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The "press headlines" is a daily compilation providing a general overview of international media coverage of climate change-related issues, that does not purport to be exhaustive. The information contained in the compilation is taken as is from sources external to the UNFCCC secretariat, that are freely available on the Internet. No evaluation on the part of the UNFCCC secretariat has been done in terms of the information that they contain. The UNFCCC secretariat makes no warranty, either express or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or content of such information.

updated: 21 May 2013 09:06

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Extreme global warming seen further away than previously thought Extreme global warming is less likely in coming decades after a slowdown in the pace of temperature rises so far this century, an international team of scientists said on Sunday.	Reuters

LDCs in UNFCCC to confer in June Representatives of all 49 member countries in the Least Developed Countries Group (LDC Group) in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), are scheduled to gather in Bonn of Germany to discuss the upcoming framework of the 2015 protocol from June 3 to 14.	The Himalayan

Global warming has not stalled, insists world's best-known climate scientist Prof James Hansen warns public not to be fooled by 'diversionary tactic' from deniers	Guardian

Abu Dhabi’s first greenhouse gas data to fight climate change The capital has released its first report on greenhouse gas emissions from every sector in the emirate to help in the global battle against climate change by reducing the emissions.	Gulf News

Tonga constructs its first wind turbine Tonga is building its first wind turbine, and the country’s sole power company hopes to turn wind energy into one of Tonga’s major electricity sources.	Radio New Zealand International

S. Africa to build wind farm in search for clean energy In a further move in developing clean energy, South Africa will build a wind farm which will generate up to 100 MW of power, it was announced on Monday.	Xinhua

Niue already implementing integrated approach to addressing DRR and Climate Change Niue, like other Pacific Island Countries, is already implementing an integrated approach to addressing disaster risk management and climate change.	Islands Business

Antarctic Outpost To Use Wind, Solar Energy To Survive Grab your parkas, everyone. It’s already late May and winter is almost here. Well, it is if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere, anyway. And no place feels winter more deeply than the Antarctic, where a new research station is being planned that will run on renewable energy, even during the unfathomable cold and dark of austral winters.	Earth Techling

Coal Tax To Fund India’s 750 MW Solar Power Capacity Addition Plan In 2013 The Indian government is set to repose millions of dollars in financial support for solar power project developers from the coal tax corpus it has accumulated over the last few years.	Cleantechnica

On climate change, Obama faces an attack from his left flank If you want to get a sense of how impatient some of President Obama’s most loyal supporters are getting when it comes to climate change, consider this: They’re planning to conduct protests at meetings of the grassroots advocacy organization run by his former top campaign aides.	Washington Post



Put the Environment at the Center of the Global Economy: An Argument for the Eco-Currency	Huffington Post

Floods, cyclones … business and governments must wake up to disaster	Guardian

Drawing in US, China and finance critical to climate deal - S. Africa Building a new, ambitious global climate agreement by 2015 will require drawing in China and the United States, and boosting financial help for poor nations so they feel “energised” to act, South Africa’s climate change ambassador has said.	AlertNet

EU carbon permit surplus doubles in 2012 The surplus of permits in the EU’s carbon market more than doubled last year to 2bn, according to fresh data that Brussels hope will rally support for its controversial plan to boost carbon prices.	Financial Times

US states look to cut greenhouse gases A growing number of American states are looking at ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the absence of federal climate change legislation, with a northeastern scheme for trading carbon becoming a model.	Financial Times

German split may delay EU carbon fix Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition blocked an opposition move to debate and vote on Europe's carbon market, highlighting the government's reluctance to take a stance on a proposed fix before Sept. 22 elections.	Sydney Morning Herald

Nigeria: Senate Task Government On 2013 Flood Prediction The Senate has mandated its committee on Water Resources, Environment, Maritime Transport and Special Duties to find out the level of Government's preparedness to tackle the impending challenges from predicted rain floods in 2013.	Daily Trust

South Asia in Search of Coordinated Climate Policy With a combined population of over 1.7 billion, which includes some of the world’s poorest but also a sizeable middle class with a growing spending capacity, South Asia is a policymaker’s nightmare.	IPS

Regional council takes first steps to reflect global interests The Arctic Council added China and five other countries as official observers yesterday, expanding the focus of the organization and underscoring the complicated politics created by newly open waters in the north because of climate change.	ClimateWire

Ukraine Carbon Offset Usage Soars as EU Ban Talk Boosts Demand Factories, utilities and airlines snapped up a flood of carbon offsets from Ukraine and Russia to comply with European Union emission targets in 2012 amid speculation the credits would face usage restrictions.	Bloomberg



Spring of 2012 was earliest on record, too early? The spring of 2012 shattered almost every imaginable record for warmth in the U.S. Trees bloomed and buds burst weeks ahead of schedule. Now scientists who study plant stages and their relationship to climate say it was the earliest spring on record.	Washington Post

Citizen Scientists Map Global Emissions Arizona State University atmospheric scientist Kevin Gurney is mapping carbon dioxide emissions for the entire planet and he wants you to help.	Voice of America

Nearly 100% of new California electricity to be solar Herman Trabish of Greentech Media has happened across a pretty interesting find — 97% of new electricity generation capacity in line to be added to the California grid in the second half (2H) of 2012 is from solar power projects.	Reneweconomy

Blue crabs in Maine? Something fishy about global warming Warming oceans are changing the mix of species in the world's fisheries as fish try to remain in waters in their preferred temperature range, according to a new study.	Christian Science Monitor

Analysis: Obama climate agenda faces Supreme Court reckoning	Reuters

The green entrepreneurs There have been many signs that green entrepreneurship is coming of age in India. A report published in this newspaper on Thursday says that several renewable energy firms are now trying to raise capital by listing on the Singapore Stock Exchange.	10

Climate research nearly unanimous on human causes, survey finds Of more than 4,000 academic papers published over 20 years, 97.1% agreed that climate change is anthropogenic	Guardian

UN: $2.5 trillion in disaster losses since 2000 Economic losses from disasters since 2000 are in the range of $2.5 trillion, a figure at least 50 percent higher than previous international estimates, according to a U.N. report released Wednesday.	AP

Historic carbon peak soon to become global average: WMO After seeing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere surpass a historic threshold last week, the world should brace for the new peak level to soon become the global annual average, the World Meteorological Organization warned Tuesday.	AFP

Drawing in US, China and finance critical to climate deal - S. Africa Building a new, ambitious global climate agreement by 2015 will require drawing in China and the United States, and boosting financial help for poor nations so they feel “energised” to act, South Africa’s climate change ambassador has said.	Thomson Reuters Foundation



Scientists say united on global warming, at odds with public view Ninety-seven percent of scientists say global warming is mainly man-made but a wide public belief that experts are divided is making it harder to gain support for policies to curb climate change, an international study showed on Thursday.	Reuters

Analysis: Obama climate agenda faces Supreme Court reckoning With a barrage of legal briefs, a coalition of business groups and Republican-leaning states are taking their fight against Obama administration climate change regulations to the U.S. Supreme Court.	Reuters

Carbon Capture Able to Be Competitive by 2020s, U.K. Group Says Technology to trap carbon emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants and store it underground has the potential to be cost-competitive with other green energy in the U.K. by the early 2020s, a government adviser said.	Bloomberg

China May Not Import Credits as UN Seeks Carbon-Emissions Market China, the world’s largest greenhouse-gas emitter, probably won’t import carbon credits for two decades as global diplomats craft a new emissions market that will increase supply, the nation’s climate negotiator said.	Bloomberg Businessweek

Climate Change Has Shifted the Locations of Earth's North and South Poles Increased melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet and other ice losses worldwide have helped to move the North Pole several centimeters east each year since 2005	Scientific American

World's fish are migrating to escape global warming Hot, hot, hot. Fish the world over are migrating to escape global warming. For several years now, some fishers have been noticing changes in their nets. In places, new species are being caught. Sea bass and red mullet have moved north into British waters. Pacific salmon have swum to the Beaufort Sea, where – according to Dan Pauly of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada – the Inuit have no name for them.	NewScientist

Gambia: More Rural Farmers Trained On DRR and Adaptation to Climate Change The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture continued its community-based step-down training initiative on disaster risk reduction and adaptation to climate change for Gambian farmers with training programmes held recently in the North Bank and Upper River Regions respectively.	The Daily Observer (Banjul)

Solar Lights & Water Pumps Can Help To Alleviate Poverty Can solar power help eradicate extreme poverty in the developing world? As we’ve shown a number of times, many social entrepreneurs think so, and are investing their time and money in a variety of technologies.	Cleantechnica

More power to solar energy The government has received a white paper from the industry suggesting steps to enhance solar energy projects	The Hindu

Poor countries endanger development by spending less than promised Countries are barely funding social protection, gender equality and climate change programmes, crucial for meeting sustainable development goals after 2015, a report by Oxfam and Development Finance International (DFI) said on Thursday.	Guardian



Let's reconnect green issues and development post-2015 Post-2015 discussions offer a chance to link the environmental and development agendas — it shouldn't be bypassed	SciDev.Net

Paris projected as pivotal climate point We'll always have Paris. Paris is a nice place for a romance, or restaurants, or writing poems, or all of the above, by all accounts. But how about Paris as a place to settle the world's global warming troubles?	USA Today

South Korea to launch world’s most ambitious emissions trading scheme – report South Korea is set to introduce its emissions trading scheme which could be the most ambitious in the world, concluded a key report of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, in collaboration with Ernst & Young.	eco-seed

Kerry: US must do more on climate change The US response to climate change has been inadequate, Secretary of State John Kerry has admitted. Speaking en route to the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting in Sweden, Kerry praised his host’s efforts in cutting its emissions, but said his own country;’s performance was a matter of ‘regret’.	RTCC

Sea levels in Europe could rise up to 1m by 2100, say scientists Cities around Europe could face sea level rises of a metre or more by the end of the century when storm surges are factored in, according to research that helps address some of the biggest uncertainties about climate change	Financial Times

Ice melt, sea level rise, to be less severe than feared: study A melt of ice on Greenland and Antarctica is likely to be less severe than expected this century, limiting sea level rise to a maximum of 69 cm (27 inches), an international study said on Tuesday.	Reuters

ONGC registers Tripura project under CDM ONGC on Tuesday said it has registered the OTPC power project of its ONGC Tripura Power Corporation Ltd (OTPC) as a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) under the Kyoto Protocol.	The Hindu Business Line

For Insurers, No Doubts on Climate Change From Hurricane Sandy’s devastating blow to the Northeast to the protracted drought that hit the Midwest Corn Belt, natural catastrophes across the United States pounded insurers last year, generating $35 billion in privately insured property losses, $11 billion more than the average over the last decade.	NY Times

Climate change may be baring Mount Everest A warming climate is melting the glaciers of Mount Everest, shrinking the frozen cloak of Earth’s highest peak by 13% in the last 50 years, researchers have found.	LA Times

World’s poorest set to assume leadership role at UN talks “The time is gone to think of this whole thing in terms of aid. I am one of those who argues the age of aid is over”.	RTCC



Buyers, not banks or agents, push for greener homes IT IS home buyers, not banks or estate agents, who are pushing a nascent trend towards green architecture that incorporates devices and design attributes that save energy and water, and reduce the emission of greenhouse gases linked to climate change, according to research released on Tuesday.	BusinessDay

Young brigade's green agenda A group of college students and fresh graduates is making its own efforts to protect environment and to create awareness among people about the need to protect environment.	The Hindu

Helen Clark: 'We're living as if we had four planets'	Deutsche Welle

In Google “Limelight” — Bike To Work Week, Google Bike Maps, & Taking Back Your Neighborhood May 17th is National (US) Bike to Work Day, set aside to honor the holistic living practice of bicycling for transportation purposes. For open-air-loving bicyclists, it is the best idea since apple pie.	Cleantechnica

What will it take for policymakers to act on climate change?	Thomson Reuters Foundation

