The Cycle of Conferences - Earth Stewardship & the Middle East Peace Process (Geneva Accord)

No global climate change treaty likely for up to a year, negotiators admit

No global climate change treaty likely for up to a year, negotiators admit. World's key industrialised nations say they have abandoned hope of legally binding deal at Copenhagen summit

Canada sets aside its boreal forest as giant carbon vault

Canada sets aside its boreal forest as giant carbon vault. By banning logging, mining and oil drilling in an area twice the size of California, Canada is ensuring its boreal forests continue to soak up carbon.

Obama administration makes available $3.4B for developing a 'smart' electric grid

Obama administration makes available $3.4B for developing a 'smart' electric grid. President Barack Obama makes a pitch for renewable energy, announcing $3.4 billion in government support for 100 projects aimed at modernizing the US power grid.

China's vulnerability

China's vulnerability. Roger Harrabin examines the difficulties faced by China as it puts together a negotiating position for the Copenhagen climate conference.

Copenhagen 'backup' group meets

Copenhagen 'backup' group meets. Legislators from 16 major economies met on Saturday 24 October to seek consensus on a raft of climate-related policies ahead of December talks in Copenhagen.

US bids for bilateral climate change deals with China and India

US bids for bilateral climate change deals with China and India. Fresh commitments may breathe life back into Copenhagen deal as India prepares to announce cap and trade scheme

Nobel economics prize won by first woman

Nobel economics prize won by first woman. A political scientist from Indiana University, whose work exploring how people come together to preserve their collective resources may provide important clues in the fight against climate change, has become the first woman to win the Nobel prize for economics.

US threatens to derail climate talks by refusing to include Kyoto targets

US threatens to derail climate talks by refusing to include Kyoto targets. Protocol seen as basis for Copenhagen negotiations but America refuses to be 'stuck with agreement 20 years old'

Nature Makes Us More Caring, Study Says : University of Rochester News

Nature Makes Us More Caring, Study Says : University of Rochester News. Paying attention to the natural world not only makes you feel better, it makes you behave better, finds a new study to be published October 1 in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

Green shoots in the desert

Green shoots in the desert. The Arab world no longer dismisses environmentalism as a western luxury. Abu Dhabi is leading the way in averting disaster