A project designed to generate energy from the waves off the west coast of Ireland was awarded almost €20m by the European Commission to scale up its plans.

Almost 200 nations extended a weakened UN plan for combating global warming until 2020 on Saturday with a modest set of measures that would do nothing to halt rising greenhouse gas emissions.

Rich countries are to blame for climate change and should take the lead in a global climate pact, the head of the United Nations has said.

NEGOTIATORS from Europe, islands threatened by rising oceans and the world’s poorest countries sought to keep alive the only treaty governing global warming, struggling against an unlikely alliance of the US, China and India.

Secret dealing began in earnest today on plans to rescue the only treaty governing world greenhouse gas reductions.

THE EU needs to double its efforts to boost energy efficiency in order to cut greenhouse gases, the European Commission warned yesterday.

DOING the politically correct thing is never easy, and the latest PC dilemma arises in the European biofuel industry.

UN climate talks moved into their decisive week yesterday, with the agenda dominated by future cuts in carbon emissions and keeping countries honest about their actions to control global warming.

THE cost of cutting greenhouse gas emissions has dropped dramatically and Europe is in danger of losing its lead in taking advantage of the green economy, according to an analysis from the European Commission.

A PUBLIC consultation about the future of forests and forestry policy in the European Union was launched yesterday.

POLICE fired pepper spray and beat protesters with batons outside the UN climate conference yesterday, as disputes inside left major issues unresolved just a day before world leaders hope to sign a historic agreement to fight global warming.

Baton-wielding riot police clashed with hundreds of demonstrators who tried to storm the Copenhagen climate conference today.

A showdown between the world’s two largest polluters loomed over the Copenhagen climate talks talks today as China accused the United States and other rich nations of backtracking on a deal to fight global warming.

China, the world’s biggest polluter, today accused developed countries of backtracking on their duty to fight climate change.

The atmosphere both inside and outside the UN climate conference has become more tense after talks were suspended for most of yesterday's session, and police detained up to 200 protesters on Copenhagen's streets.

POOR countries ended a boycott of UN climate talks yesterday after getting assurances that rich nations were not conspiring to soften their commitments to cutting greenhouse gases, European officials said.

UN climate talks were thrown into chaos today as developing countries blocked negotiations and demanded that rich nations increase their efforts for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

THE US has for the first time outlined a dual path toward cutting greenhouse gases.

The United States for the first time outlined a dual path toward cutting greenhouse gases today.

THE largest and most important UN climate change conference in history opened yesterday, with organisers warning diplomats from 192 nations that this could be the last, best chance for a deal to protect the world from calamitous global warming.

The opening of the summit on climate change in Copenhagen has been told that a deal is "within reach".

Ireland has secured the Research and Innovation portfolio in the European Commission.

DEVELOPING countries don’t trust wealthy nations’ promises that they will help them meet the challenges of climate change, the UN’s top climate official said yesterday, adding that means any new global warming deal must have legal force.

A fresh round of UN climate talks started in Bangkok today with leaders hoping to break the deadlock over a global warming deal and warning that failure would leave future generations fighting for survival.