Ten senior US business leaders, including the heads of utility and chemical companies, have issued a direct challenge to President George Bush demanding that he announce mandatory caps on carbon emissions.
“We can and must take prompt action to establish a co-ordinated, economy-wide, market-driven approach to climate protection,” the chief executives, from companies including Alcoa, DuPont, […]

Reports in the Nigerian press suggest twelve chiefs from the Kula community in Rivers State were killed earlier this month, bringing the death-toll in the area to twenty five in oil-related violence.
The Vanguard newspaper reports that the Kula Chiefs were embroiled over a controversy over oil revenues in the area. How to share the revenues […]

When British Environment Minister Ian Pearson accused U.S. airlines of being “completely irresponsible” about climate change late last year, they are said to have responded with a shrug.
So far climate change has been way down their list of worries. Staying financially afloat is far more important. But that’s changing fast.

A year after warning that America was addicted to oil, President Bush is expected to renew concerns about energy security in his State of the Union address tomorrow night.
But despite his positive rhetoric, little has changed over the last year and little is expected to radically change during the next.

On Wednesday the EU Commission will vote on whether to impose tough new CO2 emission limits for new motor vehicles. In a predictable response, European carmakers are warning that jobs will be lost and their brands will “suffer” if strict targets are imposed.