Reuters - The biggest
climate talks in history
opened on Monday with a
stark U.N. warning of the
risk of desertification
and rising seas and an
assurance by hosts
Denmark that a deal to
combat climate change was
"within reach".
AFP - Saudia Arabia told
global warming talks on
Monday that trust in
climate science had been
"shaken" by leaked emails
among experts and called
for an international
probe.
AFP - A landmark
conference on tackling
climate change opened
here on Monday, with
negotiators from 192
countries aiming toward a
deal to ward off global
warming's potentially
catastrophic effects.
AFP - South Africa
offered Monday to slash
the growth of its
greenhouse gas emissions
by 42 percent by 2025,
but in exchange wants
rich nations to expand
aid for poor countries to
cope with climate change.
AP - Around 15,000
delegates,
environmentalists,
scientists, journalists
and others gathered in
Copenhagen on Monday to
begin two weeks of
negotiations on what to
do about climate change.
Here's a look at what's
happening there: