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Steam rises from a power station in the Latrobe Valley, 150km ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:49:31 GMT

(AFP/File) - Steam rises from a power station in the Latrobe Valley, 150km east of Melbourne in August. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has urged parliament to approve legislation aiming to slash carbon pollution by up to 25 percent by 2020 ahead of next month's global talks on climate change.(AFP/File/Paul Crock)

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (pictured on November 12) ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:49:31 GMT

(AFP/File) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (pictured on November 12) has urged parliament to approve legislation aiming to slash carbon pollution by up to 25 percent by 2020 ahead of next month's global talks on climate change.(AFP/File/Raveendran)

File photo of conveyor belts carrying coal from an open cut ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:49:31 GMT

(AFP/File) - File photo of conveyor belts carrying coal from an open cut mine to the Loy Yang B power station in the Latrobe Valley, 150km east of Melbourne. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has urged parliament to approve legislation aiming to slash carbon pollution by up to 25 percent by 2020 ahead of next month's global talks on climate change.(AFP/File/Paul Crock)

File photo of onveyor belts carrying coal from the open cut ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:26:24 GMT

(AFP) - File photo of onveyor belts carrying coal from the open cut mine to the Loy Yang B power station in the Latrobe Valley, 150km east of Melbourne. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd urged parliament Tuesday to approve legislation aiming to slash carbon pollution by up to 25 percent by 2020 ahead of next month's global talks on climate change.(AFP/Paul Crock)

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd urged parliament Tuesday ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:26:24 GMT

(AFP) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd urged parliament Tuesday to approve legislation aiming to slash carbon pollution by up to 25 percent by 2020 ahead of next month's global talks on climate change.(AFP/Raveendran)

An exhaust stack rises through the steam of the Loy Yang B power ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:26:24 GMT

(AFP) - An exhaust stack rises through the steam of the Loy Yang B power station in the Latrobe Valley, 150km east of Melbourne in August. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd urged parliament Tuesday to approve legislation aiming to slash carbon pollution by up to 25 percent by 2020 ahead of next month's global talks on climate change.(AFP/Paul Crock)

A NASA image shows Planet Earth in one of the most up-to-date ...

(AFP/HO/NASA/File) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:00:04 GMT

(AFP/HO/NASA/File) - A NASA image shows Planet Earth in one of the most up-to-date images of the world to date. Humanity would need five Earths to produce the resources needed if everyone lived as profligately as Americans, according to a report issued Tuesday.(AFP/HO/NASA/File)

Visitors stand beside the new protection gear for mine workers ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:21:28 GMT

(AFP) - Visitors stand beside the new protection gear for mine workers on display at a coal industry exhibition in Beijing. China is trying to modernize its coal industry by capturing the dangerous methane gaz in order to recycle it and use it as an energy source.(AFP/Liu Jin)

Visitors walk past a billboard last month showing a coal mine ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:21:28 GMT

(AFP/File) - Visitors walk past a billboard last month showing a coal mine at a coal industry exhibition in Beijing. China, a massive consumer of fossil fuels and coal in particular, is trying to modernise its mines by containing emissions of methane and turning the toxic gas into a source of much-needed energy.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)

A man walks past a digger machine on display at a coal industry ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:21:28 GMT

(AFP) - A man walks past a digger machine on display at a coal industry exhibition in Beijing last month. China, a massive consumer of fossil fuels and coal in particular, is trying to modernise its mines by containing emissions of methane and turning the toxic gas into a source of much-needed energy.(AFP/Liu Jin)

Chinese rescuers make their way into a mine near Hegang in northeast ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:21:28 GMT

(AFP) - Chinese rescuers make their way into a mine near Hegang in northeast China's Heilongjiang province on November 22, 2009, after the deadliest mine disaster in two years, which killed more than 100 people. For years, authorities have been trying to improve safety in the country's coal mines, which are among the most dangerous in the world.(AFP/Str)

The United States plans to join other developed nations in presenting ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:01:03 GMT

(AFP/File) - The United States plans to join other developed nations in presenting an emissions target at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen, a senior administration official has said.(AFP/File/John D McHugh)

VIDEO: The US, which depends on coal for more than half of it?s ...

