Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Top News

Obama To Attend Copenhagen Climate Summit

Nov. 25, 2009
President Obama will attend the climate change summit in Copenhagen next month and will commit the United States to reducing its production of greenhouse gases, the White House said Wednesday.
Related Stories from UPI.com

Report: Obama to propose greenhouse target

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is set to propose a target for greenhouse gas emission cuts to present at a climate change summit, an administration official said.

China, U.S. discuss climate change

BEIJING, June 8 (UPI) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang, praising the U.S. stand on climate change, called for substantial cooperation on the issue between the two nations.

Candidates vary on climate change

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The positions of U.S. presidential contenders on climate change range from aggressive plans to cut greenhouse gases to rejecting the idea of the threat.
1 of 28
Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
View Caption
Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler