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Climate Resets 'Doomsday Clock'  [archive]
by Molly Bentley, BBC, 1/17/2007
Experts assessing the dangers posed to civilisation have added climate change to the prospect of nuclear annihilation as the greatest threats to humankind.

In New Global Warming Study, Researchers to Take a Bolder Stand  [archive]
by Andrew C. Revkin, New York Times, 1/21/2007
In fresh drafts of a summary of its next report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has said that it is more than 90 percent likely that global warming since 1950 has been driven mainly by the buildup of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases, and that more warming and rising sea levels are on the way.

When Being Green Raises the Heat  [archive]
by Ken Caldeira, New York Times, 1/16/2007
An argument that forestation helps combat global warming to a largely unknown and probably small degree, and that revamping energy policy will have much greater effect.

Science

How Earth Breathes Key to Climate Change [archive]
by Betsy Mason, Contra Costa Times, 1/21/2007
One of the pieces of the climate puzzle that hasn't come into focus yet is this flux of carbon between the earth and the atmosphere. How this interchange will be affected by changes in sunlight, temperature, rainfall and soil moisture is still a big gap in the climate models.

Carbon Market

China 'Exploiting Kyoto Loophole'  [archive]
by Fiona Harvey, Financial Times, 1/17/2007
Factories in China and carbon traders are allegedly exploiting a loophole in climate change regulations that allows them to make big profits from greenhouse gas emissions trading.

You've Checked the Price and Calorie Count, Now Here's the Carbon Cost  [archive]
by Julia Finch and John Vidal, Guardian (UK), 1/19/2007
Supermarket chain Tesco has pledged to revolutionise its business to become "a leader in helping to create a low-carbon economy," with a raft of new measures to help combat climate change.

Developers Hopeful About a U.S. Carbon-Trading Market  [archive]
from Reuters, 1/20/2007
Carbon-trading market developers hope that a potential billion-dollar U.S. market will move closer to reality now that major companies are urging legislation to set mandatory curbs on the gases linked to global warming.

Salesforce.com Goes Carbon Neutral  [archive]
from Reuters, 1/20/2007
Web-based software company Salesforce.com has announced Earthforce, an initiative to neutralize its contribution to global warming by funding alternative energy and forest conservation projects.

GE, AES Partner to Cut Greenhouse Gases  [archive]
from AP, 1/16/2007
A unit of General Electric Co. has formed a partnership with power producer AES Corp. to develop projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.

Politics/Legislation

Mass. Joins Regional Emissions Pact  [archive]
by Steve LeBlanc, Business Week, 1/18/2007
Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick, making good on a campaign pledge, signed an agreement committing Massachusetts to the nation's first multistate program to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming

UK Wants Stiff Carbon Offset Standards  [archive]
from Reuters, 1/19/2007
The British government has proposed new, higher standards to cover offsets of carbon emissions by organisations and individuals. The regulations would be similar to those set for project developers creating carbon credits under the Kyoto Protocol.

Interview: Senator Boxer Lays out Climate Change Plans  [archive]
by Chris Baltimore, Reuters, 1/19/2007
The head of the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee on Wednesday said she could take a piecemeal approach to tackling US greenhouse gas emissions rather than a single bill, with the aim of putting the first-ever mandatory caps on US emissions.

United States Climate Action Partnership Formed  [archive]
NRDC Press Release, 1/19/2007
A diverse group of U.S.-based businesses and leading environmental organizations have called on the federal government to quickly enact strong national legislation to achieve significant reductions of greenhouse gas emissions.