World's top scientists to review climate panel (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:32:11 GMT

AP - At a tumultuous time in U.N.-led climate negotiations, one of the world's most credible scientific groups agreed Wednesday to plug the recent cracks in the authoritative reports of the United Nations' Nobel Prize-winning global warming panel.

U.N. launches review of criticized climate panel (Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:44:02 GMT

Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday that a group of national science academies would review U.N. climate science to restore trust after a 2007 global warming report was found to have errors.

Independent body to review controversial climate panel (AFP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:03:53 GMT

AFP - A respected international scientific body will review the UN's Nobel prize-winning climate panel, under fire for errors in a key report on global warming, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday.

Deforestation conference to turn plans to action (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:56:16 GMT
AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy will open a daylong conference Thursday of some 40 nations to start turning plans into action to save the world's forests and help rein in the noxious gases blamed for climate change.

UK academy aids study to regain climate data trust (Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:21:26 GMT

Reuters - Britain's science academy said on Wednesday it would take part in a review of U.N. climate science intended to restore trust after a 2007 report was found to have exaggerated evidence for global warming.

China tells US to do more on climate change (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:39:50 GMT

AP - China told the United States on Wednesday to make stronger commitments on climate change and provide environmental expertise and financing to developing nations.

Obama pushes climate change in White House meeting (Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:31:49 GMT

Reuters - President Barack Obama, weighing in on the Senate's efforts to pass a climate change bill, gathered Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday to try to jumpstart an overhaul of U.S. energy policy.

Outside science academies to review warming panel (AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:02:45 GMT
AP - The beleaguered global warming panel has found an outside group to review how it writes its reports.

Chanel does climate change, with real icebergs (AP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:37:34 GMT

AP - Models in head-to-toe yeti suits picked their way around towering but quickly melting icebergs, sloshing through a deep puddle of Arctic melt in their shaggy fake fur.

China, India give qualified nod to climate deal (AP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:24:22 GMT

AP - China joined India on Tuesday in giving qualified approval to the Copenhagen climate accord calling for voluntary limits on greenhouse gas emissions.

FACTBOX - China and India endorse Copenhagen climate plan (Reuters)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:51:02 GMT

Reuters - China and India signed up to the Copenhagen Accord for fighting climate change on Tuesday, joining almost all other major greenhouse gas emitters in endorsing the non-binding pact.

White House, Democrats Make Time for Energy and Climate Bill (CQPolitics.com)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:44:20 GMT
CQPolitics.com - Even as President Obama and congressional Democrats struggle to finish a health care overhaul, they are ramping up efforts to rally support for a comprehensive energy and climate change bill.

IMF boss defends plan for 'green fund' (AFP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:07:03 GMT

AFP - The head of the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday defended plans to create a 100 billion dollar fund to help countries mitigate the effects of climate change.

EU climate chief: global deal unlikely before 2011 (AP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:42:35 GMT
AP - The European Union's climate change chief says a global deal on reducing greenhouse gas emissions may not be possible before 2011.

India backs Copenhagen climate deal: minister (AFP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:55:46 GMT

AFP - India has decided to formally back a climate change accord struck in Copenhagen last year that includes non-binding limits on global warming, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Tuesday.

Climate forest deal in sight: Indonesia (AFP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:20:56 GMT

AFP - Wealthy and developing nations should be able to seal an agreement this year on deforestation, unlocking a key part of the next treaty on global warming, Indonesian negotiators said Monday.

Women hit by climate change head to Capitol Hill (Reuters)
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:36:48 GMT
Reuters - Women hit hard by the effects of climate change -- drought, floods, sea level rise and crop failure -- gathered on Monday to plan a Capitol Hill push for U.S. legislation to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

Global warming doubts could hamper climate legislation (The Christian Science Monitor)
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:03:44 GMT
The Christian Science Monitor - A recent poll suggests that high-profile controversies regarding climate science are weakening public confidence in the validity of global warming, And that could endanger congressional efforts to pass climate legislation.

IMF suggests how to raise climate change funds (AP)
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:43:54 GMT

AP - The head of the International Monetary Fund on Monday proposed a plan for the world's governments to pool together to raise money needed to adapt to climate change, a rare step for an organization that normally does not develop environmental policies.

S.Africa, India, Indonesia seek top U.N. climate job (Reuters)
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:29:22 GMT
Reuters - South Africa, India and Indonesia are vying to win the U.N.'s top climate change job, a key post to build trust between poor and rich in 2010 after the U.N.'s Copenhagen summit which set few binding targets.