Why the world faces climate chaos	Financial Times

World in a 'new danger zone' as CO2 hits record levels: UN With a CO2 level of 400 parts per million (ppm) announced last week, the highest in human history, the world "crossed an historic threshold and entered a new danger zone," she said in a statement urging policy action.	Sapa-AFP

Ahead of June climate change talks, UN body urges coordinated response to CO2 ‘danger zone’ In the face of “clear and present danger,” the United Nations climate change body is warning that a stepped-up coordinated response is needed to fend off the impacts of climate change after the world’s carbon-dioxide concentrations surpassed their highest level in 4 million years.	UN News Centre

Germany's Merkel eyes tougher carbon targets German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she's confident that European Union member states can agree to more ambitious climate protection targets.	Bloomberg

UN faces uphill battle to reduce global airline emissions Little progress has been made in a United Nations' effort to craft an agreement to lower greenhouse gas emissions from international air travel, raising doubts that its civil aviation body can deliver a final resolution by a September target date, several government officials said on Monday.	Reuters



A Rare Bipartisan Clean Energy Bill Is Ready for Passage An investment tool that is helping finance $400 billion worth of fossil fuel projects could be available to renewables—as soon as the bill can pass.	InsideClimateNews.org

Climate Refugees? More coastal villages may have to relocate due to eroding shorelines and coastal flooding	Islands Business

A Change in Temperature Since 1896, scientists have been trying to answer a deceptively simple question: What will happen to the temperature of the earth if the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere doubles?	NY Times

UN convenes meeting on role of technology and innovation for sustainable development Senior United Nations officials, policymakers, civil society representatives and other stakeholders gathered today at UN Headquarters in New York for a special Economic and Social Council forum on mobilizing science, technology and innovation for sustainable development.	UN News Centre

Rainforest plays critical role in hydropower generation Deforestation in the Amazon region could significantly reduce the amount of electricity produced from hydropower, says a new study.	BBC

Fewer Rain Forests Mean Less Energy for Developing Nations, Study Finds The loss of tropical rain forests is likely to reduce the energy output of hydroelectric projects in countries like Brazil that are investing billions of dollars to create power to support economic growth.	NY Times

Solar power industry sees bright future in Massachusetts Sometime this summer, what had been 17 acres of useless space atop a capped landfill on Holyoke Street will start generating 2.7 megawatts of power with solar panels.	The Republican

Is climate change fueling an epidemic? If you haven’t heard of valley fever, you’re not alone. Although cases in states like California are rising, public awareness is low and misdiagnoses from doctors are sadly high. The AP reported an 850 percent spike in cases across the country from 1998 to 2011, with California and Arizona being the worst states.	Salon

Carbon dioxide level crosses milestone at Hawaii site The amount of climate-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere topped 400 parts per million at a key observing station in Hawaii for the first time since measurement began in 1958, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Friday.	Reuters

Climate change forecast to shrink habitat of common plants, animals The habitats of many common plants and animals will shrink dramatically this century unless governments act quickly to cut rising greenhouse gas emissions, scientists said on Sunday after studying 50,000 species around the world.	Reuters



Climate change 'will make hundreds of millions homeless' It is increasingly likely that hundreds of millions of people will be displaced from their homelands in the near future as a result of global warming.	The Guardian

'Dramatic decline' warning for plants and animals More than half of common plant species and a third of animals could see a serious decline in their habitat range because of climate change.	BBC

China ‘Moving to Lead on Climate Change,’ Says Report Both China and the U.S., the world’s two principal emitters of greenhouse gases, have been making significant recent progress on tackling climate change, a report by an influential Australian advisory group says.	Climate News Network

Climate change: swift political action can avert a carbon dioxide crisis The news that concentrations of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere reached a level of 400 parts per million last week might not appear to have immediate significance.	The Guardian/The Observer

USA holds key to aviation emissions deal United Nations negotiations to contain emissions from planes and ships recommence in Montreal and London this week, with hopes for a global climate change deal in 2015 resting on these two sectors.	Responding to Climate Change

Rising temperatures increase health risks Summer is almost here, and with it likely some blistering hot days. A recent study suggests the elderly should beware when the temperature spikes, because they face an increased risk of winding up in the emergency room short of breath on those days.	Baltimore Sun

Solar power all set to heat things up as state pushes the rooftop scheme After making rain water harvesting a mass movement, the state government is now working towards a mass revolution in generating solar power from the rooftops, according to chairman and managing director of Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency, Sudeep Jain	New Indian Express

Women and Men Experience Climate Change Differently: Report The World d Bank 2010 annual report World Development Report 2010 was on the world present urgent challenge how to address the issue of Climate Change and Development.	Sudan Vision Daily

Cities need the resilience to face future Sandys Whether or not Hurricane Sandy had a connection to climate change, climate change will make future Hurricane Sandys more common, imposing enormous costs on cities.	Sun Herald

Rules to measure climate ambition could be agreed at UN summit in Warsaw Specific criteria that countries can base emission reduction plans on needs be agreed at the Warsaw climate summit at the end of 2013, an influential campaign group has warned.	RTCC



UN Carbon Has Biggest Jump Since 2011 as EU Factories Tap Quota United Nations Certified Emission Reduction credits had their biggest one-day gain since Dec. 20, 2011 amid speculation factories and utilities are using the carbon offsets to meet European Union pollution targets.	Bloomberg Businessweek

Global Environment Facility launches new drive to detox planet A leading development bank has launched a new drive to cut the levels of harmful chemicals released into the atmosphere.	RTCC

Ghana seeks to have Africa’s largest solar power plant Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday said government had provided provisional licenses for nine organisations to invest in energy generation.	Ghana Business Network

Charles: 'Climate change sceptics are turning Earth into dying patient Heir to throne intervenes on issue dividing coalition, making outspoken criticism of attempts to tackle global warming	Guardian

World's first green bank loans $1bn in first months of operation Britain's Green Investment Bank (GIB), the world's first bank solely focused on lending to clean energy projects, said it allocated 635 million pounds ($988 million) in funding over its first five months of operation.	Reuters

The measure of global warming AT NOON on May 4th the carbon-dioxide concentration in the atmosphere around the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii hit 400 parts per million (ppm).	The Economist

Biden defends Obama’s climate change record Vice President Biden is rebutting claims that the Obama administration hasn’t pushed hard enough on climate change and defending President Obama’s first-term record.	The Hill

Obama's EPA nominee stalled as Republicans boycott vote Republican senators on Thursday stalled the confirmation of President Barack Obama's pick to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying they were "completely unsatisfied" with answers provided by Gina McCarthy on several topics.	Reuters

Shepherd or shoot goats in the name of climate change O’Hare airport will finally get its goats. The Department of Aviation of the City of Chicago has awarded a contract to a private firm to provide 25 goats to munch vegetation at the city’s airport. These “green lawn mowers” will help reduce carbon dioxide emissions to sustain the planet.	Washington Times

Women are 'key drivers' in climate change adaptation Plans to protect ecosystems and help people adapt to climate change ― also known as ecosystem-based adaptation (EBA) ― must involve vulnerable groups, including women and communities greatly hit by global warming if they are to succeed	SciDev.Net



How the WTO could build the arsenal against climate change	Climate Spectator

Framework of global climate deal starts to emerge As another barge gorged with coal drifted past down the Rhine, France’s lead climate negotiator Paul Watkinson tweeted: “one day the barges will be filled with wind and sun:-)”.	RTCC

Climate justice group to highlight campaign with climb of Everest A Nepalese expedition, Climbing for Climate Justice , led by four-time world record climber Sherpa Pemba Dorje, will start climbing Mount Everest tomorrow and plans to reach the summit of the world’s highest mountain peak on May 26th.	Irish Times

SA identified as a green tax trailblazer SOUTH Africa been identified by audit, tax and advisory service firm KPMG International as a world leader in using tax as a tool to drive sustainable corporate behaviour and achieve green policy goals, in a report yesterday.	BusinessDay

Climate finance: the elephant that’s not even in the room If the conversation on equity and overall tone of discussions at last week’s UN climate change talks in Bonn was a pleasant surprise, other aspects of the negotiations remained uninspiring.	RTCC

Carbon Market Champions Undeterred by Kyoto Dead-End, EU Says Carbon-market supporters from China to California will push for emissions trading even as they prepare for the end of the United Nations Kyoto Protocol in seven years, Europe’s top climate negotiator said.	Bloomberg

Prince Charles attacks global warming sceptics Prince uses speech at St James's Palace to single out 'confirmed sceptics' and environmentally unfriendly businesses	Guardian

Ed Davey hits out against coalition climate change sceptics Energy and climate change secretary will use a major speech at Clarence House to promise stronger action on global warming	Guardian

Gov't puts final touches on Climate Change Dep't GOVERNMENT is, within weeks, to begin advertising for core staff members for the long-awaited Climate Change Department.	Jamaica Gleaner

Global warming: A call for peace on climate and conflict Among the most worrying of the mooted impacts of climate change is an increase in civil conflict as people compete for diminishing resources, such as arable land and water.	Nature



Action to halt global warming will save my nation Minister Tony de Brum of the Republic of the Marshall Islands describes the clear and present danger posed by climate change to his nation, and urges the world to act against this threat.	Thomson Reuters Foundation

Germany Says Climate Talks Move Beyond Blame Game Before Warsaw Climate talks that ended today in Berlin moved beyond a “blame game,” said Germany’s Environment Minister Peter Altmaier, after recent disagreements.	Bloomberg Businessweek

Merkel calls for redoubling of efforts to reach climate change treaty German Chancellor Angela Merkel this week called for a redoubling of efforts to forge a new U.N. agreement on climate change by 2015.	UPI

U.S., South Korean Leaders Affirm Climate Change Cooperation In her first foreign visit since taking office in February, South Korean President Park Geun-hye joined with President Barack Obama today to declare both governments’ intention to fight climate change.	ENS

U.S. envoy sees new plan energizing global climate talks The United States' new proposal to let countries draft their own emissions reduction plans rather than working toward a common target can unlock languishing U.N. climate negotiations, the U.S. climate change envoy said on Tuesday.	Reuters

Rising seas in southern Caribbean offer dark preview of future amid climate change The old coastal road in this fishing village at the eastern edge of Grenada sits under a couple of feet of murky saltwater, which regularly surges past a hastily-erected breakwater of truck tires and bundles of driftwood intended to hold back the Atlantic Ocean.	AP

Sustainable cities: cutting emissions and opening up data Cities are getting smarter as energy-saving innovations go mainstream and local governments open vast troves of data to provide value for the community	Guardian

EU embraces green infrastructure package The European Union adopted a new strategy yesterday (6 May) aimed at promoting green infrastructure, and putting natural processes at the heart of its spatial planning.	EurActiv

Pacific islands look for model to combat changes due to global warming Islanders must adapt as environmental impact of climate change affects centuries-old ways of life	Guardian

Climate Change Makes Life Tougher for Solomon Island Farmers Life is difficult enough for communities on the remote southern Weather Coast of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Sustaining a livelihood from the land is a daily struggle on the steep coastal mountain slopes that plunge to the sea, made worse by the absence of adequate roads, transport and government services. And now, climate change is taking its toll on the already precarious food situation here.	IPS



Global warming changing nature of coral reefs: New Zealand scientist Global warming might be killing off many species of coral as the world's oceans acidify, but the future for biodiversity in coral reefs might not be as bleak as previously forecast, according to a study by New Zealand and Australian scientists.	Xinhua

Carbon tax is best option Congress has (editorial)	Washington Post

Green energy saves more than the environment (by Helen Clark)	Thomson Reuters Foundation

This isn't the weather we grew up with	Guardian

Merkel raises hopes for EU carbon fix German Chancellor Angel Merkel raised hopes for Europe's flagging emissions trading scheme (ETS) late last week by calling for action to be taken this year to revive plans to tackle the over-supply of carbon allowances in the market.	BusinessGreen

EU ministers urge July decision on carbon market: draft Governments and members of the European Parliament must decide on a plan to prop up the EU carbon market by July at the latest, a joint statement from nine energy and environment ministers, said.	Reuters

