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Hillary Clinton lands in Greenland for Arctic summit
May 11, 2011 18:49 EDT
NUUK, Greenland (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Greenland on Wednesday for an Arctic summit to improve management of a vast, pristine region being rapidly transformed by climate change.
Arctic nations eye future of world's last frontier
May 11, 2011 11:15 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders of Arctic nations gather in Greenland this week to chart future cooperation as global warming sets off a race for oil, mineral, fishing and shipping opportunities in the world's fragile final frontier.
Renewables could be 80 percent of energy by 2050: U.N.
May 09, 2011 11:42 EDT
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Renewable sources such as solar, wind and hydropower could fulfill almost 80 percent of the world's energy demand by 2050 with the right policies, according to a U.N. report which won backing from governments on Monday.
Green energy can wean off subsidies, gradually
May 05, 2011 09:05 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - Government support for renewable energy must end gradually and in tandem with cuts in fossil fuel subsidies, say investors and lobbyists who complain bitterly about unpredictable chopping of incentives.
Exclusive: Renewable energies to leap, costs fall: U.N.
May 04, 2011 11:07 EDT
OSLO (Reuters) - Renewable energies such as wind or solar power are set to surge by 2050, and expected advances in technology will bring significant cost cuts, a draft United Nations report showed on Wednesday.
Norway awards 24 oil/gas licenses in Barents push
Apr 15, 2011 09:15 EDT
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway awarded 24 oil and gas production licenses in its 21st offshore round on Friday, with an unprecedented focus on exploration in northern areas including the Barents Sea region near a big new oil discovery.
Japan finds plutonium in soil at stricken nuclear plant
Mar 29, 2011 11:32 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Plutonium found in soil at the Fukushima nuclear complex heightened alarm on Tuesday over Japan's battle to contain the world's worst atomic crisis in 25 years, as pressure mounted on the prime minister to widen an evacuation zone around the plant.
Japan nuclear crisis drags on but experts hopeful
Mar 24, 2011 10:07 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Workers battled to staunch radiation leaks at a Japanese nuclear plant on Thursday, almost two weeks after it was disabled by an earthquake and tsunami, but some experts saw signs the crisis was being brought under control.
Japan quake costliest ever
Mar 23, 2011 07:16 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan estimated the cost of the damage from its devastating earthquake and tsunami could top $300 billion as authorities in Tokyo warned that babies should not be given tap water because of radiation from a crippled nuclear plant.
Mauritania, Kuwait, Jordan water said least secure
Mar 21, 2011 20:00 EDT
OSLO (Reuters) - Mauritania, Kuwait and Jordan have the least secure water supplies, according to a ranking on Tuesday that says shortages in the Middle East and North Africa might cause political tensions and even higher oil prices.
Climate skeptics unpersuaded by extra-warm 2010
Feb 08, 2011 14:19 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Remember 2010? U.S. and international scientists reckon it tied for the warmest year on record, supporting findings of unequivocal global climate change. Climate skeptics remain unconvinced.
New climate data shows warming world: WMO
Jan 20, 2011 10:38 EST
GENEVA (Reuters) - Last year tied for the hottest year on record, confirming a long-term warming trend which will continue unless greenhouse gas emissions are cut, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday.
New climate data shows warming world: WMO
Jan 20, 2011 10:38 EST
GENEVA (Reuters) - Last year tied for the hottest year on record, confirming a long-term warming trend which will continue unless greenhouse gas emissions are cut, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday.
2010 ties for warmest year, emissions to blame
Jan 12, 2011 17:26 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Last year tied for the warmest since data started in 1880, capping a decade of record high temperatures that shows mankind's greenhouse gas emissions are heating the planet, two U.S. agencies said.
2010 ties for warmest year, emissions to blame
Jan 12, 2011 17:26 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Last year tied for the warmest since data started in 1880, capping a decade of record high temperatures that shows mankind's greenhouse gas emissions are heating the planet, two U.S. agencies said.
Arkansas bird deaths blamed on fireworks
Jan 06, 2011 17:09 EST
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - The deaths of 5,000 red-winged blackbirds in Beebe, Arkansas have been blamed on New Year's Eve fireworks, officials confirmed on Thursday, citing preliminary tests.
Arkansas bird deaths blamed on fireworks, more cases found
Jan 06, 2011 12:37 EST
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - The deaths of 5,000 red-winged blackbirds in Beebe, Arkansas have been blamed on New Year's Eve fireworks, officials confirmed on Thursday, citing preliminary tests.
Instant View: Cancun climate talks reach deal
Dec 11, 2010 09:57 EST
(Reuters) - Following are reactions after 190-nation climate talks in Cancun, Mexico, agreed to a package of measures on Saturday to combat global warming after two weeks of talks but put off many of the hard decisions until 2011.
Climate aid said focused too heavily on C02 cuts
Nov 17, 2010 12:07 EST
Under the non-binding Copenhagen Accord agreed at a U.N. summit in December 2009, donors agreed that money to give a quick push to efforts to slow climate change from 2010-12 would have a "balanced allocation between adaptation and mitigation."
UAE, Australia and U.S. top list of carbon emitters
Nov 16, 2010 19:31 EST
OSLO (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates, Australia and the United States have the worst overall records for emitting greenhouse gases, according to an index published on Wednesday combining current and historic emissions.
