Rich-poor carbon trade key to climate deal (Independent Online) A multibillion dollar trade deal to help poor countries cut their greenhouse gas emissions may sweeten talks this month on tackling climate change, providing an answer to the question of who pays to save the planet.
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Europe takes up ecology challenge (International Herald Tribune) Several gloomy reports on the global environment in the past week were unanimous in concluding that developed countries must act quickly to reduce warming emissions to avert ecological and economic disaster.
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How to Thumb Your Nose at $7 Trillion: A Lesson From Washington (Plenty Magazine) If we continue to ignore climate change, the economy will suffer. We here at Plenty are pretty sure this fact falls into the no-brainer category: if entire coasts are under water, it will be awfully hard for your average coastal worker to be economically productive.
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New Study Ties Global Warming To Stronger Hurricanes (Chief Engineer) Most of the increase in ocean temperature that feeds more intense hurricanes is a result of human-induced global warming, says a study that one researcher says “closes the loop” between climate change and powerful storms like Katrina.
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