Rich Countries Drag Feet at Climate Talks Another week of international climate negotiations ended in Bonn, Germany last Friday, but there was little mid-level bureaucrats could do when world leaders remain in thrall to the fossil fuel industry, say environmentalists.	IPS

Ministers back moves to raise EU carbon prices Energy and environment ministers from the EU’s three biggest economies have backed moves that would raise carbon prices across the bloc.	Financial Times

Al-Attiyah attends Berlin climate change conference HE the Chairman of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah, who is also the president of the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP18 ) attended the fourth ministerial meeting on climate change here yesterday.	Gulf Times

Clinton announces plans for a Latin America initiative later this year in Rio de Janeiro The Clinton Global Initiative is taking its formula of a powerhouse gathering of global leaders to a new part of the world.	Washington Post



Indonesia Launches Forest Governance Index To Strengthen REDD+ As the two-year moratorium on deforestation faces expire, Indonesia has launched its first forest governance index to address the current state of forest protection and management of central and provincial government.	Antara News

South Africa: New power generation Investment in renewables is surging. But will wind and solar be enough to meet the country’s needs?	Financial Times

Africa: Rain Will Get Extreme Due to Global Warming, Says Nasa Study A NASA-led study provides new evidence that global warming may increase the risk for extreme rainfall and drought. The study shows for the first time how rising carbon dioxide concentrations could affect the entire range of rainfall types on Earth.	The New Vision

Encouraging signs of progress from Bonn climate talks	AlertNet

Political will to tackle climate change faces Petersberg Dialogue test The desire of leading nations to address the causes of global warming will be tested at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin this week.	RTCC

Countries focus on ‘concrete solutions’ to build new UN-backed global climate accord Delegates from more than 160 countries have agreed on a set of climate change policy measures as part of an ongoing United Nations-led effort to create a new, universal climate accord by 2015 to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) from pre- industrial levels.	Islands Business

European carbon market in trouble As the centerpiece of Europe’s pledge to lead the global battle against climate change, the region’s market for carbon emissions effectively turned pollution into a commodity that could be traded like gold or oil. But the once-thriving pollution trade here has turned into a carbon bust.	Washington Post

Poland and France co-operating on 2015 climate deal Poland and France are collaborating on the 2015 global climate deal, according to a spokesperson for Poland’s Environment Minister Marcin Korolec.	RTCC

Climate change may bring drought to temperate areas, study says Climate change may increase the risk of extreme rainfall in the tropics and drought in the world's temperate zones, according to a new study led by NASA.	LA Times

Mills: EPA cuts estimate on leaks from gas operations The Environmental Protection Agency has dramatically lowered its estimate of amount of the potential heat-trapping gas leaks come from natural gas production. It is great news for natural gas producers, consumers, and the environment.	Times Record News



Hawaii in Climate Change Bullseye Tropical cyclones of the future may have the Hawaiian islands in their cross hairs, according to a new study of how climate change will alter eastern Pacific Ocean storms near the end of the 21st century.	Discovery

Surge in valley fever blamed on climate change California and federal public health officials say that valley fever, a potentially lethal but often misdiagnosed disease infecting more and more people across the nation, has been on the rise as a warming climate and drought have kicked up the dust that spreads it.	Washington Post

Arctic Ocean 'acidifying rapidly' The Arctic seas are being made rapidly more acidic by carbon-dioxide emissions, according to a new report.	BBC

It's crunch time for a climate change deal (by Ed Davey)	Times of Oman

Countries focus on ‘concrete solutions’ to build new UN-backed global climate accord Delegates from more than 160 countries have agreed on a set of climate change policy measures as part of an ongoing United Nations-led effort to create a new, universal climate accord by 2015 to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) from pre- industrial levels.	UN News Centre

Climate negotiators inch closer to global pact The UN climate conference in Bonn, Germany ended with delegates expressing tempered optimism that a new global pact may be within reach. Strong divisions remain as developing nations demand increased support.	Deutsche Welle

Successful week of talks in Bonn looks towards finalising ‘dynamic’ climate deal in 2015 Consensus that agreement must be able to adapt to emerging science on climate	Irish Times

Nations seek flexible climate approach, but no breakthrough in Bonn New, more flexible ways to fight climate change were sketched out on Friday at the end of a week of talks between 160 nations, but there was no breakthrough in bridging a deep divide between China and the United States.	Reuters

US urges light-touch regulation of emissions as climate heats up This week’s Bonn talk’s saw battle lines drawn between countries looking for a binding deal and those seeking a ‘pledge and review’ process	Irish Times

EU calms Kyoto Protocol ratification storm The European Union has moved to assure nations taking part at the UN climate negotiations that the second period of the Kyoto Protocol (CP2) will be ratified by member states in 2013.	RTCC



Warming caused super storms: UN Global warming was to blame for super storms that killed hundreds of people last year, and record levels of ice thaw in the Arctic, the United Nations has warned.	NZ Herald

Historical responsibility of developed countries unevadable As global representatives gathering at German city of Bonn for a new round of UN climate change talks, China's Chief Negotiator Su Wei warned developed countries that their historical responsibility for climate change is unevadable.	Xinhua

Countries to build new UN-backed global climate accord Delegates from more than 160 countries have agreed on a set of climate change policy measures as part of an ongoing United Nations-led effort to create a new, universal climate accord by 2015 to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) from pre- industrial levels.	IBNS

China nears launch of large emissions trading pilot programs China will soon begin its grand experiment to rein in climate change, using the nation's regionwide carbon markets as the building blocks for what could become the world's second-largest emissions trading market.	ClimateWire

Is China really a climate change leader? A new report portrays China as a leader in tackling climate change but its emissions are still rising dramatically	Guardian

Figueres: 2015 climate deal must kickstart green growth The proposed 2015 climate change deal must ‘kickstart’ green growth and offer a clear vision of how countries can transform their economies, the UN climate chief has told RTCC.	RTCC

A global deal on climate change will be reached at Paris summit in 2015, says Ethiopian negotiator A global agreement on climate change will “definitely” be reached in 2015, according to Ethiopia’s chief negotiator Tewolde Egziabher. “The question is how effective an agreement it will be,” he told The Irish Times .	Irish Times

UN Envoys Consider 2050 Carbon Target in Climate Deal Talks Envoys at United Nations global warming talks are considering whether to adopt a target for carbon emissions around 2050 as they struggle to work toward a deal to limit climate change that they aim to agree on in 2015.	Bloomberg

Low-key U.S. plan for each nation to set climate goals wins ground A U.S.-led plan to let all countries set their own goals for fighting climate change is gaining grudging support at U.N. talks, even though the current level of pledges is far too low to limit rising temperatures substantially.	Reuters

Zero emissions power is possible, and we know what it will cost To avoid 2 degrees of climate change, global carbon emissions will need to be reduced by at least 50% by 2050. For developed countries such as Australia with higher carbon emissions this will mean cuts closer to 80%: it essentially implies decarbonising the stationary energy sector in Australia.	The Conversation



White House warned on imminent Arctic ice death spiral Senior US government officials are to be briefed at the White House this week on the danger of an ice-free Arctic in the summer within two years.	Guardian

Climate change: The battle against carbon heats up In February 2011, the Australian government established an independent body, the Climate Commission, to provide unbiased scientific information to the public about climate change. Although meant primarily for Australia, the reports of the commission are now attracting global attention.	Economic Times

Rescue for global climate change – country-by-country efforts As a country with over 15,000 islands, climate change will have a significant impact on our economy and the welfare of our people.	Jakarta Post

Unburnable fuel MARKETS can misprice risk, as investors in subprime mortgages discovered in 2008. Several recent reports suggest that markets are now overlooking the risk of “unburnable carbon”.	The Economist

John Kerry faces quandary over US Keystone XL pipeline When John Kerry delivered his first major address as secretary of state, his most powerful message was not about the rabbit hole that is the Middle East or the US’s “pivot” towards Asia. It was about the environment.	Financial Times

What would ‘wartime mobilization’ to fight climate change look like?	Grist

Bonn climate change talks going ‘surprisingly well’, say delegates “The most surprising thing is that there’s an awful lot of common sense being spoken on a whole range of issues, and it’s getting better as the week goes on,” said Matthew Kennedy, of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.	Irish Times

Attiyah urges govts to act on Doha climate meet decisions HE the Chairman of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah, who is also President of the Climate Change Conference (COP18), has called on the governments to act on the decisions taken at the Doha climate change negotiations.	Gulf Times

Fiji assures G77 protection of all positions Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Amena Yauvoli has assured members of Group 77 that under Fiji’s chairmanship all positions of the Group is protected.	Fijivillage.com

KNPC''s flare gas recovery project wins CDM certification The Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) has announced that its flare gas recovery project in Al-Ahmadi refinery was to get the certification and approval of the Clean Development Mechanism Board of the Kyoto Protocol on global warming.	KUNA



China leads in climate change's 'critical decade' China is fast becoming a world leader in the fight against climate change. In the past year, it has halved the growth in electricity demand, continued to increase its wind and solar energy production, and is in the process of developing emissions trading schemes to cover a quarter of a billion people.	NewScientist

EU energy policy uncertainty deterring green investment, peers warn House of Lords committee says clear post-2020 energy strategy needed to draw pension funds and insurance companies into supporting €1trn of European energy projects	BusinessGreen

City advised to grow ’healthily’ The need is growing for the sustainable development of Jakarta, and for the city to be more resilient against the impact of climate change, to be able to compete economically with other cities in the world.	Jakarta Post

Masdar to cooperate in green energy projects New memorandum of understanding signed with UK Green Investment Bank to explore opportunities	Gulf News

Climate change: When rain, rain won't go away "I'd never seen the river that high," says Susan Hammond. "But I was pretty certain the bridge wasn't going anywhere."	USA Today

Give our children a voice	Fiji Times

Rich countries blamed for setting climate talks ‘back a decade’ The UN climate talks have lost a decade of progress because of the failings of rich nations, according to a group of developing countries.	RTCC

Least Developed Countries call for immediate action on Climate Change The 49-member group of least developed countries (LDCs) taking part in international negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) which began in Bonn, Germany Monday, April 29, 2012, has called for swift action in dealing with issues raised.	Ghana Business News

China leads in climate change's 'critical decade' China is fast becoming a world leader in the fight against climate change. In the past year, it has halved the growth in electricity demand, continued to increase its wind and solar energy production, and is in the process of developing emissions trading schemes to cover a quarter of a billion people.	NewScientist

Philippines joins world climate talks to drive climate action now The Philippines is among the developing countries which joined the talks to urge developed nations not to stray from the principles and provisions of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change treaty and raise climate action ambition at the opening of this year’s first round of climate talks.	eco-business.com



Adapt faster to changing climate, Europe warned Cities around Europe may have to erect flood defences similar to the Thames Barrier as tidal surges become more likely	Guardian

Abu Dhabi to invest $1.5bn in UK green energy Abu Dhabi on Wednesday will sign a deal to invest a reported $1.5bn in the UK alternative energy market, the UK’s Department of Energy & Climate Change has confirmed.	Arabian Business

U.S. pragmatic approach leads climate talks: Wynn A U.S. submission to U.N.-backed negotiations shows how a scaled-down global climate deal which falls short of a full treaty can be agreed in 2015.	Reuters

Op-ed: The effects of global warming impacts Latinos the hardest	NBC News

Climate change demands that Asean's future is cooperative (opinion)	The Nation

Climate chief warns of 'urgency' as CO2 levels rise The UN's climate chief called for urgency Monday as she opened a new round of global talks amid warnings that Earth-warming carbon dioxide levels were approaching a symbolic threshold never seen in human history.	AFP

Carbon dioxide emissions reachest highest point in three million years Developed countries to come under pressure at Bonn conference to fulfil pledges of funding for poorer nations to cope with climate change	Irish Times

Small island states issue climate compensation warning Pacific Island states at risk from rising sea levels have indicated they will push for compensation unless global emissions are brought under control.	RTCC

Scientists warn of rising CO2 concentrations, despite stabilizing global temperatures Scientists at the U.S. government’s Earth Systems Research laboratory in Hawaii reported Monday that the concentration of carbon dioxide could pass 400 parts per million for the first time in the next few days.	Daily Caller

