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Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities John Baird ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:33:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities John Baird speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ont., Thursday, November 5, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Activists of the environmental group Greenpeace hang a banner ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:11:00 GMT

(AFP) - Activists of the environmental group Greenpeace hang a banner reading 'Climate Chaos, Who is to Blame?' from the Cristobal Colon statue in Barcelona. The United States said it could still present proposals for curbing its carbon emissions at next month's climate change meeting in Copenhagen, even if Congress was still debating global warming legislation. Photo:Lluis Gene/AFP

Activists of the environmental group Greenpeace stage an extreme ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:11:00 GMT

(AFP) - Activists of the environmental group Greenpeace stage an extreme weather event for delegates arriving at the UN climate talks on November 5. The United States said it could still present proposals for curbing its carbon emissions at next month's climate change meeting in Copenhagen, even if Congress was still debating global warming legislation. Photo:Lluis Gene/AFP

An exhibit on climate change in Mexico City?s Papalote children?s ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:11:00 GMT

(AFP) - An exhibit on climate change in Mexico City?s Papalote children?s museum aims to raise awareness of global warning in one of the world?s top oil producers. Although Mexico has led global efforts to combat climate change, the issue is still new at home. Duration: 01:40 Photo:/AFP

Activists of anti-poverty group Oxfam wearing masks of world ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:14:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Activists of anti-poverty group Oxfam wearing masks of world leaders US President Barack Obama, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel hold symbolic money during the Climate Change Talks in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Manu Fernandez)

A resident makes her way past a burning field after a burn of ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:38:00 GMT

(AFP) - A resident makes her way past a burning field after a burn of in Qigang village in Pudong district in Shanghai. China has said this month's visit by President Barack Obama would be a milestone in relations for the global powerhouses and that climate change cooperation would be a key agenda item. Photo:Goh Chai Hin/AFP

A volunteer signs a banner during a gathering to create awareness ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:33:00 GMT

(AFP) - A volunteer signs a banner during a gathering to create awareness on climate change in Mumbai in October 2009. India and the European Union will focus on pushing for a free trade pact and narrowing differences over climate change at their annual summit this week, a European diplomat said Wednesday. Photo:Pal Pillai/AFP

Environmental group Greenpeace climbers unfurl a save the climate ...

(AFP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:17:00 GMT

(AFP) - Environmental group Greenpeace climbers unfurl a save the climate banner on Barcelona's landmark Sagrada Familia church on November 2. Some 50 African nations staged a show of force at world climate talks here Tuesday, demanding that rich countries commit to deep cuts in the carbon emissions that stoke global warming. Photo:Josep Lago/AFP

Republicans on a key US Senate committee were absent Tuesday ...

(AFP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:56:00 GMT

(AFP) - Republicans on a key US Senate committee were absent Tuesday as debate opened on a Democratic proposal for sweeping climate change legislation. Republican Senator George Voinovich, pictured in April 2009, did show up soon after the meeting opened, but only to deliver a statement opposing the measure. Photo:Alex Wong/AFP

