THE ANTARCTIC Planet Tiger Over the next few months Planet tiger will examine the issues and the differences amongst scientists as to whether the world is suffering from man-made climate warming or not. We shall be also publishing the views of former UK

Photo: World Food Program/Natasha Scripture Planet Tiger. In the run-up to the Copenhagen climate conference, many experts said agriculture should be a central issue in the discussions. After all, farmers are directly affected by climate change, they contribute up to a third

Planet Tiger. World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan says she is disappointed a deal on climate change was not struck in Copenhagen.  But she says important steps were taken that, she believes, will ultimately result in an agreement to stop or

Planet Tiger Some Americans feel cost of climate change legislation is greater than benefit Climate change legislation, passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, appears stalled in the Senate.  Many conservatives in America simply don't want it.  "No country is more important than

Planet Tiger Robert Zoellick says rich countries need to appreciate developing needs of poorer countries The World Bank wants the issue of climate change to be connected to strategies of growth and development. The World Bank also says that strong economic growth

Planet Tiger The international conference on climate change opens Monday in Copenhagen, Denmark, hosting thousands of participants and observers hoping to reach a deal to combat global warming. Initial expectations have been scaled back, but pressure remains for a substantive political

Planet Tiger Two-week conference aims to achieve legally binding agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions and has been billed as last best chance to clinch a deal. UN officials, climate experts, environmental activists, and more than 60 world leaders gather in Copenhagen

Daily Tiger News On the eve of an international conference on climate change, a top U.N. official is again calling for $30 billion in fast-track aid to help poor countries ramp up efforts to control carbon emissions linked to global warming.

Planet Tiger On 5 December, Jean-Pierre Loubinoux, Director General of the International Union of Railways (UIC), the initiator of this special train, together with Achim Steiner, the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme and James P. Leape, Director

Planet Tiger Dr. George V. Safonov, who is  Director Center for Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, State University – Higher School of Economics, Moscow, has written an illuminating article. Visit the UN Climate Change Conference website here for the full story. Dr.