Climate talks 'on brink' of deal

Climate talks 'on brink' of deal
Talks at the UN climate summit in Bali are adjourned, with a deal on cutting carbon emissions rumoured to be close.

Palm oil offers no green solution
A major international study says palm oil plantations reduce plant and animal diversity, and do little to reduce carbon emissions.

Obama vows climate 'engagement'
US President-elect Barack Obama promises to "engage vigorously" on climate change, ahead of a major UN summit.

Climate pushing lemmings to cliff
Warmer winters are affecting the lemmings of southern Norway, scientists find, which may be bad news for animals that eat them.

Climate damage science studied
The UK's Royal Society is to investigate whether ambitious engineering schemes could reduce the impact of global warming.