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A climate threat from flat TVs, microchips.
They're made with nitrogen trifluoride, a synthetic chemical that has 17,000 times the global warming effect of carbon dioxide, scientists say.
Los Angeles Times.
08 July 2008
G-8 leaders resolve to cut emissions in half by 2050.
In a delicately phrased communiqué, the world’s richest countries pledged on Tuesday to press for a halving of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
New York Times.
08 July 2008
EU moves to cut back target on biofuel use.
Signaling a major retrenchment, European Union legislators on Monday proposed ratcheting back an ambitious target to raise Europe's use of biofuels. And, a new report for the British government cast fresh doubt on using fuels from crops to fight climate change.
International Herald Tribune.
08 July 2008
Indonesia aims to balance coal and forests.
Indonesia, the world's number one coal exporter and a major greenhouse gas emitter, is struggling with conflicting green and growth aims.
Reuters.
08 July 2008
Climate change may muddy better-than bottled New York tap water.
New York City's tap water, so pure residents swear it tastes better than bottled, may become a casualty of climate change as warmer temperatures threaten to spoil the mountain reservoirs supplying 9 million people.
Bloomberg News.
08 July 2008
NOAA report: US coral reefs suffering from rising ocean temperatures, pollution, overfishing.
Almost half the coral reef ecosystems in United States territory are in poor or fair condition, mostly because of rising ocean temperatures, according to a government report released Monday.
Associated Press.
08 July 2008
Nature 2.0: Redefining conservation.
Conservation is, by definition, about maintaining the status quo, yet this may no longer be possible, given that pollution, climate change, exotic species invasions, extinctions and land fragmentation are altering almost every ecosystem on the planet.
New Scientist.
08 July 2008
Climate trends with some ‘noise’ removed.
What happens to global temperature trends when you factor in the potentially confounding influence of ocean warming and cooling cycles? Some confusion goes away, it turns out, but other questions are worth exploring.
New York Times.
08 July 2008
Climate change sparks regional mental health fears.
A Sunshine Coast environmental expert is warning climate change could become a major cause of mental health problems in regional communities.
ABC News.
08 July 2008
Swapping forests, or how we'll lose the beech and learn to love the Southern pine.
Not only will Ohio forests change in terms of species, but rising temperatures probably would reduce their ability to lock and hold carbon.
Columbus Dispatch.
08 July 2008
Russia to submit claim to Arctic shelf to UN by 2009.
Russia is preparing an application to the UN in order to gain the right to widen the country's territorial borders in the Arctic, a Russian lawmaker said on Tuesday.
Needs Publisher.
08 July 2008
Middle Age lessons for the modern struggle against climate change.
They were smelly, short on science and heavily superstitious, but the Middle Ages may have fundamental lessons for the modern world's struggle to deal with climate change.
London Guardian.
08 July 2008
Hawaii reefs doing well but are still in hot water.
Despite bleak news of poor coral reef ecosystems in U.S. states and territories released in a federal report yesterday, coral reefs around the main Hawaiian islands are good, on average, and good to excellent in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
08 July 2008
Russia faces disease, drought from warming.
Russia faces an increase in disease, drought and damage to infrastructure because of climate change, the environmental group WWF said on Tuesday, urging the authorities to "take a lead" on the issue.
Agence France-Presse.
08 July 2008
Meat and milk prices will rise to reflect environmental costs.
The price of meat, milk and other British farm products will have to rise to reflect the environmental cost of producing them, a Government study has concluded.
London Daily Telegraph.
08 July 2008
Isle reefs still 'fair to good.'
Hawai'i's coral reefs face a growing list of pressures, but are still healthier than those in the Atlantic, according to a federal report issued yesterday.
Honolulu Advertiser.
08 July 2008
Firefly, oh so bright, how many in flight this night?
The Firefly Watch project gives families an opportunity to engage in science and affords researchers valuable data that may help them understand whether light pollution, development, climate change, and pesticides are affecting firefly populations.
Boston Globe.
08 July 2008
Price of British farm produce 'will have to rise.'
The price of meat, milk and other British farm products will have to rise to reflect the environmental cost of producing them, a Government study has concluded.
London Daily Telegraph.
08 July 2008
Crumbling Eiger rock prompts new concern.
There is growing concern that new rockfalls from the Eiger mountain could lead to flooding from a glacier lake in the Bernese Oberland.
Swiss Radio International.
08 July 2008
Blocking sun not feasible warming solution, says study.
A proposal to reverse climate change by placing mirrors in the sky to reflect sunlight away from Earth won't give us back the same climate we had before we started emitting so much carbon dioxide, says a new study.
