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Smoke rises from a chimney of a garbage processing plant at ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:31:13 GMT

(Reuters) - Smoke rises from a chimney of a garbage processing plant at Daddumajra village on the outskirts of the northern Indian city of Chandigarh November 21, 2009. When U.S. President Barack Obama and India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meet next week to talk about climate change the leaders will focus on green technologies rather than narrowing the global divide on greenhouse gas emissions goals, the chairman of the U.N.'s climate science panel said. REUTERS/Ajay Verma (INDIA ENVIRONMENT)

Workers carry mangrove trees along the Jakarta bay November ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:13:14 GMT

(Reuters) - Workers carry mangrove trees along the Jakarta bay November 21, 2009. A local television station will attempt to get its viewers to plant nine million mangrove trees over the next few months, as part of a community service. Mangrove swamps are expected to help Indonesia's coastal communities fend off rising seas and stronger tropical storms, climate change experts say. REUTERS/Supri (INDONESIA SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

Women plant mangrove trees along the Jakarta bay November 21, ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:11:08 GMT

(Reuters) - Women plant mangrove trees along the Jakarta bay November 21, 2009. They will attempt to plant nine million mangrove trees over the next few months, as part of a community service organised by a local television station. Mangrove swamps are expected to help Indonesia's coastal communities fend off rising seas and stronger tropical storms, climate change experts say. REUTERS/Supri (INDONESIA SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

A university student smiles while planting mangrove trees along ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:10:03 GMT

(Reuters) - A university student smiles while planting mangrove trees along the Jakarta bay November 21, 2009. They will attempt to plant nine million mangrove trees over the next few months, as part of a community service organised by a local television station. Mangrove swamps are expected to help Indonesia's coastal communities fend off rising seas and stronger tropical storms, climate change experts say. REUTERS/Supri (INDONESIA SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)

University students plant mangrove trees along the Jakarta bay ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:08:58 GMT

(Reuters) - University students plant mangrove trees along the Jakarta bay November 21, 2009. They will attempt to plant nine million mangrove trees over the next few months, as part of a community service organised by a local television station. Mangrove swamps are expected to help Indonesia's coastal communities fend off rising seas and stronger tropical storms, climate change experts say. REUTERS/Supri (INDONESIA)

University students plant mangrove trees along the Jakarta bay ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:07:55 GMT

India's Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh attends ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:13:48 GMT

(AFP/File) - India's Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh attends a climate change workshop in New Delhi in October. India, a stronghold of vegetarianism where the cow is a sacred animal for the majority Hindu population, has urged the rest of the world to give up eating beef to help reduce global warming.(AFP/File/Manan Vatsyayana)

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and Germany's ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:45:25 GMT

(Reuters) - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel hold a news conference in Brussels November 19, 2009 on the Copenhagen climate conference. World leaders are likely to reach a political deal on fighting climate change when they meet in Copenhagen next month but it may not be very precise, a senior European Union official said on Thursday. REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet (BELGIUM POLITICS)

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Denmark's ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:42:02 GMT

(Reuters) - Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen leave after a news conference in Brussels November 19, 2009 on the Copenhagen climate conference. World leaders are likely to reach a political deal on fighting climate change when they meet in Copenhagen next month but it may not be very precise, a senior European Union official said on Thursday. REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet (BELGIUM POLITICS)

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L-R), Germany's ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:40:56 GMT

(Reuters) - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L-R), Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen leave after a news conference in Brussels November 19, 2009 on the Copenhagen climate conference. World leaders are likely to reach a political deal on fighting climate change when they meet in Copenhagen next month but it may not be very precise, a senior European Union official said on Thursday. REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet (BELGIUM POLITICS)

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy gestures at the end of ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:38:46 GMT

(Reuters) - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy gestures at the end of a news conference in Brussels November 19, 2009 on the Copenhagen climate conference. World leaders are likely to reach a political deal on fighting climate change when they meet in Copenhagen next month but it may not be very precise, a senior European Union official said on Thursday. REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet (BELGIUM POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L-R), Germany's ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:36:39 GMT

(Reuters) - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L-R), Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen hold a news conference in Brussels November 19, 2009 on the Copenhagen climate conference. World leaders are likely to reach a political deal on fighting climate change when they meet in Copenhagen next month but it may not be very precise, a senior European Union official said on Thursday. REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet (BELGIUM POLITICS)

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L-R), Germany's ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:34:18 GMT

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during a news ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:26:32 GMT

(Reuters) - Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during a news conference in Brussels November 19, 2009 on the Copenhagen climate conference. World leaders are likely to reach a political deal on fighting climate change when they meet in Copenhagen next month but it may not be very precise, a senior European Union official said on Thursday. REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet (BELGIUM POLITICS)

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L-R), Germany's ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:26:30 GMT

E.U. leaders (from L to R), France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:08:18 GMT

(Reuters) - E.U. leaders (from L to R), France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen leave after a news conference in Brussels November 19, 2009 on the Copenhagen climate conference. World leaders are likely to reach a political deal on fighting climate change when they meet in Copenhagen next month but it may not be very precise, a senior European Union official said on Thursday. REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet (BELGIUM POLITICS)

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Denmark's ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:07:07 GMT

(Reuters) - Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen leave after a news conference in Brussels November 19, 2009, on the Copenhagen climate conference. World leaders are likely to reach a political deal on fighting climate change when they meet in Copenhagen next month but it may not be very precise, a senior European Union official said on Thursday. REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet (BELGIUM POLITICS)

E.U. leaders (from L to R), France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:02:32 GMT

(Reuters) - E.U. leaders (from L to R), France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen hold a news conference in Brussels November 19, 2009 on the Copenhagen climate conference. World leaders are likely to reach a political deal on fighting climate change when they meet in Copenhagen next month but it may not be very precise, a senior European Union official said on Thursday. REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet (BELGIUM POLITICS)

Participants read a banner carried by Lebanese environmental ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:33:57 GMT

(Reuters) - Participants read a banner carried by Lebanese environmental activists calling on Arab countries to take actions against climate change, at the venue's entrance of the annual conference of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) in Beirut, November 19, 2009. The forum highlights the impact of climate change on Arab countries. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

Lebanese environmental activists carry a banner calling on Arab ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:29:29 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanese environmental activists carry a banner calling on Arab countries to take action against climate change, as Arab participants enter the venue of the annual conference of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) in Beirut, November 19, 2009. The forum highlights the impact of climate change on Arab countries. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

Denmark's Permanent Secretary of State Thomas Egebo speaks ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:26:21 GMT

(Reuters) - Denmark's Permanent Secretary of State Thomas Egebo speaks during the annual conference of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) in Beirut, November 19, 2009. The forum highlights the impact of climate change on Arab countries. REUTERS/ Sharif Karim (LEBANON ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

Lebanese environmental activists carry a banner calling on Arab ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:20:59 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanese environmental activists carry a banner calling on Arab countries to take actions against climate change during the annual conference of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) in Beirut, November 19, 2009. The forum highlights the impact of climate change on Arab countries. REUTERS/ Sharif Karim (LEBANON ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

UAE's Minister of Environment and Water Rashed Bin Fahad ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:19:54 GMT

(Reuters) - UAE's Minister of Environment and Water Rashed Bin Fahad speaks during the annual conference of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) in Beirut, November 19, 2009. The forum highlights the impact of climate change on Arab countries. REUTERS/ Sharif Karim (LEBANON ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)

Denmark's Permanent Secretary of State Thomas Egebo speaks ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:15:42 GMT

Former Danish fashion model and photographer Helena Christensen ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:34:20 GMT

(AFP) - Former Danish fashion model and photographer Helena Christensen poses at the launch of her new exhibition of photographs highlighting the threat of climate change on people living in Peru, in central London.(AFP/Shaun Curry)

Supermodel-turned-photographer Helena Christensen poses at the ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:34:20 GMT

(AFP) - Supermodel-turned-photographer Helena Christensen poses at the launch of her exhibition in London. Christensen urged politicians and world leaders to commit to real changes at the upcoming Copenhagen climate talks, as she launched a photo exhibition in London documenting climate change in Peru.(AFP/Shaun Curry)

