Climate change

NEW YORK - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic stated on Tuesday that contemporary political leaders are responsible for adoption of joint decisions that will for the most part impact the welfare of future generations, and added that Serbia is ready to contribute to the search for a solution to the problem of global warming.

An increasing number of big corporations expect governments worldwide to put a price on carbon dioxide emissions to help tackle climate change

Surging levels of carbon dioxide sent greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to a new record in 2013, while oceans, which absorb the emissions, have become more acidic than ever, the UN said on Tuesday.
      

U.N. climate change chief Christiana Figueres warned Sept. 2 time was running out for meaningful action on global warming, citing the plight of low-lying Pacific nations facing ever rising seas.

The absence of an international regime on climate change has enabled Turkey to enjoy a free ride on a development policy that is careless about emissions, according to an activist. ‘The collapse of the EU process is also the reason why Turkey gives less emphasis to climate change,’ says Ümit Şahin.

The United Nations seized World Environment Day Thursday to demand action on climate change to protect small island states threatened by rising seas, drought and floods.
      
"We have very, very alarming news from science," UN climate chief Christiana Figueres told reporters in Bonn at a new round of talks on global warming.
      

President Barack Obama's plan to cut the carbon emissions of US power plants by up to 30 percent will leave America far short of its current pledges at UN climate talks, a study said Wednesday.
      
The United States promised in 2010 to reduce greenhouse gases by 17 percent by 2020 from 2005 levels.
      

Industrialized nations' greenhouse gas emissions fell by 1.3 percent in 2012, led by a U.S. decline to the lowest in almost two decades with a shift to natural gas from dirtier coal, official statistics show.