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Beyond Kyoto In the biggest gathering since the Kyoto climate treaty was signed in 1997, delegates are meeting in Montreal to measure the pact's progress. Delegates are also looking ahead to Kyoto's replacement. The treaty, which sets limits on greenhouse gas emissions, expires in 2012.
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Beyond Kyoto

The Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012, and nations are looking ahead to the treaty's replacement.

U.S. Agrees to More Talks on Global Warming

After two weeks of negotiations in Montreal, delegates to an international climate conference agree to keep talking. The U.S. has agreed to nonbinding talks on global warming.

U.S. Agrees to More Talks on Global Warming

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Other States Impacted by Calif. 'Clean' Power Rule

A new state policy aims to reduce California's smog "exports" by requiring out-of-state power providers to meet the same clean-air standards as in-state plants. The plan is getting a mixed reaction in states such as Wyoming, where new power plants are already on the drawing board.

Other States Impacted by Calif. 'Clean' Power Rule

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California Presses Ahead on Global Warming Pacts

Diplomats gathered in Montreal for the largest discussion of climate change since the Kyoto Protocol was signed eight years ago. The U.S. pulled out of Kyoto, but the state of California sent a delegation to Montreal to make its own deals.

California Presses Ahead on Global Warming Pacts

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China Resists Mounting Pressure to Cut Emissions

As the Montreal conference on climate change winds down, the participants are focusing increasingly on China, where emissions of greenhouse gases are surging. Chinese officials and industrialists are resisting pressure to limit emissions, saying China has a right to catch up with wealthy countries.

China Resists Mounting Pressure to Cut Emissions

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Seeking Profit in Kyoto Protocol Compliance

The parties that signed the Kyoto treaty on global warming in 1997 are meeting in Montreal, Canada. Signatories are tackling the issue of how to meet the agreed cap on emissions. In the meantime, bidders on European permits allowing certain levels of carbon emissions are driving up prices on those permits.

Seeking Profit in Kyoto Protocol Compliance

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Kyoto Protocol Faces Troubling Future

Parties to the Kyoto Protocol are meeting in Montreal at the end of the month -- just as it is becoming increasingly clear that the agreement is in trouble. Major emitters like the United States, China, and India aren't part of the agreement -- and many signers won't meet their targets.

Kyoto Protocol Faces Troubling Future

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