Under pressure to boost talks on a new global warming pact, Group of Eight environment ministers on Monday endorsed slashing greenhouse gas emissions in half by mid-century, but failed to agree on much more contentious near-term targets.
The three-day meeting in Kobe was dominated by calls from the U.N., European countries and developing nations to move […]

China’s deadliest earthquake in decades could cut by up to 5 percent the country’s supply of carbon offsets under the Kyoto Protocol over the next 12 months, a market China dominates, Lehman analysts estimated on Thursday.
Rich countries can meet Kyoto greenhouse gas limits by investing in emissions cuts in developing countries, earning carbon offsets in […]

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger met privately with seven auto executives over California’s attempt to impose strict emission rules, but let it be known publicly that he told the carmakers to stop whining and start producing.
The Republican governor met Thursday with the executives, who requested the get-together. In an interview afterward, he said he told them “the […]

Russia will not accept binding caps on its greenhouse gas emissions under a new climate regime, currently being negotiated to succeed the Kyoto Protocol after 2012, top officials said on Monday.
Kyoto puts a cap on the average, annual greenhouse gas emissions from 2008-12 for some 37 industrialized countries, including Russia.
But former communist countries are well […]

California, which puts out more greenhouse gases than any other state, is promising to share ideas and research to help China cut back on its emissions, which have come to rival those of the U.S. as the world’s largest.
The state’s top environmental official is in Beijing to sign an agreement with the United Nations to […]

Yes, they are at it again. The car companies and car dealers are once again trying to kneecap California and other states by taking away their rights to set better global warming emission standards for motor vehicles.
Yes, the Bush administration did reject California’s bid, but EPA’s attorneys believe California will prevail in court. Hence the […]

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A seemingly constant source of international squabbles, the Kyoto Treaty is often name checked in the press whenever the environment is mentioned, yet what exactly is it?
And more importantly how will affect us? For this feature we will take a look at the origins and purpose of the Kyoto Treaty and what, if any, effect […]