Discovery Channel.
08 July 2008
Road hauliers face pollution toll.
European Union member states will for the first time be able to charge road hauliers for harm caused to the environment, under "green transport" proposals to be unveiled tomorrow.
London Financial Times.
08 July 2008
Berkeley rapid bus plan faces uphill battle.
Berkeley may be among the greenest cities in the nation, but it's also home to a budding backlash against public transit.
San Francisco Chronicle.
08 July 2008
Toyota leads charge for new 'green' power source.
As the world warms and gasoline prices rise, Japanese automakers are gearing up their efforts to develop vehicles that emit less or zero carbon dioxide.
Japan Times.
08 July 2008
Toyota plans solar-powered air conditioning.
Toyota's ecological Prius gas-electric hybrid will become even greener next year with solar-powered air conditioning on some high-end models, The Nikkei reported Monday.
Associated Press.
08 July 2008
Use wood to tackle climate change, forestry group urges.
Production of forest products requires less energy and generates fewer greenhouse gases and less air pollution and solid waste compared with steel or concrete.
Toronto Globe and Mail.
08 July 2008
Leave your carbon footprint at the door.
As leaders of the world's most powerful nations discuss climate change at the G8 Summit in Japan, Japan's big tech companies are displaying some of their most cutting-edge solutions in a nearby "zero emissions house."
Wall Street Journal.
08 July 2008
Rainforests get a climate boost from UK grassland.
Sometimes it pays to be poor. Many of the world's least productive grasslands – and perhaps nutrient-poor tropical forests, as well – may turn out to be surprisingly resistant to the ecological effects of climate change.
New Scientist.
08 July 2008
Some grassland ecosystems in Europe may be resistant to global warming.
New results from a long-term experiment indicate that grassland ecosystems found in higher altitudes throughout Western Europe may be resistant to climate change.
Asian News International.
08 July 2008
Cut waste to help environment, lower food prices: Britain.
Cutting back on the amount of food that Britons buy but throw away uneaten could help cut rising global prices and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a government-commissioned report said Monday.
Agence France-Presse.
08 July 2008
Residents are encouraged to join the city's growing 'walkolution.'
Brantford's efforts to encourage more people to walk are creating a healthy, efficient and sustainable community.
Brantford Expositor.
08 July 2008
Truckers warn of EU roads 'stealth tax.'
European Union plans for new environmental road tolls on top of soaring fuel and food prices are a "stealth tax" on truckers, shops and shoppers, the haulage industry has warned.
London Daily Telegraph.
08 July 2008
G8 summiteers get a glimpse of green car fleet.
G8 leaders in Japan are aiming for a green summit, and Japanese automakers are providing the wheels to ride that eco-road.
Reuters.
08 July 2008
Would you be willing to pay a green surcharge?
Some small companies are asking their customers to pay a little extra to help them reduce their carbon footprint.
Wall Street Journal.
08 July 2008
Conservationists unite to restore Britain%u2019s parched wetlands.
Thousands of acres of bog and ponds are to be recreated as part of an initiative to restore ancient wetlands to the landscape.
London Times.
08 July 2008
No need to give up meat to save planet, says Blair.
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has distanced himself from the idea that he should become a vegetarian as a way of highlighting the dangers of deforestation in his role as a climate change campaigner.
Reuters.
08 July 2008
Regional coop needed to tackle climate change.
The need for regional cooperation for integrated and sustainable management of water resources was underlined at a roundtable in the city yesterday.
Dhaka New Nation.
08 July 2008
South Asian nations should build up partnership to face challenges.
South Asian nations should build up partnerships to conduct studies on global warming in the region and work together for sustainable solutions that will target vulnerable populations
Dhaka Daily Star.
08 July 2008
Bill would add fee on Bay Area gasoline to fund climate efforts.
A bill that would impose an additional gas fee in the Bay Area and Los Angeles made its way through the Capitol this month, receiving near unanimous approval in Senate committees.
North Bay Business Journal.
08 July 2008
Utah tries four-day week to curb energy use.
In an effort to save energy and reduce its carbon footprint, Utah has become the first state in the nation to have the majority of its state employees go to a four day week.
All Things Considered.
08 July 2008
Australia green activists to block world's biggest coal port.
Environmentalists plan to block one of two rail lines into Australia and the world's biggest coal export port at the weekend, they said on Tuesday, amid international wrangling over efforts to combat climate shift.
Reuters.
08 July 2008
Coalition will sue on plant.
