At a Hearing held this week at the European Parliament, Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for DG Climate Action, stated that observations from space are absolutely essential on the road to monitoring, combating and adapting to climate change.

Thursday, March 18, 2010, 11 a.m. National Press Club (Broadcast Operations Center) WASHINGTON, March 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following event announcement is being release by the National Press Club: (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080917/NPCLOGO) European Union Commissioner for Climate Action, Connie Hedegaard, will speak at a National Press Club Newsmakers press conference at 11 a.m.

COPENHAGEN, October 22 /PRNewswire/ -- While politicians will gather at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, 26 trendsetting Nordic and international artists create new ways for the public and politicians to grasp the complicated climate issues. Imagine a mountain moving to the beat of a seismograph, flying biospheres in the sky and hundreds of plastic bags with acid rain.

Denmark’s climate minister on Monday warned that America could lose its “position as a world power in dealing with major global problems” if it and other rich nations are unable to reach a global climate agreement.

On Tuesday, Denmark said negotiations on a new global climate deal were going "too slowly" and that the process needed to speed up in order to be prepared for the crucial UN summit less than six months away.