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U.N. chief confident about accord on post-Kyoto treaty

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Dec. 8, 2009. Ban expressed confidence that the international community will strike a deal on crafting a treaty to replace the 1997 Kyoto Protocol in the first half of 2010.

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Key emitters aiming for 'difficult' medium-term CO2 cut targets

CHIBA, Japan - Koji Tsuruoka (L), director general for global issues at the Japanese Foreign Ministry, and Daniel Price, assistant to U.S. President George W. Bush for international economic affairs, speak at a press conference in Chiba on March 14. Senior officials involved in a U.S.-led meeting of the world's major greenhouse gas emitters tried to lay the groundwork for setting medium-term greenhouse gas reduction targets in a post-Kyoto Protocol framework, but their positions remained far apart.

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Blair expresses hope for agreeing on post-Kyoto outline at G-8

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) shakes hands with Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda before talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 14.

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Fukuda unveils post-Kyoto climate plan, eyes nat'l emission targets

DAVOS, Switzerland - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda delivers a speech on Jan. 26 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Fukuda said Japan is committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by setting a quantified national midterm target beyond the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol and urged other major polluters to follow suit.

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Fukuda unveils post-Kyoto climate plan, eyes nat'l emission targets

DAVOS, Switzerland - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda delivers a speech on Jan. 26 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Fukuda said Japan is committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by setting a quantified national midterm target beyond the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol and urged other major polluters to follow suit.

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Fukuda unveils post-Kyoto climate plan, eyes nat'l emission targets

DAVOS, Switzerland - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda delivers a speech on Jan. 26 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Fukuda said Japan is committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by setting a quantified national midterm target beyond the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol and urged other major polluters to follow suit.

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Abe unveils climate change initiative to halve emissions by 2050

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a speech to Asian political and business leaders at a banquet at a Tokyo hotel on May 24. Abe unveiled a Japanese initiative featuring the goal of halving global greenhouse gas emissions from the current levels by 2050 to fight climate change and the creation of a new post-Kyoto Protocol framework.

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Japan to propose post-Kyoto steps to halve emissions by 2050

TOKYO, Japan - A heavy industry zone dotted with smoke stacks in Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to propose global steps aimed at halving greenhouse gas emissions from the current levels by 2050 at the Group of Eight summit in June, and has already gained agreement from U.S. President George W. Bush to cooperate with Japan's efforts, Japan-U.S. diplomatic sources said May 8.

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Japan, China commit to post-Kyoto global warming efforts

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhuoxing (sitting L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (sitting R) sign a joint statement on bilateral cooperation on environmental conservation at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 11 with Chinese Premier Minister Wen Jiabao (L in back) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R in back) looking on. (Pool photo)

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Japan, China commit to post-Kyoto global warming efforts

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhuoxing (L in front) and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (R in front) shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 11 after exchanging a signed joint statement on bilateral cooperation on environmental conservation with Chinese Premier Minister Wen Jiabao (L in back) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe standing behind them. (Pool Photo)

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Japan, China commit to post-Kyoto global warming efforts

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhuoxing (L in front) and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (R in front) shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 11 after exchanging a signed joint statement on bilateral cooperation on environmental conservation with Chinese Premier Minister Wen Jiabao (L in back) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe standing behind them. (Pool Photo)(Kyodo)

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Japan, China commit to post-Kyoto global warming efforts

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhuoxing (sitting L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (sitting R) sign a joint statement on bilateral cooperation on environmental conservation at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 11 with Chinese Premier Minister Wen Jiabao (L in back) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R in back) looking on. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Japan to propose post-Kyoto steps to halve emissions by 2050

TOKYO, Japan - A heavy industry zone dotted with smoke stacks in Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to propose global steps aimed at halving greenhouse gas emissions from the current levels by 2050 at the Group of Eight summit in June, and has already gained agreement from U.S. President George W. Bush to cooperate with Japan's efforts, Japan-U.S. diplomatic sources said May 8. (Kyodo)

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Abe unveils climate change initiative to halve emissions by 2050

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a speech to Asian political and business leaders at a banquet at a Tokyo hotel on May 24. Abe unveiled a Japanese initiative featuring the goal of halving global greenhouse gas emissions from the current levels by 2050 to fight climate change and the creation of a new post-Kyoto Protocol framework. (Kyodo)

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Blair expresses hope for agreeing on post-Kyoto outline at G-8

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) shakes hands with Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda before talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 14. (Kyodo)

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Key emitters aiming for 'difficult' medium-term CO2 cut targets

CHIBA, Japan - Koji Tsuruoka (L), director general for global issues at the Japanese Foreign Ministry, and Daniel Price, assistant to U.S. President George W. Bush for international economic affairs, speak at a press conference in Chiba on March 14. Senior officials involved in a U.S.-led meeting of the world's major greenhouse gas emitters tried to lay the groundwork for setting medium-term greenhouse gas reduction targets in a post-Kyoto Protocol framework, but their positions remained far apart. (Kyodo)

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U.N. chief confident about accord on post-Kyoto treaty

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Dec. 8, 2009. Ban expressed confidence that the international community will strike a deal on crafting a treaty to replace the 1997 Kyoto Protocol in the first half of 2010. (Kyodo)

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Fukuda unveils post-Kyoto climate plan, eyes nat'l emission targ

DAVOS, Switzerland - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda delivers a speech on Jan. 26 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Fukuda said Japan is committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by setting a quantified national midterm target beyond the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol and urged other major polluters to follow suit. (Kyodo)

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Fukuda unveils post-Kyoto climate plan, eyes nat'l emission targ

DAVOS, Switzerland - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda delivers a speech on Jan. 26 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Fukuda said Japan is committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by setting a quantified national midterm target beyond the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol and urged other major polluters to follow suit. (Kyodo)

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Fukuda unveils post-Kyoto climate plan, eyes nat'l emission targ

DAVOS, Switzerland - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda delivers a speech on Jan. 26 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Fukuda said Japan is committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by setting a quantified national midterm target beyond the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol and urged other major polluters to follow suit. (Kyodo)