Environmental groups will file legal challenges this month to a $1.8 billion coal-burning power plant Dominion Virginia Power is building in Wise County.
Richmond Times-Dispatch.
08 July 2008
Carbon footprint study launched in Sout Africa.
Research into the carbon footprint of the South African fruit and wine industry will enable it to better understand its impact on the environment, a United Kingdom government minister said on Monday.
South African Press Association.
08 July 2008
Higher CO2 levels may be good for plants: German scientists.
The dangerous rise in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere may be troubling scientists and world leaders but it could prove to be a boon for plants, German researchers said Tuesday.
Agence France-Presse.
08 July 2008
UT prof unearths clues about climate in caves.
If a stalactite hanging from a cave ceiling looks to the layman like an icicle, it's not a far-off comparison.
Austin American-Statesman.
08 July 2008
Climate change strategy isolates US at summit.
A rift over climate change widened yesterday as the head of the European Commission urged leaders of the world's wealthy nations to act first in setting targets for reducing greenhouse gases – putting US President George W Bush in an increasingly lonely position.
Associated Press.
08 July 2008
Manmohan rejects Bush's stance on climate change.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday rejected US President George Bush's contention that India and China should set emission goals, saying 'India can't by any stretch of imagination be regarded as a major polluter of greenhouse gases'.
Beijing News.
08 July 2008
Coalition backs down on carbon trading.
The Government remained unclear yesterday about whether it would start an emissions trading scheme in 2010, as the Coalition walked away from its election policy and said Australia should not act until the world's major polluters do.
Sydney Morning Herald.
08 July 2008
G8 negotiators reach tentative climate deal.
Group of Eight negotiators have reached a tentative agreement on the wording of a statement on ways to fight global warming that will be put to their leaders on Tuesday morning, sources familiar with the talks said.
Reuters.
08 July 2008
G8 officials meet to decide how to persuade Bush to sign global greenhouse gas pact.
World leaders head into the second day of the annual G8 summit tomorrow deeply divided over how to tackle climate change.
Daily Mail.
08 July 2008
US, Germany differ on nuclear energy on sidelines of G-8 summit.
Differences over nuclear power surfaced on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit Monday, with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, which is phasing out its nuclear plants, arguing that its use is not the only way to combat climate change.
Associated Press.
08 July 2008
G8 optimistic on climate change deal.
The Group of Eight leaders are set on Tuesday to take an "important step" forward on fighting global warming, the stickiest issue at their summit, a European Union source said.
Reuters.
08 July 2008
Industrial nations endorse halving emissions by 2050.
The Group of Eight leading industrial nations on Tuesday endorsed halving world emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, edging forward in the battle against global warming but stopping short of tough, nearer-term targets.
Associated Press.
08 July 2008
Standoff continues on global warming, other issues.
President Bush encountered resistance on his climate-change policy as he and other world leaders sought to strike a balance between framing a deal on global warming while coping with inflation and slumping economic growth.
Associated Press.
08 July 2008
Will G8 gods grant campaigners' wishes?
Thousands of campaigners want a binding commitment from the world's top 16 polluters - responsible for 80 per cent of global-warming gases - to drastically cut CO2 emissions. But most fear that the chance of agreement around a table that includes US president George W Bush is slight.
Dublin Irish Times.
08 July 2008
G-8 agrees on emissions reduction goals.
The target is a global one, allowing the United States to maintain its position of doing nothing until other major economies such as China and India move on emissions reductions as well.
Der Spiegel.
08 July 2008
G8 emissions decision labelled 'toothless'.
The Group of Eight major powers agreed today to at least halve global carbon emissions by 2050, in what leaders hailed as a breakthrough but environmentalists called toothless.
Agence France-Presse.
08 July 2008
India says link climate to food, energy for G8 deal.
A meaningful global deal to fight climate change will be impossible if it is not linked to food and energy security, India will tell the Group of Eight summit, a stand that rich nations say will make a pact difficult.
Reuters.
08 July 2008
Bush facing rebuffs on key issues at G-8.
As a summit of the Group of Eight industrialized nations got underway Monday, President Bush encountered resistance to several of his initiatives.
Washington Post.
08 July 2008
Bush, G-8 leaders make progress on climate change.
President Bush and other world leaders made gradual progress Tuesday on climate change, but finalizing a long-term global agreement on what to do about the fevered planet remains elusive.
Associated Press.
08 July 2008
G8 leaders play down hopes over oil price.
Members of the Group of Eight leading industrialised nations on Monday night sought to damp down expectations that they could rescue the global economy from the impact of high oil prices.