(AFPTV) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:01:03 GMT

(AFPTV) - VIDEO: The US, which depends on coal for more than half of it?s electricity use, is looking to so-called "clean coal technologies" to lower coal?s carbon footprint. But environmentalists and people living in the areas where coal is mined say that the fuel?s ecological and environmental impacts are devastating and inevitable. Duration: 02:07(AFPTV)

The UN's top climate negotiator Yvo de Boer attends a press ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:01:03 GMT

(AFP/File) - The UN's top climate negotiator Yvo de Boer attends a press conference after the opening session of the UN climate talks in Barcelona. De Boer has voiced optimism that a deal can be salvaged next month at world talks on global warming, but said US President Barack Obama must offer a target and financing.(AFP/File/Josep Lago)

The United States is set to announce a target for reducing its ...

(AFP/Graphics) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:01:03 GMT

(AFP/Graphics) - The United States is set to announce a target for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions before the UN climate conference in Copenhagen, removing a major obstacle to a deal, a senior official has said.(AFP/Graphics)

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image shows Mars in 2005. A ...

(AFP/NASA-HO/File) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:50:56 GMT

(AFP/NASA-HO/File) - This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image shows Mars in 2005. A new detailed map of Mars shows what was likely a vast ocean in the north and valleys around the equator, suggesting that the planet once had a humid, rainy climate, according to research published Monday.(AFP/NASA-HO/File)

Indian Prime Minister Manmoham Singh addresses the US business ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:41:50 GMT

(AFP) - Indian Prime Minister Manmoham Singh addresses the US business community to discuss the importance of bilateral trade and investment at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC. Singh said Monday that the emerging economy was ready to do more on climate change if developed nations make financial commitments.(AFP/Jim Watson)

Astronaut Robert Satcher Jr. is seen working on a oxygen tank ...

(Canadian Press) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:42:10 GMT

(Canadian Press) - Astronaut Robert Satcher Jr. is seen working on a oxygen tank near the International Space Station. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/NASA)

Smoke rises from an incineration plant in Amsterdam. The United ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:06:19 GMT

(AFP/File) - Smoke rises from an incineration plant in Amsterdam. The United States plans to join other developed nations in presenting an emissions target at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen, a senior administration official said Monday.(AFP/File/John D McHugh)

The United States will announce a target for reducing its greenhouse ...

(AFP/Graphics) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:06:19 GMT

(AFP/Graphics) - The United States will announce a target for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions before the UN climate conference in Copenhagen, removing a major obstacle to a deal, a senior official said Monday.(AFP/Graphics)

In this May 31, 2007 file photo, part of the LHC (Large Hadron ...

(Canadian Press) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:54:02 GMT

(Canadian Press) - In this May 31, 2007 file photo, part of the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) is seen in its tunnel. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Keystone, Martial Trezzini, File)

The KLM airplane which runs on biokerosene is seen at Schiphol ...

(AFP/ANP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:24:31 GMT

(AFP/ANP) - The KLM airplane which runs on biokerosene is seen at Schiphol airport, near Amsterdam. A Boeing 747, one of four engines powered by a 50-percent biokerosene mix, circled the Netherlands for an hour on Monday for what airline KLM called the world's first passenger flight using biofuel.(AFP/ANP/Lex Lieshout)

This NASA picture shows US astronaut Randy Bresnik at the International ...

(AFP/NASA) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:19:41 GMT

(AFP/NASA) - This NASA picture shows US astronaut Randy Bresnik at the International Space Station. Astronauts from the US space shuttle Atlantis ventured into open space on the third and final spacewalk of their mission to maintain and install more high-tech equipment on the International Space Station.(AFP/NASA)

US astronauts Robert Satcher installs the high pressure gas ...

(AFP/HO) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:19:41 GMT

(AFP/HO) - US astronauts Robert Satcher installs the high pressure gas tank as astronauts from the US space shuttle Atlantis begin the third and final spacewalk of their mission aimed at building the International Space Station.(AFP/HO)

Atlantis blasted off Monday carrying vital supplies and spare ...

(NASA TV) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:19:41 GMT

(NASA TV) - Atlantis blasted off Monday carrying vital supplies and spare parts for the International Space Station to extend its life past the 2010 retirement of the aging shuttle fleet. Duration: 01:03.(NASA TV)

At more than 1 mile down (2,000 to 2,500 meters), scientists ...

(News) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:09:33 GMT

(News) - At more than 1 mile down (2,000 to 2,500 meters), scientists discovered this bizarre, elongated orange animal identified as Neocyema -- only the 5th specimen of the fish ever caught and never before on the mid-Atlantic Ridge. The odd fish was found as part of the decade-long, international 14-project Census of Marine Life. (LiveScience/David Shale)

What might look like ancient gold treasure is a magnified crustacean, ...

