Celebrities yesterday joined tens of thousands of others to march through London to demand urgent action on climate change, as events took place around the world ahead of a UN climate summit.

AN all-encompassing climate deal “may be beyond our reach for now”, UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has admitted.

TO talk to Michael D Higgins is to walk with giants.Within minutes he has compared himself to Picasso and name-dropped friends such as Yehudi Menuhin and Peter O’Toole.

The Minister for Climate Change Ciaran Cuffe has said legislation should be in place early next year to enforce Ireland's targets for limiting greenhouse gases.

The UN climate conference in Copenhagen today approved a deal to tackle global warming proposed by world leaders, despite opposition from a number of countries.

US President Barack Obama joins world leaders in Copenhagen today in a final push to secure a new deal on climate change amid growing optimism that an agreement can be reached.

The UN climate summit hit major turbulence yesterday when developing nations staged a five-hour walkout and China accused the West of trickery, as the spectre of failure loomed heavily over Copenhagen.

Delegates at a UN climate conference in Poznan, Poland, said they have agreed to unblock millions of euro to help poor countries cope with the effects of climate change.

The United States will reject demands to commit to internationally binding cuts in global warming gases at the UN climate conference in Bali, the chief US climate negotiator said today.

A contentious UN climate conference entered its final day in Montreal today with the long-term future undecided in the fight against global warming, and with a surprise visitor on tap to rally the ‘pro-Kyoto’ forces.