London Financial Times.
08 July 2008
Does the G8 summit really matter?
Does anything actually come out of the G8 meetings?
Day to Day.
08 July 2008
US and EU urged to cut biofuels.
World Bank President Robert Zoellick has called for reform of biofuel policies in rich countries, urging them to grow more food to feed the hungry.
BBC.
08 July 2008
India, China key to global climate progress, says Bush ahead of G-8.
India and China would have to play leading roles in the discussions on climate change at this year's Group of Eight Summit in Hokkaido, Northern Japan, said U.S. President George W. Bush on Sunday.
Beijing News.
08 July 2008
G8 leaders seek common ground on biofuels.
The Group of Eight powers was to meet Tuesday on biofuels, with concern growing that the rise in their use is helping to drive world food prices higher and add to global warming.
Agence France-Presse.
08 July 2008
G8 climate deal unlikely: Rudd.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the Group of Eight meeting he will attend in Japan is unlikely to reach a breakthrough on the issue of climate change.
Australian Associated Press.
08 July 2008
Bush says China key to climate progress.
George W. Bush said on Sunday he was prepared to be “constructive” in discussions on climate change, although he insisted that any agreement was contingent on the participation of China and India.
London Financial Times.
08 July 2008
G-8 endorses halving global emissions by 2050.
The Group of Eight leading industrial nations on Tuesday endorsed halving world emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, edging forward in the battle against global warming but stopping short of tough, nearer-term targets.
Associated Press.
08 July 2008
G-8 grapples with global warming.
Leaders of the Group of 8 wealthy nations got to the heart of their summit today, holding informal talks to see whether they could find common ground for an eventual accord on cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Los Angeles Times.
08 July 2008
ADB plan to buy carbon credits after 2012.
The Asian Development Bank is setting up a new climate change fund to invest in carbon credits that will be generated after 2012, the cut-off date for the Kyoto protocol.
London Financial Times.
08 July 2008
EU, Greens urge b=Bush to back 2050 emissions target.
The European Union and green groups piled pressure on the United States on Monday to agree to a target to halve global greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century and back the need for rich countries to set 2020 goals as well.
Reuters.
08 July 2008
World powers try to rescue economy from oil shock.
G8 nations were also locked in separate tough negotiations on tackling climate change as officials voiced optimism there could be progress, with Washington under pressure to agree for the first time to binding targets.
Agence France-Presse.
08 July 2008
G8 wrangles over climate change, aid to Africa.
World leaders head into the second day of the annual G8 summit preoccupied by soaring food and oil prices and deeply divided over how to tackle climate change.
Reuters.
08 July 2008
Food, oil crises 'grave threats'.
The leaders of Malaysia and Indonesia on Tuesday called for boosting world food production and finding a permanent solution to skyrocketing oil prices, saying the twin problems have become "grave threats" to the world economy.
Associated Press.
08 July 2008
Bush, German leader meet on G-8 challenges.
President Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged Tuesday to keep working together on common problems, but progress appeared slow on reaching a consensus on climate change as the Group of Eight major economies tackled that and other knotty global issues.
Associated Press.
08 July 2008
G8 climate deal falls short, critics say.
Environmentalists say an agreement on climate change reached here by G8 leaders including Canada falls far short of the urgent action needed to combat climate change.
Toronto Star.
08 July 2008
Harper government not counting on climate deal with G8.
Canada isn't expecting a new deal on climate change at next week's Group of Eight summit in Japan, Environment Minister John Baird said Saturday.
CanWest News Service.
08 July 2008
G8 endorses climate change plan.
The United States and Russia's stamp of approval on a G8 declaration that endorses a halving of the world's greenhouse gases by 2050 is being heralded by Canada as a major breakthrough on climate change.
Canadian Press.
08 July 2008
G-8 for continuation of science-based approach on climate protection efforts.
Leaders of the Group of Eight nations reconfirmed the significance of the IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report, saying there was need to encourage the continuation of this science-based approach for climate protection efforts.
Asian News International.
08 July 2008
Europe rethinks biofuels as climate-change remedy.
European officials have proposed scaling back dramatically their goal of increasing Europe's use of biofuels, a major about-face on a central environmental and energy issue.
Seattle Times.
08 July 2008
Garnaut hits back at Costa criticism.
The Rudd Government's climate change adviser has rounded on Michael Costa after the NSW Labor Treasurer warned that "Chicken Little" politics were pervading the global-warming debate.
Sydney Australian.
08 July 2008
Investors urge Rudd to curb greenhouse gases.