(News) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:08:07 GMT

(News) - What might look like ancient gold treasure is a magnified crustacean, a tiny copepod collected this year from deep in the Atlantic abyss, where the sun doesn't shine. The creature was discovered as part of the decade-long, international 14-project Census of Marine Life.(LiveScience/Bunzow/Corgosinho)

Scientists react as they stand in front of a screen at the European ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:06:30 GMT

(AFP) - Scientists react as they stand in front of a screen at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) control center of the ATLAS detectors during the restart of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) near Geneva. Two circulating beams produced the first particle collisions in the world's biggest atom smasher, the Large Hadron Collider, three days after it was restarted, scientists announced.(AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)

Scientists react at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:06:30 GMT

(AFP) - Scientists react at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) control center of the ATLAS detectors during the restart of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) near Geneva. Two circulating beams on Monday produced the first particle collisions in the world's biggest atom smasher, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), three days after its restart, scientists announced.(AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)

A shadow of a scientist is projected as he walks past a screen ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:06:30 GMT

(AFP) - A shadow of a scientist is projected as he walks past a screen at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) control center of the ATLAS detectors during the restart of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) near Geneva. Two circulating beams produced the first particle collisions in the Large Hadron Collider, three days after its restart, scientists announced.(AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)

Interactive graphic on the Large Hadron Collider, the world's ...

(AFP iactiv) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:06:30 GMT

(AFP iactiv) - Interactive graphic on the Large Hadron Collider, the world's biggest atom-smasher, which was shut down soon after its inauguration amid technical faults and is set to restart.(AFP iactiv)

A newfound deep-sea species of gelatinous dumbo (Grimpoteuthis ...

(News) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:06:17 GMT

(News) - A newfound deep-sea species of gelatinous dumbo (Grimpoteuthis sp.) flaps a pair of large ear-like fins to swim. The creature was discovered as part of the decade-long, international 14-project Census of Marine Life. (LiveScience/David Shale)

A man looks out over Monrovia, Liberia, from a building providing ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:12:55 GMT

(AFP/File) - A man looks out over Monrovia, Liberia, from a building providing shelter, but no electricity, in 2005. Tackling climate change should also include providing low-carbon energy to the poor, UN agencies said Monday, pointing out that almost one third of the world?s population remains in the dark at night.(AFP/File/Olivier Laban-Mattei)

Workers leave the Suncor oil sands extraction facility near ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:01:45 GMT

(AFP/File) - Workers leave the Suncor oil sands extraction facility near the town of Fort McMurray in Alberta, in October 2009. Greenhouse gas emissions have kept increasing, reaching a record level since the pre-industrial era, the UN climate agency warned Monday, just weeks before a crucial climate change summit.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)

The UN's top climate negotiator has voiced optimism that ...

(AFP/Graphics) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:42:04 GMT

(AFP/Graphics) - The UN's top climate negotiator has voiced optimism that a deal can be salvaged next month at world talks on global warming, but said US President Barack Obama must first get on board.(AFP/Graphics)

VIDEO: Scientists hope the Large Hadron Collider will shed light ...

(AFPTV) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:02:38 GMT

(AFPTV) - VIDEO: Scientists hope the Large Hadron Collider will shed light on the origins of the universe. Originally filed 100908. Duration: 1:43(AFPTV)

A view of a superconducting solenoid magnet at the European ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:02:38 GMT

(AFP/File) - A view of a superconducting solenoid magnet at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) near Geneva. The world's biggest atom smasher, the Large Hadron Collider, began firing beams of protons in opposite directions on Monday, with scientists describing initial progress as an "enormous success."(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)

Wind turbines off the coast of Spain. The European Commission ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:24:10 GMT

(AFP/File) - Wind turbines off the coast of Spain. The European Commission said Monday that the biggest changes in working patterns across the 27-member EU may be yet to come -- with the transition to a low-carbon economy over the next decade expected to force a radical realignment of tasks for many workers.(AFP/File/Jose Luis Roca)

The UN's top climate negotiator Yvo de Boer (pictured on ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:46:14 GMT

(AFP/File) - The UN's top climate negotiator Yvo de Boer (pictured on November 2) has voiced optimism that a deal can be salvaged next month at world talks on global warming, but said US President Barack Obama must offer a target and financing.(AFP/File/Josep Lago)

One of the newest pieces of hardware docked with the International ...

