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A tableau from the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) with ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:20:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A tableau from the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) with a theme of global warming is displayed amid heavy fog during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi January 26, 2010. India celebrated its 61st Republic Day on Tuesday. REUTERS/B Mathur (INDIA - Tags: ANNIVERSARY MILITARY POLITICS)

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks at a news conference ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:25:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks at a news conference during the session of United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen December 18, 2009. REUTERS/Christian Charisius

People build snowmen on a ground near the Berlin Cathedral (Berliner ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People build snowmen on a ground near the Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom) as part of a climate change awareness action in Berlin January 23, 2010. Environmental activists are calling on Berliners this weekend to build their own snowman in a bid to form a 'Snowman Demonstration' in the heart of the German capital to raise awareness for climate change. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Hundreds of snowmen are pictured on a ground near the Berlin ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:28:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Hundreds of snowmen are pictured on a ground near the Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom) as part of a climate change awareness action in Berlin January 23, 2010. Environmental activists are calling on Berliners this weekend to build their own snowman in a bid to form a 'Snowman Demonstration' in the heart of the German capital to raise awareness for climate change. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

An environmental activist transports a snowman as part of a ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:56:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An environmental activist transports a snowman as part of a climate change awareness action are pictured in front of the Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom) in Berlin January 22, 2010. Environmental activist are calling on Berliners this weekend to build their own snowman in a bid to form a 'Snowman Demonstration' in the heart of the German capital to raise awareness for climate change. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Snowmen, built as part of a climate change awareness action ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:53:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Snowmen, built as part of a climate change awareness action are pictured in front of the Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom) in Berlin January 22, 2010. Environmental activist are calling on Berliners this weekend to build their own snowman in a bid to form a 'Snowman Demonstration' in the heart of the German capital to raise awareness for climate change. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

An environmental activist dressed as a snowman as part of a ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:28:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An environmental activist dressed as a snowman as part of a climate change awareness action raises up his arm in Berlin January 22, 2010. Environmental activist are calling on Berliners this weekend to build their own snowman in a bid to form a 'Snowman Demonstration' in the heart of the German capital to raise awareness for climate change. The banners reads 'It has been fine with you people.' REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

Environmental activists dressed as a snowmen as part of a climate ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:28:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Environmental activists dressed as a snowmen as part of a climate change awareness action, perform in Berlin January 22, 2010. Environmental activist are calling on Berliners this weekend to build their own snowman in a bid to form a 'Snowman Demonstration' in the heart of the German capital to raise awareness for climate change. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

An environmental activist walks next to a snowman as part of ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:20:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An environmental activist walks next to a snowman as part of a climate change awareness action in Berlin January 22, 2010. Environmental activist are calling on Berliners this weekend to build their own snowman in a bid to form a 'Snowman Demonstration' in the heart of the German capital to raise awareness for climate change. The banners reads 'it was fine with you people.' REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS ENVIRONMENT)

An environmental activist walks past a snowman in front of the ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:17:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An environmental activist walks past a snowman in front of the Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom) as part of a climate change awareness action in Berlin January 22, 2010. Environmental activist are calling on Berliners this weekend to build their own snowman in a bid to form a 'Snowman Demonstration' in the heart of the German capital to raise awareness for climate change. The banners read 'Help, the sun. I'm melting, help me.' REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS ENVIRONMENT CIVIL UNREST)

Greenpeace activists wearing masks of U.S. President Barack ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:07:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists wearing masks of U.S. President Barack Obama (C), Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (R) and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (L) give a 'carbon dioxide champions' trophy to an official from the U.S. embassy during demonstrations in Bangkok January 22, 2010. Environmental activists staged a 'carbon dioxide champions' ceremony in front of the U.S. embassy in Bangkok to protest against the failure of the climate change talks in Copenhagen last year. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (THAILAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

A Greenpeace activist wearing a mask of U.S. President Barack ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:51:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Greenpeace activist wearing a mask of U.S. President Barack Obama holds a 'carbon dioxide champions' trophy during demonstrations in front of the U.S. embassy in Bangkok January 22, 2010. Environmental activists staged a 'carbon dioxide champions' ceremony in front of the U.S. embassy in Bangkok to protest against the failure of the climate change talks in Copenhagen last year. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (THAILAND - Tags: CIVIL UNREST ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

