Yet more meetings while forests burn; some see hope in proposed fund

The Netherlands stepped up measures Wednesday against the world's biggest Q fever epidemic that has killed 10 humans, by ordering the slaughter of over 30,000 animals, a press release said.

Sea Shepherd's Ady Gil Having A Rough Time Joining The Party

Petition to Prime Minister Harper: We call on you to uphold Canada's values, stop blocking UN climate talks and immediately start working with other countries towards a new international climate agreement.

The six pledge $3.5 billion over three years to preserve tropical rain forests, a key factor in climate change.

An international team of scientists has determined that the Atlantic Ocean rose faster in the 20th century than at any time in the last 4,000 years, but not uniformly along the coast.

Leading scientists, including a Nobel Prize-winner, have rounded on studies used by climate sceptics to show that global warming is a natural phenomenon connected with sunspots, rather than the result of the man-made emissions of carbon dioxide

Global warming will resume its upward climb again next year, the British Met Office predicted yesterday at the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen - forecasting that 2010 will be the hottest year recorded for the world

The Federal Opposition is urging Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to act on his threat of legal action over Japan's continued whaling, while the Greens labelled the threats as 'laughable'. Yesterday, Japan confirmed its plans to continue whaling as usual

The state with some of the most promising renewable energy resources on the planet also has one of Australia's most active climate change committees.