United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009

COPENHAGEN - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to put new life into flagging U.N.
UNITED NATIONS - Development officials say almost half the world's population lacks modern fuels to cook or heat or any electricity, and insist negotiators must address that "energy poverty" as part of any global climate pact next month in Denmark.

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:
Sept.

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea announced its first greenhouse gas reduction target Tuesday, pledging to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases by 4 percent below 2005 levels by 2020.