A woman builds a snowman in front of the Berlin Cathedral (Berliner ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:45:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman builds a snowman in front of the Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom) as part of a climate change awareness action in Berlin January 20, 2010. Environmental activist are calling on Berliners this weekend to build their own snowman in a bid to form a 'Snowman Demonstration' in the heart of the German capital to raise awareness for climate change. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

A woman builds a snowman at a location in front of a poster ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman builds a snowman at a location in front of a poster of the historic Berlin City Palace as part of a climate change awareness action in Berlin January 20, 2010. Environmental activist are calling on Berliners this weekend to build their own snowman in a bid to form a 'Snowman Demonstration' in the heart of the German capital to raise awareness for climate change. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

Greenpeace activists protest in front of the headquarters of ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:06:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists protest in front of the headquarters of the plant's owners in Prague January 20, 2010. The environmental group says the Prunerov plant is one of the world's biggest single industrial sources of planet-warming carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas. The banner reads: Don't spare money on health of people from northern Czech Republic. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ENERGY CIVIL UNREST)

A snow man that was built as part of a climate change awareness ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:31:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A snow man that was built as part of a climate change awareness program stands near the Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom) in Berlin early January 20, 2010. Environmental activist are calling on Berliners this weekend to build snowman in a bid to form a 'Snowman Demonstration' in the heart of the German capital to raise awareness for climate change. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

Greenpeace activists unfurl a banner in protest of Italy's plans ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists unfurl a banner in protest of Italy's plans to revive nuclear energy production at the Square Colosseum in Rome January 19, 2010. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (ITALY - Tags: POLITICS ENVIRONMENT CIVIL UNREST)

Farmers in Nepal are battling a devastating drought despite ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:45:00 GMT

(AFP) - Farmers in Nepal are battling a devastating drought despite the fact that glaciers are melting in the Himalayan nation. Their crops are failing at record rates with more than two million people facing crippling food shortages. Duration: 02:09 Photo:/AFP

A general view of Indian Himalayas shot onboard a flight in ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:00:00 GMT

(AFP) - A general view of Indian Himalayas shot onboard a flight in May, 2009. India's environment minister slammed the UN's top climate body in comments published Tuesday, claiming its doomsday warning about Himalayan glaciers was not based on 'scientific evidence.' Photo:Manpreet Romana/AFP

A demontrator holds up a placard featuring US President Barack ...

(AFP) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - A demontrator holds up a placard featuring US President Barack Obama during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen on December 12. UN climate talks in Copenhagen ended last month with a non-binding agreement to limit warming to 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (two Celsius) Photo:Axel Schmidt/AFP

Oliver Classen of ' Erklaerung von Bern' Switzerland talks during ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:34:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Oliver Classen of ' Erklaerung von Bern' Switzerland talks during a press conference about the Public Eye Awards at Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich, Switzerland January 14, 2010. The awards, which are a critical counterpoint to the World Economic Forum (WEF), will be presented to the world's most 'socially and environmentally irresponsible companies for their nastiness', in Davos on January 27. REUTERS/Romina Amato (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS HEADSHOT)

German security staff detain a Greenpeace activist during a ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - German security staff detain a Greenpeace activist during a speech of German Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner (R) at the Internationale Gruene Woche IGW (International Green Week) fair in Berlin, January 14, 2010. Established in 1926, the IGW is an international exhibition for the food, agricultural, and horticultural industries and will take place for the 75th time from January 15 to 24, 2010 in the German capital. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

A German Greenpeace activist (R) empties a basket of potatoes ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:33:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A German Greenpeace activist (R) empties a basket of potatoes during a speech by German Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner (C) at the Internationale Gruene Woche IGW (International Green Week) fair in Berlin, January 14, 2010. Established in 1926, the IGW is an international exhibition for the food, agricultural, and horticultural industries and will take place for the 75th time from January 15 to 24, 2010 in the German capital. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

An Afghan man fills containers at a public water pump in Kabul ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:18:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An Afghan man fills containers at a public water pump in Kabul January 13, 2010. Nearly half way through the Afghan winter, unusually warm and dry weather is raising fears of a drought that could cause food shortages, undermine efforts to slash poppy growing and worsen security problems. Picture taken January 13, 2010. To match analysis AFGHANISTAN-DROUGHT/ REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)

