ABC News (Australia)
| Jun 21, 2012
United Nations secretary Ban Ki-moon has lauded Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's impending carbon tax at the G20 summit in Mexico, but this hasn't dampened opposition to the new regulations at home.
CNN
| Jun 20, 2012
The Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development convenes to create an environmental blueprint for the future, but some key leaders aren't there.
Al Jazeera English
| Jun 7, 2012
Just two weeks ahead of the Earth Summit in Rio, the UN issued a disturbing report on the environment. One of the top priorities that will be discussed at the summit is access to water. Brazil's northeast region is going through its worst drou...