7 Days Until Copenhagen Conference

Only 7 days until more than 15,000 delegates and diplomats gather at the global warming meeting in Denmark to try and thrash out a deal to succeed the Kyoto Protocol when it expires in 2012

Amazon Nations Require Rich to Preserve Rainforest

Nine nations from the Amazon region request that rich nations should pay for preservation of the Amazon forest, to prevent rainforest loss and consequently CO2 emissions. Brazil has already reduced rainforest destruction by 45% this year