The New York Times, August 25, 2010
California regulators on Wednesday approved a license for the nation’s first large-scale solar thermal power plant in two decades.
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EU demands new rules for controversial CDM gas projects
BusinessGreen, August 26, 2010
Connie Hedegaard reveals EU is planning to take independent action to address concerns over integrity of UN offset scheme
Climate-related Security Predictions Coming True in Pakistan
IPS, August 26, 2010
By Matthew O. Berger
WASHINGTON, Aug 26, 2010 (IPS) - Analysts have been warning for several years that the impacts of climate change directly relate to the national security of the U.S. and other countries, but the link has never been so clear as it is today in northwest Pakistan.
Global warming - It’s already happening
AP, August 24, 2010
By CHARLES J. HANLEY
Simultaneous weather-related catastrophes worldwide show the effects of global warming.
EU quietly continues renewables revolution
Business Green, August 23, 2010
Report shows almost a fifth of EU energy was generated from renewable sources last year
Experts urge faster and more relevant U.N. climate reports
Reuters, August 23, 2010
By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent
The U.N. panel of climate scientists should be more nimble at highlighting global warming trends and at fixing mistakes, experts said ahead of the planned August 30 release of a review of the group's work.
UN panel: New taxes needed for a climate fund
AP, August 5, 2010
By ARTHUR MAX (AP)
BONN, Germany — Carbon taxes, add-ons to international air fares and a levy on cross-border money movements are among ways being considered by a panel of the world's leading economists to raise a staggering $100 billion a year to fight climate change.
Academics call for climate insurance role at Mexico Summit
BusinessGreen, August 5, 2010
Policy brief calls for increased focus on insurance industry's ability to help manage climate risks
Climate warming 'unmistakable' says report
AFP, August 2, 2010
Sydney (UPI) Earth is "unmistakably" warming says a new report published by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The truth about global warming
The Washington Post, August 2, 2010
IN A DEPRESSING case of irony by juxtaposition, the death of climate change legislation in the Senate has been followed by the appearance of two government reports in the past week that underscore the overwhelming scientific case for global warming -- and go out of the way to repudiate skeptics.