John Baird is shown in this file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:19:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - John Baird is shown in this file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Swiss Greenpeace activist Christian Schmutz (R) and Greenpeace ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Swiss Greenpeace activist Christian Schmutz (R) and Greenpeace Switzerland head Kaspar Schuler attend a press conference in Zurich, January 8, 2010. Danish police released Schmutz and three other Greenpeace activists on Wednesday who were detained 20 days ago for sneaking into a gala dinner for heads of state to protest against what they deemed failed U.N. climate talks. Three of the activists, dressed in evening gown and tuxedo, walked up the red carpet on December 17, duped guards and entered Copenhagen's Christiansborg Palace to unfurl banners saying 'Politicians Talk, Leaders Act' before dignitaries and TV cameras. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)

Swiss Greenpeace activist Christian Schmutz gestures as he attends ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:21:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Swiss Greenpeace activist Christian Schmutz gestures as he attends a press conference in Zurich, January 8, 2010. Danish police released Schmutz and three other Greenpeace activists on Wednesday who were detained 20 days ago for sneaking into a gala dinner for heads of state to protest against what they deemed failed U.N. climate talks. Three of activists, dressed in evening gown and tuxedo, walked up the red carpet on December 17, duped guards and entered Copenhagen's Christiansborg Palace to unfurl banners saying 'Politicians Talk, Leaders Act' before dignitaries and TV cameras. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (SWITZERLAND)

Spanish Greenpeace activist Juan Lopez de Uralde (R) smiles ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:21:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Spanish Greenpeace activist Juan Lopez de Uralde (R) smiles with his daughter and son after arriving at Madrid Barajas Airport, January 7, 2010. Danish police released Uralde and three other Greenpeace activists on Wednesday who were detained 20 days ago for sneaking into a gala dinner for heads of state to protest against what they deemed failed U.N. climate talks. Three of them, dressed in evening gown and tuxedo, walked up the red carpet on December 17, duped guards and entered Copenhagen's Christiansborg Palace to unfurl banners saying 'Politicians Talk, Leaders Act' before dignitaries and TV cameras. REUTERS/Pedro Armestre/Greenpeace/Handout (SPAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Spanish Greenpeace activist Juan Lopez de Uralde celebrates ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:18:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Spanish Greenpeace activist Juan Lopez de Uralde celebrates after arriving at Madrid Barajas Airport, January 7, 2010. Danish police released Uralde and three other Greenpeace activists on Wednesday who were detained 20 days ago for sneaking into a gala dinner for heads of state to protest against what they deemed failed U.N. climate talks. Three of them, dressed in evening gown and tuxedo, walked up the red carpet on December 17, duped guards and entered Copenhagen's Christiansborg Palace to unfurl banners saying 'Politicians Talk, Leaders Act' before dignitaries and TV cameras. REUTERS/Pedro Armestre/Greenpeace/Handout (SPAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Greenpeace activists Christian Schmutz (L-R) of Switzerland ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:27:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists Christian Schmutz (L-R) of Switzerland , Juan Lopez de Uralde of Spain and Nora Christiansen of Norway pose in front of pictures of themselves in Copenhagen Harbour January 7, 2010. Danish police released the three activists along with another Greenpeace activist on Wednesday who were detained 20 days ago for sneaking into a gala dinner for heads of state to protest against what they deemed failed U.N. climate talks. REUTERS/Jens Norgaard Larsen/Scanpix (DENMARK - Tags: CRIME LAW ENVIRONMENT) NO COMMERCIAL USE. DENMARK OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN DENMARK

Greenpeace activists Juan Lopez de Uralde (L) of Spain and Nora ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists Juan Lopez de Uralde (L) of Spain and Nora Christiansen of Norway posed behind pictures of themselves in Copenhagen Harbour January 7, 2010. Danish police released Lopez de Uralde and Christiansen with two other Greenpeace activists on Wednesday who were detained 20 days ago for sneaking into a gala dinner for heads of state to protest against what they deemed failed U.N. climate talks. REUTERS/Jens Norgaard Larsen/Scanpix (DENMARK - Tags: CRIME LAW ENVIRONMENT) NO COMMERCIAL USE. DENMARK OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN DENMARK

