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Big oil firms talk up carbon capture, but do little

Major international oil companies say carbon capture and storage is a way to curb carbon dioxide emissions while continuing to burn fossil fuels, but their critics say few are actually investing.

Asia-Pacific coal rush worsens global warming: WWF

Growing dependence on cheap coal to power rapid economic growth in the Asia-Pacific could undermine efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that is blamed for harmful changes in the world's climate, experts said on Tuesday.

Climate change lifts APEC temperature

Usually derided as teetering on the tip of irrelevance, this year's Asia-Pacific leaders' summit in Sydney hopes to rise above its reputation for glacial action and have a real impact on the course of climate change. Leaders gathered for the meeting hope to build on June's G8 summit, in which nations agreed to consider a 50 percent cut in emissions by 2050 and build momentum ahead of a U.N. climate change meeting later this month.

Mega profits seen in EU climate fight

European power companies are making billions of euros in excess profits in the fight against global warming as consumers pay for it, economists say.

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Bush sets global climate meeting

The high-level meeting would bring together the world's biggest polluters to find ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Clean electricity key to greenhouse cuts: Australia

The world's electricity must be generated from zero or near zero-emission power plants by 2050 if a 50 percent cut in global greenhouse gas emissions is to be achieved by mid-century, Australia's Environment Minister said on Wednesday.

Most companies have no environment strategy: survey

Most companies in China, the United States, Canada and Britain have not laid out plans to improve their energy efficiency, despite growing concerns about global warming, a survey showed on Tuesday.

The Allure of Dirty Carbon

Europe's plan to limit greenhouse gases by creating a carbon market may fall short. Dirty coal is cheaper than oil.

Google aims to go carbon-neutral by end 2007

Google Inc. aims to cut or offset all of its greenhouse emissions by the end of the year, the Web search leader said on Tuesday .

Editorial: Inclusiveness on Climate Change a Welcome Step

As leaders from eight of the world's top industrialized countries meet this week, to speak about global development, one of the main issues on the agenda will be climate change.

Environment Ministers to Review Kyoto in 2008

Environment ministers from over 180 nations gathered on Friday in Nairobi to mark the end of a two-week UN climate summit. Delegates agreed to review the Kyoto Protocol in 2008 in order to expand the fight against global warming beyond 2012.

Merkel: EU Policies Should Act Together

The German Chancellor urged security and trade co-work ahead of her nation's EU presidency.

Economists On Climate Change: Do We care?

Will the spending needed to prevent global warming cost the world more than just sitting back, or even enjoying the possible financial benefits of a hotter planet?

First Reserve Acquires Stake In Blue Source

First Reserve Corporation, a private - equity firm specializing in the energy industry obtained on Tuesday a 50 percent interest in Blue Source LLC, a greenhouse gas (ghg) emission reducing firm.