EU uncertainty likely to affect global carbon markets The head of the world’s only global emissions trading scheme (ETS) says EU climate ambition is central to ensuring carbon markets are a success.	RTCC



Threatened small islands call for "concrete" climate action The latest round of U.N. climate talks, a second session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP), resumed this week in Bonn, Germany.	Thomson Reuters Foundation

China becoming ‘world’s renewable energy leader’ China is rapidly assuming a global leadership role on climate change alongside the U.S., a new study said Monday, but it warned greenhouse gas emissions worldwide continue to rise strongly.	AFP-Jiji

Adapt faster to changing climate, Europe warned Cities around Europe may have to erect flood defences similar to the Thames Barrier as tidal surges become more likely	Guardian

Kiribati schools get climate change book A book which aims to teach primary school children in Kiribati about climate change has gained interest from around the world, with requests to print the book in several languages.	Radio New Zealand International

Five Reasons We Need a New Global Agreement on Climate Change by 2015	Huffington Post

China becoming global climate change leader: study SYDNEY — China is rapidly assuming a global leadership role on climate change alongside the United States, a new study said Monday, but it warned greenhouse gas emissions worldwide continue to rise strongly.	AFP

Greenhouse gases in new danger zone The world's carbon dioxide levels are on the cusp of reaching 400 parts per million in the atmosphere for the first time in 3 million years.	The Age

2 Big Issues To Watch At This Week’s Bonn Climate Talks It’s been almost four months since the last UNFCCC negotiations in Doha, Qatar (COP 18). Countries decided in Doha to finalize the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, wrap up a series of decisions on the Bali Action Plan, and outline a plan to establish an international climate agreement by 2015.	World Resources Institute

Poorest nations show low-carbon will in climate talks LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The world's least developed countries are sending out signals that they are willing to put their economic development on a low-carbon path, but questions remain as to how this can be achieved without more financial and technology support from rich nations.	Thomson Reuters Foundation

Can Fossil Fuel Divestment Prevent The Carbon Bubble From Bursting? Could the same movement that brought down Apartheid be the key tactic in convincing America to go fossil fuel free and preventing a new financial crisis?	CleanTechnica



Carbon bubble makes Australia's coal industry ripe 'for financial implosion' Australia's huge coal industry is a speculative bubble ripe for financial implosion if the world's governments fulfil their agreement to act on climate change, according to a new report.	The Guardian

Oil-Rich Russia Works To Increase Renewable Energy Share… A Bit The Energy Ministry of Russia has submitted a draft law to Dmitri Medvedev that is intended to support the deployment of renewable energy sources, including solar power, wind power, and hydroelectric power.	CleanTechnica

Plants slow climate change by forming cloud sunshade - study (Reuters) - Plants help to slow climate change by emitting gases as temperatures rise that lead to the formation of a sunshade of clouds over the planet, scientists said on Sunday.	Reuters India

Ireland: EU consensus exists for setting 2030 greenhouse gas targets There is a consensus among European energy and environment chiefs backing new 2030 greenhouse gas reduction targets, Irish Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte says.	UPI

Obama campaign launches plan to shame climate sceptics in Congress Campaign group Organizing for Action says it is time to call out US politicians who deny the science behind climate change	Guardian

Developing nations put climate change at heart of development plans Representatives of governments in Africa and Asia have formed a network to support efforts to factor climate change into their development plans.	Vibe Ghana

EU politicians back compromise on car emission targets EU politicians on Wednesday backed a compromise deal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles from 2020 and also called for a 2025 target that would make cars even more fuel efficient.	Reuters

Annual Renewable Energy Investment Set To Sky-rocket By 2030 The next 15 years and more are going to be interesting ones for the renewable energy industry, as the cost of manufacturing and installation drop and the public face of fossil fuels continues to be tarnished.	Cleantechnica

UNEP warns of emissions link to mobile phone demand Rising levels of greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation caused by metal production must be urgently addressed, a new report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warns.	RTCC

Gambia: Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance Gambia Chapter Launched Civil Society Organisation, farmer network organisations, NGOs, in collaboration with the Department of Water Resources and the University of the Gambia last Monday launched the Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance Gambia chapter, at the Tango conference hall.	The Point (Banjul)



Minister urges youth to protect environment MINISTER OF Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Robert Pickersgill, is encouraging young persons to play a greater role in protecting the environment.	Jamaica Gleaner

Top security official in Nigeria blames climate change for worsening insecurity Climate change is in part to blame for rising conflict and crime in Nigeria, according to the president's National Security Advisor, Colonel Sambo Dasuki.	mongabay.com

Against the odds, young Egyptians push for climate action In this fast-growing city of 6.7 million people, roads littered with garbage are a common sight. Cairo’s poor drainage systems produce contaminated pools of stagnant water, and the main thoroughfares are jammed with cars emitting thick, black clouds of diesel exhaust.	Thomson Reuters Foundation

UNDP climate change meet ends The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and the Government of Sierra Leone on Wednesday held a Validation Workshop to strengthen climate monitoring capabilities so that communities in Sierra Leone can adapt to climate change.	Awoko Newspaper

Uganda Government to Set Up Climate Change Unit The government has set up a climate change unit to improve farmer incomes through monitoring weather patterns and climate change variations.	The New Vision

Caribbean Tourism Stakes Salvation on Greener Policies Tourism, widely regarded as the mainstay of Caribbean economies, is being challenged to remain sustainable in an era of climate change and its impact on beaches, rivers and other attractions.	IPS

Small farmers hold the key to tackling climate change	Thomson Reuters Foundation

Carbon tax on the table in the Senate	Washington Post

UN climate fund risks becoming ‘a closed bank’, warns NGO	RTCC

UN Says Clean Energy Funding Too Low to Halt Climate Harm UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the funds flowing to renewable power and efficiency aren’t sufficient to avert environmental calamities and that investors must move more quickly to back new energy technologies.	Bloomberg



China ends production of HCFC greenhouse gases China has agreed to end the production of industrial hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) by 2030.	RTCC

Climate watchdog eyes tax reform Countries such as the UK that have relatively tough rules on cutting carbon dioxide emissions might have to start taxing imported goods from countries with weaker environmental laws, the government’s official climate watchdog has warned.	Financial Times

UN Carbon Emission Credits Drop to Record 1 Cent as EU Ban Nears Prices for United Nations carbon offsets fell to the lowest ever as a ban on the use of some credits approached and as factories and power stations surrendered permits and credits to cover emissions in 2012.	Bloomberg

China to phase out super greenhouse gas Some eight billion tonnes of greenhouse gases could be kept out of the atmosphere if China sticks to a deal with the United Nation's Montreal Protocol to eliminate the production of hydro-fluorocarbons (HCFCs).	mongabay.com

Slow Start on Environment in Second Obama Term SHORTLY after winning re-election in November, President Obama promised assertive leadership on climate change and energy. In his State of the Union address in February, he vowed that if the assembled lawmakers failed to pass broad climate legislation, he would act unilaterally.	NY Times

The White House’s ‘all of the above’ energy strategy goes global As President Obama’s national security adviser Tom Donilon speaks Wednesday at the launch of Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy, we thought it would be worth highlighting some of his speech’s key points	Washington Post

Developing nations put climate change at heart of plans Representatives from governments in Africa and Asia have formed a network to support their efforts to factor climate change into their development plans.	IIED

Nigeria: NSA Blames Insecurity On Climate Change The National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), Tuesday blamed the widespread insecurity in different parts of the country on the phenomenon of climate change.	This Day

Focus on climate change VILLAGERS of Navitilevu and Mataso in Ra recently took part in an important training session on helping children and young people manage and reduce risks associated with changes in the climate.	Fiji Times

Australian research helping Ethiopian agriculture adjust to changing climate (audio) Australian dryland farming expertise is being seen as a model for other countries as they learn to live with changed climate.	ABC News Australia



UN climate chief predicts 2015 talks won't fail Governments are more serious and the impact of climate change is more dramatic, improving chances of a groundbreaking global warming pact in 2015 in contrast with the failure of such an effort in 2009, the U.N. climate chief said Tuesday.	AP

U.S. should do more on climate change to aid economy - UN's Figueres The United States should do more to fight climate change and help industry catch up on missed economic opportunities in clean energies, the head of the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat said on Tuesday.	Reuters

Work on 2015 climate deal set to start in Bonn UN talks to construct a legally binding climate change deal are set to start on April 29, amid warnings from scientists that greenhouse gas emissions are rising too far, too fast.	RTCC

France backs plan for EU 2030 renewables targets Move leaves UK increasingly isolated in arguing against a post-2020 renewable energy target	BusinessGreen

EU commissioner warns time running out on moves to halt climate change The world will not be able to feed an extra 2 billion people by 2050 if it continues to “throw away 30 to 50 per cent of the food we produce”, EU environment commissioner Janez Potocnik warned in Dublin yesterday.	Irish Times

UK CO2 emissions rising, government advisers warn A new report has laid bare the UK's pretensions to have cut greenhouse gas emissions over recent years.	BBC

Pakistan farmers grapple with climate change Government attempts a new insurance scheme to protect farmers from floods and other worsening weather problems.	Al-Jazeera

UN-backed Asian forum highlights transportation's role in sustainable development Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed efforts by Asian countries meeting at a United Nations-backed regional forum to address transportation as part of the effort to fight climate change and achieve sustainable development.	Pakistan News.Net

Rajasthan Becomes Second Indian State To Cross 500 MW Solar Power Capacity The western Indian state of Rajasthan recently became the second state to have an operational solar power capacity of over 500 MW. Last year, another western state, Gujarat, achieved this milestone with its aggressive solar power policy.	Cleantechnica

'Simple lifestyle key to containing climate change' For the first time in Asia, the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies on Environment and Development (CIIEMD), Mexico, is conducting its annual international congress at Bharathidasan University.	The Hindu



Can EU climate leadership survive next round of UN talks? International climate negotiations are now ratcheting up after something of a post-Durban hiatus.	RTCC

Renewables investment set to triple by 2030 Annual investment in renewable energy technologies, such as wind turbines and solar panels, is likely to jump by 230 per cent by 2030 as the industry drives down costs and starts widespread deployment of baseload green technologies, such as biofuels.	BusinessGreen

MPs apologise to Pacific over NZ failure to sign climate change pac Rising sea levels, falling fish stocks and more extreme storms have proven destructive and deadly, Pacific leaders told a Wellington forum at the weekend.	Islands Business

Climate Change Hangs on Nations’ Cooperation This year’s Earth Day theme is on climate change, and leaders from many countries are making a determined effort to prevent global temperatures from rising even further and to respond to drastic changes in the weather worldwide.	Jakarta Globe

On Earth Day 2013, a planetary report card on global warming When Earth Day observances first began in 1970, Cleveland had recently doused a pollutant-fueled fire on a section of the Cuyahoga River. Cities were often shrouded in thick blankets of smog. And large portions of Lake Erie were so fouled by industrial, farm, and sewage runoff that sections of the 241-mile-long lake were pronounced dead.	Christian Science Monitor

Qatar builds its first ultra-low energy villa Qatar’s first ultra-low energy villa, a landmark project that could revolutionise the way people think about building homes in the entire Middle East region, was launched at the Barwa City in Doha yesterday.	Gulf Times

Bangladesh focuses on adaptation as climate fears grow Climate adaptation planning is likely to become a priority for Bangladesh’s leaders as the hopes of keeping global temperatures within safe limits decrease.	RTCC

Copenhagen makes an ambitious push to be carbon neutral by 2025 More bicycle lanes, biomass generation, public transit, cooling buildings with seawater – it's all intended to make Copenhagen the world’s first carbon-neutral capital by 2025.	Christian Science Monitor

Impacts of Climate Change on Coral Reefs and the Marine Environment It is estimated that 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface area is made up of oceans,1 the most productive habitat, comprising 75 per cent of all known species.	UN Chronicle

Climate zones will shift faster as world warms Earth's regional climate zones will shift more quickly in response to warming as the globe grows hotter in coming decades, according to a study published online in Nature Climate Change	Nature