Norwegian Greenpeace activist Nora Christiansen reacts during ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Norwegian Greenpeace activist Nora Christiansen reacts during a news conference onboard the Rainbow Warrior in Copenhagen Harbour January 7, 2010. Danish police released Christiansen and three other activists on Wednesday who were detained 20 days ago for sneaking into a gala dinner for heads of state to protest against what they deemed failed U.N. climate talks. REUTERS/Jens Norgaard Larsen/Scanpix (DENMARK - Tags: ENVIRONMENT CRIME LAW HEADSHOT) NO COMMERCIAL USE. DENMARK OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN DENMARK

Spanish Greenpeace activist Juan Lopez de Uralde reacts during ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:23:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Spanish Greenpeace activist Juan Lopez de Uralde reacts during a Greenpeace news conference on board the Rainbow Warrior in Copenhagen Harbour January 7, 2010. Juan Lopez de Uralde and three other Greenpeace activists were released from prison the day before after having been detained for 20 days for staging a protest at a royal gala dinner during the COP15 UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen December 2009. REUTERS/Jens Noergaard Larsen/Scanpix (DENMARK - Tags: ENVIRONMENT POLITICS HEADSHOT) DENMARK OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN DENMARK

Members of Greenpeace address a news conference onboard the ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:17:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of Greenpeace address a news conference onboard the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior in Copenhagen January 7, 2010. Seen from left are Mads Falrup Christensen, secretary general of Greenpeace Nordic, Christian Schmutz of Switzerland, Nora Christiansen of Norway, Joris Thijssen of the Netherlands, Juan Lopez de Uralde, secretary general of Greenpeace Spain, and Kumi Naidoo, director of Greenpeace International. Christian Schmutz, Nora Christiansen, Joris Thijssen and Juan Lopez de Uralde Vestre was released from prison in Copenhagen yesterday after being detained for 20 days while staging a protest at the official state dinner hosted by the Danish Queen at Christiansborg Palace during the United Nations Climate Change Conference on December 17, 2009. REUTERS/Jens Noergaard Larsen/Scanpix (DENMARK - Tags: ENVIRONMENT MEDIA) DENMARK OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN DENMARK

Quiver trees, known also as 'kokerboom', which grow in arid ...

(AFP) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:01:00 GMT

(AFP) - Quiver trees, known also as 'kokerboom', which grow in arid regions of Namibia and South Africa are well adapted to their environment through water-storing succulent leaves. Scientists have found that increasing numbers of the iconic trees are dying due to drought stress as average temperatures continue to rise in their habitat. Photo:Brigitte Weidlich/AFP

This July 8, 2009 photo shows Greenpeace climbers on Mount Rushmore ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:43:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - This July 8, 2009 photo shows Greenpeace climbers on Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, S.D. unfurling a banner that challenges President Obama to show leadership on global warming. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Kate Davison, Greenpeace, file)

Executive Director of Greenpeace International Kumi Naidoo (R) ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:48:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Executive Director of Greenpeace International Kumi Naidoo (R) speaks next to an unidentified translator during a news conference on the arrest of Greenpeace Spain director Juan Lopez de Uralde at Madrid's Greenpeace headquarters in Madrid, January 4, 2010. Lopez de Uralde and other Greenpeace activists were arrested in Copenhagen while staging a protest at the official state dinner hosted by the Danish Queen at Christiansborg Palace during the United Nations Climate Change Conference on December 17, and are being held in jail in Copenhagen. The banner reads 'We are all Juantxo'. REUTERS/Juan Medina (SPAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace International, ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:41:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace International, attends a news conference on the arrest of Greenpeace Spain director Juan Lopez de Uralde, at Madrid's Greenpeace headquarters January 4, 2010. Lopez de Uralde and other Greenpeace activists were arrested in Copenhagen while staging a protest at the official state dinner hosted by the Danish Queen at Christiansborg Palace during the United Nations Climate Change Conference on December 17, and are being held in jail in Copenhagen. REUTERS/Juan Medina (SPAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)

Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace International, ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace International, leaves after a news conference on the arrest of Greenpeace Spain director Juan Lopez de Uralde, at Madrid's Greenpeace headquarters January 4, 2010. Lopez de Uralde and other Greenpeace activists were arrested in Copenhagen while staging a protest at the official state dinner hosted by the Danish Queen at Christiansborg Palace during the United Nations Climate Change Conference on December 17, and are being held in jail in Copenhagen. REUTERS/Juan Medina (SPAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)

Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace International, ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace International, speaks during a news conference on the arrest of Greenpeace Spain director Juan Lopez de Uralde, at Madrid's Greenpeace headquarters January 4, 2010. Lopez de Uralde and other Greenpeace activists were arrested in Copenhagen while staging a protest at the official state dinner hosted by the Danish Queen at Christiansborg Palace during the United Nations Climate Change Conference on December 17, 2009 and are being held in jail in Copenhagen. REUTERS/Juan Medina (SPAIN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma gestures as he arrives at ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:35:00 GMT

(Reuters) - South Africa's President Jacob Zuma gestures as he arrives at the morning session of United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen December 18, 2009. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

President Barack Obama passes a news conference room between ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:27:00 GMT

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama passes a news conference room between meetings during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) at the Bella Center in Copenhagen December 18, 2009. REUTERS/Christian Charisius

Britain's Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party Gordon ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Britain's Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party Gordon Brown addresses media at the news conference during the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen December 17, 2009. REUTERS/Christian Charisius

Canadian Prime Minster Stephen Harper arrives at the morning ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minster Stephen Harper arrives at the morning session of United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen December 18, 2009. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

People hold banners with the faces of the director of Greenpeace ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:34:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People hold banners with the faces of the director of Greenpeace in Spain, Juan Lopez de Uralde (C) and other Greenpeace activists during a protest outside the Danish embassy in Madrid December 29, 2009. Lopez de Uralde and other Greenpeace activists were arrested in Copenhagen while staging a protest at the official state dinner hosted by the Danish Queen at Christiansborg Palace during the United Nations Climate Change Conference on December 17, and are being held in jail in Copenhagen. REUTERS/Greenpeace/Pedro Armestre/Handout (SPAIN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

A child stands behind two signs that show the faces of the director ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:31:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A child stands behind two signs that show the faces of the director of Greenpeace in Spain, Juan Lopez de Uralde (R) and Greenpeace activist Christian Schmutz during a protest outside the Danish embassy in Madrid December 29, 2009. Lopez de Uralde and other Greenpeace activists were arrested in Copenhagen while staging a protest at the official state dinner hosted by the Danish Queen at Christiansborg Palace during the United Nations Climate Change Conference on December 17, and are being held in jail in Copenhagen. REUTERS/Greenpeace/Pedro Armestre/Handout (SPAIN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Smoke belching from a coal powered power plant on the outskirts ...

(AFP) — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 13:47:00 GMT

(AFP) - Smoke belching from a coal powered power plant on the outskirts of Linfen, in China's Shanxi province. China's national assembly has signalled the country's commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by adopting a law supporting its renewable energy industry. Photo:Peter Parks/AFP

Activists from environmental group Greenpeace observe one minute ...

(AFP) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:56:00 GMT

(AFP) - Activists from environmental group Greenpeace observe one minute of silence after placing 100 crosses at the Cenotaph memorial in central Hong Kong. The climate change conference held in the Danish capital ended last week with a non-binding agreement that the European Union has blasted as a Sino-US stitch-up which will do little to curtail global warming. Photo:Antony Dickson/AFP

Greenpeace activists protest in front of the Danish consulate ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:41:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Greenpeace activists protest in front of the Danish consulate in Malaga, southern Spain, to call for the release of the director of Greenpeace in Spain, Juan Lopez de Uralde, December 23, 2009. Lopez de Uralde and other activists were arrested in Copenhagen while staging a protest at the official state dinner hosted by the Danish Queen at Christiansborg Palace during the United Nations Climate Change Conference, last December 17, and are being held in jail in Copenhagen . Banner reads 'Freedom for Juantxo' REUTERS/Jon Nazca (SPAIN - Tags: CRIME LAW ENVIRONMENT)

A Greenpeace activist protests in front of the the Danish consulate ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Greenpeace activist protests in front of the the Danish consulate in Malaga, southern Spain, to call for the release of the director of Greenpeace in Spain, Juan Lopez de Uralde, December 23, 2009. Lopez de Uralde and other activists were arrested in Copenhagen while staging a protest at the official state dinner hosted by the Danish Queen at Christiansborg Palace during the United Nations Climate Change Conference, last December 17, and are being held in jail in Copenhagen . Banner reads 'Freedom for Juantxo' REUTERS/Jon Nazca (SPAIN - Tags: CRIME LAW ENVIRONMENT)