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Panel Issues Bleak Report on Climate Change  [archive]
by Elisabeth Rosenthal and Andrew C. Revkin, New York Times, 2/2/2007
The leading international network of climate change scientists has concluded for the first time that global warming is "unequivocal" and that human activity is the main driver, "very likely" causing most of the rise in temperatures since 1950.

Climate Change: Time to Get Serious  [archive]
by Oliver Tickell, BBC, 2/2/2007
It is time for the world to get serious about curbing greenhouse gas emissions, argues Oliver Tickell in this Op-Ed. He calls on all nations to embrace a "Kyoto 2" framework, full of "bold measures" to prevent "severe and adverse consequences".

Eiffel Tower Darkens to Create Awareness on Climate Change  [archive]
by Geoffrey Lewis, earthtimes.org, 2/2/2007
In Europe, the Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum and the Capitol in Rome turned their lights out, as did the Puerta de Alcala arch in Madrid and the Greek parliament in Athens, as part of the "lights out" campaign to increase climate change awareness.

Science

CO2 Injection Newest Tool in Global Warming Fight [archive]
by Jeff Hood, recordnet.com, 1/31/2007
Researchers want to inject carbon dioxide more than 3,000 feet into the ground to study if the gas linked to global warming can be diverted from the atmosphere and stored deep beneath Earth's surface.

One Gigantic Wild Card in Global Warming [archive]
by Bill Blakemore, ABC News, 2/2/2007
The Greenland Ice Sheet, two miles thick at its center and containing enough ice to raise the world's oceans 23 feet, is melting so fast lately that the scientists in Paris couldn't settle on any predictions for it.

Carbon Market

Wal-Mart Boss Says He Will Press Suppliers in Race to Go Green  [archive]
by Julia Finch, Guardian (UK), 2/2/2007
The chief executive of Wal-Mart stepped up the pace in the race to be green with a series of initiatives to cut its own giant carbon footprint - and those of its suppliers, customers and staff.

Super Bowl goes Carbon Neutral!  [archive]
NFL Environmental Program, 2/4/2007
For the first time, the NFL incorporated green energy offsets at the Super Bowl host stadium. Greenhouse gas emissions created by energy usage at Dolphin Stadium were offset by renewable energy credits supplied by Sterling Planet.

A Defense of Carbon Offsets from Adam Stein of Terrapass  [archive]
by Adam Stein, posted on Gristmill, 1/30/2007
Terrapass' Adam Stein addresses a handful of the common criticisms levelled at carbon offsets and offset markets. Key point: a carbon market is an economic tool useful for bringing about solutions to global warming, not a solution itself.

Markets Eye Expanding Pollution Credit Trading  [archive]
by Steve Gelsi, MarketWatch, 2/2/2007
It's becoming easier to imagine a marketplace to trade carbon emission credits as a way to reduce climate-warming air pollution. Experts predict that carbon trading in the U.S. would surpass the $25 billion market in Europe and then mushroom into a derivatives market with a much greater value.

Politics/Legislation

Congress Moving on Climate Change  [archive]
by Zachary Coile, SF Chronicle, 1/29/2007
The U.S. Senate, showing a new enthusiasm for the fight against global warming, began hearings this week on competing proposals by lawmakers to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

We Cannot Let the Kyoto Debacle Happen Again  [archive]
by David King, Observer (UK), 2/4/2007
An Op-Ed from the UK's chief science advisor, calling for a post-2012 framework more meaningful and ambitious than the Kyoto Protocol.

Merkel Defies EU Over Carbon Rules  [archive]
by Parmy Olson, Forbes, 1/30/2007
The EU's plans for a blanket cap on carbon dioxide emissions simply won't do for Angela Merkel. The German Chancellor has a gaggle of Teutonic car giants to think of, Volkswagen, BMW, DaimlerChrysler and Porsche being just a notable few.

New Environmental Body Aims to Slow Global Warming  [archive]
by Angela Charlton and Seth Borenstein, AP, 2/3/3007
Forty-five nations answered France's call Saturday for a new environmental body to slow inevitable global warming and protect the planet, perhaps with policing powers to punish violators.