking off a week of compromise and a test of the united force of the world.
China vows to continue to play a constructive role in the Paris climate talks, said China's special representative on climate change Xie Zhenhua to media here at the COP21 on Thursday.
The Paris climate talks entered stage of substantive negotiations on Tuesday as negotiators began to turn political will that their leaders expressed into concrete solutions to various disputes over a new climate agreement.
As the climate change summit has unveiled on Monday in Paris, China, one of the major players in the fight against climate change, has made tangible contribution to the ambitious task of addressing global climate change over recent years.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is attending the opening session of a major United Nations climate change conference here, met with his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama on Monday.
This was President Aquino’s message to world leaders as he spoke here yesterday for countries most vulnerable to climate change.
Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on Monday defended the "redirection" of at least 720 million U.S. dollars of aid to help fund climate-change schemes for Australia's less affluent Pacific neighbors.
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