Opinion: A unique moment for energy and earth	MSNBC

Last 30 years were the warmest in the last 1,400 years From 1971 to 2000, the world's land areas were the warmest they have been in at least 1,400 years, according to a new study in Nature Geoscience. The massive new study, involving 80 researchers from around the world with the Past Global Changes (PAGES) group, is the first to look at continental temperature changes over two thousand years, providing insights into regional climatic changes from the Roman Empire to the modern day.	Mongabay.com

Why Europe’s carbon collapse won’t kill emissions markets For carbon markets across the world it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Plummeting European Union carbon prices following a key EU vote seem to demonstrate in the clearest terms that cap and trade is doomed to fail.	Cleantechnica

How a new carbon standard seeks to benefit women worldwide Women are the majority of the world's farmers, yet carbon mitigation projects in agriculture and forestry are rarely designed in ways that benefit their economic and social status. So says Jeannette Gurung, a Bangkok-based women's development advocate whose group WOCAN (Women Organising for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management) is trying to change that through the Women's Carbon Standard.	BusinessGreen

UN Climate Leader Christiana Figueres  to Speak at UMass Boston Christiana Figueres, the top United Nations leader on climate change, will speak at the University of Massachusetts Boston on April 24 to discuss how the international community can act decisively to blunt the impacts of global climate change.	PRWEB

IMF Rejects Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Calls for Reform Fossil fuel subsidies provided by both rich and poor countries to keep their citizens happy are holding back the world economy, accelerating climate change and damaging the health of current and future generations, according to the International Monetary Fund. The worst offender of all is the United States, which allows annual subsidies of $502 billion on fossil fuels. China with $279 billion and Russia at $116 billion are the two next largest offenders.	Climate News Network

Can EU climate leadership survive next round of UN talks? International climate negotiations are now ratcheting up after something of a post-Durban hiatus. A UNFCCC Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action will be hosted in Bonn, between 29 April and 3 May 2013.	Responding to Climate Change

Wind energy continues to grow on the list of greentech choices Chances are you’ve heard that we’re using a lot of energy every day and need to, you know, slow our roll. We’ve done an excellent job figuring out how to use fossil fuels, but what about our other natural resources? Wind, some say, is our next best thing.	Venturebeat.com

Petrol pumps in region shift to solar energy As you drive on Vaijapur road near Aurangabad, don't be surprised if you spot huge solar panels near petrol pumps. Harrowed by constant load shedding, owners of petrol pumps in the region, especially those in rural areas, are switching to solar power.	Times of India

Breakthrough technology that uses solar energy to augment intermittent wind energy One of Israel’s leading investment firms in renewable energy, Capital Nature, has recently invested in a young Israeli company, Augwind, who has developed a technology that provides solutions to the challenges of wind power production. The technology developed by Augwind has successfully found a way to utilize wind generated energy combined with solar energy, even when the wind isn’t blowing.	EcoSeed



Joining hands on Earth Day The observation of Earth Day this year takes up a critically important theme - the Faces of Climate Change - focusing on how global warming affects individuals and what they can do to protect the planet. As it does every year since it started 43 years ago, Earth Day seeks to promote awareness and activism. It deserves wholehearted support, for the global climatic challenge is serious and time is short.	The Straits Times

U.S., Japan, G8 Commit to Climate Change Action Support for global action to curb climate change is growing stronger within the G8 group of the world’s largest industrial democracies, which includes the United States and Japan.	ENS

China Plans to Complete Climate Change Draft Law in Two Years China plans to draw on the experience of seven regional carbon markets as it drafts new national legislation in one or two years, according to the country’s lead climate negotiator.	Bloomberg

23-nation group on clean energy to clear financing hurdles The 23-nation grouping on clean energy today decided to chalk out ways to clear the financing hurdles that have halted progress of the initiative.	Economic Times

China climate chief says EU CO2 crisis will not hurt domestic plans The crisis facing the European carbon market will not deter China from plans to establish its own emissions trading platform or its other climate pledges, the senior official responsible for climate change said on Thursday.	Reuters

Gorbachev Sees Global Failure to Address Eco-Risks Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Thursday painted a dim picture of the world's environmental progress, two decades after he founded the environmental group Green Cross International.	AP

Carbon bubble will plunge the world into another financial crisis – report The world could be heading for a major economic crisis as stock markets inflate an investment bubble in fossil fuels to the tune of trillions of dollars, according to leading economists.	Guardian

Mayor Bloomberg announces major private sector involvement in PlaNYC C40 Chair and Mayor of New York Michael R. Bloombergannounced this morning that ten private companies have joined the Carbon Challenge, a PlaNYC initiative that encourages businesses, universities, hospitals, and other private organizations to slash carbon emissions to reduce the impact of climate change.	National Geographic

Germany energy transition faces cuts after European Parliament vote Germany says it is facing a funding gap in its transition to green energy after a European Parliament vote against reforming the European Union's emissions trading scheme.	UPI

Is climate change taking a break? The cold start into spring has made people in parts of Europe wonder if the climate is really warming. Global temperatures have not been rising in recent years. Is the earth cooling instead of warming?	Deutsche Welle



With a climate regime crumbling, could a solution be in Asia?	eco-business.com

PM Singh: India To Double Renewable Energy Capacity By 2017 During his keynote speech at yesterday’s Fourth Clean Energy Ministerial in New Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged to double India’s renewable energy capacity by 2017.	AsianScientist

Wind Energy Production Levels Hit All-Time High In California California’s wind energy production levels recently reached a new all-time high of 4,196 megawatts (MW). The record was achieved on April 7th at 6:44 PM. This is a surge higher than the previous all-time high of 3,944 MW achieved earlier in the year on March 3.	Cleantechnica

'Wake-up call' sounded on stalled renewable energy initiatives The push to produce more energy from renewable sources has stalled, and “the average unit of energy produced today is basically as dirty as it was 20 years ago,” according to Maria van der Hoeven, executive director of the International Energy Agency	LA Times

Europe's climate chief vows to fight on to save emissions trading scheme Connie Hedegaard's attempts to introduce longer-term reforms will face fierce opposition from a powerful business lobby	Guardian

IEA: Clean energy progress has stalled Worldwide development of clean energy remains well below the level needed to prevent the worst impacts of climate change, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned today.	BusinessGreen

Eurozone woes shift climate change focus Not long after the European parliament cast doubt on the future of the EU’s key policy to confront global warming, José Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, huddled with his climate commissioner, Connie Hedegaard, in the VIP lounge at Strasbourg airport.	finan

Sustainable urban infrastructure can foster economic growth – UN report Developing sustainable urban infrastructure benefits not just the environment, but can also boost economic growth and social stability, according to a United Nations report released today, which stresses the need to transition to resource-efficient technologies in cities, given scarce natural resources.	UN News Centre

Facing the challenge The economic and social impact of climate change on agriculture, coastal and marine resources, energy, health, tourism and water sectors was examined yesterday through a series of six regional reports on climate change, which was implemented by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).	Trinidad Express

Support to reduce greenhouse gas emissions A project to increase Vietnamese industries' capacity to control greenhouse gas emissions and their ability to adapt to climate change was launched yesterday.	Viet Nam News



British children 'deeply concerned' about the impact of climate change Survey reveals 11 to 16-year-olds are worried about how global waming will affect them, as well as children in poorer nations	Guardian

Climate change: lessons in cross-sector collaboration Climate change is a pressing issue. Everyone knows that, certainly the development community and they don't need to be reminded of it. What they do need reminding of is that no one group can possibly solve this problem.	Guardian

EU parliament rejects carbon market rescue fix European Union politicians rejected a plan to prop up the world's biggest carbon market on Tuesday, sending it plunging to a new record low and raising questions about its survival.	Reuters

Urgent need for international deal to tackle climate change, says Hogan A LEGALLY binding international agreement must be urgently struck to ensure countries responsible for 100pc of global emissions are signed up to help tackle climate change, the Environment Minister has urged.	Independent

Ban highlights need to work towards sustainable energy Calling it "one of the most critical issues of our time," United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday stressed the importance of strong partnerships to achieve universal access to sustainable energy.	IBNS

Carbon falls as EU rejects fix European Union politicians rejected a plan to prop up the world's biggest carbon market on Tuesday, sending it plunging to a new record low and raising questions about its survival.	Economic Times

Progress at international climate talks painfully slow: PM International negotiations to prevent climate change were progressing at a “painfully slow” pace, said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.	Livemint

Financing key to promoting green energy, says PM Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today said market forces alone will not provide sufficient financing for green energy unless the risks of policy change are appropriately addressed.	ANI

Gore calls for action on climate change Former US vice-president Al Gore called for action on climate change yesterday, comparing denial of changing weather patterns to “sleepwalking towards the edge of the cliff”.	Irish Times

African nations strive to stem desertification with a ‘Great Green Wall’ Stretching from Dakar to Djibouti, a United Nations-backed programme dubbed the ‘Great Green Wall’ brings together 11 countries to plant trees across Africa to literally hold back the Sahara desert with a swathe of greenery, lessen the effects of desertification and improve the lives and livelihoods of communities.	UN News Centre



Clean energy progress too slow to limit global warming: report The development of low-carbon energy is progressing too slowly to limit global warming, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday.	Reuters

Media needs a climate change The Centre for Science and Technology Policy Research (CSTPR) at the University of Colorado-Boulder, US, has an interesting continuing research. It tracks media coverage on climate change and global warming in 50 newspapers being published in 20 countries across six continents.	The Hindu Business Line

Business leads the way in sustainability While many companies have embraced energy efficiency or resource management, some argue that corporate leaders must go beyond incremental change and transform their business models	Financial Times

Production sectors cost trillions in damages to world environment – UN-backed study Primary production and processing in such sectors as agriculture, forestry, fisheries, mining, oil and gas exploration and utilities cost the world economy $7.3 trillion a year in damage to the environment, health and other vital benefits for humankind, a new United Nations-backed report warned today, calling for stricter ecological sustainability.	Islands Business

Antarctic ice tells conflicting story about climate change's role in big melt Two different areas of Antarctica tell two very different stories about how climate change might be affecting ice melt. The data appear to confirm that climate change impacts can be very local.	Christian Science Monitor

Climate scientists struggle to explain warming slowdown Scientists are struggling to explain a slowdown in climate change that has exposed gaps in their understanding and defies a rise in global greenhouse gas emissions.	Reuters

MEPs urged to back carbon emissions freeze MEPs have been urged to back a change to laws on the trading of carbon emission quotas. In a debate on 15 April 2013, Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said the proposal to introduce "backloading" - whereby the Commission could intervene in CO2 emissions trading - could mitigate the recent fall in carbon prices.	BBC

‘Anthropogenic’ Climate Change is a Priority for Kerry in Asia As threats from North Korea makes headlines in northeast Asia and around the world, Secretary of State John Kerry, in his weekend visit to the region, gave high priority to a different subject – one that he is passionate about – “anthropogenic” global warming and his contention that the science is settled.	CNSNews.com

BRICS Countries Agree To US$50 Billion Development Bank The five BRICS countries have agreed to set up a bank that will fund development and infrastructure projects in developing countries.	Asian Scientist

EU in pivotal ballot over carbon market A vote against propping up the European Union carbon market would be a setback felt around the world, the International Energy Agency warned on Monday as parliamentarians prepared for a potentially pivotal ballot on one of Europe’s flagship environmental policies.	Financial Times



Australia urged to formally recognise climate change refugee status Refugee Council says new category would protect those fleeing the effects of global warming and warns Australian government to prepare for thousands forced from low-lying Pacific islands	Guardian

Report: U.S. Makes 'Messy' Progress on Global Warming Policy Despite "political infighting" that has prevented comprehensive policies to fight global warming, the United States has made significant policy progress over the past decade to curb carbon emissions, according to a new report released Monday.	US News & World Report

China represents 68% of increase in global CO2 emissions, India represents 8%: Study India represented 8% of the increase in global energy-related CO2 emissions between 2000 and 2010 according to a report by US based Climate Policy Initiative (CPI). In contrast, China represented a whopping 68% of the increase in global CO2 emissions.	Times of India

Climate Change Series: The Future Of Food Of all the uncertainties climate change presents, its impact on the production and distribution of food is one of the greatest.	WBUR

Cutting specific pollutants could slow sea level rise by 50 percent: Study With coastal areas bracing for rising sea levels, new research indicates that cutting emissions of certain pollutants can greatly slow down sea level rise this century.	ANI

ADB allocates $85m loan for three solar power projects in Thailand The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing $85m loan to Solarco for the construction of three solar power plants with a total installed capacity of around 57MW in central Thailand, under a public-private partnership program.	Clean Technology Business Review

Japanese scholar: Children’s green awareness can spread and change society Japanese scholar Hiroshi Abe said educating the younger generation, rather than utilizing advanced technology, is more important in environmental protection.	Macau Daily Times

China, US to form group on climate change The United States and China are to set up a joint working group on climate change and have a shared view on the "increasing dangers" of global warming.	South China Morning Post

World climate change goal at risk as emissions surge - U.N. A global goal for limiting climate change is slipping out of reach and governments may have to find ways to artificially suck greenhouse gases from the air if they fail to make deep cuts in rising emissions by 2030, a draft U.N. report said.	Reuters

Millions in Asia face starvation by 2050 due to global warming Millions of people in Asia and Africa may face the threat of starvation by 2050 as a result of extreme temperature globally, scientists warn.	PTI



Climate justice and hunger top agenda for Dublin summit Famine, drought and food security are set to dominate the agenda of a climate change summit hosted by the Irish Government today.	RTCC

Scientists find Antarctic ice is melting faster The summer ice melt in parts of Antarctica is at its highest level in 1,000 years, Australian and British researchers reported on Monday, adding new evidence of the impact of global warming on sensitive Antarctic glaciers and ice shelves.	Reuters

Pacific region leads the way in disaster risk management & climate change In July 2013, in a global first, the two main regional conferences on climate change and disaster risk management (DRM) will convene a joint meeting of the Pacific Platform for DRM and Pacific Climate Change Roundtable in Nadi, Fiji.	Islands Business

Europe Braces for Verdict on Climate Chief’s Carbon Plan The European Union’s 54 billion- euro ($71 billion) cap-and-trade system may be undermined if the bloc’s Parliament votes against Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard’s temporary rescue plan tomorrow.	Bloomberg Businessweek

Q&A: Least developed countries chief on UN climate talks New LDC chairman Prakash Mathema from Nepal has outlined the group’s key positions in a Q&A with RTCC	RTCC

A Capricious River, an Indian Island’s Lifeline, Now Eats Away at It Not too long ago, Ganesh Hazarika grew rice, vegetables and peas near the edge of the Brahmaputra River on a small plot that provided him a livelihood and a safety net. Then one day the river took it away. Steadily and mercilessly, it had chewed at the banks until his tiny farm fell into the water.	NY Times

Tanzania: In Focus: Climate Change From Local Perspectives The destructive floods that occurred in Arusha recently remind of the importance of a climate change agenda from local perspectives. A local climate change agenda is important because it is widely acknowledged that adaptation to climate change to avoid its devastating effects on people will be successful only if particularly members of the community in rural areas participate effectively in adapting to climate change.	Arusha Times

Climate change: how a warming world is a threat to our food supplies Global warming is exacerbating political instability as tensions brought on by food insecurity rise. With research suggesting the issue can only get worse we examine the risks around the world	Guardian

California's carbon market may succeed where others have failed	High Country News

President Obama’s bigger environmental agenda (editorial)	Washington Post



Rich nations should approach private climate finance with caution This week in Washington, DC, U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern is hosting a ministerial meeting on mobilising climate finance. This invitation-only event for finance and climate ministries of select donor countries typifies the extraordinary emphasis rich governments are placing on private finance as the solution to meeting developing countries’ climate needs.	AlertNet

In Oval Office meeting Ban and Obama discuss crises from Syria to climate change United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon conferred with President Barack Obama in Washington today on a host of issues ranging from the conflict in Syria and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process to tensions on the Korean peninsula and climate change.	UN News Centre

Greenhouse gases make high temps hotter in China China, the world's largest producer of carbon dioxide, is directly feeling the man-made heat of global warming, scientists conclude in the first study to link the burning of fossil fuels to one country's rise in its daily temperature spikes.	AP

Gina McCarthy, nominee to head EPA, pledges common-sense approach to climate change Gina McCarthy, President Obama’s nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Thursday pledged a “common-sense” approach to battling climate change and touted a career that included working for five Republican governors in an effort to counter GOP criticism of the agency she hopes to lead.	Washington Post

New Zealand on track to meet Kyoto commitments Climate Change Minister Tim Groser today welcomed New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Net Position which show we are on track to meet our Kyoto commitments.	Voxy

Meteorologists retire 'Sandy' from list of hurricane names The World Meteorological Organization has retired "Sandy" from its rotating list of hurricane names because of the devastation last year's storm by that name caused in Jamaica, Cuba and the northeastern United States, forecasters said on Thursday.	Reuters

USDA Climate Head: Global Warming To Bring More 'Miserable Days' William Hohenstein says that farming in the southwest could become more difficult with global warming	US News & World Report

Extreme weather to hit community sector COMMUNITY organisations are not well prepared to deal with the impact of climate change and extreme weather, new research reveals.	The Telegraph

Climate Conversations - Three ways to unlock climate finance	AlertNet

China supports Fiji's chairmanship of G77: Fijian gov't A high-ranking Chinese official met this week with the chair of the Group of 77 and Fiji's permanent representative to the United Nations, assuring China's support to Fiji's chairmanship of G77, the Fijian government said Thursday.	Xinhua



India prepares to adopt binding emission reduction target India could be on the verge of departing from its long held negotiating position and adopt binding emission reduction commitments.	RTCC

Make-or-break time for ETS A crucial vote on Tuesday (16 April) in Strasbourg could determine the fate of the European Union 's struggling Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).	European Voice

International Carbon Markets Expanding but Still Contentious Nascent carbon emissions-trading exchanges in several countries are increasingly looking at options to interlink with one another, which advocates say would offer investors long-term stability, increase revenues for the development of renewable energy and strengthen corporate support for climate policy.	IPS

Can private finance really fill the Green Climate Fund? This week in Washington, DC, US Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern is organizing the Ministerial Meeting on Mobilizing Climate Finance.	RTCC

Malaysian Firms Get Invite To Invest In Eastern Germany's Clean Tech Sector Malaysian firms have been invited to invest in Eastern Germany's clean technology sector which is expected to increase by 125 per cent to �674 billion (�1=RM3.91) by 2025.	Bernama

California Town Aims To Be Solar Power Capital Of The World A mayor in California wants to make his town the solar power capital of the world. The town, called Lancaster, is run by Republican Mayor R. Rex Parris.	iTech Post

Africa: Want a Real Expert on Climate Change? Ask Those Worst-Hit Back in 2010, farmers in northern Malawi were advised to stop growing local maize varieties and switch to faster-maturing hybrids, to protect them from a shortening rainy season.	AlertNet

Spring storms unleash heavy snow, tornadoes in central U.S. Spring storms unleashed heavy snow, rain and high winds, including tornadoes, across parts of the central United States on Wednesday, leaving thousands of residents and businesses without power and causing scattered property damage.	Reuters

U.N. Chief Singles Out Monaco for Raising Climate Awareness When Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited Kiribati in 2011, he had “an unexpected insight” into the fear that stalks the Pacific Island nation.	IPS

Shanghai to Start Emissions-Trading Trials Before End of June Shanghai, China’s financial center, said it will start trials of emissions trading before the end of June in an effort to reduce the intensity of its energy use and carbon discharges.	Bloomberg



UN Emission Credits Surge as Developers Delay Carbon Claims Emission credits issued by the United Nations surged 38 percent this month amid speculation that project developers are snapping up contracts in the market to meet commitments as they delay claims for carbon cuts, according Bloomberg New Energy Finance.	Bloomberg

Australia and China agree to strengthen collaboration on carbon markets The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has announced today during her visit to Beijing that Australia and China have agreed to new arrangements to strengthen our collaboration on carbon markets.	International News Magazine

Gambia: Minister Gaye - Biodiversity Is Threatened By Climate Change The minister of Environment, Parks and Wildlife has said that it is now widely recognised that climate change and biodiversity are interconnected and there is evidence that climate change is already affecting biodiversity and will continue to do so.	The Daily Observer (Banjul)

Ukraine, Japan agree on 536 projects worth Hr 3.8 billion under Kyoto protocol Ukraine and Japan have agreed on 536 projects to be realized using funds received from the sale of Assigned Amount Units (AAUs) to Japan under Kyoto protocol, Ecology and Natural Resources Minister of Ukraine Oleh Proskuriakov has said.	World News Ukraine

Air pollution scourge underestimated, green energy can help: U.N. Air pollution is an underestimated scourge that kills far more people than AIDS and malaria and a shift to cleaner energy could easily halve the toll by 2030, U.N. officials said on Tuesday.	Reuters

Olympians to Obama: climate change is jeopardising winter sports' survival 75 sports champions warn of warmer winters in latest effort by environmental campaigners to urge president to act on climate	Guardian

Climate change included in US science teaching guidelines for the first time Final draft of nonbinding education standards 'buries' human role but gives cohesion in introducing students to climate science	Guardian

Report: 243 million Americans affected by weather disasters since 2007 Drought, record heat and Hurricane Sandy were among the major weather-related disasters that affected the United States in 2012. But just how many Americans felt the impact of these events? A newly released report from the Environment America Research and Policy Center says 243 million people – nearly 80 percent of the U.S.	Washington Post

Odd Creature Evolves in a Flash to Survive Climate Change Mushrooming carbon-dioxide levels are leading to caustic ocean conditions, but some species, like the purple sea urchin, have the ability to adapt to this changing environment, a new study shows.	LiveScience.com

China’s emissions trading scheme in line for 2020 launch A nationwide Chinese emissions trading scheme is likely to be operational by 2020, but faces considerable challenges ahead of its launch, a World Bank carbon finance expert has told RTCC.	RTCC



Air travel to get bumpier as CO2 emissions rise, scientists say Turbulence on transatlantic flights will become more frequent and severe by 2050 as carbon dioxide emissions rise, leading to longer journey times and increased fuel consumption, British scientists said in a study on Monday.	Reuters

Ban hails Thatcher the forgotten climate warrior UN chief Ban Ki-Moon on Monday lauded a little-remembered act in Margaret Thatcher's welter of political firsts -- when she urged action on global warming.	AFP

Pakistan to be hardest hit by climate change Pakistan will be amongst the countries hardest hit by climate change, said a leading daily, warning that a disaster of enormous proportions is silently evolving in the mountains up north.	Economic Times

Eight steps to climate-proof development in Africa Climate change must be integrated into the post-2015 agenda, as ignoring it may condemn many Africans to a life of poverty	Guardian

ADB: Asia Must Control Energy Demand, Emissions Asia's dependence on Middle Eastern oil will grow sharply over the next two decades, leaving economies in the region increasingly vulnerable to supply shocks while continuing reliance on coal and oil will double its emissions of greenhouse gases, the Asian Development Bank said Tuesday.	Wall Street Journal

Nigeria: Climate Change to Worsen Hunger Problem in Nigeria, Others West African policy makers should prepare for future challenges from climate change as they address the pressing needs of broad-based economic growth and tackle hunger issues, the International Food Policy Institute (IFPRI) has said.	This Day

Climate change will threaten wine production, study shows Global warming will make it difficult to raise grapes in traditional wine country, but will shift production to other regions	Guardian

Another climate change warning, written in the shells of crabs We’ve all heard about rising sea levels and the possibility of more frequent, stronger storms. But oyster death?	Washington Post

Stop paying the polluters (by Connie Hedegaard)	Times of Oman

Oceans may explain slowdown in climate change - study Climate change could get worse quickly if huge amounts of extra heat absorbed by the oceans are released back into the air, scientists said after unveiling new research showing that oceans have helped mitigate the effects of warming since 2000.	Reuters



