...on how to cut the pollution that is warming the planet. "We have not reached agreement," Dutch Environment Minister Jan Pronk said. "I am very disappointed." Pronk's announcement came after an unsuccessful marathon session behind closed doors...

...to implement the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. That followed four days of closed-door bargaining by lower-level experts. Jan Pronk, the Dutch environment minister and conference chairman,said the experts had cleared some of the hundreds of disputes...

...absorb carbon dioxide. The proposed compromise was put forward by the conference chairman, Dutch Environment Minister Jan Pronk, after the meeting deadlocked. "Now is the time to strike a deal," the chairman told a news conference Thursday night...

...Bonn, Germany, to resume talks on a global warming treaty. "It would be a huge mistake to give up," Daschle said. Jan Pronk, the Netherlands environmental minister and president of the United Nations negotiations over climate change, said recently...

...hundreds of negotiators waiting in the convention hall lobby hugged each other in joy. Two hours later, conference chairman Jan Pronk signaled adoption of the draft with a rap of a gavel before the full conference. Pronk, wearing a fresh suit after working...

...key points and appeared reluctant to endorse the pact without U.S. participation. But with relentless pushing from Jan Pronk of the Netherlands, chairman of the international negotiating session, a deal was worked out Monday morning after 48...