A group of institutional investors has backed the Garnaut review's call for Australia to take urgent action to slash output of greenhouse gases.
Brisbane Courier-Mail.
08 July 2008
Risky to lead on emissions if no one follows: miner.
Peter Coates is emblematic of Australia's mining industry. He supports the Government's push to combat climate change, but concedes the devil is in the detail.
Sydney Australian.
08 July 2008
'Aussies to delay emissions trade'.
Australia's government said on Monday it could delay introduction of a planned emissions trading system expected to boost fuel and power prices, as polls showed its record recent popularity slipping.
Reuters.
08 July 2008
Funds to help farmers adjust to changes tripled.
Funding for research to help farmers tackle climate change has been tripled, with the Rudd Government yesterday pledging $46 million to the cause.
Sydney Australian.
08 July 2008
Carbon Sense Coalition says farm lobby groups failing farmers.
The Carbon Sense Coalition today accused the big farming lobby groups, government departments, politicians and Ministers representing agriculture of ignoring science and abandoning farmers to unjustified carbon taxation.
North Queensland Register.
08 July 2008
Costa ducks Garnaut on debate.
Michael Costa has turned down the opportunity to discuss the science of global warming with the Federal Government's chief climate change adviser, Ross Garnaut, after earlier rubbishing the interim report the professor released on Friday.
Sydney Morning Herald.
08 July 2008
Labor rejects climate caution pleas.
Labor will forge ahead with a 2010 start-up date for an emissions trading scheme in defiance of pleas by the Opposition and mining sector that it wait for the finalisation of a global climate change agreement or risk smashing the economy.
Sydney Australian.
08 July 2008
Economic storms cloud climate-change hopes.
Facing questions about whether their rich-nation club can solve the world's problems, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his fellow G8 leaders turn their attention today to the thorny issue of climate change, hamstrung by the worst global economic conditions in years.
CanWest News Service.
08 July 2008
PM blocks progress at summit, critics say.
Canada is being accused by humanitarian groups here of acting as a barrier to progress on such major issues as the world food shortage, climate change and aid to Africa.
Toronto Star.
08 July 2008
Canadians blind to Liberal 'green shift,' poll shows.
The federal Liberals have a big sales job ahead of them on their proposed national carbon tax.
CanWest News Service.
08 July 2008
Dion's green plan faces legal challenge.
Liberal leader Stephane Dion's carbon-tax plan got a friendly pass in the court of public opinion, but appears set to face a legal challenge from a firm that says the party swiped its name.
Toronto Star.
08 July 2008
Dion pushing carbon plan in Alberta a gutsy move.
Dion is touring Alberta, touting his controversial new Green Shift tax plan, a proposal that would cut personal income taxes, corporate taxes and small business taxes, while at the same time taxing industry and consumers on their consumption of fossil fuels.
Edmonton Journal.
08 July 2008
EU parliament calls for biofuel targets to be cut.
The European Parliament called Monday for the EU to lower its targets for developing biofuels, thought to boost harmful emissions and drive up food prices, in favour of cleaner power sources for transport.
Agence France-Presse.
08 July 2008
Government to slow introduction of biofuels.
The Government today said it would "proceed cautiously" over the introduction of biofuels, after a report found they could be increasing greenhouse gas emissions and contributing to food price rises.
London Independent.
08 July 2008
Slowdown ordered on biofuels.
The UK government is to adopt a more cautious approach to the use of biofuels after a warning that they could lead to higher food prices and cause environmental damage.
London Daily Telegraph.
08 July 2008
UK calls for new look at biofuels.
A British government report on food policy to be published on Monday says the link between demand for biofuels and rising world food prices needs to be more closely examined.
Reuters.
08 July 2008
UK government to adopt 'cautious' approach on biofuels for transport.
The UK will continue to expand the use of biofuels in petrol and diesel for transport, despite the findings of an independent review which found today that the controversial fuels can drive up food prices and do little to combat global warming.
London Guardian.
08 July 2008
Britain to slow adoption of biofuels.
The British government said Monday it would slow the expansion of biofuels following a report which found they could increase greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to food price rises.
Agence France-Presse.
08 July 2008
Brown faces climate change revolt.
Gordon Brown is facing the prospect of another significant backbench rebellion - this time over climate change.
BBC.
08 July 2008
Mayor scraps city CO2 charge.
Mayor Boris Johnson has scrapped plans to increase the central London congestion charge to £25 ($51) a day for owners of gas-guzzling cars.
Reuters.
08 July 2008
