Angela Merkel

perfect attendance

Merkel decides to attend Copenhagen climate summit 1
Posted 1 week, 6 days ago German Chancellor Angela Merkel has decided to attend the Copenhagen climate conference after leaders including President Obama buried hopes of a binding deal, her spokesman said Monday.
Environment ministers meet to prepare climate summit 1
Posted 1 week, 6 days ago Environment ministers from 44 key countries gathered in Copenhagen on Monday for a two-day closed-door meeting aimed at preventing embarrassing failure at next month's U.N. conference on global warming.
Merkel threatens no-show at Copenhagen climate talks 2
Posted 2 weeks, 5 days ago German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday she would only attend December's crunch climate conference in Copenhagen if the U.S., China, and India first make clear their negotiating positions.
pressure cooker

Obama urges climate action as Europe ups pressure on U.S. 3
Posted 3 weeks, 5 days ago President Obama on Tuesday said it was "imperative to redouble our efforts" to combat global warming, as European leaders pressed Washington to take action on climate change ahead of next month's summit in Copenhagen.
Congress gets walled in

German leader likens the struggle against global warming to the Berlin Wall 1
Posted 3 weeks, 5 days ago German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday urged the U.S. Congress to take action on climate change.
Por favor, don’t kill us

Africa walks out on climate talks in Barcelona, citing lack of commitment from West 3
Posted 3 weeks, 5 days ago Negotiations among more than 190 countries meeting in Barcelona to address climate change continued Tuesday, but delegates from 50 African nations refused to take part until developed nations commit to reduce global warming emissions by at least 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2020.
Letter from Europe

On climate, leading from the front (for a change) 6
Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago Something unusual seems to be happening in the struggle to wake the world up to the reality of climate change. Almost unprecedented for an environmental issue, national leaders appear to be out ahead of public opinion in their respective countries.
Angela in America

Germany’s Merkel praises U.S. House climate bill as a ‘sea change’ 0
Posted 5 months ago
The climate bill being debated today in the U.S. House represents a "sea change" and "points to the fact that the United States [is] very serious on climate," said German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a visit to the White House this morning. "I wish you every success. ... I would not have thought [it] possible a year ago," she continued.
Obama on climate action: “Tough decisions and… concrete actions” 0
Posted 5 months, 3 weeks ago
International youth call out Merkel and Tusk in Warsaw 1
Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Give a Hoot, Don't Dilute

Germany’s chancellor stands up for EU goals 0
Posted 1 year ago
Carbon is forever—so ban new traditional coal plants now 0
Posted 1 year, 10 months ago
German Chancellor Merkel focuses on climate change 5
Posted 2 years, 2 months ago
15 Green Politicians 34
Posted 2 years, 5 months ago
Poor guy 9
Posted 2 years, 6 months ago
Hey, At Least He Pronounced It Right 2
Posted 2 years, 6 months ago
We’ve Got Frenzy In Low Places 0
Posted 2 years, 6 months ago
A not-so-subtle call for climate change attention 11
Posted 2 years, 6 months ago
This is getting old 4
Posted 2 years, 6 months ago
Hey, That’s Half the Battle 1
Posted 2 years, 7 months ago