UN Climate Change Summit

ENVIRONMENT:
Japan, China Pledge to Act on Climate Change
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 22 (IPS) - When the one-day summit meeting on climate change ended late Tuesday, only Japan and China were singled out for their concrete commitments to battle one of the world's biggest environmental challenges. MORE >>

ENVIRONMENT:
Act Now or Lose Forever, Climate Summit Told
By Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 22 (IPS) - The world's small island developing nations, most of which are threatened with environmental devastation, put the international community on dire notice: either accept ambitious and binding emission reduction targets, or humanity is doomed. MORE >>