Climate Talks in Tianjin Put Spotlight on China - WSJ.com

And despite its efforts, carbon emissions are soaring so fast that some analysts say that by 2030 China will have emitted more carbon in total than the U.S. ever had in history.

AFP: UN climate chief urges action as China talks open

But Figueres said devastating floods in Pakistan and China this year, as well as fires in Russia, were a taste of the extreme weather that humans will endure if world leaders do not curb greenhouse emissions soon.

"The bottom line is that it is in no one's interest to delay action. Quite the contrary, it is in everyone's interest to accelerate action in order to minimise negative impacts on all," Figueres said.

Warning after cold snap killed 2,500 in Wales

The annual report shows in 2008-9 there was an estimated 2,500 excess winter deaths in Wales, a staggering 74% increase on the year before.

Developing countries can sue polluting nations – Lawyer : Ghana Business News

Climate-vulnerable developing nations could use international law to break the current deadlock in the intergovernmental negotiations on climate change by taking industrialised nations to court, says a paper published today October 4, 2010 by the Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD).