Global warming

A global deal to combat climate change in 2015 looks more likely after promises for action by China, the United States and the European Union, but any agreement will probably be too weak to halt rising temperatures.

The United States and China on Nov. 12 announced an action plan on greenhouse emissions as part of a "historic" pact that was acclaimed by climate scientists but denounced by US Republicans as a job-killer.
      

Governments can keep climate change in check at manageable costs but will have to cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2100 to limit fast-worsening risks, a U.N. report showed on Nov. 2.
   

A UN summit on climate change agreed to widen the use of renewable energy and raise billions of dollars in aid for developing countries in an effort to increase the prospects for a wide-ranging deal to slow global warming

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.

Romania plays an important role in what regards the process of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, especially in southeastern Europe, said, on Thursday, Jian Xie, an expert on environment with the World Bank, during a specialist conference.

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.

Last month was so hot it set a new record for the planet, marking the warmest May over land and water since record-keeping began in 1880, US authorities said Monday.
      
The combined average temperature across the globe was 15.54C, or 0.74C above the 20th century average, said the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.