Supermodel and photographer Helena Christensen discusses her ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:34:20 GMT

(AFP) - Supermodel and photographer Helena Christensen discusses her photo exhibition in London documenting climate change in Peru. Duration: 01:14.(AFP)

Supermodel Helena Christensen in front of two of her photographs ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:02:18 GMT

(AP) - Supermodel Helena Christensen in front of two of her photographs at the launch of her photographic exhibition 'Meltdown' about climate change in Peru at the Proud Gallery in central London, Wednesday Nov. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/PA, Zak Hussein)

Supermodel Helena Christensen in front of one of her photographs ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:02:11 GMT

(AP) - Supermodel Helena Christensen in front of one of her photographs at the launch of her photographic exhibition 'Meltdown' about climate change in Peru at the Proud Gallery in central London, Wednesday Nov. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/PA, Zak Hussein)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, Sweden's Prime Minister ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:45:44 GMT

(AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, center, and EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, seen at the EU Russia summit in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday Nov. 18, 2009. Medvedev attends a summit in Stockholm with other leaders of the European Union and Russia for wide ranging talks on energy security, climate change, trade, human rights and border controls. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and EU Commission President ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:43:05 GMT

(AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, talk at the EU Russia summit in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday Nov. 18, 2009. Medvedev attends a summit in Stockholm with other leaders of the European Union and Russia for wide ranging talks on energy security, climate change, trade, human rights and border controls. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

Swedish Minister for Enterprise and Energy Maud Olofsson and ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:43:55 GMT

(AP) - Swedish Minister for Enterprise and Energy Maud Olofsson and Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev both point at a pin Medvedev wears on his lapel while they pose for a group photo during the summit between European Union and Russia at the Grand Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden Wednesday Nov. 18 2009. Foreign Ministers Carl Bildt of Sweden And Sergei Lavrov of Russia stand behind them and Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt is to the right. The pin says '2 C' and is part of a campaign against climate change limiting average temperature rise to two degrees Celsius. (AP Photo/Scanpix Sweden/Claudio Bresciani)

Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, executive director of the United Nations ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:37:35 GMT

(AP) - Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, executive director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) leaves a news conference following the launch of the annual report regarding the state of world population, in central London, Wednesday Nov. 18, 2009. Released by the United Nations Population Fund, the report addresses key issues such as how population dynamics affect greenhouse gases and climate change and whether urbanization and an ageing population help or hinder efforts to adapt to a warming world. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, executive director of the United Nations ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:36:10 GMT

(AP) - Thoraya Ahmed Obaid, executive director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) talks to members of the media during the launch of the annual report regarding the state of world population, in central London, Wednesday Nov. 18, 2009. Released by the United Nations Population Fund, the report addresses key issues such as how population dynamics affect greenhouse gases and climate change and whether urbanization and an ageing population help or hinder efforts to adapt to a warming world. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, a pall of smoke ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:59:38 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, a pall of smoke rises from a major blaze at a chemical factory that recycles used chemicals and oil, in Bellville, South Africa. South Africa has strict laws to protect the environment, and joins other countries in the ongoing global warming debate, although the effect of fires like this one are largely uncalculated. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, shake hands with Sweden's ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:04:17 GMT

(AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, shake hands with Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday Nov. 18, 2009. Medvedev will attend a summit in Stockholm with other leaders of the European Union and Russia for wide ranging talks on energy security, climate change, trade, human rights and border controls. (AP Photo/Scanpix/Claudio Bresciani)

The United States should consider following France's lead ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:56:59 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - The United States should consider following France's lead and ramping up use of nuclear power in an effort to contain global warming, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, pictured in July 2009, said Tuesday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win Mcnamee)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) shakes hands with ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:39:12 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) shakes hands with Sweden's Minister for Enterprise and Energy Maud Olofsson upon arriving at Stockholm Arlanda airport November 17, 2009. Medvedev is in Stockholm to attend an EU-Russia summit on Wednesday. Among the issues on the meeting's agenda are energy security and climate change. REUTERS/Janerik Henriksson/Scanpix Sweden (SWEDEN POLITICS) NO COMMERCIAL USE. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (C) arrives at Stockholm ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:37:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (C) arrives at Stockholm Arlanda airport November 17, 2009. Medvedev is in Stockholm to attend an EU-Russia summit on Wednesday. Among the issues on the meeting's agenda are energy security and climate change. REUTERS/Janerik Henriksson/Scanpix Sweden (SWEDEN POLITICS) NO COMMERCIAL USE. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks during a news conference ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:34:54 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks during a news conference on November 10 in Washington, DC. The US Senate will act in early 2010 on legislation to battle climate change, Reid said Tuesday, ending hopes of a breakthrough by next month's global talks.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, shake hands with Swedish ...

