China and India Speed Climate Change--Report   [archive]
from AFP, 2/21/2008
Rises in the sea level around Antarctica in the past decade are almost entirely due a warming ocean, not ice melting, an Australian scientist leading a major international research programme said.

Climate Change Threatens Human Rights of Millions--UN   [archive]
by Laura MacInnis, Reuters, 2/20/2008
Climate change threatens the human rights of millions of people who are at risk of losing access to housing, food and clean water unless governments intervene early to counter its effects, experts said on Tuesday.

Climate Change Threatens World's Fish Stocks   [archive]
from Earthtimes.org, 2/22/2008
The rising emissions of greenhouse gases and the resultant climate change are adding to the threats to the world's dwindling stocks of fish, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a report made public on Friday.

Science

Risk of Permafrost Thaw a "Wild Card" in Warming--UN   [archive]
from Reuters, 2/21/2008
A thaw of Arctic permafrost is a "wild card" that could stoke global warming by releasing vast frozen stores of greenhouse gases, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Wednesday.

Sour Times   [archive]
from The Economist, 2/21/2008
At the moment, the world's oceans absorb a million tonnes of carbon dioxide an hour. However, what is a blessing for the atmosphere turns out to be a curse for the oceans. When carbon dioxide dissolves in water it forms carbonic acid. At the moment, seawater is naturally alkaline—but it is becoming less so all the time.

Dark Side of Solar Cells Brightens   [archive]
by David Biello, Scientific American, 2/21/2008
A new analysis finds that even accounting for all the energy and waste involved, PV power would cut air pollution—including the greenhouse gases that cause climate change—by nearly 90 percent if it replaced fossil fuels.

Carbon Market

Trillions Turn Green  [archive]
by Thomas Kostigen, 2/18/2008
Institutional investors are committing billions of dollars to investments in climate change and are embarking on a bold new action plan to raise the profile of energy efficiency and clean technologies around the world.

Renewables Shift is Big Business  [archive]
by Simon Gompertz, BBC, 2/22/2008
"This challenge will create a new industrial revolution," says Portugal's economy minister, Manuel Pinho, talking to BBC2's Working Lunch about his country's dash for renewable energy.

Virgin Test Flies Biofuel-Powered Jumbo Jet  [archive]
from AFP, 2/24/2008
The first flight by a commercial airline to be partly powered by biofuels and billed as heralding a eco-friendlier and cheaper era of airline travel took place on Sunday, Virgin Atlantic said.

Folding Green: The Investment Boom  [archive]
by Tim Webb, The Guardian (UK), 2/24/2008
Money is pouring into the clean energy sector, which includes renewable forms of electricity generation such as wind, biomass and solar as well as companies involved in energy efficiency and waste treatment.

Politics/Legislation

Brother, Can You Spare a Carbon Credit?  [archive]
by Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrown, 2/24/2008
Thinkers weigh a radical new way to reduce greenhouse gas: Give everyone an individual carbon allowance, and let the dealing begin.

Obama, Clinton Top McCain on Environment Votes--Report  [archive]
by Deborah Zabarenko, Reuters, 2/21/2008
All three top U.S. presidential contenders tout their environmental credentials, but Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton cast far more "green" votes in Congress than John McCain, a conservation group reported on Thursday.

US House Set to Vote Next Week on Energy Tax Package  [archive]
from CNN, 2/22/2008
Congressional Democrats will try again next week to take away tax breaks for oil companies in order to finance renewable-energy and building efficiency projects, but success remains elusive amid a shortage of votes in the Senate.\