Emissions Growth Must End in 7 Years, U.N. Warns [archive]
by Doug Struck, Washington Post 11/19/2007
The world will have to end its growth of carbon emissions within seven years and become mostly free of carbon-emitting technologies in about four decades to avoid killing as many as a quarter of the planet's species from global warming, according to top United Nations' scientists.

Climate Change Report Sets Up Bali Emissions Meeting [archive]
by Alexis Madrigal, WIRED, 11/19/2007
The climate-change organization that shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore hopes its latest report, released Saturday, will influence governments around the world to curb greenhouse-gas emissions.

Science

Oceans Could Slurp Up Carbon Dioxide to Fight Global Warming  [archive]
from ScienceDaily, 11/20/2007
Researchers in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania are proposing a new method for reducing global warming that involves building a series of water treatment plants that enhance the ability of the ocean to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

'Geoengineering': Space Mirror Over Greenland?   [archive]
by Martin LaMonica, Cnet, 11/19/2007
Earlier this month, climate scientists held a conference in Cambridge, MA, to discuss the importance of geoengineering projects. The overall consensus was that geoengineering deserves further study, according to one of the organizers and news reports.

A Chemical Sea Change May Reduce Carbon Dioxide Levels   [archive]
by Jennifer Cutraro, Boston Globe, 11/26/2007
A Harvard graduate student has a provocative suggestion for slowing global warming: Increase the ocean's natural capacity for absorbing carbon dioxide from the air, in part by speeding up the natural process of weathering rocks.

Carbon Market

New Carbon Offset Standard Aims for Transparency [archive]
from Reuters, 11/19/2007
The Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS), one of several sets of international guidelines introduced recently, aims to certify the validity of voluntary offsets, or VERs, bought by consumers and corporations seeking to reduce their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, or 'carbon footprint'.

Global Warming, Inc. [archive]
by Jeffrey Ball, Wall Street Journal, 11/18/2007
There's no shortage of new capital pouring into alternative energy projects these days. According to the National Venture Capital Association, "clean tech" start-ups attracted more than $800 million in venture capital last quarter, a new record.

Politics/Legislation

Who is the Greenest of the Presidential Wannabes?  [archive]
by Marty Jerome, WIRED, 11/19/2007
The eco-vote is becoming a bigger issue than many pollsters had believed even six months ago. All the major hopefuls profess to be some shade of green. One trend is clear for both parties: the higher a candidate's standing, the paler green he or she is.

Change of Climate  [archive]
by Eric Pooley, TIME, 11/21/2007
You can tell when the politicians are getting serious about an issue: they stop taking cheap shots at one another and suddenly become pragmatic. Amazingly, that's happening right now on global warming.

Proposed Global Warming Solution Needs More Scientific Research, IUCN Warns  [archive]
from the UN Observer, 10/19/2007
Neither the safety nor the effectiveness of ocean fertilization – adding iron or other ‘micronutrients’ to the sea to encourage plankton to grow – have been established and the method should not be touted as a cure for climate change until they have been, cautions the World Conservation Union (IUCN).