Enterprises should adapt to climate change: R.K. Pachauri Stressing on the need to "mitigate the emissions of greenhouse gases as part of the overall solution", renowned environmental scientist Rajendra K. Pachauri Saturday said management of enterprises across the globe will have to adapt to impact of climate change.	IANS

Europe wobbles on green energy costs For nearly 20 years, any company interested in green energy has known exactly where the global epicentre of renewable power is located: Europe.	Financial Times

Rising sea levels threatening survival of Kolkata, says RK Pachauri Rising sea levels due to climate change are threatening the survival of big cities located near coastal areas like Kolkata, Shanghai and Dhaka, said Dr RK Pachauri, chairperson of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).	PTI

Rwanda: Can the Private Sector Save the World From Global Warming? The earth's surface is increasingly becoming warmer, too warm that it's gradually turning into an uncomfortable place for human settlement, yet its man's activities to blame for his new misery.	Rwanda Focus (Kigali)

Australia needs a carbon budget: report Australia needs a well-defined, long-term strategy if it is to meet emissions targets and contribute fairly to global efforts to tackle climate change, a new report says.	AAP

Nigeria: Sambo Sets Agenda for Climate Services Committee Vice President Namadi Sambo yesterday inaugurated an Inter-ministerial Committee on National Framework for Application of Climate Services.q	Leadership (Abuja)

Antarctic team digs deep to predict climate future as frozen continent becomes research hub Nancy Bertler and her team took a freezer to the coldest place on Earth, endured weeks of primitive living and risked spending the winter in Antarctic darkness, to go get ice — ice that records our climate’s past and could point to its future.	Washington Post

Mekong hit by climate change A new study on Climate Change Impact and Adaptation in the Lower Mekong Basin released on March 29 has revealed that the effects of climate change in the basin is worse than the global average.	VNS

Study: “Working together” won’t fix climate change Researchers say the best way to encourage activism is by emphasizing individual, rather than collective, action	Salon

Scientists Question Impact as Vineyards Turn Up in New Places For more than a decade, wine experts have discussed the impact of climate change on wine grapes, agriculture’s diva, a marquee crop nurtured and pampered around the world.	NY Times



U.S. Moves Toward Teaching Climate Change, Britain Does the Opposite New science teaching standards in the United States will include extensive lessons on human-made climate change. Expected to be unveiled this week, the guidelines will bring the subject to classrooms in up to 40 states, in many cases for the first time.	NY Times

What does Climate Change Have to Do With Health Care?	Forbes

China’s Shenzhen Sets June 17 as Start of Carbon Emissions Trading China's Shenzhen, a Special Economic Zone, will start its carbon emissions trading on June 17, its Mayor Qin Xu said in an interview with a local newspaper.	International Business Times

In Sign of Warming, 1,600 Years of Ice in Andes Melted in 25 Years Glacial ice in the Peruvian Andes that took at least 1,600 years to form has melted in just 25 years, scientists reported Thursday, the latest indication that the recent spike in global temperatures has thrown the natural world out of balance.	NY Times

Climate change will increase extreme precipitation levels Rainfall or snowfall dumped by the most intense storms could grow significantly heavier in most of the United States by the final decades of the century, according to a new climate change study.	LA Times

Solar Energy and Briquettes Make Headway in Haiti While Jean Reniteau mulls over the idea of using solar panels to light his house, Frantz Fanfan is wondering how to expand production of biomass briquettes to replace the use of charcoal in the cooking stoves of most of the Haitian people, who lack electricity.	IPS

Global Insight: Sequestration’s slow burn will not mitigate effects Some of the hardest policy problems are those that happen so slowly that people do not notice the change: like the frog, we boil to death without realising.	Financial Times

Tanzania Wind Energy Potential Fairly High RECENTLY, the German embassy in Dar es Dar es Salaam, in collaboration with the Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT), organised renewable energies technology exhibition.	Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam)

Climate challenges undermine a fragile Maasai culture Pastoral Maasai have thrived for centuries in East Africa's Savannah. But western pressures are undermining that semi-nomadic lifestyle, and increasingly erratic weather – droughts one year, downpours the next – threaten to erode their culture.	The Daily Climate

Uganda: Bugisu Sub Region Margaret Shiwowo, a survivor of a landslide that struck villages in Bumwalukani Parish in Bududa District in June 2012, is a member of Bumwalukani Disaster Development Association that has embarked on tree planting to mitigate the effects of climate change.	The New Vision



Paint the town white to keep warming cities cool A leading energy efficiency expert has called for roofs in cities with uncomfortably high summer temperatures to be painted white.	RTCC

What's climate finance and where will it come from?	Guardian

The limits of renewable energy (Opinion)	Washington Post

Poorest nations vow to lead push for ambitious global climate treaty The head of the UN's climate change secretariat, Christiana Figueres, has praised the leadership of the Group of Least Developed Countries, after it signalled that it was willing to sign up to binding emission reduction targets as part of any new international climate treaty.	BusinessGreen

Japan's solar market eclipsed only by China Japan will probably become the largest solar market in the world after China this year, boosted by an incentive program that offers above-market rates for energy from renewable sources.	Sydney Morning Herald

Climate change threatens food security of urban poor The spectre of widespread hunger could return to haunt some of the world’s largest cities as a result of climate change, a new report warns.	RTCC

At fundraisers Obama talks climate, regaining U.S. House President Barack Obama used fundraisers on Wednesday to assuage supporters' concerns about a transnational oil pipeline and his commitment to tackling climate change, while urging them to drive Republicans out of power in Congress in 2014.	Reuters

China welcomes EU delay of ETS for int'l flights: FM China appreciates an EU decision to delay the enforcement of the Emissions Trading System (ETS) for international flights to and from Europe, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Wednesday.	Xinhua

Ban visits Monaco as it marks 20 years of commitment to UN Ban Ki-moon today praised Monaco for its commitment to sustainable development and green growth during a first-of-its-kind visit for a Secretary-General, coinciding with the Principality’s 20th anniversary of membership in the United Nations.	UN News Centre

Liberia: Scientists Predict Climate Change Scientists from the United States of America under the banner 'USDA Forest Service' have predicted that climate change would have negative impact on Liberia.	The NEWS (Monrovia)



Winners and losers as climate change hits Antarctica Scientists in Antarctica say climate change is having two very different effects on the region's Adélie penguins.	3 News

A thousand days to keep the Millennium promise (by Ban Ki-moon)	BusinessWorld

EU capped carbon emissions fell 1.4 percent in 2012 Emissions from power plants and factories covered by the European Union's carbon market fell by 1.4 percent last year, preliminary like-for-like data showed on Tuesday, helping keep the EU on track to reach its 2020 emissions reduction target.	Reuters

Afghanistan joins Kyoto Protocol Afghanistan has taken another step towards implementing its national climate strategy by ratifying the Kyoto Protocol.	RTCC

World Bank chief says global warming threatens the planet and the poorest World Bank President Jim Yong Kim on Tuesday said climate change was a “fundamental threat” to global economic development as he called for a major new push to reduce extreme poverty over the next 17 years.	Washington Post

Economist warns of radical climate change The author of an influential 2006 study on climate change warned on Tuesday that the world could be headed toward warming even more catastrophic than expected but he voiced hope for political action.	AP

Arctic 'greening' seen through warming Land within the Arctic circle is likely to experience explosive "greening" in the next few decades as grass, shrubs and trees thrive in soil stripped of ice and permafrost by global warming, a study said.	AFP

Climate change report a wake-up call: Combet Climate Change Minister Greg Combet says a new report is a wake-up call to those who deny global warming is a problem.	ABC News Australia

India seeks return on energy efficiency beyond the carbon market When U.S.-based carbon investment firm C-Quest Capital first came to India in August 2010 to distribute energy-efficient lighting at scale, it did not anticipate suspending operations less than two years later.	AlertNet

Global forest-protection plan depends on carbon credits The forests of Kahuzi-Biega Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been pillaged for timber, minerals and wild game. But thanks to an ambitious environmental proposal, their most valuable resource may be the carbon in the trees.	Globe and Mail



Obama pitches big anti-smog effort in environmental push President Barack Obama pitched the first major environmental effort of his second term on Friday in a bid to slash smog-forming emissions from gasoline that have been linked to lung and heart ailments, setting up a fight with Republicans and the oil industry.	Reuters

Canada could leave UN climate talks after UNCCD exit A leading Canadian politician has warned that the country could be on the verge of quitting the United Nations climate talks after it announced it is leaving the UN anti-drought convention.	RTCC

Church leaders failed to adress climate Change: IUCN Church leaders have failed to step up to the challenge of climate change, says Taholo Kami, Regional Director for Oceania Program of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).	Islands Business

‘Global’ carbon market goes truly global	Medium.com

The World’s Poorest Nations Say Yes to Emissions Cuts In what could be a far-reaching move, the world's poorest countries say they are now prepared to commit themselves to binding cuts in their emissions of greenhouse gases.	Climate News Network

Environmental groups pressure U.N. body for carbon aviation deal Environmental groups have urged the United States to back a global deal to curb carbon emissions produced by planes, noting that global aviation emits more of the greenhouse gas than all but six of the world's nations	Reuters

Global warming mystery: Are North and South really polar opposites? Two studies, one about plants covering previously frozen landscapes in the Arctic, the other about expanding winter sea ice in Antarctica, appear to say different things about global warming.	Christian Science Monitor

Hope for policy FOREIGN Affairs permanent secretary Amena Yauvoli hopes the government and the public are committed to the implementation of the National Climate Change Policy which was launched in March last year.	Fiji Times

Zimbabwe: Climate Change Policy Overdue For years, there has been talk of formulating a national response strategy to climate change (or a climate change policy) to help deal with the effects of the science in an	The Herald

Arctic ‘greening’ seen through global warming Land within the Arctic circle is likely to experience explosive “greening” in the next few decades as grass, shrubs and trees thrive in soil stripped of ice and permafrost by global warming, a study said on Sunday.	Arab News



Tapping clean energy from trash Teresita Mabignay does her ironing using free electricity on the slope of a garbage dump, an unlikely beneficiary of efforts to turn the Philippines’ growing rubbish problems into a clean-energy windfall.	The Star

Keen businesses should be seen to be clean and green Adopting "clean technology" doesn't have to cost the earth, whether you're a large global enterprise or a local shop, but it could ensure the long-term survival of your business.	BBC

Rwanda: Low Developing Countries Warned Over Food Insecurity Developing countries have been criticized for focusing much on increasing food production in rural areas and forgetting to come up with policies to ensure food accessibility in urban areas.	The New Times

Climate Maverick to Quit NASA James E. Hansen, the climate scientist who issued the clearest warning of the 20th century about the dangers of global warming, will retire from NASA this week, giving himself more freedom to pursue political and legal efforts to limit greenhouse gases.	NY Times

Hot start to 2013 reaches deep into autumn Australia's hot start to 2013 continues, with the country's first three months the second warmest on record, the Bureau of Meteorology said. Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/environment/weather/hot-start-to-2013-reaches-deep-into-autumn-20130402-2h4u3.html#ixzz2PHuExloJ	The Age

UN banks on Fiji's ability The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change executive secretary Christiana Figueres highlights that Fiji has the capacity and capability to lead the United Nations Group of 77.	Fiji Times

IMF: Want to fight climate change? Get rid of $1.9 trillion in energy subsidies. What’s the simplest way to tackle global warming? Make sure that fossil fuels are priced properly and not subsidized.	Washington Post

Climate change models predict remarkably accurate results Forecasts of global temperature rises over the past 15 years have proved remarkably accurate, new analysis of scientists’ modelling of climate change shows.	Raw Story

Public consultation on 2015 international agreement On 26 March, the European Commission launched a public consultation on how best to draft a new international agreement by 2015 to combat climate change.	EuroPolitics

Africa: Climate Change Could Be Double-Edged Sword for Farmers On a global level, climate change could slash crop yields and increase reliance on irrigation in the 2030s, but in some regions, including Southern Africa, agricultural output could increase and farming become less dependent on water, according to a study published last month (27 February).	All Africa