(Canadian Press) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:02:48 GMT

(Canadian Press) - One of the newest pieces of hardware docked with the International Space Station, the Mini Research Module 2 (MRM2). The Russian Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2), also known as Poisk, provides an additional docking port for visiting Russian spacecrafts and will serve as an extra airlock for spacewalkers wearing Russian Orlan spacesuits.(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/NASA)

Backdropped against the horizon of Earth, astronauts Mike Foreman ...

(AFP/NASA/File) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:44:40 GMT

(AFP/NASA/File) - Backdropped against the horizon of Earth, astronauts Mike Foreman and Randy Bresnik (centre) are seen during the second space walk on November 21. Astronauts from the US space shuttle Atlantis have ventured into open space on the third and final spacewalk of their mission to maintain and install more high-tech equipment on the International Space Station.(AFP/NASA/File/Ho)

Smoke rises from a garbage incineration plant in Amsterdam. ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:09:01 GMT

(AFP/File) - Smoke rises from a garbage incineration plant in Amsterdam. The UN's top climate official Yvo de Boer has voiced optimism that some kind of agreement could be salvaged at world talks on global warming next month, sensing US President Barack Obama will come with a target and financing.(AFP/File/John D McHugh)

A handout photo from the Census of Marine Life shows a "bush" ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:09:29 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - A handout photo from the Census of Marine Life shows a "bush" of a tube worm in the Gulf of Mexico. Thousands of animal species thrive in the ocean depths beyond the reach of sunlight, between 200 to 5,000 meters below the surface, an international team of scientists has reported after nearly 10 years of research.(AFP/HO/File/CENSUS OF MARINE LIFE)

A handout photo from the Census of Marine Life shows three Sunflower ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:09:29 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - A handout photo from the Census of Marine Life shows three Sunflower sea stars in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Thousands of animal species thrive in the ocean depths beyond the reach of sunlight, between 200 to 5,000 meters below the surface, an international team of scientists has reported after nearly 10 years of research.(AFP/HO/File/CENSUS OF MARINE LIFE)

A Census of Marine Life-issued photo shows three Sunflower sea ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:58:52 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - A Census of Marine Life-issued photo shows three Sunflower sea stars in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Scientists from 34 countries are involved in a deep-sea inventory project which has shed light on the abundance, diversity and distribution of animals in marine depths that were thought to be barren.(AFP/HO/File)

A Census of Marine Life-issued photo shows a "bush" ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:58:52 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - A Census of Marine Life-issued photo shows a "bush" of a tube worm in the Gulf of Mexico. Thousands of animal species thrive in the ocean depths beyond the reach of sunlight, between 200 to 5,000 meters below the surface, an international team of scientists has reported after nearly 10 years of research.(AFP/HO/File)

File photo shows an iceberg pictured off the New Zealand Coast. ...

(AFP/HO/Getty Images/File) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:08:35 GMT

(AFP/HO/Getty Images/File) - File photo shows an iceberg pictured off the New Zealand Coast. More than 100, and possibly hundreds, of Antarctic icebergs are floating towards New Zealand in a rare event which has prompted a shipping warning, officials have said.(AFP/HO/Getty Images/File)

File photo shows people evacuating a village close to Havana ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:56:34 GMT

(AFP/File) - File photo shows people evacuating a village close to Havana following Hurrican Ike. Flooding in the world's major port cities caused by melting icecaps could cause up to 28 trillion dollars (18 trillion euros) in damage in 2050, environmental group WWF said in a report Monday.(AFP/File/Adalberto Roque)

White smoke from an underground fire is seen in the national ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:05:47 GMT

(AFP/File) - White smoke from an underground fire is seen in the national park of Las Tablas de Daimiel, in Ciudad Real on November 16. Columns of smoke and the acrid smell of burning peat now greet visitors to one of the largest wetland zones in Europe, where smouldering fires in the subsoil are causing alarm among environmentalists.(AFP/File/Pedro Armestre)

Handout picture shows workers at the Statkraft Osmotic power ...

(AFP/Statkraft/File) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:54:51 GMT

(AFP/Statkraft/File) - Handout picture shows workers at the Statkraft Osmotic power plant prototype in Tofte, south of Oslo, in October 2009. After wind, sun, currents and tides, a company is preparing to make clean electricity by harnessing another natural phenomenon, the energy-unleashing encounter of freshwater and seawater.(AFP/Statkraft/File)