December 2007

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These are news articles that we have featured on our home page in the month of December 2007:

Japan to back targets for new climate deal: report

Dec 29, 2007 — Reuters

TOKYO - Japan will accept numerical targets to cut global warming emissions in a new climate change pact, reversing its stance which came under fire at this month's U.N.-led talks over the deal, a newspaper reported on Sunday.

Manitoba to adopt vehicle emission limits

Dec 28, 2007 — Canadian Press

WINNIPEG -- Manitoba will soon set down new vehicle emission standards similar to those in California, Premier Gary Doer said Thursday.

Melting Arctic ice cap top Canadian weather story of 2007: Environment Canada

Dec 27, 2007 — Canadian Press

TORONTO - A chunk of ice the size of Ontario melted away in Canada's attic this year and that stunning development in the high Arctic was selected as Environment Canada's top weather story of 2007.

Weather extremes: records broken in heat waves in North America, Europe

Dec 26, 2007 — Associated Press

WASHINGTON - When the calendar turned to 2007, the heat went on and the weather just got weirder.

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Heat on EPA after Calif. greenhouse gas denial

Dec 21, 2007 — Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Congressional Democrats on Thursday announced an investigation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s refusal to let California implement its tailpipe emissions law, the first step in what will likely be a fierce legal and political battle.

US Energy bill is flawed, but still a good start

Dec 20, 2007 — Star Tribune

WASHINGTON - In a ceremony that would've been considered unthinkable a few years ago, President Bush signed a major energy bill Wednesday mandating increased fuel efficiency for new cars and trucks and taking other important steps to modernize the nation's energy policy.

EU agrees steep fines to cut car CO2 from 2012

Dec 19, 2007 — Reuters

BRUSSELS - The European Commission enraged Germany and its carmakers on Wednesday by proposing tough legislation to force down emissions of carbon dioxide from cars, with steep fines on manufacturers that fail to comply.

Isolated Canada grudgingly accepts Bali deal

Dec 15, 2007 — Globe & Mail

NUSA DUA, Indonesia — After a failed attempt to block an agreement, Canada found itself isolated at the Bali conference Saturday and grudgingly accepted a new accord to set a target of 25 to 40 per cent for cuts in greenhouse-gas emissions by wealthy countries by the end of the next decade.

Climate talks in Bali head for compromise

Dec 14, 2007 — Reuters

NUSA DUA, Indonesia - Bali talks headed for a compromise on Saturday to launch negotiations on a global pact to fight climate change after the European Union toned down a key demand for sharp cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.

Gore quotes NHL icon in apparent dig at Canada's climate stance

Dec 13, 2007 — CBC News

NUSA DUA, Indonesia - In language suited to the ears of Canadians, former U.S. vice-president Al Gore quoted the wisdom of a hockey legend on Thursday at a summit in Bali, apparently criticizing Canada's stance on climate change during UN talks on the issue.

Dispute over 2020 emissions goal sours Bali talks

Dec 11, 2007 — Reuters

NUSA DUA, Indonesia - Delegates at U.N. climate talks resisted U.S. pressure to delete tough 2020 guidelines for cutting greenhouse gases with the European Commission saying they were a "crucial" element in a draft text.

Demonstrators ski, march, eat fire to protest climate change

Dec 8, 2007 — CBC News

Protesters skied, carried mock coffins and wore windmills on their heads at demonstrations staged around the world on Saturday that were designed to draw attention to climate change.

Canada fourth-worst climate sinner, study finds

Dec 7, 2007 — CBC News

Canada is near the bottom of the barrel in a study that ranked countries based on their climate-change performances.

Bali climate talks focus on Kyoto offsets

Dec 5, 2007 — Reuters

NUSA DUA, Indonesia - Rich nations have less than a month to go before they must start meeting emissions caps under the Kyoto Protocol that aims to fight global warming.

Climate experts declare: 'No time to lose'

Dec 5, 2007 — Associated Press

WASHINGTON - For the first time, more than 200 of the world's leading climate scientists, losing their patience, urged government leaders to take radical action to slow global warming because "there is no time to lose."

UN climate change conference hails Australia Kyoto signing

Dec 3, 2007 — CBC News

BALI - More than 10,000 scientists, bureaucrats and politicians from 186 countries have gathered Monday on the Indonesian island of Bali for the beginning of what is perhaps the world's largest-ever conference on climate change.

Can We Save the World by 2015?

Dec 2, 2007 — Time

If international leaders were as united as the scientific community on climate change, warming might be a thing of the past.

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