COLOGNE, May 2 (IPS) - The eight most industrialised countries and the
five
big developing ones must "send a clear
signal"
this year that they want agreement on a new international
framework for tackling
global warming, the world's leading
policy advisor on climate change said
here Wednesday.
KHUN SAMUTCHINE, May 3 (IPS) - The sound of waves from the nearby sea is
no
comfort for the chief abbot of the Buddhist temple in this
fishing
village in the Gulf of Thailand.
ALMATY, May 3 (IPS) - A combination of East-West geopolitical rivalries
and haggling between former Soviet republics is delaying the
construction
of a series of oil and gas pipelines that could
help alleviate the world's
future energy supply concerns.
