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Climate Change News Digest
Links to the latest news on global climate change

• EU Approves Phase-In of Car CO2 Cap, Ending Battle With Germany - Bloomberg
  Dec. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The European Union decided to phase in caps on carbon dioxide from cars as of 2012, ending a fight with Germany over climate rules through a compromise that eases the costs for automakers such as Daimler AG and Porsche SE.
• EU lawmakers approve deal to fight climate change
  STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - The European Parliament approved on Wednesday a deal on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the final step in a year of talks to secure the world's broadest agreement yet to battle climate change.
• Timing is perfect, but money woes plague electric car maker Think
  Despite a winning and timely concept amid global climate concerns, Norwegian electric car maker Think may see its dreams come to a screeching halt due to a lack of financing.
• Some climate impacts happening faster than anticipated
  A report released today at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union provides new insights on the potential for abrupt climate change and the effects it could have on the United States, identifying key concerns that include faster-than-expected loss of sea ice, rising sea levels and a possibly permanent state of drought in the American Southwest.
• Changes 'amplify Arctic warming' - BBC News
  Scientists say they now have unambiguous evidence that the warming in the Arctic is accelerating.
• Green lobby critical of new-roads agenda - The Washington Times
  Friends of the Earth on Monday attacked President-elect Barack Obama's call for new infrastructure projects in his economic-stimulus package, saying it's a road to pollution.
• Climate Change: A Dark Future For Migratory Fish - Science Daily
  In Europe, most migratory fish species completing their cycle between the sea and the river are currently in danger. Although restoration programs have been set up, the future distribution of these species may be modified because of climate change.
• Rising sea levels, earthquakes to hit B.C., says study - Canada.com
  With global warming raising sea levels worldwide, parts of B.C. may be kept high and dry by the same geological forces that bringing earthquakes to the province, a government report says.
• The Good Life Doesn't Have to Cost Us the Planet
  What if you woke up one day to find that humans eventually did make the right decisions, and the world turned out to be a pretty cool place.
• Greenland melt seems to be picking up speed - International Herald Tribune
  Greenland melt seems to be picking up speedInternational Herald Tribune, France. Other research being presented this week at the geophysical meeting points to more concerns about ice melting because of global warming, especially sea ice. ...
• World facing climate crisis: youth delegate - Guelph Mercury
  World facing climate crisis: youth delegateGuelph Mercury, Canada. International climate change talks made almost no progress at a United Nations conference in Poland last week, a Guelph youth delegate says. ...
• Why Intel Could Rock the Electric Vehicle Battery Market - GigaOm
  Why Intel Could Rock the Electric Vehicle Battery MarketGigaOm, CA. ... to fighting climate change. If the company that revolutionized computing could help put a small dent in global warming by producing a reasonably priced, ...
• Time to give up on saving the planet? - Scenta.co.uk
  Time to give up on saving the planet?Scenta.co.uk, UK. Then - just as the world seemed to be waking up to global warming - the recession hit. And an odd thing has fuelled my own pessimism. ...
• Planet under pressure - The road to Copenhagen - Envirodesk
  Planet under pressure - The road to CopenhagenEnvirodesk, Belgium. Faced with grim predictions from the world's scientists, environment ministers from 192 countries were trying to agree how to tackle global warming. ...
• Emissions fears for banks - The Age
  Emissions fears for banksThe Age, Australia. ... defaults and loss of other investments,'' KPMG's head of sustainability, climate change and water practice, Jennifer Westacott, said in a statement. ...
• Euro MPs seal major climate deal
  The European Parliament backs a far-reaching package to combat global warming, seen as a key EU initiative.
• Manchester says no to congestion charging - Guardian Unlimited
  A scheme that would have introduced Britain's biggest congestion charging zone was rejected in 10 boroughs in a referendum
• The economy won't matter if the Earth dies - The Age
  The economy won't matter if the Earth diesThe Age, Australia. Even managing to contain global warming to 2 degrees would involve risks for the planet that would be unacceptable to most individuals if the same odds of ...
• Climate & environment - Dec 17
  Pew's Diringer discusses progress at Poznan talks, previews Copenhagen negotiationsDon't expect recession to mean lower carbon emissionsBelieve it or not, this was the tenth hottest year ever read more
• United States - Dec 17
  Panel: Navy will need oil for decadesHard Task for New Team on Energy and ClimateRed Flags as Washington Gears Up to Remake Energy Policy read more
• George Monibot: Germany is the new dirty man of Europe - Guardian Unlimited
  So much for the Europeans leading the way on climate change. Even as our governments claim they want to drag the world into an effective climate agreement in Poznan , they have just pulled Europe out of one in Brussels. The agreement they have just reached is a disaster. The 20% carbon cut they promise by 2020 falls miles short of what's needed, and they'll be able to buy most of it ...
• Does recession place new responsibilities on green activists? - Guardian Unlimited
  Did you read about the "Green Banksy" who scaled the heavily-protected power station fences at Kingsnorth in Kent to switch off a computer in the turbine and shut the whole place down for four hours? It was the second such dramatic direct action this week, as the EU summit in Brussels grapples clumsily towards progress on climate change – and the wider world looks for a lead. Militant ...
• Cosmic Rays Do Not Explain Global Warming - Science Daily
  A new study supports earlier findings by stating that changes in cosmic rays most likely do not contribute to climate change.
• Prince's plea on 'climate crunch' - BBC News
  The Prince of Wales calls for the "climate crunch" to be tackled with the same urgency as the credit crunch.
• Corn pests to thrive as global climate warms: study
  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Populations of insects that feed on corn and other crops in the United States may flourish and expand to new territory as global climate change brings warmer summers and milder winters in the decades ahead, according to a new study.
• 350 ppm, le chiffre le plus important sur terre - VO - Contre Info
  350 ppm, le chiffre le plus important sur terre (VO)Contre Info, France. We've spent the last 20 years in the opening scenes of what historians will one day call the Global Warming Era-the preamble to the biggest drama that ...
• CLIMATE CHANGE: 'From EU, 4 Percent Less Reduction Till 2020'
  BRUSSELS, Dec 17 (IPS) - Greenhouse gas emissions from the European Union may fall by as little as four percent between now and