A view of the Fira Barcelona Gran Via, venue of the Barcelona ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:26:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A view of the Fira Barcelona Gran Via, venue of the Barcelona Climate Change Talks, November 3, 2009. Time has almost run out to break deadlock on a U.N. climate deal supposed to be struck in Copenhagen next month, the United Nations and Denmark warned negotiators at a final preparatory meeting on Monday. REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Kamel Djemouai from Algeria attends a news conference of the ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:23:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Kamel Djemouai from Algeria attends a news conference of the African Group board during the Barcelona Climate Change Talks November 3, 2009. Time has almost run out to break deadlock on a U.N. climate deal supposed to be struck in Copenhagen next month, the United Nations and Denmark warned negotiators at a final preparatory meeting on Monday. REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Bruno Sekoli of Lesotho attends a news conference of the African ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Bruno Sekoli of Lesotho attends a news conference of the African Group board during the Barcelona Climate Change Talks November 3, 2009. Time has almost run out to break deadlock on a U.N. climate deal supposed to be struck in Copenhagen next month, the United Nations and Denmark warned negotiators at a final preparatory meeting on Monday. REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Members of the African Group board, Pa Ousman Jarju of Gambia, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:13:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of the African Group board, Pa Ousman Jarju of Gambia, Grace Adhiambo of Kenya, Kamel Djemouai from Algeria and Bruno Sekoli of Lesotho (L-R), attend a news conference during the Barcelona Climate Change Talks November 3, 2009. Time has almost run out to break deadlock on a U.N. climate deal supposed to be struck in Copenhagen next month, the United Nations and Denmark warned negotiators at a final preparatory meeting on Monday. REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pauses during a ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:50:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pauses during a preparatory meeting on the 15th Climate Change Conference, which will take place in Copenhagen in December, at the Cultural Center Banco do Brasil in Brasilia November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Roberto Jayme (BRAZIL POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pauses during a ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:51:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pauses during a preparatory meeting on the 15th Climate Change Conference that will take place in Copenhagen in December, at the Cultural Center Banco do Brasil in Brasilia November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Roberto Jayme (BRAZIL POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva listens to Chief ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva listens to Chief of Staff Dilma Rousseff (L) during a preparatory meeting on the 15th Climate Change Conference that will take place in Copenhagen in December, at the Cultural Center Banco do Brasil in Brasilia November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Roberto Jayme (BRAZIL POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva talks during a ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:34:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva talks during a preparatory meeting on the 15th Climate Change Conference that will take place in Copenhagen in December, at the Cultural Center Banco do Brasil in Brasilia November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Roberto Jayme (BRAZIL POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Chief of Staff ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:33:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Chief of Staff Dilma Rousseff (L) and Mining and Energy Minister Edison Lobao (R) talk during a preparatory meeting on the 15th Climate Change Conference that will take place in Copenhagen in December, at the Cultural Center Banco do Brasil in Brasilia November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Roberto Jayme (BRAZIL POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, shakes hands with ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:58:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, shakes hands with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, prior to their meeting at his official residence at 10 Downing Street, in central London. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Lefteris Pitarakis, pool)

Environmental group Greenpeace climbers unfurl a banner reading ...

(AFP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:22:00 GMT

(AFP) - Environmental group Greenpeace climbers unfurl a banner reading 'Make the Climate Call' on Barcelona's landmark Sagrada Familia church calling for action against climate change, during the UN conference in Barcelona on November 2. Representatives of some 180 countries kick off five days of climate talks in Barcelona today, the last UN session before a December conference in Copenhagen. Photo:Pedro Armestre/AFP

Greenpeace activists hang a banner from a crane at the Sagrada ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists hang a banner from a crane at the Sagrada Familia Temple, designed by Antoni Gaudi, in Barcelona November 2, 2009. Climate negotiators from 175 nations will meet in Spain from November 2-6 in Barcelona for a final session to try to break deadlock between rich and poor and salvage a U.N. deal due in Copenhagen in December. REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN CONFLICT ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

Greenpeace activists hang a banner at the Sagrada Familia Temple, ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:41:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists hang a banner at the Sagrada Familia Temple, designed by Antoni Gaudi, in Barcelona November 2, 2009. Climate negotiators from 175 nations will meet in Spain from November 2-6 in Barcelona for a final session to try to break deadlock between rich and poor and salvage a U.N. deal due in Copenhagen in December. REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN CONFLICT ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

Greenpeace activists hang banners at the Sagrada Familia Temple, ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists hang banners at the Sagrada Familia Temple, designed by Antoni Gaudi, in Barcelona November 2, 2009. Climate negotiators from 175 nations will meet in Spain from November 2-6 in Barcelona for a final session to try to break deadlock between rich and poor and salvage a U.N. deal due in Copenhagen in December. The banner at right reads, 'Save the Climate'. REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN CONFLICT ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

Head of the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat Yvo de Boer attends ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:17:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Head of the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat Yvo de Boer attends a news conference during the Barcelona Climate Change Talks, November 2, 2009. Time has almost run out to break deadlock on a U.N. climate deal supposed to be struck in Copenhagen next month, the United Nations and Denmark warned negotiators at a final preparatory meeting on Monday. REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Greenpeace activists unfurl a 'save the climate' banner on the ...

