U.N. Chief Seeks More Climate Change Leadership
NY Times, November 18, 2007
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, released the final report of a United Nations panel on climate change, just two weeks before the world's energy ministers meet in Bali, Indonesia, to begin talks on creating a global climate treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol. The synthesis report was reviewed and approved by delegates from 130 nations. Unlike the earlier reviews, in which governments had insisted on changes that diluted the reports' impact, this time scientists and environmental groups said there had been no major dilution of the data.

Canada faces Commonwealth pressure on climate change
National Post, November 23, 2007
An increasingly isolated Canada is facing behind the scenes pressure at the Commonwealth summit to back a climate change resolution that would force developed countries to adopt a binding commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting involves 53 member states all linked together by Britain's colonial legacy including Britain, Canada, India, Pakistan and Nigeria, and smaller member states such as Tuvalu, Tonga, and Vanuatu.

United Nations May Change Emission Rules to Lure U.S.
Bloomberg, November 26, 2007
The United Nations, manager of the world's second-biggest emissions-trading system, may change its rules to encourage the U.S. to join an effort to stem climate change, an official who heads the program said.

World must fix climate in less than 10 years: U.N.
Reuters, November 27, 2007
The U.N. Human Development Report issued one of the strongest warnings yet of the lasting impact of climate change on living standards and a strong call for urgent collective action.The world needs to spend 1.6 percent of global economic output annually through 2030 to stabilize the carbon stock and meet the 3.6-degree Fahrenheit temperature target, the UNDP said. Rich countries, the biggest carbon emitters, should lead the way and cut emissions at least 30 percent by 2020 and 80 percent by 2050 and developing nations should cut emissions 20 percent by 2050 it said.

A Deeply Green City Confronts Its Energy Needs and Nuclear Worries
NY Times, November 19, 2007
Fort Collins, Colorado takes pride in being green, but now two proposed energy projects are exposing the hard place that communities like this across the country are likely to confront in years to come.

Congress Called Near Compromise on Fuel Economy Bill
NY Times, November 28, 2007
A deal could come soon to require all passenger vehicles sold in the United States to reach a combined fleetwide average of 35 miles a gallon by 2020. If enacted into law, the measure would be the first major increase in vehicle fuel economy standards in two decades.

Candidates Offer Different Views on Energy Policy
NY Times, November 28, 2007
As oil prices near record highs the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates are offering profoundly different long-term approaches to energy policy.

The Polar Bears of Dutchess County
The Chronogram, October 25, 2007
The Institute of Ecosystem Studies, in Millbrook, NY, is working on several projects that will improve our understanding of how changes in climate will affect us here in the Hudson Valley.

Supporters: Climate change makes Great Lakes compact more urgent
The Associated Press, November 27, 2007
Climate change appears likely to reduce already low Great Lakes water levels even further, making it more urgent to approve a regional compact protecting them from diversion and overuse, environmentalists said.

New York City to Cut Greenhouse Gases 30% by 2030
Env. News Service, November 28, 2007
New York City Council unanimously passed legislation to require the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions throughout the five boroughs.