Pollen Count, Allergies On The Rise Thanks To Climate Change Spring has sprung, and allergy season won't be far behind. But if you think last year's allergies were bad, just wait until a few years from now when climate change will cause pollen counts to rise dramatically.	Huffington Post

Malawi, US sign deal on carbon emissions Governments of Malawi and the United States have signed a US$3.4 million agreement to finance Malawi's Climate Change adaptation and mitigation activities including lowering carbon emissions.	The Daily Times

Brussels urges emissions capture debate Brussels has called for a debate on new measures to require coal and gas companies to pay for expensive equipment that captures greenhouse gas emissions to tackle global warming.	Financial Times

ICAO, Indonesia team on emissions reduction Optimised flight profiles, more efficient airspace design and performance-based navigation techniques will be significant features of a UN-level bid to assist Indonesia with new aviation emissions reduction initiatives.	AirTrafficManagement.net

Greening Executive Bonuses Hugh Welsh heads the North American operation of the Dutch life sciences company DSM. Like most corporate executives these days, Welsh get a bonus for meeting certain performance goals. But some of those goals wouldn’t show up in most corporate reports, for instance, progress toward the company’s goal of lowering greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent within a decade.	PRI The World

How Will California Slash Greenhouse Gas Emissions 80% By 2050? These are heady days for us California climate policy watchers. Last month, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) reported that the state’s carbon emissions declined in 2011 for the third straight year. Last week, CARB convened its second successful carbon allowance auction. And with each day, it seems, the state sets a new solar power record.	Forbes

Drier Climate Will Spread Deadly Intestinal Illnesses Diarrhea, which kills 1.5 million children annually, is likely to become more prevalent in many developing countries as the climate changes, a report says. But the authors found an unexpected twist in the way the climate is likely to affect the disease.	Truth Dig

Pacific can lead the world in renewables: UN The United Nations top climate change official says the drive for renewable energy in the Pacific can serve as a model for the rest of the world to emulate.	Radio Australia

Obama administration release national strategy on climate adaptation The Obama administration on Tuesday released its first national strategy on climate adaptation to help wildlife adapt to the fast-changing climate condition	French Tribune

New Oceans Study: Global Warming Accelerated in Past 15 Years A new study of ocean warming has just been published in Geophysical Research Letters by Balmaseda, Trenberth, and Källén (2013). There are several important conclusions which can be drawn from this paper.	Energy Collective



Arctic Ice Hits Annual Max and it’s 6th Lowest on Record The skin of sea ice that covers the Arctic Ocean has reached its maximum extent for 2013, the National Snow and Ice Data Center announced Monday, and the annual melt season has begun.	ClimateCentral.org

A Different Kind of Climate War: Global Warming and National Security By now you’ve probably heard about the potential for global climate change to impact the environment, the economy, even the range of vampire bats. But what about national security?	State Impact - NPR

EU to Start Debate on Energy, Climate Rules Amid Crisis The European Union’s executive will start a debate today on EU climate and energy rules as the crisis-ridden bloc seeks a long-term plan to cut greenhouse gases and promote clean power technologies.	Bloomberg

Developing world ‘cannot duck’ climate change any longer The Brics member states have been "far too timid" in their adoption of pro-poor, renewable energy development, Greenpeace executive director Kumi Naidoo said in Durban on Monday.	Business Day Live

A New Tool to Measure and Reduce Emissions from Agriculture Agriculture is a major actor in spurring global climate change. The sector is already responsible for at least 10-12 percent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and agricultural emissions are expected to increase by more than 50 percent by 2030.	World Resources Institute

45 per cent of investors plan to leave Clean Development Mechanism Investor confidence in carbon markets is at an all time low, with almost half of those active in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) planning to leave it, and a growing number no longer viewing the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), as fit for purpose.	Greenwise Business

Rising energy bills will be reduced with climate policies, Ed Davey says The impact of rising household energy bills will be greatly reduced by climate change policies which could save consumers around £166 by 2020, according to the energy and climate secretary, Ed Davey.	The Guardian

Philippines turns trash into clean energy windfall Teresita Mabignay does her ironing using free of electricity on the slope of a garbage dump, an unlikely beneficiary of efforts to turn the Philippines’ growing rubbish problems into a clean-energy windfall.	Inquirer Global Nation

State Tells Investors That Climate Change May Hurt Its Finances In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the administration of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has started to caution investors that climate change poses a long-term risk to the state’s finances.	New York Times

Pacific nations urged to call for global shift to renewable energy A powerful challenge was made to the Small Island Developing States today at the Pacific Energy Summit in Auckland, New Zealand. Christiana Figueres, the Executive Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change called upon the Pacific Island Small Island Developing States to use their voice to call for a faster transfer to renewable energy use across the globe.	Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme



World’s poorest nations plan to ‘take lead’ at climate talks The planet’s Least Developed Countries (LDC) say they have lost patience with the glacial pace of the UN climate change talks and plan to set their own agenda.	Responding to Climate Change

Africa: Gender Relations Are Changing Along With Climate A changing climate will inevitably have an impact on gender relations in rural communities, but not enough is being done to boost the resilience of women - already disadvantaged by traditions of inequality.	IRIN

China needs $243 bln a year low-carbon investment by 2020-report China will have to raise up to $243 billion a year by 2020 to finance clean energy development, said a report commissioned by Beijing which will be presented to the government this month.	Reuters

Asia starts to lead way on clean energy Australia's neighbours in Asia - especially China - are emerging as the countries best placed to prosper from moves to cut greenhouse gas emissions, an international study has found.	National Times

Scientists link frozen spring to dramatic Arctic sea ice loss Climate scientists have linked the massive snowstorms and bitter spring weather now being experienced across Britain and large parts of Europe and North America to the dramatic loss of Arctic sea ice.	The Guardian

Russian government approves draft energy agreement with South Africa The Russian government has approved a draft intergovernmental agreement on energy cooperation with South Africa.	ITAR-TASS

AOSIS Chair Praises EU For Climate Support The Republic of Nauru, current Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), announced at a recent plenary meeting of Ambassadors from AOSIS countries that the European Union would be providing essential funding to support AOSIS’s advocacy work at the international climate change negotiations.	Islands Business

Climate change to be tracked via new systems New systems for tracking the social impact of efforts to adapt to climate change could soon be in place in Africa and South Asia.	Ghana News

Five Easy Pieces of Energy Legislation After half a decade in which the energy debate in Washington has been dominated by political posturing and produced almost no legislative action, both Democrats and Republicans who work on energy policy say they’re optimistic about prospects for a number of single-issue energy bills in this Congress.	National Journal

Opinion: Our Carbon, Our Climate, Our Cash We all buy stuff that generates carbon dioxide emissions and threatens the stability of our climate.	New York Time



Tibetan Plateau glaciers shrinking About 90 per cent of glaciers in the Third Pole region are shrinking, accelerated by black carbon being transferred from South Asia to the Tibetan Plateau, a top scientist has warned.	China Daily/Asia News Network

Insurer Readiness on Long-Term Effects of Climate Change Called Into Question: Report Insurers rank well in readiness for handling the short-term challenges of extreme weather events, but fall short in preparedness for the long-term effects of climate change, a new report says.	Insurance Journal

Consumer groups lobby for tougher EU vehicle emissions targets European consumer groups are pushing for even more stringent emissions targets for cars to keep driving as affordable as possible.	The Guardian

Lib Dem president backs decarbonisation target The Liberal Democrat president, Tim Farron, has raised the prospect that his party is privately negotiating to reopen the green energy deal signed by the coalition last autumn in an attempt to introduce carbon reduction targets for the energy sector.	The Guardian

Solar and wind power still sources of energy by 2020 in Australia The Federal Government yesterday decided to maintain the Renewable Energy Target to ensure at least 20 per cent of Australia’s electricity comes from sources such as solar and wind power by 2020.	Energymatters.com

Ministers block EU proposal to limit some biofuels Several European ministers are blocking the EU’s proposal to curb the use of conventional biofuels, while some dispute claims the demand for crop-based oils drives deforestation and food insecurity in other parts of the world.	EurActiv

Reef-building corals lose out to softer cousins due warming Climate change is likely to make reef-building stony corals lose out to softer cousins in a damaging shift for many types of fish that use reefs as hideaways and nurseries for their young, a study showed.	Reuters

‘Private role’ can boost renewable energy sector The private sector has a major role to play in plugging the financial gap and helping realise renewable energy projects across the world at a time when more than 1.5bn people do not have access to any form of power globally, said Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) president Essa bin Hilal al-Kuwari.	Gulf Times

Business welcomes new ministers Julia Gillard's new cabinet appointments have had a generally positive reception from business, particularly Gary Gray's appointment as Minister for Resources.	ABC (Australia)

Nine steps to unlock climate finance flows Developments in the arena of climate finance have offered one of the few success stories for international climate politics in recent times.	Responding to Climate Change



PROMISES, PROMISES: Climate Change Slowing the buildup of greenhouse gases responsible for warming the planet is one of the biggest challenges the United States and President Barack Obama face.	AP

Analysis: Obama's climate agenda may face setbacks in federal court President Barack Obama's plan to use federal agencies, and the Environmental Protection Agency in particular, to drive his second-term climate change agenda might be in peril if he cannot fill vacant seats on the federal court that has jurisdiction over major national regulations, legal experts say.	Reuters

UN chief urges greater protection for forests UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the international community to protect forests by reducing deforestation, preventing environmental degradation, and providing sustainable livelihoods for all of those who depend on this precious ecosystem.	Xinhua

Real market forces now drive action on climate change After years of frustration, circumstances are shifting from a global climate treaty serving as the sole impetus	Guardian

Brazil expects positive outcome at BRICS summit Brazil hopes for positive outcome at the upcoming BRICS summit as the five-nation bloc is expected to reach a variety of agreements to promote multilateral cooperation and strategic partnership, a minister said.	IANS

Nations urged to combine environmental and development goals World leaders should set six new sustainable development goals to achieve global prosperity, scientists argue	Guardian

`BRICS bank expected to improve cooperation' Establishing a Development Bank of BRICS will enhance cooperation, Brazilian ambassador to Ethiopia Isabel Christina Heyvaert has said.	IANS

UN wants Tanzania to bulk up efforts to protect fragile Earth The UN yesterday called for joint global efforts towards the preservation of ecosystems saying they play a major role in climate change adaptation.	The Citizen

Green energy more popular, but inaccessible While ministers discuss Germany's rising energy costs, ever more consumers here are opting for electricity from renewable energy sources. But there are still issues about transparency in this growing sector.	Deutsche Welle

Nations Change Too Slowly to Combat Climate Change A conference at the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences notes that the incremental steps taken to address global warming are not enough	ClimateWire/Scientific American



Climate needs less U.N. talking, more market action: EU draft Fewer United Nations climate summits and more incentives through carbon pricing could speed up international efforts to slow the pace of global warming, a draft European Commission paper seen by Reuters says.	Reuters

Apple makes renewable energy push with solar, fuel cells Apple Inc now runs its largest U.S. data center entirely on renewable energy, with a majority of the power generated on-site from solar panels and fuel cells, the company's chief financial officer, Peter Oppenheimer, said on Thursday.	Reuters

Kenya pushes ahead on building a green economy In 2002, Kenya's government announced a plan to embark on some ambitious infrastructure projects, including some that it hoped would kickstart Kenya's move towards a greener economy.	AlertNet

Pre-Viking tunic found by glacier as warming aids archaeology A pre-Viking woolen tunic found beside a thawing glacier in south Norway shows how global warming is proving something of a boon for archaeology, scientists said on Thursday.	Reuters

Nigeria Among Top Countries Where Climate Change Mortality is Expected to Rise A report from climate change advocacy group DARA has stated that global climate change and pollution from the use of fossil fuels killed nearly 5 million people around the world in 2010 alone	Daily Trust

Thousands sign school climate change petition started by 15-year-old Esha Marwaha from west London says she is outraged that climate change has been scaled back in national curriculum	Guardian

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