Environmental News Network

Europe Can Do More on Climate Change, UNEP Head Says
European nations are not doing enough to fight climate change and should show more leadership before they criticise the United States and Asia, the head of the U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Saturday. >> Read the Full Article
Canada Government Relents, Says It Will Obey Pro-Kyoto Law
Canada's government backed away from a legal confrontation Thursday by promising to obey a law obliging it to lay out how Ottawa will meet targets for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions dictated by the Kyoto protocol. >> Read the Full Article
EU Energy Ministers Postpone Decision on Plan to Turn Europe into Low-Carbon Economy
StorEU energy ministers on Thursday postponed major decisions on an ambitious plan to turn Europe into a low-carbon economy, failing to agree on a plan to open up energy markets and set binding targets for renewable energy. >> Read the Full Article
Gore Announces Star-Studded Concerts on Climate Change
Al Gore announced on Thursday a series of worldwide concerts to focus on the threat of climate change, with a powerhouse lineup from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Snoop Dogg to Bon Jovi. >> Read the Full Article
Scientists Find Lakes Under Antarctica
Beneath the snow, ice and bitter cold of Antarctica, scientists have discovered a network of lakes that fill and empty with rapidly flowing water. It's a finding that may improve understanding of the interaction between global warming and the melting of Antarctic ice, which could contribute to a worldwide rise in ocean level. >> Read the Full Article
Senators Tell Global Forum U.S. Must Lead on Warming
Corporate moguls, policy experts and U.S. senators spoke with one voice about global warming Wednesday, telling a world forum that the United States must take a lead role in cutting greenhouse gases if it wants to encourage China and India to do the same. >> Read the Full Article
Caught Between Drought and Guns in Uganda
Drought cycles are coming more often to northeastern Uganda: every two years instead of every five. Residents could cope, if it wasn't for the bandits. An increasing number of Karamojong tribespeople are caught between the twin miseries of parched lands and insecurity at the hands of AK47-wielding raiders. >> Read the Full Article
Sea Level Rise Could Hit Poor Countries Hard, Study Finds
Even a small rise in the world's sea levels, predicted as a result of global warming, could make environmental refugees of some 56 million people in developing countries, a World Bank economist said Tuesday. >> Read the Full Article
China Fails to Meet Environmental Goals
China's environmental watchdog admitted Monday the country had failed to reach any of its pollution control goals for 2006 and had fallen further behind as the economy picked up speed. >> Read the Full Article
Push for New Climate Treaty Intensifies, Hope Seen
Intensive diplomatic efforts to agree the elements of a framework by the end of the year for a new global climate change treaty are starting to make headway, according to a European official close to the negotiations. >> Read the Full Article