(AP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:30:09 GMT

(AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, shake hands with Swedish Minister for Enterprise and Energy Maud Olofsson upon arrival at Stockholm Arlanda airport Tuesday evening Nov. 17, 2009. Medvedev is to attend an EU-Russia summit in Stockholm on Wednesday. Among the issues on the meeting's agenda are energy security and climate change. (AP Photo/Scanpix/Janerik Henriksson)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, center, arrives at Stockholm ...

(AP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:29:10 GMT

(AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, center, arrives at Stockholm Arlanda airport Tuesday evening Nov.17, 2009, to attend an EU-Russia summit in Stockholm on Wednesday. Among the issues on the meeting's agenda are energy security and climate change. (AP Photo/Scanpix/Janerik Henriksson)

Sen. Charles Grassley participates in a Senate Finance Committee ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:32:54 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Sen. Charles Grassley participates in a Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in September 2009 in Washington, DC. Grassley rejected any attempt to pin a lack of breakthroughs at next month's global climate change talks in Denmark on a lack of US leadership on the issue.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mark Wilson)

Danish Climate and Energy Minister Connie Hedegaard and Yvo ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:57:25 GMT

(Reuters) - Danish Climate and Energy Minister Connie Hedegaard and Yvo de Boer (R), head of the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat, address a news conference in Copenhagen November 17, 2009. Environment ministers made progress on Tuesday towards a scaled-down climate deal in Copenhagen next month, with Washington facing pressure to promise deep cuts by 2020 in greenhouse gas emissions. REUTERS/Casper Christoffersen/Scanpix (DENMARK POLITICS ENVIRONMENT) DENMARK OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN DENMARK

View of a vineyard in France. With the Copenhagen climate change ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:07:24 GMT

(AFP/File) - View of a vineyard in France. With the Copenhagen climate change summit looming, the world of wine convened on Spain's Rioja region for a conference in which global warming emerged as the industry's top concern.(AFP/File)

US President Barack Obama shakes hands with Chinese President ...

(AFP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:53:55 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) following a statement to the press at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The United States and China on Tuesday agreed to cooperate on a host of issues from climate change to North Korea as Obama pledged positive and comprehensive ties with Beijing.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)

Chinese President Hu Jintao speaking at the UN summit on climate ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:57:09 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Chinese President Hu Jintao speaking at the UN summit on climate change at United Nations headquarters in September. US President Barack Obama has said the United States and China want next month's climate change talks in Copenhagen to culminate in a global accord that has "immediate operational effect."(AFP/Getty Images/File/Rick Gershon)

Vehicles pass a power plant in Beijing, as a water cooling tower ...

(AFP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:57:09 GMT

(AFP) - Vehicles pass a power plant in Beijing, as a water cooling tower emits a cloud of steam. US President Barack Obama has said the United States and China want next month's climate change talks in Copenhagen to culminate in a global accord that has "immediate operational effect."(AFP/Frederic J. Brown)

US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao pictured ...

(AFP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:57:09 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao pictured in Beijing. Obama has said the US and China want climate change talks in Copenhagen to culminate in a global accord that has "immediate operational effect."(AFP/Mandel Ngan)

A pedestrian walks past a power plant in Beijing. US President ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:20:43 GMT

(AFP/File) - A pedestrian walks past a power plant in Beijing. US President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao have pledged to apply their joint political might to the world's toughest problems. The pair agreed on the need for action on climate change but friction was evident on Tibet, economics and Iran.(AFP/File/Teh Eng Koon)