The leader of the negotiations that led to the Kyoto Protocol has expressed doubt concerning the Danish environment minister's ability to handle the upcoming climate conference in Copenhagen.
A group of architects from New Zealand have calculated that a pet dog has an environmental footprint twice that of an SUV. The calculations are based on how much land is required to grow enough food to feed a dog throughout its lifetime.
The Danish government has just approved the building of a pipeline through it's waters which will supply Germany with natural gas directly from Russia. The project has evoked criticism.
A UN draft agreement aimed at limiting Iran's nuclear program to peaceful purposes, such as cancer diagnosis and treatment, has been sent to Iran, the US, France and Russia.
Despite having one of the world's largest and most equally distributed economies, more of Japan's population is living in poverty now than a decade ago.