FEATURED ARTICLE:
Carbon Capture is Key to Fight Emissions Rise  [archive]
from Reuters, 9/29/2006
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is essential to curb emissions in the long run, says a report by Price Waterhouse Coopers.

Global Warming is More than Just a Green Issue, says UN Secretary-General  [archive]
from UN News Centre, 9/29/2006
Kofi Annan: "Climate change still tends to be perceived as an environmental concern. But it has profound implications for jobs, growth, health and almost all other aspects of human well-being, including security. Until we properly understand the full nature of this threat, our action will fall short."

Branson Pledges Billions Against Global Warming  [archive]
by Deepti Hajela, 9/26/2006
British business mogul Richard Branson on Thursday pledged to invest about $3 billion over the next decade to combat global warming and promote alternative energy, saying that it was critical to protect the environment for future generations.

Science

Rare Mineral Further Implicates CO2 in Last Global Warming [archive]
by JR Minkel, Scientific American, 9/28/2006
The earth's last major warm period probably witnessed relatively high concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere--similar to the upper limit of concentrations we might expect in the coming century--according to an analysis of ancient mineral deposits.

NASA Scientists: World Temp Reaching Level Not Seen in Thousands of Years [archive]
from Finfacts Ireland, 9/26/2006
The earth's last major warm period probably witnessed relatively high concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere--similar to the upper limit of concentrations we might expect in the coming century--according to an analysis of ancient mineral deposits.

Carbon Market

FEATURED ARTICLE:
Warming Trend is Hatching a Business  [archive]
by Steve Mufson, Washington Post, 9/28/2006
Legislation is beginning to turn GHG limits into a multi-billion dollar industry. Gases that were once worthless now have a commercial value every bit as solid as coal, pork bellies or Treasury bills--only with this commodity, companies are paid for what they don't deliver.

Climate Exchange H1 Net Income More than Doubles  [archive]
from Life Style Extra (UK), 9/28/2006
UK-based carbon and sulphur emissions exchange owner Climate Exchange PLC said that first half net income more than doubled to 73,157 stg from 35,663 stg the previous year.

Climate Exchange's ECX and ICE to Launch Emissions Options  [archive]
from Life Style Extra (UK), 9/25/2006
European Climate Exchange (ECX) and its partner, ICE Futures, will become the first exchange to launch traded options for the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, according to ECX. The options contract will be launched on October 13.

Politics/Legislation

Greens Would Trade Personal, Carbon Taxes  [archive]
from The Toronto Star, 9/27/2006
Canada's Green Party's new "Green Plan" would cut personal income and payroll taxes and create a carbon tax to discourage the use of fossil fuels. The plan would rely mainly on pollution control within Canada, but would include some credits earned by subsidizing emissions-cutting projects in developing countries, as allowed under the Kyoto treaty.

Government Accused of Censorship over Global Warming  [archive]
by Clayton Sandell, ABC News, 9/26/2006
Commerce Department officials may have tried to stop a government scientist from speaking to reporters because of his views on global warming, according to a letter sent from Rep. Henry Waxman to Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez.

White House Says No Change on Carbon Strategy  [archive]
by Timothy Gardner, Reuters, 9/28/2006
The Bush administration has no plans to ease its opposition to national limits on greenhouse gas output despite talk that a change may be under consideration, a White House spokeswoman said on Thursday.

Germany to Put Global Warming Back on G8 Agenda  [archive]
by Eric Kirschbaum, Reuters, 9/26/2006
Germany will make fighting climate change a top priority when it takes control of the G8 next year and will try to persuade the United States of its importance, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday.