Barack Obama lays out global warming plans

(ClimateRadar.com) US President hopeful Barack Obama said that he would spend $150 billion over 10 years on a push to develop new renewable fuel and clean coal technology. His aggressive strategy would require an 80% greenhouse gases reduction and require those who pollute to pay for that right on a per-ton of carbon basis. Those [...]

George Bush again sidesteps UN

(ClimateRadar.com) Once again George Bush will sidestep the UN conference on climate change this week, and will only attend the gala dinner. This is in light of the ‘other climate change summit’ that he is organising on Thursday at the White House. Although it reflects an effort to acknowledge climate change, many see this as [...]

New forum established for sustainable nuclear energy research

(ClimateRadar.com) Energy consumption worldwide is likely to double between 2000 and 2050, and nuclear energy will remain a key element in future low-carbon energy systems. Europe has the largest nuclear industry in the world and one third of its electricity comes from nuclear plants. A Sustainable Nuclear Energy Technology Platform (SNETP) was launched in Brussels, [...]

Climate change deal agreed on ozone

 
(ClimateRadar.com) Governments Agree to Accelerated ‘Freeze and Phase-out” of Ozone and Climate-Damaging Chemicals at Montreal Protocol’s 20th Anniversary Celebrations
http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=517&ArticleID=5671&l=en

New Zealand announces carbon trading scheme

(ClimateRadar.com) New Zealand announced that it was launching a new carbon trading scheme.
http://www.climatechange.govt.nz/

UK Houses will miss zero carbon target

(ClimateRadar.com) National Housing Federation chief executive David Orr warned that the Government is in danger of missing its target to ensure all new homes are zero carbon by 2016. Speaking at the Federation annual conference, at the ICC in Birmingham, Mr Orr revealed that while 92% of housing association new homes are already meeting minimum [...]

Pro-Fossil Fuel senators writing global warming proposal

(ClimateRadar.com) According to Blogger ‘The Cunctator’ the new legislative laws are being concocted by senators with strong links to the fossil fuel industry.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/9/19/183955/708

Schwarzenegger embraces role as global-warming statesman

(Source: Union Tribune, SanDiego) When the U.N. secretary-general extended an off-the-cuff invitation to participate in a global-warming conference in New York City, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger didn’t hesitate.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20070920-9999-1n20warming.html 

AUSTRALIA: Carbon offset will not be mandatory

(Source: ABC Australia) http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2007/s2040546.htm

Nigeria: Minister Harps on Global Warming as Calamity

(via AllAfrica) http://allafrica.com/stories/200709210355.html