(AFP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:37:00 GMT

(AFP) - Greenpeace activists unfurl a 'save the climate' banner on the landmark cathedral. Greenpeace activists have scaled Barcelona's landmark Sagrada Familia church in a protest to call for action against climate change, as a UN conference got under way in the city. Photo:Josep Lago/AFP

Water from the drought-affected Guadalquivir river trickles ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:05:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Water from the drought-affected Guadalquivir river trickles under the Roman bridge in Cordoba, southern Spain, November 2, 2009. Time has almost run out to break deadlock on a U.N. climate deal supposed to be struck in Copenhagen next month, the United Nations and Denmark warned negotiators at a final preparatory meeting on Monday in Barcelona. 'The clock has almost ticked down to zero,' Yvo de Boer, head of the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat, told officials from 175 nations at the opening of the November 2-6 talks in Barcelona. REUTERS/Javiere Barbancho (SPAIN ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

Greeenpeace activists hang a banner against climate change at ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:17:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greeenpeace activists hang a banner against climate change at the Sagrada Familia Temple designed by Antoni Gaudi in Barcelona, November 2, 2009. Climate negotiators from 175 nations will meet in Spain from November 2-6 for a final session to try to break deadlock between rich and poor and salvage a U.N. deal due in Copenhagen in December. The banner reads, 'Save the climate.' REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN CONFLICT ENVIRONMENT POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Earth, as seen from space in April. A 315-million-euro satellite ...

(AFP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:16:00 GMT

(AFP) - Earth, as seen from space in April. A 315-million-euro satellite that will gauge the impact of climate change on the movement of water across land, air and sea was hoisted into space early Monday, the European Space Agency (ESA) said. Photo:/AFP

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure John Baird holds a ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:22:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Minister of Transport and Infrastructure John Baird holds a press conference in this file photo. A Canadian Press Analysis has found stimulus money earmarked for Quebec is only trickling down to communities in the province, while other provinces are awash in federal funds. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Al Gore, pictured on October 14, is confident that US President ...

(AFP) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:57:00 GMT

(AFP) - Al Gore, pictured on October 14, is confident that US President Barack Obama will attend key UN climate change talks in Copenhagen, the former US vice president and Nobel peace laureate said in a German magazine interview. Photo:Juan Mabromata/AFP

VIDEO: EU leaders on Friday agreed that developing nations will ...

(AFP) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:59:00 GMT

(AFP) - VIDEO: EU leaders on Friday agreed that developing nations will need 100 billion euros per year by 2020 to tackle climate change, but failed to put a figure to Europe's own contribution amid sharp east-west differences. A natural sound version of an AFPTV voiced report. Duration: 01:40 Photo:/AFP

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with the media on arrival ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:45:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with the media on arrival for an EU summit. The European Union is seeking to maintain a united stand on climate change Friday by giving leeway to poorer member states to pay less into global climate aid fund. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Thierry Charlier)

ActionAid activists display a banner prior to a European Union ...

(AFP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:40:00 GMT

(AFP) - ActionAid activists display a banner prior to a European Union summit near the European Council headquarters in Brussels on October 29. EU leaders were struggling to agree how to fund the fight against climate change, with poorer eastern European nations urging their more affluent western neighbours to bear the lion's share of the burden. Photo:Georges Gobet/AFP

Greenpeace activists stage an action with the words 'Stop Climate ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:24:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists stage an action with the words 'Stop Climate Crime' painted on the hull of the cargo ship Izmir Castle which is carrying 15,000 tons of palm-derived oil cakes from Indonesia which are used for animal feed in the port of Montoir-de-Bretagne near Saint Nazaire, western France, on October 29, 2009. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe (FRANCE CONFLICT ENVIRONMENT)

Greenpeace activists stand on a crane over a banner which reads, ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:20:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists stand on a crane over a banner which reads, 'Protection of Forests = Climate Solution' in the port of Montoir-de-Bretagne October 29, 2009. Greenpeace staged the action to protest the arrival of cargo ship Izmir Castle which carried 15,000 tons of palm-derived oil cakes from Indonesia which used for animal feed. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe (FRANCE CONFLICT ENVIRONMENT)

US and Chinese trade officials meet in Hangzhou. The United ...

(AFP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - US and Chinese trade officials meet in Hangzhou. The United States and China huddled for key talks on trade disputes, clean energy and climate change less than three weeks before a visit by US President Barack Obama. Photo:Philippe Lopez/AFP

An oil refinery is seen in the port of Antwerp, Belgium. EU ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:45:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - An oil refinery is seen in the port of Antwerp, Belgium. EU leaders will hold two day summit talks beginning on Thursday. On the agenda are solving Czech President's misgivings over signing a reform treaty and trying to reach an aid figure to offer poor countries at global climate change talks in December. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Yves Logghe)

The Boxberg lignite-fired power station in Germany. The very ...

(AFP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:19:00 GMT

(AFP) - The Boxberg lignite-fired power station in Germany. The very real risk of failure in Brussels on climate change is causing worry amid deep differences over how to help developing nations fight global warming. Photo:John Macdougall/AFP

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore addresses the audience, on ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:48:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore addresses the audience, on the second day of the 'Leaders in Dubai' conference in Dubai. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Kamran Jebreili)

US President Barack Obama speaks at a hotel in Miami. Obama's ...

(AFP) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:27:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama speaks at a hotel in Miami. Obama's Senate allies launched a three-day push for sweeping legislation to battle climate change, with time running short before a high-stakes global summit in December. Photo:Mandel Ngan/AFP

Workers cycle past a coal-fired power plant on the outskirts ...

(AFP) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:01:00 GMT

(AFP) - Workers cycle past a coal-fired power plant on the outskirts of Beijing. The foreign ministers of India, China and Russia have stressed the increasing influence of their countries on the world stage and said they had all weathered the economic crisis well. Photo:Frederic J. Brown/AFP

Greenpeace activists hold a protest on climate change outside ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:46:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists hold a protest on climate change outside the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia October 27, 2009. The Banner reads 'just save the planet'. REUTERS/Roberto Jayme (BRAZIL POLITICS ENVIRONMENT CONFLICT)

A Greenpeace activist holds a protest on climate change outside ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Greenpeace activist holds a protest on climate change outside the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia October 27, 2009. The Banner reads 'just save the planet'. REUTERS/Roberto Jayme (BRAZIL POLITICS ENVIRONMENT CONFLICT)

Greenpeace activists holds a protest on climate change outside ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists holds a protest on climate change outside the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia October 27, 2009. The Banners read 'Lula (with reference to Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva), we are not asking too much'. REUTERS/Roberto Jayme (BRAZIL POLITICS ENVIRONMENT CONFLICT)

People walk at night in Caracas. A record drought and years ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:17:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - People walk at night in Caracas. A record drought and years of poor planning have made blackouts and water shortages an increasingly frequent fact of life in much of oil-rich Venezuela, prompting protests that have President Hugo Chavez scrambling for answers. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Ariana Cubillos)

Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, talks ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:22:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, talks to reporters, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009, in Seattle. Just six weeks before a key meeting on climate change, Ban said Monday he's hopeful the U.S. Senate will pass a significant bill to limit carbon emissions. Ban spoke after taking part in a luncheon put on by the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Ted S. Warren)

A group of climate change activists chant on the front steps ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A group of climate change activists chant on the front steps of Centre Block after being removed by security personnel from the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa October 26, 2009. REUTERS/Chris Wattie (CANADA POLITICS)

Protesters brave the rain during a call for climate change protest ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:32:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Protesters brave the rain during a call for climate change protest on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009. The events are organized by www.350.org, a group dedicated to reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in air to 350 parts per million. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Pawel Dwulit

Climate activists form the number '350', representing the atmospheric ...

(AFP) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:23:00 GMT

(AFP) - Climate activists form the number '350', representing the atmospheric carbon target of a cut to 350 parts per million, on the steps of the Sydney Opera House on October 24, to kick off an international day of protest about global warming. Photo:Torsten Blackwood/AFP

A protester rides a double bicycle as he takes part in a climate ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:03:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A protester rides a double bicycle as he takes part in a climate change demonstration in Vancouver, British Columbia October 24, 2009. REUTERS/Andy Clark (CANADA SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT CONFLICT)